Imagine your story with the library this summer, from June 18th through August 20th!

Tracking for our our summer reading program is still virtual this year! Register now on our Beanstack site or download the Beanstack tracker app from the Google Play store or Apple App store. Kids and teens are invited to read books and participate in activities to earn virtual badges. 

For information about events for kids and teens this summer, hop on over to our library event calendar! 

Beanstack is the online tracker we use for reading and learning programs here at the Ipswich Public Library! You can visit our Beanstack page here: https://ipswichlibrary.beanstack.org/

GETTING STARTED WITH BEANSTACK

1. Go to ipswichlibrary.beanstack.org
2. Scroll down the page and click on the “Register an Individual or Family” button.
3. Follow the prompts to create an account. Multiple readers may be registered within the same account so each child’s activities can be tracked separately.
4. To add readers to an account, click the reader’s name on the left and select “Add a Reader” from the drop down menu.
5. When entering information, be sure to include the grade each child will be entering in the fall. Not in school? There is an “adult” option in the grade level drop down menu.
6. If you need to register multiple children, the program will ask if you wish to register another child. Click yes until each child has a profile in Beanstack.

REGISTERING FOR THE SUMMER PROGRAM

1. Go to ipswichlibrary.beanstack.org
2. Scroll down, click on “Sign in Here”, and sign in.
3. In the upper left corner of the page, you’ll see which account you are currently viewing. To change to a different reader, click on the reader’s name and select “Change Readers”.
4. Choose the reader you wish to register.
5. You will see a list of programs for which you or your child may be eligible. Choose the appropriate program(s) and click the “Register” button.
6. Repeat for any additional children.

LOGGING ACTIVITIES

1. Sign into your account at ipswichlibrary.beanstack.org
2. In the upper left corner of the page, you’ll see which account you are currently viewing. To change to a different reader, click on the reader’s name and select “Change Readers”.
3. You will see the program(s) for which you or your child is registered.
4. Click “Return to this Program”
5. Click the “Activity Badges” tab to see the available badges.
6. Click each badge to see its suggested activities.
7. For each activity completed, click the check box or fill in the text answer as required.

LOGGING READING TIME

1. Sign into your account at ipswichlibrary.beanstack.org
2. In the upper left corner of the page, click the green “Log Reading and Activities” button.
3. Select the Reader for whom you are logging.
4. Select Pages.
5. Select the date on which the reading took place. Today’s date is the default.
6. Type the amount of time spent reading.
7. Click “Log.”