Reading Challenges | Lincoln City Libraries

From January 1 to January 31, Lincoln City Libraries challenges you to read and complete activities for a chance to win prizes!

Our theme this year is Read with Benny and we are playing Bingo! Earn virtual tickets for each hour of reading and every activity you complete. You can earn Bingo by reading for 10 hours. Get an extra virtual ticket for Bingo!

Work toward a full-card Bingo by continuing to read and complete activities. A full-card Bingo will earn you five extra tickets! Add your tickets to the prize packages you want in Beanstack.

Enroll starting December 22 by following the easy prompts at lincolnlibraries.beanstack.org, through the Beanstack app, or visit your neighborhood branch library and our staff will help get you started. Call 402-441-8500 if you need additional assistance.

Use this flyer as your Bingo Card to mark off the squares you complete.

Be sure you also enter the information through Beanstack by January 31, 2025, to qualify for the challenge prizes.

Winter Reading Challenge Ticket Prizes

Put all of your tickets in one prize package or spread them out over several prizes. These packages are $25 per business, $50 total per prize!

Open Harvest and 402 Creamery
Prehistoric Putt and Slim Chickens
PlayStation and Amigos
Canyon Joe’s BBQ and Sweet Things by Marcy
Little Beans Play Café and Raising Cane's
Marcus Theaters and Sower Books
Sun Valley Lanes and Runza
Lost in Fun and Culver’s

Winter Reading Challenge graphics are subject to copyright restrictions. Please refer to the Rules of Use section on
the Beanstack website for current guidelines.

The 2025 Summer Reading Challenge has concluded. Thanks for participating!

Watch for other Reading Challenges to come!

Library Lineup Newsletter

All ages completing the Summer Reading Challenge will receive the following coupons:

A ticket to the Summer Reading Challenge Recognition Night Saltdogs game
A free ice cream cone from Runza Restaurants
One free skate rental with purchase of admission from Breslow Ice Hockey Center
$5 off of a $20 or more purchase from HobbyTown
20 minutes of free bowling and one free shoe rental at Parkway Lanes or Hollywood Bowl when open lanes are available
20% off the purchase of any book from Francie & Finch Bookshop
30% off any purchase from RAYGUN
Buy one book, get one 20% off at Elleinad books

Children will receive these additional coupons:

A free special snack item or $0.50 off Dippin' Dots from Kazoo's U-Stop Café at Lincoln Children's Museum
A free Cheesy Burrito from Amigos
A free kid’s meal from Slim Chickens
A free ride on the Z O & O Railroad at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo
A $1 off coupon for any Yogurtini treat
A State Fair “Read and Win Prize Packet”
$3 off any purchase of $10 or more at Fazoli’s
One free hour of painting (up to a $7 value) at Paint Yourself Silly
A free kids combo from Raising Canes
A free kids’ meal from Red Robin
A free kid’s scoop from (402) Creamery

Teens will receive these additional coupons:

A free Cheesy Burrito from Amigos
A $1 off coupon for any Yogurtini treat
$3 off any purchase of $10.00 or more at Fazoli’s
20% off coupon for A Novel Idea Bookstore
One free hour of painting (up to a $7 value) at Paint Yourself Silly
One free day pass at Mana Games
Buy one get one 50% off of Balega or Feetures socks and $10 off a regular priced shoe purchase at Fleet Feet
A free small drink from The Mill
A free kid’s scoop from (402) Creamery

Adults will receive these additional coupons:

20% off all used books at A Novel Idea Bookstore
40% off any book at University of Nebraska Press
Buy 3 get 1 free (good up to $5) from Licorice International
A free special snack item from Kazoo's U-Stop Cafe at Lincoln Children's Museum
One free yoga class from Lincoln Yoga Center
Buy one get one 50% off of Balega or Feetures socks and $10 off a regular priced shoe purchase at Fleet Feet

This summer you can earn tickets for logging your reading and activities. Tickets can be used toward prize pack drawings!

Prize Packs:

Haymarket Happy Time - Mana Games and Muchachos
South of South Street - Lila Mae's Southern Kitchen and Lounge and Leon's Gourmet Grocery Scrapbooking and Sweets - Makit Takit Craft Studio and Butterfly Bakery
Comics and Coffee - Trade a Tape and The Coffee House
Boba and Bop - Banhwich and First Day Vinyl
Mini Golf and Big Burgers - Prehistoric Putt and Honest Abe's
Cycles and Crepes – Cycle Works and Cultiva
A Film and a Frozen Treat - Marcus Theatres and Yogurtini
Create and Dine - Paint Yourself Silly and Culver's
Poseys After Breakfast - SR Pumpkin and Flower Farm and Engine House Café

Put all of your tickets in one prize package or spread them out over several prizes. These packages are $50 per business, $100 total per prize!

Be sure to enter all of your tickets in Beanstack by the end of Thursday, July 31, 2025!

Summer Reading Challenge graphics are subject to copyright restrictions. Please refer to the Rules of Use section on
the CSLP website for current guidelines.