100 Books Before Graduation

 

ABOUT

This free program encourages teens to keep reading all the way through high school graduation. Using their library Beanstack account, students in grades 8-12 can log each time they finish a book. They will earn digital badges along the way and prizes from the library at 25, 50, 75, and 100 books. Only newly read books count, so grab a book and start reading! 

 

HOW TO PARTICIPATE 

It’s easy to participate in the program – just follow the steps below! 

1. If you don’t already have a Beanstack account, create one at https://hudsonlibrary.beanstack.org and join the 100 Books Before Graduation challenge. 
2. Read! 
3. When you finish reading a book, enter it on your Beanstack account. 
4. Repeat steps 1-3! 
5. When you reach the milestones of 25, 50, 75, and 100 books come to the teen desk at the library and receive your prize. 

There’s no rush – the program ends when you finish 100 books or when you graduate high school. It may seem like a lot, but by reading just a few pages a day you will finish before you know it. Remember that ALL books count: fiction or non-fiction, graphic novels, manga, novels in verse, eBooks, audiobooks, and books you read for a school assignment all count. The only restrictions are you can’t count the same book more than once and they need to be read after you register. 

 

WHY DO IT 

• Expand your vocabulary 

• Can improve you test scores 
• See new perspectives 
• Develop critical thinking 
• Increase social skills 
• Reduce stress and recharge 

 

PRIZES

• 25 Books – Grab-bag 
• 50 Books – Fleece Blanket 
• 75 Books – Bluetooth Speaker 

• 100 Books – Gift Card to The Learned Owl 

***prizes subject to change due to availability***