Youth & Teen Reading Challenges
1000 Books Before Kindergarten

What is 1000 Books Before Kindergarten?
- It’s simple. We want you to read to and with your child. The goal is to have read — you guessed it — 1000 books by the time your child starts kindergarten. If you read just one book a day for three years you’ll have gone above and beyond this goal! It’s never too late to foster your child’s love of reading.
How to Participate:
- Read with your child.
- Keep track of all the books you’ve read with your child. Here at the Brighton District Library both an online tracking system (Beanstack) and reading log sheets are available. Feel free to use whichever is most convenient for you!
- Record ANY book that is read to your child.
- And yes, you can repeat books!
Visit the Youth Department’s Information Desk for more information on how to get started!
100 Books Before Graduation

Sign up for Brighton District Library’s 100 Books Before Graduation reading challenge! Your goal, should you choose to accept it, is to read 100 books before you graduate from high school. Prizes will be awarded after reading 10, 25, 50, 75 and 100 books! Most importantly you will expand your mind, vocabulary, critical thinking, and test scores! This program is for students in grades 7-12. Click here for more information about the program.
Sign up at https://brightonlibrary.beanstack.com and pick up your 100 Books Before Graduation folder at the Library’s Information Desk.
Also make sure to keep an eye on our Beanstack page for additional seasonal reading challenges.