For the third year in a row, Random House Children’s Books and Penguin Young Readers will sponsor the Beanstack Winter Reading Challenge, set to kick off in schools and public libraries nationwide on ...

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, comprised of 19 locations, implemented Beanstack for its summer reading program in 2017. “We were one of the earliest users of Beanstack and spent some time talking ...

The Fort Worth Mayor’s Summer Reading Challenge offers a chance for students of all ages to earn prizes for their summer reading. Participants do not have to have a library card, but just need to sign ...

On Monday, the Carroll Public Library is kicking off its 2026 summer reading program, and Library Director Wendy Johnson says they have big goals for their patrons. Participants of all ages are asked ...

Reading levels continue to be a concern at Charleston County School District (CCSD). Roughly half of students K-8 are reading below grade level, according to the South Carolina Department of Education ...

Beanstack this week unveiled new features for K–12 administrators, teachers, and librarians to enable them to monitor students’ weekly reading progress, create classroom challenges and more in an ...

A new online literacy service is making it easier than ever to participate in the Hawaii State Public Library System’s free Summer Reading Program. The mobile-friendly Beanstack allows participants to ...

The out-of-left-field attack on an online reading platform by Florida’s new education commissioner, Anastasios Kamoutsas, reads like bad fiction. In a July 23 letter, Kamoutsas issued a veiled threat ...

This February, with the launch of our Winter Reading Challenge, Lester Public Library introduced a new way to participate in the challenge. We are now using the Beanstack app, which allows patrons to ...