Plant A Seed, Read
June 20— August 20
For youth entering grades 6-12
June 20— August 20
For youth entering grades 6-12
Read, complete activities, and help feed local families this summer!
Incoming 6th graders can participate in either the children's or teen summer reading program.
Middleborough students are encouraged to participate in the Library's summer reading program. Need reading suggestions? Find recommendations on our What to Read Next teen page or under the Recommendations tab in your Beanstack account.
Read to Feed
Read to reduce hunger and food insecurity for families and to support local farms as part as part of our summer reading theme which is all about nourishing the mind and body and exploring the connection between food, family, culture, and ecology.
Read 9,000 Hours to Raise $500
The Rotary Club of Middleboro will donate up to $500 to Elliot Farm’s “Nourish Our Neighbors” program which provides free farm shares to local families experiencing food insecurity. Every hour you read will help fight hunger and feed our community! Help us to reach our reading goal of 9,000 hours (540,000 minutes) between the children's and teen programs to raise the full $500 towards funding a farm share.
Nourish Our Neighbors is a program to provide local families with free farm shares — delivering fresh fruits, vegetables, dairy, eggs, and baked goods directly from local farms to those who need it most. "Your gift helps a neighbor stock their fridge, cook nutritious meals, and feel supported during challenging times. Nourish Our Neighbors is built on the belief that access to healthy food should never depend on income."
Sign UpRegister anytime between Saturday, June 20 and August 20 using Beanstack, our online reading platform. If you have an account from last year, use that same login. Forgot your username and login? Click on the Sign In button and then "Forget Your Username?" or "Forget Your Password?".
Pick up your seeds and free book!
When you register for the teen program, you'll receive sunflower seeds, courtesy of the Soule Homestead, and a free book to help you get reading. Stop in at the Library's Main Floor desk to let us know you've earned your free book, and you can choose a title from our selection of tween and teen prize books.
Read & Complete Activities
Read what you like—that includes graphic novels, magazines, ebooks, and listening to audiobooks—and log your reading time as you go or in chunks of time.
Optional: You can complete mental, physical and creative activities to earn virtual Activity Badges. Activities range from gardening and crafting to outdoor adventure and getting active.
For each badge you earn, you'll also be awarded Virtual Drawing Tickets towards the Grand Prize Drawing. Sometimes completing one badge will unlock another badge, giving you more chances to earn tickets.
Reading Prizes & Drawings
Log 12 hours of reading to officially complete the reading challenge. Continue reading to earn more prizes, entry into drawings, and chances in the Grand Prize Drawing.
Registration — Free book and pack of sunflower seeds
4 hours of reading — 1st 90 readers to log 4 hours will receive a coupon for a free Wendy's chicken nuggs
8 hours of reading — Entry into a drawing for a misting fan and earbuds
12 hours of reading — 2nd free book and entry into the "Super Reader" $20 Barnes & Noble Drawing
12 hours of reading — 2nd free book and entry into the "Super Reader" $20 Barnes & Noble Drawing
16 hours of reading — Entry into a drawing for a color-your-own Cotton Tote with tree/book design and fabric markers
20 hours of reading — Entry into the "Super-Duper Reader" $20 Barnes & Noble Drawing
30 hours of reading — Entry into the "Crazy Cool Reader" $20 Barnes & Noble Drawing
40 hours of reading — 3rd free book
40 hours of reading — 3rd free book
Thank you to Soule Homestead, an anonymous donor, Wendy's, and ACaseforColorfor their generous prize donations.
Grand Prize Drawing
You must enter your virtual tickets into the prize drawings of your choice to be eligible to win. You can add all to one drawing or divide them up however you like!
You can add and subtract tickets from a drawing at any time up until 11:59 p.m. on August 20. Winners of the Grand Prize Drawing will be notified at the end of August. One prize per participant. Local library pickup only.
5 Grand Prizes
- Amazon Gift Card Pack — $40 Amazon gift card
- 2 - Barnes & Noble Gift Card Packs — $40 Barnes & Noble gift card
- Fuel Up Gift Card Pack — $20 Chipotle and Cumberland Farms gift cards
- Sauchuk Farm Pack — 2 tickets to Sauchuk Farm in Plympton MA
Thank you to an anonymous donor and Sauchuk Farm for its generous prize donations.
Boston Bruins Drawing
Readers who have logged at least 8 hours of summer reading in Beanstack have the chance to win an official autographed puck from the Boston Bruins.
Questions? Call us at 508-946-2470 or email Teen Librarian Christine Dargelis at cdargeli@sailsinc.org.
The Plant a Seed, Read teen program is sponsored by the Massachusetts Library System, the Boston Bruins, the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, iRead, and supported by the generosity of the Peirce Trust, the Rotary Club of Middleboro/Lakeville, the Board of Library Trustees, Soule Homestead, Sauchuk Farm, Wendy's, Starland Sportsplex & Fun Park of Hanover, the New Bedford Whaling Musuem, and ACaseforColor.