THANK YOU FOR A WINTER OF READING!
We've come to the end of an absolutely outstanding winter of reading! Prize winners will be announced/contacted by the end of the week, but first we want to take a moment to share our program stats and thank our sponsors.
Winter Reading 2022-2023 was a massive success! With 71 prize packs donated by 46 different businesses, our anticipation for the program was great. Incredibly, the final results far exceeded our expectations. 315 patrons of all ages signed up for the Hooked on Books reading program. Last year, we had 198 total readers. This 59% increase was a huge achievement!
Hooked on Books participants collectively logged 810,549 minutes (or 13,509 hours) of reading! They borrowed books from the library, from our two e-libraries, or read off their bookshelves at home. To put it in context, summer reading participants clocked 802,179 minutes of reading in 2022. We beat our summer totals - even though summer is the time of year when people typically have more free time!
Thanks again North Manchester for another incredible reading program... now who is ready for the summer program!?
Winter Reading 2022-2023 was a massive success! With 71 prize packs donated by 46 different businesses, our anticipation for the program was great. Incredibly, the final results far exceeded our expectations. 315 patrons of all ages signed up for the Hooked on Books reading program. Last year, we had 198 total readers. This 59% increase was a huge achievement!
Hooked on Books participants collectively logged 810,549 minutes (or 13,509 hours) of reading! They borrowed books from the library, from our two e-libraries, or read off their bookshelves at home. To put it in context, summer reading participants clocked 802,179 minutes of reading in 2022. We beat our summer totals - even though summer is the time of year when people typically have more free time!
Thanks again North Manchester for another incredible reading program... now who is ready for the summer program!?
2022/2023 WINTER READING PROGRAM
The North Manchester Public Library’s Winter Reading Program is back and it’s better than ever! We have double the reading and double the prizes with a fun pirate theme to get everyone excited about books, audiobooks, and ebooks.
Hooked on Books is open to children, teens, and adults. The Winter Reading Program begins December 14th and ends February 14th. Participants can register and track reading on the free Beanstack app (found in the app store on any smart device) or by using the Beanstack laptops at the library’s circulation desks. Each hour of reading logged earns 2 tickets. Tickets are entered in drawings for a wide variety of prizes donated by area businesses including free oil changes, haircuts, dining out, auto detailing, a 6 month gym membership, pool passes, photo shoots, groceries and fresh produce.
Winter Readers can sign up for Hooked on Books anytime beginning Wednesday, December 14th and are encouraged to read their own interests in their preferred format at their own pace.
Hooked on Books is open to children, teens, and adults. The Winter Reading Program begins December 14th and ends February 14th. Participants can register and track reading on the free Beanstack app (found in the app store on any smart device) or by using the Beanstack laptops at the library’s circulation desks. Each hour of reading logged earns 2 tickets. Tickets are entered in drawings for a wide variety of prizes donated by area businesses including free oil changes, haircuts, dining out, auto detailing, a 6 month gym membership, pool passes, photo shoots, groceries and fresh produce.
Winter Readers can sign up for Hooked on Books anytime beginning Wednesday, December 14th and are encouraged to read their own interests in their preferred format at their own pace.
THE PRIZES
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Once again, we have some INCREDIBLE prizes thanks to our amazing community sponsors!
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THE GAME
In keeping with the pirate theme, participants can pick up treasure maps to inspire reading through different genres during the course of the 2 month event. Patron will still need to track their reading and enter their tickets on Beanstack, but the maps will inspire patrons to explore new reading horizons and to have a fun visual way to track minutes read.
COMMUNITY STICKER PROJECT
NMPL is also excited to announce a community component, with readers earning the opportunity to add to a mystery Paint by Sticker poster at the library as they log reading. Each time a reader reads 5 hours, they’ll earn stickers to add to the poster. The image starts as a mystery and it builds as everyone adds stickers to create a surprising masterpiece!
HOW TO SIGN UP
You can sign up online through Beanstack, or at any of the circulation desks beginning Wednesday, December 14th. Be sure you've got the Beanstack app downloaded on your phone, so you'll be ready to go!
