2027 Coming Soon
Join the ACPL community of readers by enrolling in the Summer Reading Program for adults, teens, and kids with engaging programs, exciting presenters, hands-on activities, and prizes designed to keep kids learning, exploring, and having fun. Yes, we have a mission: we want our community to thrive, families to love the library, and every child to avoid the summer slide. Research shows that students who read just 4–5 books over the summer maintain or even improve their reading comprehension — walking into the next school year more confident and ready to succeed.
Through the Beanstack app, kids can read to earn prizes, and families can join any of our programs by checking the calendar on our website. Everything is designed to make learning feel like play.
How It Works:
Registration: Sign up on Beanstack webpage Download the Beanstack app
Reading Tracker: Log each book, audiobook, graphic novel, and/or magazine from June 8 - August 8, 2026 in the Beanstack app. Continue reading throughout the Summer to help us reach our community reading goal of 1,000,000 minutes!
Prizes: For kids: First prize is a free book. Treasure box prize for every 90 minutes up to 360 minutes, and a virtual raffle ticket for every 90 minutes read up to 10,000. For adults/teens: First prize is a free book. Earn a virtual raffle ticket for every 90 minutes read up to 10,000.
What is the Summer Slide?
The summer slide is the tendency for students to lose some of the achievement gains they made during the school year. Students can lose an average of one to two months of learning over the summer!
Library Resources
Digital collection allows access to eBooks, audiobooks, and magazines extending content beyond the physical walls of the library available anytime, anywhere.