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.
2025 Teen Summer Reading Flyer and Events (Printer-friendly PDF)
Teen Summer Reading Plant A Seed BINGO Sheet (printable)
Want a different way to do summer reading? Read and play your way to the Ender Dragon (12 hours of reading) using the Teen Level Up Game Board. Teens can log time and activities in Beanstack as they go for a chance to win prizes.
Students attending Middleborough High School in the Fall are asked to read one book from the MHS Summer Reading List and be ready for a related assessment in the first week of class.
Nichols Middle School 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 alleviate hunger and food insecurity for families and to support local farms as part as part of our summer reading theme which is all nourishing the mind and body and exploring the connection between food, family, culture, and ecology.
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.
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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. Each donation directly supports a family in our community. 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 21 and August 21 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?".
Beanstack Tracker App — You can also download the Beanstack Tracker app for Android or iOs. Please note that the app does not currently allow you to post picture reviews or upload activity photos—you'll need to do that through the website.
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 large 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. Whenever you reach a reading milestone (8, 10, 12, 20 hours etc.), you'll earn a virtual Logging Badge.
In addition to reading, you can complete mental, physical and creative activities to earn virtual Activity Badges. Activities range from conservation 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.
4 hours of reading — first 90 readers to log 4 hours will receive a coupon for a free Wendy's chicken nuggets
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 Gift Card Drawing
12 hours of reading — 2nd free book and entry into the "Super Reader" $20 Barnes & Noble Gift Card Drawing
20 hours of reading — entry into the "Super-Duper Reader" $20 Barnes & Noble Gift Card Drawing
30 hours of reading — entry into the "Crazy Cool Reader" $20 Barnes & Noble Gift Card Drawing
40 hours of reading — entry into a drawing for a themed cotton messenger bag and stainless steel water bottle
40 hours of reading — entry into a drawing for a themed cotton messenger bag and stainless steel water bottle
60 hours of reading — 3rd free book
Thank you to Soule Homestead, Dairy Queen of Middleboro, and Wendy's for their generous prize donations.
Grand Prize Drawing
We're raffling off five grand prizes to teen participants who have earned at least one badge. To enter the drawing, be sure to put your virtual tickets into the prize drawings that you are interested in winning. 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 21. Winners of the Grand Prize Drawing will be notified at the end of August. One prize per participant. Local library pickup only. Winners will be notified the following week.
Grand Prizes
Amazon Gift Card Pack — $50 Amazon gift card, $5 Dairy Queen gift card, and free round of mini-golf at Starland
Target Gift Card Packs— $50 Target gift card, a $5 Dairy Queen gift card, and free round of mini-golf at Starland
Barnes & Noble Gift Card Pack — $50 Barnes & Noble gift card, a $5 Dairy Queen gift card, and free round of mini-golf at Starland
Dungeons & Dragon Pack — Dungeons & Dragons Player's Handbook, 2024 ed. set of D&D dice (turquoise/purple/gold), $5 Dairy Queen gift card, and free round of mini-golf at Starland
Board Game Pack — Wyrmspan board game, Uno Flip card game, $5 Dairy Queen gift card, and free round of mini-golf at Starland
Thank you to an anonymous donor, Sauchuk Farm, Dairy Queen of Middleboro, and ACaseforColor for its generous prize donations.
Autographed Boston Bruins Puck Drawing
Readers who have logged at least 8 hours of summer reading in Beanstack have the chance to win an autographed Jeremy Swayman puck.
Questions? Call us at 508-946-2470 or email Teen Librarian Christine Dargelis at cdargeli@sailsinc.org.
Plant a Seed, Read at Your Library 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 Board of Library Trustees, the Rotary Club of Middleboro, Soule Homestead, Dairy Queen of Middleboro, Wendy's, Sauchuk Farm, ACaseforColor.