WRL offers online reading challenges year-round through Beanstack, for kids from birth through high school. Participants can sign up, log their reading, write reviews, get reading recommendations based on their reading habits, and earn prizes or rewards. Participating in these challenges is a great way for kids and families to establish a daily reading habit.

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Dial a Story

Dial 833-690-0646 to hear a story read in both English and Spanish. Each Wednesday, a new story will be available to listeners around the state. The stories will be a rotation of recent picture books, fairy tales and folk tales, books highlighting equity, diversity and inclusion, and classic picture books. This program, offered 24/7 from The Library of Viginia, presents an analog opportunity for strengthening reading readiness using picture books and telephone technology.