Dates to Remember
All branches are closed for Christmas Eve.
All branches are closed for Christmas Day.
Both the Hedberg Public Library main branch, and Express branch will close at 1:00 PM for New Year's Eve.
All branches are closed for New Year's Day.
All branches are closed for New Year's Day.
Both the Hedberg Public Library main branch, and Express branch will be closed from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM for staff training.
Total Minutes Read
YOU DID IT!
As of August 2, 1,177 readers registered for our adventure and 9,108 badges were earned!
Here are a few favorite adventures shared by participants:
- Had a campfire and invited our new neighbors over.
- Started our first swim lessons!
- Picked wild blueberries and used them to bake muffins.
- Read a field guide on all the different butterflies in the world. It was fantastic! I didn’t know there are so many butterflies.
Join our free summer program!
Babies, kids, teens and adults can read and complete fun activities to earn prizes and a free book. Our online program, Beanstack, makes it easy to keep track of your reading and activities.
Note: A library card is not needed to participate in the program.
REGISTER June 10 - August 2
Register with the button below or stop by the library.
You can also download the Beanstack App for iOS or Android. Create a Beanstack account, then register for the Summer Library Challenge. You'll receive a welcome email from HPL at hello@beanstack.org with a link to the online program.
If you have an existing Beanstack account, you will use the same username and password.
Once you have created your Beanstack account, registered for the Summer Library Challenge and logged in, you can begin!
Getting Started Online
Getting Started with the Beanstack App
Recover Username and Reset Password Instructions
FAQs
You can also visit the library and ask for assistance at any public service desk or call the library at 608-758-6600.
Once You've Registered
- PICK UP A LANYARD AND BUTTON OR STICKER at the library's Summer Desk. Lanyards, buttons and stickers are also available at the HPL Express at Uptown Janesville or on the HPL Bookmobile.
- COMPLETE BADGES by reading, attending a library program, or completing other fun activities. Both types of badges count toward prizes and prize drawings, and you can complete any activity badges that you missed in previous weeks.
- EARN WEEKLY PRIZES
- Kids: Complete at least one badge each week, and stop in the Children’s Room and play HPL-INKO to get a prize. Earn a bonus HPL-INKO turn if you complete 3 badges in a given week.
- Teens & Adults:Each badge completed automatically enters you into a weekly prize drawing. See the prizes below and on the library’s Facebook page. All prize drawing winners will be notified via email.
- PICK UP a new button or sticker on June 24, July 8 and July 22. Visit the library’s Summer Desk, HPL Express at Uptown Janesville or the HPL Bookmobile..
- EARN a free book at the end of the Summer Library Challenge. Books for all ages will be available to pick up at the library's Summer Desk from August 1-16.
READ 700,000 MINUTES BY AUGUST 2:
We’re challenging all participants to help us reach 700,000 minutes of reading this summer! Every minute that you log will help us toward this goal. If we reach 700,000 minutes by August 2, we’ll have a special party on Monday, August 5 from 4-6 p.m.
CREATE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE CHALLENGE!
Complete all 12 reading badges, 24 activity badges, or all 36 badges in this year’s Summer Library Challenge and you’ll receive special recognition at the end of the summer.
If you want to keep track of your reading and activities while you’re offline, try our Adventure Log. Pick one up at the library’s Summer Desk, at HPL Express or on the HPL Bookmobile - or access a printable copy here.
All minutes read and activities completed must be entered into Beanstack in order to earn badges and be eligible for the prizes and drawings.
We want to see your favorite adventures!
It could be an adventure in a book, one you’ve had in Janesville, an adventure you would like to have - or anything you can imagine.
Grab a sheet at the library, draw your adventure, then bring it back to the library so we can post it on our wall of adventures!
Check back often to see the fun experiences people share all summer long!
SLC News & Updates
Summer Library Challenge Update: Button #3 Now Available!
Pick up the third Adventure Begins At Your Library Summer Library Challenge button or sticker starting Monday, July 8. Visit the library's Summer Desk, HPL Express at Uptown Janesville, or the HPL Bookmobile.
Summer Library Challenge Button #2 Available NOW!
Button #2 is now available at Hedberg Public Library for those participating in our Adventure Begins At Your Library Summer Library Challenge (SLC)!
2024 Summer Library Challenge Begins June 10
Join the 2024 Summer Library Challenge
Hedberg Public Library is excited to offer the Adventure Begins At Your Library summer library challenge starting on Monday, June 10.
This project was brought to you by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction and made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services grant LS-00-19-0050-19.
The information gathered is for statistical purposes for use by the Hedberg Public Library 2024 Summer Library Challenge. Information gathered will not be sold or transferred to another party.