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October 6, 2022
Hi Beanstack fam,
Our team just got back from three days together in western Pennsylvania. We spent the time hiking, bowling, making s'mores, doing yoga, and finding ways to fill each others' personal and professional cups. We are refreshed and excited to finish out 2022 on a positive note with all of you!
ICYMI: Here is the link to the last update.
Register Now: 2023 Winter Reading Challenge: All the Feels
Join libraries across the country in encouraging more community reading in our 2023 Winter Reading Challenge: All the Feels, sponsored by Beanstack! In this emoji-themed reading challenge from Jan. 1–31, readers of all ages will explore how reading helps process and express emotions with fun logging, activity, and review badges, either on a virtual bingo card or in a traditional reading challenge.
From writing an emoji-only book review to journaling, All the Feels is the perfect way to start off the new year. Register today, activate the challenge template of your choice, and then start pumping up your community for the competition. The top school or library will win $1,000 cash!
And mark your calendars for our upcoming training, BeanstackEDU Presents: Build a Bingo Challenge
New Product Update Section on the Help Center
We're always improving our web and mobile apps to better serve you and your communities. To keep you up-to-speed on all that Beanstack offers, we're now chronicling all our latest features, improvements, and enhancements in a new Beanstack Product Updates section of our Help Center. We'll keep notifying you of big new feature launches in this newsletter, but feel free to head over there to learn more about all the goodies our team of talented engineers constantly send to your site!
New Short Stacks Challenge: Winter Holidays
December's original content reading challenge takes readers on a worldwide tour for the holiday season. They'll discover fascinating historical festivities, modern celebrations, and religious traditions from around the the globe in 12 Short Stacks that highlight diversity and deepen understanding. Check out all the challenge materials and then activate the challenge on your site today!
New Episode: The Reading Cultural Podcast Welcomes Karina Yan Glaser
 Episode 2 is here! This week on The Reading Culture, our co-founder Jordan Bookey welcomes Karina Yan Glaser to the show. Listen on Apple, Google, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. Karina, author of "The Vanderbeekers" series, discusses how and why empathy plays an integral role in her writing. She also shares her own reading experiences and how they shaped her, along with why she believes in emotional honesty when writing for children.
Karina Yan Glaser also created a reading challenge just for us! She curated a special reading list challenge, Only in New York, featuring middle grade fiction in which New York City plays a starring role. All of the challenge materials, along with printable reading logs, can be found here and also available as a template on your site.
Sincere Appreciation From Our Team to Yours 💙
Without all of you, there isn't a Beanstack team. We are deeply grateful for our partnerships with each and everyone of you. The work you do in, for, and around your communities is pivotal, impactful, and generous. Thank you for allowing us to be a part of your library services, community, and programming.
Keep reading,
Tracy
Tracy Johnson
Senior Client Success Manager, Beanstack
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