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Beanstack Summer Online Reading Challenge!

June 23-July 31, 2024

Join the online reading challenge that runs June 23-July 31, 2024. There are separate challenges for ages 0-5, 5-12 and 13 and up. Record your minutes reading articles or books to earn badges. Entry into one challenge only, challenges display by age level if you already have a Beanstack account.

Upon registration:

• Early literacy challenge (ages 0-5), choose a prize from the Early Literacy prize box.
• Children (ages 5-12) choose a free book at the library.
• Teen/Adults (ages 13-up) choose a free book at the library.

Halfway through:

• Children (ages 5-12) choose from the halfway through children's prize box.
• Teen/Adults (ages 13-up) choose from the halfway through teen/adult prize box.

Challenge completion (earn all badges):

• Early literacy challenge (ages 0-5) choose a prize from the Early Literacy prize box.
• Children ages 5-12 can select from a variety of games and puzzles. Also, by attending 3 or more of the in person programs held at Erickson Park, Wednesdays from 1-2 pm, June 26-July 31, earn brag tags to get an extra prize from the children's prize box.
• Teen/adults (ages 13 and up) earn online raffle tickets for each badge to apply to prizes upon completion of the challenge, such as local gift certificates, a hanging hammock, jewelry and more. Apply badges by August 2nd. Winners will be notified by phone.

Register for the challenge online or log into your existing Beanstack account at cathlamet.beanstack.org, in the Beanstack app (Apple or Android).

Also, parents can participate with their children in the Cathlamet 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten - Fairy Tale Theme Beanstack challenge - register on Beanstack. This is an ongoing challenge for basic reading development (no prizes).

Laptops are also available for patrons to check out.

These laptops were purchased with a grant from the Washington State library to provide patron access to the internet from a computer laptop with MS Office Suite, away from library facilities, and to help close the digital divide.

They laptops will allow patrons to complete tasks that require internet access such as completion of school assignments; looking for and applying for jobs, assistance, and housing; connecting with others via videoconferencing; accessing consumer health information or attending a telemedicine appointment; downloading e-books and e-audiobooks, and other generic uses of the internet. Patrons may then save computer files to their email address, a flash drive or other memory device.

A laptop borrower must be at least 18 years of age, with a Cathlamet Public Library account in good standing. They must agree to assume liability for the cost, repair, or replacement of the laptop if lost or damaged, and return the device and all accessories in the travel case provided either to the library or to town hall front desks during open hours. Waiver form is required to be signed and on file.

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