- If You Are Signing Up On Your Smart Device: Download the Beanstack Tracker app from your app store. Simply search for North Manchester Public Library then follow the sign in steps to begin! You can sign up yourself or your family members. The NMPL Winter Reading program will appear on your app home page.
- If You Are Signing Up On Your Desktop: Visit the NMPL Beanstack Website. Simply follow the sign in steps to begin! You can sign up yourself or your family members. The NMPL Winter Reading program will appear on your app home page
FAQ
Q. What ages are able to participate?
A. This program is for ALL ages and ALL readers!
Q. Do different ages have different challenges?
A. No, the Winter Reading challenge is the same for every age.
Q. I don't have a smart phone. How can I participate?
A. We have 2 Beanstack stations at each check out desk. Use the library laptops to sign up for a Beanstack account, then log your hours every time you come to the library!
Q. Can I count books that aren't library books? Can I participate without a library card?
A. Absolutely! ANY reading counts. All participants must be able to come to the library to pick up any prizes, but everyone is welcome to join the program.
Q. Can I count audiobooks?
A. YES!
Q. Can I count the time I spend reading to my kids?
A. YES! Log any hours you spend reading to your kids for yourself AND the kids!
Q. What do the badges do?
A. Badges are virtual rewards that readers earn in Beanstack - it's just a fun way to keep motivated on your reading journey!
Q. What are the tickets for? How do I win prizes?
A. Each hour of reading logged earns 2 tickets. Tickets are entered in drawings for a wide variety of prizes donated by area businesses including free oil changes, haircuts, dining out, auto detailing, a 6 month gym membership, pool passes, photo shoots, groceries and fresh produce. Under the challenge page, scroll over to the Ticket Drawing section, and apply your earned tickets towards whatever prizes you would like to win. February 14th is the LAST day to apply your tickets!
Q. Do I have to use Beanstack? Can’t I just turn in my reading log and have a library staff enter my hours/tickets?
A: Beanstack is the only way to participate in the winter reading challenge. There will be a fun treasure map that will recommend some genres to try, and a log on the back side of the map to record the hours read, so there won't be a need to log on Beanstack multiple times a day. But if you want to try to win a prize, you will be responsible for entering your hours read and putting your tickets towards whatever prize(s) you want on Beanstack.
A. This program is for ALL ages and ALL readers!
Q. Do different ages have different challenges?
A. No, the Winter Reading challenge is the same for every age.
Q. I don't have a smart phone. How can I participate?
A. We have 2 Beanstack stations at each check out desk. Use the library laptops to sign up for a Beanstack account, then log your hours every time you come to the library!
Q. Can I count books that aren't library books? Can I participate without a library card?
A. Absolutely! ANY reading counts. All participants must be able to come to the library to pick up any prizes, but everyone is welcome to join the program.
Q. Can I count audiobooks?
A. YES!
Q. Can I count the time I spend reading to my kids?
A. YES! Log any hours you spend reading to your kids for yourself AND the kids!
Q. What do the badges do?
A. Badges are virtual rewards that readers earn in Beanstack - it's just a fun way to keep motivated on your reading journey!
Q. What are the tickets for? How do I win prizes?
A. Each hour of reading logged earns 2 tickets. Tickets are entered in drawings for a wide variety of prizes donated by area businesses including free oil changes, haircuts, dining out, auto detailing, a 6 month gym membership, pool passes, photo shoots, groceries and fresh produce. Under the challenge page, scroll over to the Ticket Drawing section, and apply your earned tickets towards whatever prizes you would like to win. February 14th is the LAST day to apply your tickets!
Q. Do I have to use Beanstack? Can’t I just turn in my reading log and have a library staff enter my hours/tickets?
A: Beanstack is the only way to participate in the winter reading challenge. There will be a fun treasure map that will recommend some genres to try, and a log on the back side of the map to record the hours read, so there won't be a need to log on Beanstack multiple times a day. But if you want to try to win a prize, you will be responsible for entering your hours read and putting your tickets towards whatever prize(s) you want on Beanstack.