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Read, Discover & Create

• Kids ages 0-18 who read, discover or create can earn great prizes.

• After logging 10 days of reading or 10 discovery activities or 10 creative activities, kids earn a free book of their choice.

• Each time they log 10 days of reading or 10 activities, kids can pick up another prize, up to 5 times over the summer.

• Kids who complete a combination of 50 days of reading and/or activities by August 10 will be entered to win a grand prize!

How it Works

1. Sign up at dallaslibrary.beanstack.org or on the Beanstack app.

2. Click the green Log Reading and Activities button to log days of reading or activities.

3. Printable reading log in English [link to English PDF] and Spanish [link to Spanish PDF]

4. Read 20 minutes a day for 10 days to earn a reading badge, or complete 10 activities to earn a discover badge or a create badge.

5. Each badge earns a free book of your choice, up to 5 times over the summer.

6. Keep reading and completing activities to create your own personalized summer learning experience.

7. Complete a combination of 50 days of reading and/or activities by August 10 to be entered to win a grand prize!

Not Just for Kids!

Adults can have a SMART Summer, too!

• Adults ages 18 and up who read, discover or create can earn prizes.

• After logging 15 days of reading or 5 discovery/create activities, earn a free book up to 2 times throughout the summer.

• After each 15 days of reading or 5 activities, adults can pick up a prize from the adult goodie bag throughout the course of the summer.

• Adults who complete a combination of 50 days of reading and/or activities by August 10 will be entered to win a grand prize!

How it Works

1. Sign up at dallaslibrary.beanstack.org or on the Beanstack app.

2. Click the green Log Reading and Activities button to log days of reading or activities.

3. Read 40 minutes a day for 15 days to earn a reading badge, or complete 5 activities to earn a discover badge or a create badge.

4. Each badge earns a free book of your choice, up to 2 times over the summer, and a prize from the goodie bag, up to 3 times over the summer.

5. Keep reading and completing activities to create your own personalized summer learning experience.

6. Complete a combination of 50 days of reading and/or activities by August 10 to be entered to win a grand prize!

Help support summer learning with a donation to the Friends of the Dallas Public Library. Funds are needed to buy more than 30,000 books.

2024 Sponsors

Diamond Sponsors

Atmos Energy

First Book & Pizza Hut

Friends of the Dallas Public Library

Platinum Sponsors

Margot Perot

Lauren and Will Waldrop

Gold Sponsors

The Freebie Guy

Astrid Merriman

Southern Methodist University

Silver Sponsors

H-E-B/Central Market

Kahn Education Foundation

Barbara and John Neill

Okon Recycling

Deedie Rose

Bronze Sponsors

Audelia Road Library Friends

Lake Highlands Women's League

Lakewood Library Friends

Lochwood Library Friends

Sarah and Alan Losinger

Oak Lawn Library Friends

Renner Frankford Library Friends

Skillman Southwestern Library Friends

Friends

Altrusa International of Downtown Dallas

Clampitt Paper

Hampton-Illinois Library Friends

North Oak Cliff Library Friends

Jay Oppenheimer

Cynthia and John Rutherford

Diane and George Wendel

With Special Thanks To

Pat and Stan Altschuler

Lacy Naylor

Alice and Erle Nye

SMART Summer Media Partners

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