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NextReads<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Receive FREE reading lists in your email or view them from this link. Each month 10-12 reading suggestions are listed in 20 different categories including Staff Picks, children to adults, both fiction and nonfiction; connects with the CMRLS catalog!<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=”Beanstack: A Fitbit\u00ae for Reading” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” animation=”off” body_link_font=”||||on||||” body_ul_item_indent=”40px” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ alt=”A banner showing an open book with the text \u201cFind your next read. 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Keep a list of books you read, write reviews if you wish, and participate in programs throughout the year.\u00a0Click\u00a0HERE<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>for help using Beanstack, click HERE<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0for more about the\u00a0Beanstack Tracker App, click\u00a0HERE\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>for information about\u00a0ALEXA and Beanstack,\u00a0<\/strong>and as always Library staff will be glad to help.<\/p>\n Challenges on Beanstack :<\/strong><\/p>\n 1,000 Books before Kindergarten<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>\u2013 Register anytime; the goal is to read 1,000 books to your preschooler before he or she begins Kindergarten. This can even be the same few books! Just remember to log them. The idea is that the more the child is read to, the more they are ready to read and they will have a larger vocabulary. When you\u2019ve met the goals of 100 (200, 300, etc.) visit the library with your child and we will take a picture and post it in the library, on social media, and give you a certificate for your records. If you would like a list of books read for your records, just let us know. We will print that record for you at no charge. Ask staff if help is needed signing on to the app, choosing books, or making those certificates! Happy reading!<\/p>\n 500 Books Before Middle School<\/strong><\/p>\n 100 Books Before Graduation<\/strong><\/p>\n Smokey Bear Reading Challenge<\/strong><\/p>\n Summer Library Reading Challenge<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>\u2013 Registration begins May and the challenge will run through the entire month of June. Once you have registered for the\u00a0<\/span>Summer Library Reading Challenge<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>visit the library for your registration packet. 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