Summer Reading & Other Challenges

Summer Reading 2026 Challenge for ALL AGES

2026 Summer Challenge: Plant a Seed, Read

Read. Learn. Earn Badges & Prizes.
Prizes at sign up, 15 days of reading, & 30 days + 5 activity badges!
Ask us at the youth desk OR sign up via Beanstack
or download Beanstack Tracker app.

Free summer activities: storytime, Pokemon Club, Teen Write Club, Crochet Club,
Special events: arts, science, animals, games & puzzle play & more!
Play Day on Thursdays, 3-5 pm and Fridays, 10 am – noon.
Free summer lunch for kids, Tuesdays & Wednesdays, 11 am – noon until 7/21/26.
(Please note: no library programs on July 22 during RAGBRAI in Marshalltown)

For detailed information about free activities
see the Library’s Online Calendar.

Watch VIDEOS:
Virtual Summer Visit to Library 2026
How to Use Beanstack for the Summer Challenge

Virtual Tour Photo Album
Sign up with a computer or download the free Beanstack Tracker app!

Need Help with Beanstack?
If you’ve forgotten your login info, or need help signing up or logging,
just ASK US at the youth desk anytime!

For info on FREE activities going on this summer:
Check out the Events Calendar, or like us on Facebook!

Read 1000 Books Together– ongoing challenge
Start logging books with your baby, toddler, or preschooler.
Prizes for reaching milestones of 25, 100, 500, 800 books.
Receive a “Super Readers Prize Pack” at 1000 books (by the time your child turns 10),
plus your picture in our Super Readers photo album if you choose.

You can participate in 1000 Books AND other challenges going on at the same time.

Battle of the Books (BOB)
For 5th & 6th graders in partnership with Lenihan
Info Coming Soon for 2026-27.

Need help? Stop by the youth desk or give us a call at 641-754-5738, ext. 3.
Or email us at libraryyouth@marshalltown-ia.gov