Becket Athenaeum Summer Reading Program
June 17 to August 23, 2025
Read all summer long with the Becket Athenaeum!
Level Up at Your Library is an all ages summer reading program based around puzzles and games.
Help us reach our community reading goal of 100 hours.
How It Works:
Register yourself and/or a household member online at Beanstack to track your reading and earn prizes
Beanstack Tracker mobile app is also available. Once downloaded, search for Becket Athenaeum and then you’ll be prompted to sign in or create an account.
If you prefer paper reading trackers, come in to the library.
Challenges
Ages 0-6
For every hour read or read to, earn a badge
For every badge earned, receive a $5 gift card to Friendly's via email
Completion of challenge is 7 hours read/read to. For every 7 hours read/read to, earn an entry into an end-of-summer drawing for a $50 digital gift card to Ready, Set, Play in Pittsfield.
Ages 7-12
For every hour read or read to, earn a badge
For every badge earned, receive a $5 gift card to Friendly's via email
Completion of challenge is 8 hours read/read to. For every 8 hours read/read to, earn an entry into an end-of-summer drawing for a $50 digital gift card to Ready, Set, Play in Pittsfield.
Teen
For every hour read, earn a badge
Every badge earned is one entry into an end-of-summer drawing for a $50 gift card to a local favorite establishment
Completion of challenge is 9 hours of reading. For 9 hours read, come in to the library to select a prize (prizes may include: bamboo water bottle, stacking meditation stones, earbuds).
Adults
For every hour read, earn a badge
Every badge earned is one entry into an end-of-summer drawing for a $50 gift card to a local favorite establishment
Completion of challenge is 10 hours of reading. For 10 hours read, receive a Born to Read canvas tote bag and a copy of the history book Becket, Massachusetts: from colonial township to modern town, 1765-2015.
Programs
Upcoming (more details to come on our Events page)
Sunday, 7/13, 4 to 6:30 pm, movie starts at 4:30: Family Movie: A Minecraft Movie
Saturday, 7/19, 10:30 to 11:30am: A Summer Reading Celebration! Songs and Stories for All Ages with Storyteller Davis Bates
Monday, 7/21, 5 to 7pm: Level Up Your Tool Comfort with Kate Hubbell
Ages 15+
Space is limited
Registration required
Saturday, 7/26, 1 to 4pm: One-Shot Wonder: A Coastal Dungeons & Dragons Adventure
Ages 9+
Space is limited
Registration required
Friday, 8/1, 4 to 6:30pm, movie starts at 4:30: Family Movie: The Wild Robot
Tuesday, 8/5, 6 to 7pm: Level-Up your News Media Literacy with Phil Eil
Saturday, 8/16, 2pm: Super You! Hero Training Academy Magic Show with Mike Bent
Past
Tuesday, 6/17, 3 to 5:30pm: School's Out, Summer's On: Summer Reading Kickoff Ice Cream Party