Expand Your Shelf

How to participate

1. Register online OR pick up a log at any APLD location starting Monday, February 1, 2026. If you've never used Beanstack before, you can create an account at any time.

2. Track your progress and complete the prompts in any order. You may read/listen to ANY book that fits one of the 12 categories.

3. Once you complete all 12 prompts stop by any APLD location to receive your prize. Program may only be completed once per calendar year to redeem one prize.

Register Here

Log your activities

Log your activities on the Beanstack Tracker app on   Google Play OR the App store

OR

Use a printed log. Pick one up at any of the 4 APLD locations, including the Bookmobile.

Pick up your prizes!

• After you have achieved all 12 reading prompts via Beanstack or your paper log, come into any of the 4 library locations to collect your prize!

Reading Recommendations

Armchair Traveler 
Títulos en español

Book set in a country other than the United States

Banned or challenged book
Títulos en español

BIPOC author
Títulos en español

Black, Indigenous, or Person of Color author

Dare to Be Scared
Títulos en español

Horror

Graphic novel
Títulos en español

LGBTQIA+ author

Títulos en español

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, and all other sexual orientations and gender identities

Out of This World
Títulos en español

Science fiction or fantasy

Page to Screen
Títulos en español

Book that has been turned into a movie or TV show

Reading is Delicious
Títulos en español

Novel featuring a chef, food, or read a cookbook

Romantics at Heart
Títulos en español

Romance

Short & Sweet
Títulos en español

 Under 250 pages

Need help registering?

Need help registering and logging your activities? Below are videos that can help, whether it’s using the Beanstack website or the Beanstack Tracker. For additional assistance, feel free to contact us.