Winter Break Reading Challenge for Students

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Read with Benny

Attention K - 12 Students!

Benny the Bean is ready to read—are you? Elementary through high school students can read and complete activities between Dec. 20 – Jan. 5 to earn badges and a chance to win Barnes & Noble gift cards, including a $50 gift card for a grand prize winner!

To join the challenge, visit our Beanstack page (ipdpl.beanstack.org) or pick up a paper reading log from any IPDPL branch.  


The Fine Print

  • The Read with Benny challenge is open to students in Grades K - 12 enrolled in the Riverview, Germantown Hills, Metamora, Roanoke-Benson, or Lowpoint-Washburn school districts OR are homeschool students living in the Illinois Prairie District Public Library service area.
  • Readers should log their progress on the IPDPL Beanstack website OR turn in a written log of their reading to any IPDPL branch on or before January 6, 2025.
  • Paper logs are available upon request from any IPDPL branch.
  • One winner will be drawn on Wednesday, January 7, 2025.