Skip to main content
animals illustrated tiger, sloth, parrot, snake, elephant

Summer

español

Reading and Badge Challenge 2025

Summer at Austin Public Library📚 Read or be read to 20+ minutes per day (audiobooks count)
Or for a total of 600 minutes (10 hours) of reading
🏅 And Complete 3 activity badges
📅 June 7 – August 10
2025 Theme: Color Our World

Get a prize starting June 10!
Ages 0–17: Free book
Adults: Free mug
While supplies last, at any Austin Public Library (APL) branch
 

 

Participatesummer coloring sheets

📲 Join Online:
Sign up and track progress at library.austintexas.gov/beanstack
or use the Beanstack app.

🖍️ Go Lo-Fi:
Pick up a printed challenge at any APL branch or download at home.

Plus!
Free events all summer long
Printable Event List PDF | Coloring Sheets PDF
Check out summer puppet shows! See Puppet Shows

Events

Just for Teens: Captive Creatures

Tuesday, June 10, 2025
1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Terrazas Branch
Teens (ages 13-18) Teen Summer

Faux Stained Glass for Tweens

Tuesday, June 10, 2025
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Ruiz Branch
Tweens (ages 9-12) Tween Summer

Marble Runs

Tuesday, June 10, 2025
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Menchaca Road Branch
Kids (ages 6-10) Kids Summer

Stitchin’ Critters for Tweens

Tuesday, June 10, 2025
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Central Library
Tweens (ages 9-12) Tween Summer

Age Groups

Babies & Toddlers (Ages 0-5)

Download the Babies & Toddlers Challenge PDF.

Babies & Toddlers Events

Kids (Ages 6-10)

Download the Kids Challenge PDF.

Kids Events

Tweens (Ages 9-12)

Download Tweens Challenge PDF.

Tweens Events

Teens (Ages 13-17)

Download the Teen Challenge PDF.

Teen Events

Adults (Ages 18 and up)

Download the Adult Challenge PDF.

Adult Events

Booklists