Warm Winter Read 
Grab your book, blanket and beanie – we’re hibernating with books this winter!
1 June – 31 July 2022
As the temperature drops, we want you to make time for yourself (and your chosen story) every day.
From June 1, build your reading habit and log your reading using the Beanstack app, or pick up a progress flyer from the library. You can read for 5 minutes or 5 hours; it doesn’t matter.
Start a book from your to-be-read pile, finish that book you started months ago, or find something new while browsing the library shelves.
Not sure where to start? Click the button below or come and chat with us and we’ll get you on your way.
Pre-registrations are now open.
Step 1: Register
- Go to the Public Libraries Victoria (PLV) Beanstack reading challenge page (You might want to bookmark this so you can find it easily when registering each new book you read)
- Click "Register an Individual or Family"
- Enter your details. You can register multiple readers.
- Use 'Goldfields Libraries' as your primary library
Once registered you can log reading on the site.
If you already have a Beanstack account, click the link above, log in and then follow the steps below.
Paper trackers are available from the library.
Step 2: Join the Warm Winter Read
- Click "Register" to join the Warm Winter Read 2022
- The Warm Winter Read is designed for ages 16+. You’ll need to specify that you are over this age limit when accessing the challenge.
Step 3: Log your reading
You can log your reading via the Beanstack app on a smart device, through the Beanstack website or on a paper tracker.
Via the Beanstack app:
- Download the free Beanstack App from iTunes or the Play Store.
- Select "At my library, school or bookstore"
- Click "Find a Site" and type 'Public Libraries Victoria'
- Sign in using the registration details you just created on the website.
The app also includes a timer if you want to time minutes of reading!
If you have multiple readers, switch between them by clicking on your account in the top right-hand corner.
Via the Beanstack website:
Login using a browser and click on "Log Reading" in the top left-hand side of the page to log your books, days, minutes or pages.
On paper:
Log your reading on a paper registration form. Pick one up from your local library
Let us inspire you!
Collect bookmarks with recommended reads from Victorian authors including Jane Harper, Jock Serong, Maxine Beneba Clarke, Toni Jordan, Rebecca Lim, Claire G Coleman, Helen Garner and Christos Tsiolkas, or scroll down.
Join the conversation online by sharing your progress through the eight challenge activities using #WarmWinterRead. These are not complusory, but are designed to keep you motivated. The challege activities are:
- Choose something to read - try a Victorian writer, ask us for a recommendation!
- Swap some screen time for reading time
- Read outside your home
- Read aloud to a pet, person or plant
- Snuggle up with your read
- Read while doing something else; commuting, waiting, doing chores (ebooks/audiobooks are great for this!)
- Talk about what you’re reading in person or online
- Choose something else to read! Choose what to read next!
Recommendations from our ambassadors
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