The Summer Reading Program at the Santa Cruz Public Libraries is for all ages, from birth to 100+. We encourage parents to sign up too! Parents who read at home demonstrate to their kids & teens that reading is important & fun. 

Read to earn virtual badges, books, and raffle tickets for a chance to win prizes. You can sign up online for a Beanstack account any time. Our Summer Reading Program sign ups begin June 1st. You may also pick up a paper log at any of our branches beginning June 1st.    

How it works:

This year we will be using a program called Beanstack to keep track of Summer Reading Program participation. With Beanstack, you can log your reading minutes and activities online or with the Beanstack Tracker app on a smart phone or tablet. If you participated in our Summer Reading Program in any of the last four years, then you probably already have a Beanstack account. We will also be offering a paper reading log for those who would like to keep track of their reading offline. For a full set of Beanstack instructions, see the document "Program Instructions - English" on the Quick Links side bar menu.

If you need help creating a Beanstack account, remembering your Beanstack username and password, or if you would like staff to log your reading for you, call our TelInfo staff at 831-427-7713 or email eLibrary@santacruzpl.org.

• Read print materials such as books, graphic novels, magazines and newspapers
• Read E-books and other online resources
• Listen to audiobooks
• Read to or be read to by someone else

Incentives:

Raffle Prizes:

Kids:

Regular Raffle Prize winners: Gift certificates to local businesses

Raffle Grand Prize winner: $500 gift certificate to a local bike shop of your choice

Teens:

Regular Raffle Prize winners: Gift certificates to local businesses

Raffle Grand Prize winners: Win one of 3 prizes: a $500 gift certificate to local bike shop, AirPods, or a Kindle Fire

Adults:

Early Sign Up by June 22nd for a Raffle ticket for Santa Cruz Shakespeare tickets

Raffle ticket winners: Silver Level (15 hours) - California State Parks Annual Pass

Raffle ticket winners: Gold Level (20 hours) - Monterey Bay Aquarium Family Membership

Please note: All raffle tickets are virtual tickets in Beanstack. Raffle winners will begin to be announced the week of August 11th.

Sponsors:

Important Dates:

June 1: Sign Up

June 22: Last day for adult early raffle sign up

July 31: Last day of Summer Reading

August 9: Last day to log reading and redeem incentive prizes.

Week of August 11: Raffle drawings will take place and winners will begin to be notified