Summer Reading Challenge 2026
June 1 - July 31, 2026
Youth Challenge
Open to Youth Birth - Age 18
Build a daily habit of reading and learning this summer and earn free prizes! Earn a free book on your first day of the challenge, a coupon for a free book at any of our Friends of the Library 2026 book sales after logging activity for 15 days, and another free book after logging activity for 30 days! Pick up a paper tracker at any DML branch or log your progress in Beanstack online or in the app.
You can pick up your prizes at any DML location before Saturday, August 8th, 2026. Prizes are available while supplies last.
Wait! There's More!
Enter the Grand Prize Sweepstakes
One lucky Summer Challenge participant aged birth - 18 will win a $2,529 CollegeAdvantage Savings Award! Parents or caregivers can enter the sweepstakes HERE by August 10, 2026! COLLEGE SAVINGS AWARDS are made possible through Ohio’s 529 College Advantage Plan.
Adult Challenge
Open to Adults 18+
Read and learn this summer to earn free prizes! You can pick up a paper tracker at any DML branch or track your progress in Beanstack online or in the app. Adult Summer Reading Challenge participants will receive a small prize after their first day of tracking, a coupon for a free item at any of our Friends of the Library 2026 book sales after 15 days of tracking, and be entered to win a branch raffle prize basket after completing 30 days of the challenge!
You can report your participation through August 8, 2026; raffle winners will be notified by August 10, 2026. Adults have until August 8 to pick reading prizes, basket winners have until August 22 to pickup baskets.
You can track your days online, opens a new window or in the Beanstack mobile app until August 8, 2026.
Let's Get Started!
If you know you have an existing account in Beanstack from last year, but you cannot remember your login information, click here to visit the login form, then select either "Forgot Your Username" or "Forgot Your Password". If you would prefer help from Library staff to access your account, you can visit a Branch or call the Ask Me Line at 937.463.2665.
Beanstack allows you to track your reading in a web browser or you can install their app on your mobile devices.
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