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El Dorado County Library hosts online reading challenges and book clubs for all ages all year long through Beanstack. All reading is good reading, so enjoy any genre in any format including eBooks, audiobooks, graphic novels, and more!

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Attention parents & caregivers! The library invites you to participate in this self-paced, early literacy program that encourages you to read 1,000 books with your child before they enter kindergarten.

This might sound like a hard program to complete, but you actually have more time than you think. Reading one book a night to your child would get you to 365 books in one year, 730 books in two years, and over the goal with 1,095 books in just three years! Since most children start kindergarten at around 5 years of age, that means you actually have 1,825 days to reach your goal.

How it works:

  1. Download the Beanstack app, sign in, or create an account, and enroll in the “1,000 Books Before Kindergarten” program.
  2. Log each book as you and your child read together. Repeat reads count too!
  3. Visit any branch in the El Dorado County Library system to redeem your reward for every 100 books read.

When you reach 1,000 books read, you'll receive a special Certificate of Achievement, a free book to take home, and the option to be placed on our Wall of Honor!

Why is this important?

Studies show that reading with children early and often leads to academic success once in school. Since formal education typically does not start until ages 5-6, parents and caregivers are the first educators of their young children. By listening to stories, children learn vocabulary and language skills while expanding their imaginations. Plus, reading together offers a wonderful opportunity for bonding and building memories with your child.

Where do I start?

The library has several programs and resources available to help you complete this challenge! Take a look at some of the links below for more information.

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We are proud to offer the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten® program, developed and nurtured by the 1,000 Books Foundation. The program's name and logo are used with their permission, with all materials and rewards provided locally by our library.

FAQs

Beanstack is a free easy-to-use online program that will keep track of the books or minutes that you read. Once you join a reading challenge and log your reading you can earn virtual badges, and with some reading challenges you can even earn raffle tickets and prizes! Readers of all ages can use Beanstack and you can sign up multiple readers for your household under one account.

Sign in to your Beanstack account, click the “gear” icon in the top right, and click “Edit Account.” Scroll down, enter a new password and click "Save".

If you already created an account with eldoradolibrary.beanstack.org and you have an email attached to your account you can click "Forgot Your Username?" or "Forgot Your Password?" links on the Beanstack sign in page. If you do not have an email attached to your account you will need to call any El Dorado County Library so staff can assist you.

Of course. You can set up as many profiles as you like, for readers of any age. And if you’re a parent or caregiver who reads aloud to more than one kid at a time, you can credit that reading time to multiple children’s accounts with a single click—no need to log it in separately for each of your avid listeners.

Sign in to your Beanstack account, click your name in the top right, then click "Edit" or “Edit Reader” (it’s right next to your name) and choose “Yes” under Personalized Recommendations.

Sign in to your Beanstack account, click your name in the top right, then click "Edit" or “Edit Reader” (it’s right next to your name) and choose “No” under Email Notifications.