Children’s Summer Reading Program 2022 – San Benito County Free Library

How to Participate

Our Children's Virtual Summer Reading Program is for participants ages 0-12!
Register online at https://sbcfl.beanstack.org starting Tuesday, June 1st.
Set a reading goal and track your progress on the Beanstack app (Apple/Android) or pick up a paper reading log at the Library.
Children ages 0-12 are invited to participate in free, fun virtual events every Tuesday at 2:00 pm from June 15th through July 27th. Everyone who participates in our activities each week will be entered to win prizes!
Finish tracking your reading in Beanstack or return your completed reading log to the Library between July 30th and August 31st to be entered to win a Kindle Fire tablet!

Important Dates

June 1st: Registration begins
June 15th: Children’s virtual activities begin
July 27th: Children’s program finale
August 31st: Last day to track reading in Beanstack or turn in reading logs to the Library to be entered to win a Kindle Fire

Children's Activities
All activities will take place or be posted each week on Tuesday at 2:00 pm
Week	Theme	Date	Activity	Activity Link
1	Red: Movement	6/15/21	Dance with Flying Colors!	Click Here to Participate! Click Here for a Bonus Video!
2	Orange: Nutrition	6/22/21	Nutrition Activities with San Benito County Public Health Services, Community Food Bank of San Benito County, and YMCA of San Benito County!	Click Here to Participate! Click Here for a Healthy Kids Snack Idea from Sharley Rogish of the YMCA!
3	Yellow: Bees	6/29/21	Learn all about bees with Girl Next Door Honey!	Click Here to Participate!
4	Green: The Environment	7/6/21	Performance by Banana Slug String Band courtesy of Recology San Benito County!	Click Here to Participate!
5	Blue: The Ocean	7/13/21	Take a Free Online Children's Course with the Monterey Bay Aquarium!	Click Here to Participate!
6	Indigo: Space	7/20/21	Aliens: Escape from Earth with Talewise!	To participate, follow these instructions: Click Here to get to the Aliens: Escape from Earth site! Create a new free Talewise account or sign in with Google or Facebook. (Talewise respects your privacy & will not share your information or send you advertising.) Your coupon code for free access is automatically applied, so just click Continue on the checkout page. The show will load automatically! The show is now saved in your Talewise account. Next time you want to access it, just go to talewise.com, sign in and pick up where you left off!
7	Violet: Self Care	7/27/21	Purple Pretzel Kids Yoga with Miss Fawn and Miss Stephanie!	Click Here to Participate!

Recommended Reading Lists
Week	Theme	Date	Recommended Titles
1	Red: Movement	6/15/21	Recommended Reading List
2	Orange: Nutrition	6/22/21	Recommended Reading List
3	Yellow: Bees	6/29/21	Recommended Reading List
4	Green: The Environment	7/6/21	Recommended Reading List
5	Blue: The Ocean	7/13/21	Recommended Reading List
6	Indigo: Space	7/20/21	Recommended Reading List
7	Violet: Self Care	7/27/21	Recommended Reading List

Reading Resources

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