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New to Beanstack? Check out this tutorial.

The Summer Reading Challenge begins June 18 and ends August 31. Kids can drop off completed logs and receive their reward coupon anytime through the summer. Winners of the teen and adult prizes will be notified in September.

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  1. Register for summer reading on the Beanstack website or download the app from the app store or Google Play.

  2. Log your reading and/or complete activities to earn extra chances to win the grand prize

The Prizes

Adults

GIVE IT A SPIN

Our grand prize! A pottery class at Markeim for up to eight people

WEEKYLY DRAWINGS

Log your reading each week for a chance to win giftcards to Haddonfield businesses!

  1. Register for summer reading on the Beanstack website or download the app from the app store or Google Play.

  2. Log your reading and/or complete activities to earn tickets.

  3. Use those tickets to win one of our three grand prizes.

Teens

The Prizes
Grades 6-12

EAT THE RAINBOW

Candy-Coated Happiness Inside!

ALL ABOUT THE BASS-KET

Feel the Beat!

FROM DOODLES TO DREAMS

Sketch It, Paint It, Make It Yours!

Option #1
  1. Pick up your reading log beginning June 19. Complete all the activities to earn the reward.

  2. Bring your log into the library to receive your prize!

Option #2

Kids

Up to grade 5
  1. Register for summer reading on the Beanstack website or download the app from the app store or Google Play.

  2. Complete all the activities to earn the reward.

  3. Come into the library to receive your prize!

The Prize

Coming soon.

summer Reading Begins!
June 18

Children's reading logs will be available to pick up at the circulation desk in the kids' department.

Teen and adult Beanstack challenges will be active on this day but pre-registration will be available.

Mess-tival!
June 26
Ages 3-17

Kick off summer with a wild and wonderful Mess-tival! Get ready to get messy with a variety of colorful, creative, and entertaining activities:

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Splatter Art – Fling paint like Pollock and let your imagination fly!
Sand Art – Layer vibrant sand into mini masterpieces.
Water Ice – Cool off with a sweet, frosty treat.
Community Art Project – Help create a one-of-a-kind collaborative art project that will brighten our space all summer long.

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Registration opens June 1.

Virtual Author Events for Kids & Teens
KatherineApplegate

June 24

Raúl The Third

July 8

Marie Lu

July 17

Rex Ogle

July 23

Resources and Activities

SUMMER GUIDES

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NEA's  summer reading resources

https://www.nea.org/resource-library/get-serious-about-summer-reading

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PBS Kids summer activity guides

https://www.pbs.org/parents/summer

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Start With a Book activities

https://www.startwithabook.org/

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Reading Rockets summer resources

https://www.readingrockets.org/calendar/summer

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NoveList's summer reading guide

https://www.ebsco.com/blogs/novelist/summer-reading-your-2021-guide

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ALSC's summer reading lists

http://www.ala.org/alsc/publications-resources/book-lists/2021-summer-reading-list

FAMILY ACTIVITIES

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Babble Dabble Doo

https://babbledabbledo.com/

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Exploratorium

https://www.exploratorium.edu

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Instructables

https://www.instructables.com/craft

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Little Bins for Little Hands 

https://littlebinsforlittlehands.com 

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Pop Goes the Page (Princeton University's Cotsen Children's Library book-related craft blog)

https://popgoesthepage.princeton.edu 

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Steam Powered Family

https://www.steampoweredfamily.com/category/activities

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Steve Spangler Science Experiments:

https://www.stevespanglerscience.com/lab/experiment-library/

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hours

Regular Hours:

Mon, Tues, Thurs: 10am-8pm

Wed, Fri: 10am-5pm 

Sat: 10am-2pm

Sun: 12pm-4pm

 

July 1- Labor Day Weekend: 

Mon, Tues, Thurs: 10am-8pm

Wed, Fri: 10am-5pm

Sat: 10am-2pm

Closed on Sunday 

address

60 N Haddon Ave

Haddonfield NJ 08033

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856-429-1304

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