Online Reading Challenges
The online Reading Challenges are open to North Dakota residents of all ages. With Beanstack, you can track your reading and receive virtual badges.
Here are the current reading challenges available:
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten - Fairy Tale Theme (Ongoing)
Ages 0-5
Enjoy reading 1,000 books with your little ones! Log reading and earn badges all along the way. Encourage a lifetime love of reading for your child.
100 Books Before Graduation (Ongoing)
Ages: 6th Grade – 12th Grade
The more you read, the more you know! Join this challenge and read 100 books before graduating! Log your reading in Beanstack, and earn a new set of badges!
500 Books Before Middle School (Ongoing)
Ages: Kindergarten – 6th Grade
Can you read 500 books before middle school? You bet you can! Join this challenge and work towards new badges along the way!
2024 Adult Great Reads from Great Places: Western II (August 1, 2024 – July 31, 2025)
Ages: All
Immerse yourself in some great reading! This challenge features the Western II Region's Great Reads from Great Places Adult titles of 2024.
2024 Youth Great Reads from Great Places: Western II (August 1, 2024 – July 31, 2025)
Ages: All
Immerse yourself in some great reading! This challenge features the Great Reads from Great Places youth titles of 2024.
Winter Reading 2025: Be a Reading Machine (January 1, 2025 – January 31, 2025)
Ages: All
Ready, set, READ! We encourage readers of all ages to challenge themselves to become reading machines this winter. From Jan. 1-31, we are participating in Be a Reading Machine, a reading challenge sponsored by Beanstack and Baker & Taylor.
We challenge our community to read and log as much as they can during the challenge to earn fun, new badges!
25 in 25 (January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025)
Ages: All
Ready to dive into a year of reading? Join the 25 in 25 Reading Challenge and set a goal to read 25 books in 2025! Whether you're an avid reader or someone looking to explore new genres, this challenge is designed to inspire, motivate, and help you discover new worlds through the pages of great books.