06/14/2025

CTCL's Summer Reading Challenge is coming! Participate all summer long to earn points and win prizes. Register through Beanstack, or stop in the Library and grab a paper log to keep track of your points. Registration opens Saturday, June 14th and runs through August 16th.

How it works:

  • Download the Beanstack App or stop in the Library and register in person. You can keep track through the Beanstack App or on a paper log provided at registration.
  • Earn points three ways:
    • Earn 1 point for every day that you read
    • Earn 1 point for every book review you write in the Beanstack App
    • Earn 1 point for every activity you do
      • Activities can be done once a day, every day. Activities are provided at registration and differ by age group.

Prizes:

  • At 25 points, you've made it halfway! Stop in the Library for your Halfway Prize.
  • At 50 points, you've earned your completion prize! Stop in the Library for your Completion Prize.
  • You're not done yet! Continue accruing points until you hit 200. 
  • Every 10 points earns you a raffle ticket toward our Grand Prizes. Select any Grand Prizes in your age group and split tickets any way you would like between them. Earn a maximum of 20 Grand Prize tickets.
  • Winners for the Grand Prizes will be selected on Sunday, August 17th and will be contacted that week.

Grand Prizes

Local Charity Tokens

At Registration, Halfway, and Completion, every participant will get a token to vote for a local charity they would like an end of summer donation to go to. Donations are provided by the Library Staff, but the public is welcome to participate in our Penny Wars at the Reference Desks if they'd like to help out! Learn more about the charities below.

 

For Goodness Cakes
A nonprofit that facilitates volunteer bakers providing homemade birthday and graduation cakes to children in foster care and youth overcoming adversity.

 

Feral Kitty Trappers
Feral Kitty Trappers TNR, Inc. helps feral cat caretakers with Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR). Kittens are trapped and taken to an accredited TNR facility. Cats receive a wellness check, spay/neuter, a rabies vaccine, and are also ear tipped.

 

Michigan Air Line Trail
The Air Line is a key segment of a growing trail network in Southeast Michigan, connecting trails, towns, neighborhoods and even Great Lakes.
From the Air Line, all kinds of cafes, restaurants, breweries and shops are just steps away. Whether it's an ice cream cone, a pizza or a craft beer, come visit our communities; they are eager to welcome you.

 

Words of Hope 4 Life
Our mission is to develop and implement new and innovative ways to integrate mental wellness, prevention and harm reduction into communities.

Community Sponsors

We are able to provide our patrons with the best prizes due to the generosity of our Community! Thank you to the following Community Sponsors for donating toward our Community Bundle Adult Grand Prize, or for providing us with Community Coupons!

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