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National Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated each year from Sep. 15 to Oct. 15. This year, the theme is “Unidos: Inclusivity for a Stronger Nation.” Honor diverse voices, unique perspectives, and rich cultural traditions through reading. Log your reading for Hispanic history makers, Hispanic authors, or explore Hispanic cultural traditions and earn badges throughout the challenge. Complete the challenge and get a completion prize! Simply stop by any Newport News Public Library Branch between Oct. 20 - Oct. 31 and provide the library staff with the winning phrase given in Beanstack to receive a completion prize.
Reading is empowering! Learn about new perspectives and celebrate the freedom to read with books that have been challenged or banned throughout the years. We are calling all adults to log their reading of banned books to earn badges throughout the challenge. Registration is open! The challenge will officially begin on September 1, 2022 and end on September 30, 2022. Participants who complete 600 minutes of reading and one book from the reading list provided on Beanstack will receive a completion prize by visiting the Virgil I. Grissom, Main Street, or Pearl Bailey branch. You can see Banned Books in our collection here. All participants that complete the challenge will be given a secret phrase to tell library staff from Beanstack. Completion prizes may be picked from Oct. 3 – Oct. 17, 2022.
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A big thank you to all of our Snuggle time Reading Challenge participants. You read a total of 1,160 books. That’s a lot of snuggles! Congratulations to the readers and congratulations to the listeners! If you logged and completed reading 15 books, please pick up your Keepsake Calendar and stickers and your book to keep. Completion prizes may be picked up from the Grissom, Main Street and Pearl Bailey Library any time they are open from March 1st to March 14th. Yay for you!
Thank you to all who participated in our Black History Reading Challenge. February has been a month of recognizing and celebrating achievement. We want to recognize those who achieved the completion of our Black History Reading Challenge. Thanks to your participation, 21,066 minutes were read! Congratulations to our finishers. You may pick up you completion prize from Grissom, Main Street, or Pear Bailey Library any time they are open from March 1st to March 14th. Don’t forget to mention the winning phrase to the staff, and enjoy your prize!
See our Black History Month Reading Lists for Adults and Young Readers
Get ready to learn to love reading with the 1000 books before kindergarten challenge! Just register, log the title of each book, and come to the library along the way for special prizes. There's even a celebration when you finish!
Beanstack Mobile App
Access your Beanstack account from your mobile device to complete challenges and log your reading minutes!