Children's Winter Reading Challenge 2024

Children's Winter Reading Challenge
January 3 - March 30, 2024

Over 460 kids enrolled in our 2024 Children's Winter Reading Challenge, and together they logged over 15,000 days of reading or listening to books! When reading becomes a daily habit, everyone benefits!

Some important information:

• The last day to LOG reading in Beanstack is Saturday, March 30. That is the last day that COUNTS in earning rewards.
• You can still bring your reading logs to the Children's desk AFTER March 30, and we can log your child's reading retroactively, up to March 30.
• You can still pick up reading rewards at the Children's Desk up through Saturday, April 27, while supplies last. (For some rewards, when we run out, we're out!)

So finish up your reading, and hurry in to pick up your reading rewards at the Children's Desk.

And if your child participated, please take this short survey to help us plan for future programs. Thanks!

Questions? Email us at childrens@decaturlibrary.org, or call the Children's Desk at 217-424-2900 ext. 5.

How do I earn rewards?

Just log every day that your child reads or listens to books! How much? Whatever is a good amount of reading/listening for your child!

You can log via Beanstack, or the printed reading log, or both. For every 15 days of reading, kids earn fun stuff! Stop by the Children's Desk to check in and pick up rewards:

• 15 days -- Scratch 'n' Sniff bookmark & Papa Murphy's Mini Murph pizza coupon
• 30 days -- Choice of a free book & Giggles cookie coupon
  
• 45 days -- Choice of reward, plus a penguin vinyl sticker (alternate reward for youngest readers), & (just added!) Texas Roadhouse Kids Meal coupon (with purchase of adult entree)
• 60 days -- Winter stamper & Children's Museum of Illinois Family Pass (good for one visit, 1 per family -- while supplies last)

Thanks to our sponsors: The Friends of the Decatur Public Library, Papa Murphy's Pizza of Decatur, Golden K Kiwanis Club of Decatur, Decatur Civic Center, Children's Museum of Illinois, Texas Roadhouse