How it works
Starting June 1, join the challenge(s) available to your age group and start tracking your reading minutes using Beanstack. (What is Beanstack?) You can also use paper reading log. Visit the library weekly to spin the prize wheel, and record your reading to earn virtual badges, enter prize raffles, and win books.
Remember to visit the Library by Thursday, July 31 to enter the prize raffle(s) of your choice and by Sunday, August 10 to pick up your prize book(s).
Weekly Library Visits
Once you register, you can visit the library in person for weekly spins on the prize wheel between June 1 and July 31. One spin per person per week.
Summer Challenge Goal
Read for 20 hours between June 1 and July 31.
- Log your reading all summer. Read print books or ebooks, or listen to audiobooks -- any reading (or listening) counts!
- Read 10 hours to be entered in the prize raffle of your choice.
- Read 10 more hours (20 hours total) to choose a prize book.
Bonus Challenge
After 20 hours, keep reading!
- Read 10 more hours -- a total of 30 hours -- for a second entry in a prize raffle of your choice.
- Keep reading! Read 10 more hours -- a total of 40 hours -- to choose another prize book.
Side Quests
Enter the side quest challenge for your age group for a chance to win an additional prize raffle entry and prize book.
Ultraviolet: Above & Beyond Challenge (July)
After completing 40 hours of reading in the Summer Reading Challenge for Youth, continue to read to earn "Ultraviolet" badges, extra prize raffle entries, and more prize books!
Prizes
Simply register on Beanstack to receive your first prize raffle entry! Reading 10 hours earns you another entry into the prize raffle of your choice. Continue to read to earn entries at 30, 50, and 70 hours of reading, as well as an additional entry for completing your age group's Side Quest.
Each week, visit Wright Library to spin the prize wheel. You may win an instant prize or additional prize raffle entries. Prize drawings take place throughout the summer.
The last day to enter the prize raffles is Thursday, July 31.
Entries accepted until Friday, June 13 at 9 PM
- Dayton Dragons: 4 game tickets and 4 hats for a June or July baseball game (1 winner)
- Graeter's: $10 certificate (2 winners)
- Laser Web: 4 games (1 winner)
- Orion Bricks & Games: $10 gift card (3 winners)
- Trader Joe's: snack basket (1 winner)
Entries accepted until Friday, June 27 at 9 PM
- Chick-Fil-A: 1 meal, 1 dessert, 1 water bottle, & 1 pair of sunglasses (5 winners)
- Cassano's Pizza: $30 gift card (1 winner)
- Kings Island: 2 passes (2 winners)
- Lula Bell Art: $25 gift card (1 winner)
- Poelking - Woodman Lanes: 5 game passes (2 winners)
Entries accepted until Friday, July 11 at 9 PM
- Carillon Historical Park: 4 admission tickets & 4 carousel rides (1 winner)
- Chipotle: 2 entrees & 1 chips & queso (1 winner)
- Old Scratch Pizza: $30 gift card (1 winner)
- Sky Zone Trampoline Park: 5 30-minute jump passes (2 winners)
- Young's Jersey Dairy: 1 family fun pass (2 winners)
Entries accepted until Thursday, July 31 at 9 PM
- 4 Paws for Ability: tour and puppy playtime for grades K & up (3 winners)
- Dayton Brick Shop: Star Wars LEGO set (1 winner)
- Fun & Games Basket: prizes selected by the 2024-25 Library Ambassadors (1 winner)
- Goldfish Swim School: 1 month of swim lessons plus registration fees (1 winner)
- Rye Camp: 1 night of glamping (1 winner)
Thank you to all of our Youth Summer Reading Prize Sponsors: 4 Paws for Ability, Blue Turtle Toys, Cane's Chicken, Carillon Historical Park, Cassano's Pizza, Cheryl's Cookies, Chick-Fil-A, Chipotle, City BBQ, Dayton Brick Shop, Dayton Dragons, Goldfish Swim, Graeter’s, Kings Island, Laser Web, Lula Bell Art, Old Scratch Pizza, Orion Bricks & Games, Panda Express, Philly Pretzel Factory, Poelking - Woodman Lanes, Red Robin, Rye Camp, Skate World, Sky Zone, Trader Joe's, and Young’s Jersey Dairy. Discount coupons are provided through the State Library of Ohio for the Renaissance Festival, Ohio State Parks, and Ohio State Fair.
How to Register
There are 3 ways to register.
Option 1: Beanstack mobile app
- Install the Beanstack app on a mobile device.
- Log in or create a Beanstack account.
- Enter each Reader in the Wright Library Summer Reading Challenge for their age group.
Option 2: Beanstack web app
- Visit Wright Library's Beanstack website
- Log in or create a Beanstack account.
- Enter each Reader in the Wright Library Summer Reading Challenge for their age group.
For Beanstack Options 1 and 2:
- Account creators must be age 13 or older.
- No library card number is needed. Beanstack is not linked to your Wright Library patron account.
- Parents can add multiple "Readers" under one account to log each child's reading.
- If you've used Beanstack in a previous Wright Library challenge, log in with the same account; no need to create a new one.
- If you registered for Beanstack through another library, you'll need a separate account for Wright Library's Beanstack site. You can toggle between libraries in the mobile app.
Option 3: Participate without Beanstack
Visit the Youth Services Desk on the library's Park Level to register in person and pick up a paper reading log (or print it out below).
Log your reading
The easiest way to log your reading is from the Beanstack app or on our Beanstack site.
You can also track your reading on paper. Download and print your reading log, then enter your progress in Beanstack later, or bring your log to the Youth Services desk where staff can enter your progress for you.
Early Literacy Reading Log [PDF] Kids Reading Log [PDF] Teen Reading Log [PDF]
Choose your age group by the grade you enter in Fall 2025.
- Early Literacy = birth-preschool
- Kids = kindergarten-grade 6
- Teen = grades 7-12