Are you participating in Mayor Deegan's River City Readers challenge? Through the Beanstack app, children and their caregivers can log their reading minutes. There is an individual goal of reading at least 20 minutes per day, and a citywide goal of reading 300,000 minutes each year.
#Download the Beanstack App
Start the challenge at any time. It all contributes to the citywide goal of two million minutes read each year. At the end of the year, the readers with the most minutes read are given prizes!
- Go to the Google Play Store or Apple App Store.
- Download and open the Beanstack Tracker app.
- Using the Find a Site search bar, type Jax Library or River City Readers.
You can also register and log your reading minutes at https://jaxpl.beanstack.com.
#Logging Your Reading Minutes
- Go to the Beanstack app.
- The Home screen has a summary of your reading activities.
- To log time read, touch the plus sign in the green button at the bottom of the screen.
- Touch the Reading button to log time spent reading.
- If you have more than one reader in your account, choose the reader you are logging for.
- Choose your logging method.
- When logging by book title, if you only know part of the title, you can choose Search for a Title.
- Touch the title that you want to log.
- If you want to track your reading progress as you progress through a book, keep the Track progress button on. If you would like to only add minutes read to your log, turn off the Track progress button.
Improving literacy rates is a top priority for Mayor Deegan and her administration, as fewer than half of third graders are reading on grade level. Literacy levels affect economic development, public safety, and overall quality of life for the residents of Duval County. Jacksonville Public Library recognizes the importance of literacy and lifelong learning and will actively support initiatives aligned with our mission, goals, and service priorities.
