Paramus Library Takes Mark Cuban's Winter Reading Challenge

PARAMUS PUBLIC LIBRARY TAKES MARK CUBAN’S WINTER READING CHALLENGE

Billionaire investor and Shark Tank personality Mark Cuban has announced his sponsorship of the inaugural Beanstack Winter Reading Challenge in support of local libraries. The Paramus Public Library is proud to participate in this exciting Winter Reading Challenge. Cuban has challenged close to 100 libraries all over the country and South Korea, to meet a collective goal of reading at least 1.3 million minutes and 55,000 books during the month of January. If achieved, Cuban pledges to donate $25,000 to First Book, a nonprofit social enterprise that provides new books, learning materials, and other essentials to children in need.

"Growing up, my mom used to give me a quarter for every book I read. Through reading programs libraries run with Beanstack, they are providing these kinds of incentives for readers throughout the community. I love the idea that we will encourage readers through a shared, ambitious goal, and that the prize for everyone will be to pay it forward to an awesome organization focused on literacy and access to books” says Cuban.

To do its part in the challenge, the Paramus Public Library has pledged that its patrons will read 300 books during the month of January. Joining the Winter Reading Club is easy. Any Paramus child can register in person at the Main Library, 116 E. Century Rd (201-599-1309) at the Reid Branch Library, 239 W. Midland Ave. (201-444-4911) or online https://paramuslibrary.beanstack.org/reader365. The child may choose books from the library’s reading suggestions or read a book of their own choosing. Then they can log books online or bring them to the library to be logged in. At the Main Library, children are encouraged to come in every week to pick up a prize, fill out a raffle ticket and add a sticker (grades PreK-4) or snowflake (grades 5 and up) to the library’s wall. At the Reid Branch Library, children may earn stickers for books and pages reported and pick prizes from the Treasure Chest. Anyone who has registered and logged one book will be eligible for the party prize held at the Main Library: PreK-4: Party pups: an interactive dog show. Grades 5 and up: a pizza and ice cream sundae party. The Paramus Main Library’s Winter Reading Club runs from January 2, 2018- March 2, 2018 and the Reid Branch Library’s Winter Reading Club runs from January 3, 2018 - April 27, 2018. Help the library meet our reading goals and give the gift of reading to children in need: Sign up today!