Evergreen Park Public Library uses Beanstack, an online portal that helps patrons track their reading and provides free personalized reading recommendations. Patrons can sign up here and use Beanstack from their home computer, mobile devices, or in the Library. Visit our Beanstack website to register for the first time or to sign in if you already have an account.
You can also download the mobile app to your mobile device through the iTunes App Store or Google Play.
Find Your Voice! 2023 Summer Reading Challenge
Keep track of the time you spend reading (or being read to) from June 1 to July 31. Earn a prize and an entry into our end-of-summer drawing for every 100 minutes you read, up to 600 minutes. Read over 600 minutes to earn even more tickets for drawings. There is a challenge for children, teens, and adults. Register the whole family at evergreenparklibrary.beanstack.org. Open to all ages.
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten (Birth to Age 6)
Why read 1,000 books before Kindergarten? Reading high-quality books at home is one of the best ways to get your child ready for school.
Reading 1,000 books sounds like a lot, but if you read just three picture books with your child every day, you will read 1,095 books in a year!
Visit our Beanstack website to get started!