Reading Challenges

Join the Summer Reading Challenge

Get ready for an EPIC summer adventure and enter the draw for a chance to win a prize!

Complete the challenge to enter the draw

Join the Summer Reading Challenge on Beanstack, a web and app reading platform.
Read 12 books
Write 2 reviews and
Complete 4 activities

Prizes

Ages 5-6 years: $50 Gleebooks Voucher
Ages 7-8 years: $50 Gleebooks Voucher
Ages 9-10 years: $50 Gleebooks Voucher
Ages 11-12 years: $50 Gleebooks Voucher

For children ages 5-12 years.

Starts Monday 20 November 2023 and ends Sunday 25 February 2024.

Terms and conditions (DOCX 740.1KB)
Terms and conditions (PDF 162.2KB)

For convenient access, download the Beanstack Tracker mobile app on the App Store or Google Play.

What is Beanstack?

Beanstack is the online platform to Inner West Council Libraries reading programs.

Beanstack is an easy-to-use online platform that will keep track of the books or minutes that you read.

Once you join a reading challenge and log your reading, you can earn virtual badges, and with some reading challenges, you can go into the draw to win prizes!

Readers of all ages can use Beanstack and you can sign up multiple readers for your household under one account.

For convenient access, download the Beanstack Tracker mobile app on the App Store or Google Play.

The Benefits of Beanstack for Parents

Easy monitoring of children's reading progress and an opportunity to celebrate achievements together.
Access to book recommendations, and reading lists based on a child's age, interests and reading level. Ensuring they stay engaged and excited about reading.
Parents can participate alongside their children in reading challenges and discussions. This helps to strengthen family bonding, creates a positive reading environment at home, and reinforces the importance of reading as a family activity.

Beanstack help guides

How to sign up to Beanstack

You must be a member of Inner West Council Libraries. Sign up for library membership here.
Register on Beanstack here. Click on ‘Register an Individual or Family’.
Fill in your information and follow the prompts on the screen.
Beanstack allows families to be linked together, so all family members can access their account with one login.
For convenient on the go access, download the Beanstack Tracker mobile app on the App Store or Google Play. When you open the app search for Inner West Libraries and sign in or register for an account.

Getting started with the Beanstack mobile app

This video gives you a tour of how to log reading, participate in challenges, track reading statistics, and connect with members of your community on the Beanstack mobile app.

How to view and participate in reading challenges on the mobile app

This short video will show you how to view your challenges, register for available challenges, and track your challenge progress in the Beanstack app.