Adult Summer Reading 2026

^{Want to read more this summer? Escape the heat, explore new genres, and earn fun badges with our adult summer reading challenge!} 

^{Join us for bookish fun all summer long.}

^{Program runs 6/21/26-8/31/26}

Turn your pages into prizes!

Turn your summer reading into rewards. Every book you finish earns you a digital entry into our summer giveaway series. We’re giving away prizes including gift cards, tote bags, and beach blankets throughout the summer, plus one lucky reader will walk away with our grand prize at the end of the season: a golden ticket to skip the hold line on any print book.

There are two ways to track your reading!

On Beanstack:

• Visit newcanaanlibrary.beanstack.org
• Click on “Register an Individual or Family”
• Fill in your info! Beanstack allows families to be linked together, so all family members can be accessed with one login
• Click “Badges”
• Choose a challenge
• Follow the prompts on the screen to log whatever you’ve accomplished
• Click “Save”

On you Mobile Device:

• Go to your device’s app store, search for "Beanstack Tracker”
• Search for New Canaan Library
• Click NCL’s challenge
• Register or Login
• Click on “Badges” or “Activities”
• Choose a challenge
• Follow the prompts on the screen to log whatever you’ve accomplished
• Click “Save”

Questions? Email Kassidy (Assistant Manager of Reference & Instruction) at [email protected] or stop by the Reference Desk on the top floor of the library.