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January 19, 2023
Happy New Year Beanstack Fam!
We’ve made it a little more than half way through the All the Feels winter challenge and the numbers are impressive! We’re seeing a collective 20+ million minutes read, 76K activities completed, and 68K badges earned. Keep it up!
ICYMI: Here is the link to the last update.
BeanstackEDU Training Calendar for Spring Season
There’s no time like the present to map out your staff training plan for spring and summer. Our team is excited to unveil a whole new training package, including live sessions and a brand-new series of on-demand recordings.
- Live sessions include Admin Essentials 101, Admin Essentials 201, and Staff Essentials 101. Head over to the Help Center to register!
- Special webinar events will include Increase Staff & Patron Engagement and How to Make the Most Out of Beanstack. All dates, times, and registration links are available here.
- On-demand sessions are coming soon and will include Staff Essentials 102, Staff Essentials 103, and Mobile App 101.
New Challenge Template: Spring Into Reading
It may not feel like it, but spring is just around the corner! Our new Spring Into Reading challenge template is the perfect way to grow your community's reading habits this April. Check out all the challenge materials here.
Walter Awards Reading List Challenge and Prizes
Join us in celebrating the 2023 Walter Dean Myers "Walter" Awards for Children's Literature with our newest reading list challenge! Activate the challenge for your library and you'll be entered to win one of two sets of signed copies of the winning titles. Check out all the challenge materials here.
Episode 8 is Now Available!
Last week on The Reading Culture, I spoke with the creator of “A Tale Dark and Grimm” (books and Netflix series), Adam Gidwitz. Adam is getting ready to release a new novel that tells a particularly hard truth: bad people are still human, with endless motivations. In this episode, we discuss Adam’s approach to telling this new story, how he found his unique voice, and why he believes fiction is the best vehicle for learning about the world.
Listen to the full episode, “Truth From Fiction: Adam Gidwitz on Plato, the Devil, and the BFG,” on Apple, Google, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
 Grimmly Ever After Challenge: Grimmly Ever After is the title of Adam’s reading (and listening) challenge. In it, he pairs original fairy tales with his own retellings of them on his podcast or in one of his books. This challenge is a unique opportunity for kids to compare and contrast older and more modern versions of the same tales. All challenge materials, along with printable reading logs, can be found here.
Order Our Bilingual Summer Badge Books
This year’s Summer Badge Book is a bilingual English-Spanish reading log and calendar that acts as a companion to your library’s digital summer reading challenge. The books are $2.99/book and ship in the spring. Order online or by emailing badgebooks@zoobean.com.
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As always, thank you for all you do to serve your community each and every day. We see you and we appreciate you. Have a wonderful day!
Keep reading,
Jordan Lloyd Bookey, co-founder
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