Carson City Library aims for 90,000 reader minutes in Winter Read-A-Thon challenge
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Fri, 12/01/2017 - 11:46am
Event Date:
December 22, 2017 - 4:00pm The Carson City Library will participate in the inaugural nationwide Winter Reading Challenge from Dec. 22, 2017 through Jan. 5, 2018. We challenge you to read (or listen) to books for one hour a day to help us win $10,000. Our goal is for Carson City to read 90,000 minutes over a two-week span, that’s a mere hour a day each.
Billionaire investor and Shark Tank personality, Mark Cuban has announced his sponsorship of the inaugural Winter Reading Challenge and “has challenged close to 100 libraries all over the country and South Korea, to meet a collective goal of reading at least 1.3 million minutes and 55,000 books during the month of January.”
If this goal is met, Cuban will donate $25,000 to First Book, a nonprofit organization that provides new books and learning materials to children in need. Cuban will also give $10,000 to top-performing libraries to use for their community programs. Click here to read more about Mark Cuban’s pledge of $35,000 to global reading challenge for libraries and their communities.
To participate, register online by click here or in person at a Pop-Up Event.
You may pick up your paper Reading Log at a Pop-Up Event or download and print a copy from our website. For every hour you spend reading (or listening) to books, list the time and title on your paper Reading Log.
Log reading hours online through your Beanstack account by going here.
For assistance logging reading, visit one of our Pop-Up Events. Please note, you must have a Carson City Library card to participate.
One grand prize will be awarded to the reader with the most time read for each age group at the end of the Read-A-Thon based on hours logged online.
Be sure that your Beanstack account has an up to date phone number so that we can notify you if you are a winner. Age groups consist of Pre-K (0-4), Elementary (5-10), Middle School (12-14), High School (15-17), and Adult (18+). And be sure to follow #WinterRead2018 on social media.
You can register and access your Beanstack account using this link:
https://carsoncitylibrary.beanstack.org/users/sign_in
Reading Logs can be downloaded and printed using this link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JJCSNbih39pKjcH_PwHLm214mlH_Bp3v/view
Our Pop-Up Events can be found using this link: http://www.carsoncitylibrary.org/about/news/calendar-of-events
The Carson City Library is located at 900 N. Roop St. For more information call 887-2244, email creativelearning@carsoncitylibrary.org, or visit the Library’s website at www.CarsonCityLibrary.org.
2018 Winter Read-a-thon Log by Carson Now on Scribd
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