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December 8, 2022
Hey Beanstack Fam,
Now is the time to register for Winter Reading 2023 if you haven't already! Our sponsored challenge begins Jan. 1.
ICYMI: Here is the link to the last update.
Warming Up for a Successful Winter: Weekly Tip!
Tip #6: Activate a tandem connection
Pairing up with your local school for Winter Reading amplifies your reach, generates excitement, and gives students more reading resources over winter break. Our Winter Reading Report found that 80% of winning schools have an active tandem connection with their local library.
Consider doing outreach to local schools ahead of the 2023 Winter Reading Challenge to boost your community's reading! Talk with your client success manager if you're interested in starting a tandem connection soon.
New & Notable: Canada Reads Challenge Template
Kick off the new year by celebrating Canadian authors! We're very excited to share this template with our Canadian partners—and what a great way to introduce Canadian authors in other regions too! Head to the Help Center to review all of the challenge materials.
New & Notable: Black History Month Challenge Template
Celebrate Black History Month by learning about Black history, celebrating Black authors and illustrators, and exploring events honoring the Black experience in your community. This logging and activity challenge is now available on all sites, with challenge materials available here.
New & Notable: Join Us at LibLearnX
We're excited to announce that Beanstack will be exhibiting at LibLearnX in New Orleans, Jan. 27–30. Stop by booth 624 to connect with us in person and learn about what's coming up with Beanstack. Interested in attending but not yet registered? LibLearnX registration is available here. Hope to see you there!
Voice Through Verse: A Renée Watson Reading Challenge
Renée Watson, New York Times bestselling author and recent guest on The Reading Culture podcast, prepared a reading challenge just for us! Unsurprisingly, her theme is reading and writing in verse.
Renée believes in the power of poetry and uses poetry as a way to get to the heart of the matter. She invites you to read some of her favorite books and novels in verse, and then to take up a pen yourself and write a poem in response to what you read. All challenge materials, along with printable reading logs, can be found here. Listen on Apple, Google, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Interested in being a featured librarian on The Reading Culture podcast? Write to jordan@beanstack.com to set up your interview!
Don't Delay: Bilingual Summer Badge Books on Sale Now!
Order now! This edition of the Summer Badge Book is a bilingual English–Spanish reading log and calendar that acts a companion to your library's summer reading challenge, with an identical challenge template coming soon. The books are $2.99/book and ship in the spring of 2023. Order online or by emailing badgebooks@zoobean.com. Don't delay—they will sell out! ***
As always, we thank you for the important and hard work you are doing in and for your communities. We see you and we are here for you!
Keep reading,
Tracy
Tracy Johnson
Senior Client Success Manager, Beanstack
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