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WINTER READING PROGRAM

HOOKED ON READING

DECEMBER 14TH, 2022 THROUGH FEBRUARY 14TH, 2023

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!?

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.

THE PRIZES

Once again, we have some INCREDIBLE prizes thanks to our amazing community sponsors!
  • 4-Paw Grooming & Boarding - $25 Gift Card
  • Auto Value - Headlamp
  • Anytime Fitness - 6 Month Membership Pass
  • Blue Bird Cafe - $30 Gift Certificate
  • Boocher's Auto Detailing - $100 Gift Certificate
  • Chris & Company Barber Shop - 1 Free Haircut
  • Citgo/Mancheser Trading Post - $20 Gift Card
  • Country Family Restaurant - $20 Gift Certificate
  • CVS Pharmacy - $20 Gift Card
  • Dairy Queen - Coupons for Free Mini Blizzards
  • Designs at the Cabin - 1 Free Gel Manicure; 1 Haircut
  • El Mezquite - $50 Gift Certificate
  • El Volcan Mexican Restaurant - $30 Gift Certificate
  • Friends of the Library - 2 NMPL 1 year non-resident cards ($84 value)
  • Frontline Pest Management - $20 Gift Certificate to Bailey's Pizza Parlor
  • The Hair Lounge on Main - 1 Hand Lotion
  • Healthy Hub - $20 Gift Certificate
  • Himalayan Salts & Scents - 3 coupons for 1/2 hour Salt Cave Sessions
  • Honeywell Center - 4 Tickets to Fairytales on Ice
  • Katie Jo Creative - 1 Free Outdoor Mini Session ($150 Value)
  • J Morbitzer Photography - 1 Free Mini Session ($120 value)
  • KM Pickers Paradise - 1 20oz Child Tumbler; 1 30oz Adult Tumbler
  • L.A. Hair - $25 Gift Certificate
  • Lambert Auto Repair & Service - Free Oil & Filter Change
  • Modern Impressions - 1 Free Haircut
  • Mostly Books - Noah's Ark Bookends
  • Mr. Daves - $20 Gift Certificate
  • Nature's Remedy Pamper Pack - Pamper Pack: Farmhouse Fresh Back to Youth Ageless Mousse, Farmhouse Fresh Woopie! Body Wash, Farmhouse Fresh Agave Nectar Ageless Body Oil, Bluephoria Lip Therapy, Bluephoria Lip Drench Jelly Sleep Mask, Bluephoria Chill-Out Super Moisture Mask, $35 Gift Card to Nature's Remedy
  • Neighborhood Fresh - 5 $20 Gift Certificates
  • Nordmann's Nook - 4 $10 Gift Cards
  • North Manchester News Journal - 2 6 Month Subscriptions
  • Omega's Family Restaurant - $30 Gift Certificate
  • Penguin Point - 25 Wally Bucks for Kids Milkshake
  • Premier Body & Paint Specialist - 2 $25 Gift Cards (1 for Claire's, 1 for Lowe's)
  • Pyle Photography - 1 Free Mini Session ($75 Value)
  • Quality Quick Lube - Full Service Oil Change
  • River Ridge Farms - $35 Gift Certificate
  • Salon 212 - $30 Gift Certificate
  • Sandwich Cellar/Timeout Inn - $20 Gift Card
  • Small Town Design - 2 Wooden Signs
  • Strauss-Peabody Aquatic & Fitness Center - 6 Day Passes
  • The Service Station - $20 Gift Certificate
  • The Thrift Store - 1 $15 Gift Certificate 
  • Victory Bookstore - $30 Gift Certificate
  • The Wander Brand - Chase Curiosity Hoodie & Puffin Reusable Coffee Cup
  • Webb's Family Pharmacy - 2 $25 Gift Cards
  • Whatnot Thrift Shoppe - Star Wars Bobblehead
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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.

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​"Fantastic programming for all ages, staff that remember patrons' names and interests, a wide range of books, movies, music, and periodicals. The NMPL is definitely at the heart of the community."

​"Amazing resource for this small community! The mobile hot spots you can check out make those long summer drives great for everyone's high tech gadgets!"

"It is unusual for a town of our size to have a library of this caliber! The children's department is second to NONE! Couldn't be more proud!"

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  • ABOUT
    • HOURS & LOCATION
    • HOW TO GET A LIBRARY CARD
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    • BOARD OF TRUSTEES
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  • CATALOG
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    • CALENDAR & PROGRAMMING
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    • KIDS >
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      • KID'S PROGRAMMING
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    • TEENS >
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      • SUMMER READING
    • ADULTS >
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    • NEWSLETTER
    • TEXT ALERTS
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  • SERVICES
    • BLOCHER COMMUNITY ROOM
    • THE COMMUNITY PANTRY
    • COMPUTER LAB, 3D PRINTER & CONVERSION STATION
    • MOBILE PRINTING
    • CURBSIDE PICK UP
    • FLAT PLAYGROUND
    • GENEALOGY >
      • GENEALOGY SERVICES
      • INDIANA ROOM FINDS
    • HOMEBOUND SERVICES
    • INDIANA STATE LIBRARY COLLECTIONS & SERVICES
    • INSPIRE
    • E-LIBRARIES
    • LITTLE FREE LIBRARY
    • MAKERSPACE
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      • GIFT BASKET SILENT AUCTION
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