It's the final week of Summer Reading and we're heading to the Future!
In this fabulous final week, we'll focus on the Land of the Future Activity Badge and all of the virtual programs that accompany this. There are only days left but it isn't too late to register, do a few activities, and earn tickets! We'll have links at the bottom of this post for you. Join, log, and then be ready to celebrate on Saturday at 11:00 on the HRLS Facebook page.
Find these badges on Beanstack when you log into your account and click on the tab for Activity Badges. If you have a Pre-Reader who is logging books read, scroll until you see this picture:
Complete 3 activities related to this theme that include the Five Practices of Early Literacy-Talking, Singing, Reading, Writing, Playing - to earn a virtual raffle ticket.
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Talking - Talk to a friend or family member via FaceTime, Zoom, or Google Hangouts about what you want to be when you are older in the future.
How do you want to help your community and world? -
Singing - Pretend to be a robot from the future by dancing and singing to this song!
Dancing Robots
- Reading - Check out and read any book from this week’s search tag: #landofthefuture
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Writing - Write or draw a letter to your future self just in time for the start of another school year.
Letter to My Future Self
What is something that you want your older self to remember?
What is one new thing you want to do in this upcoming school year?
Have a grown-up at home help you mail it a year from now! -
Playing - Create a new type of vehicle for transportation from things around your house, like a car that can both fly and swim.
Tag HRLS on social media with a picture of the finished product! - Watch one of the Land of the Future virtual storytimes during the week of August 3, found LIVE on social media. Details at https://www.handleyregional.org/youthvirtualprograms. Watch anytime on the Youth Services YouTube playlist at HRLS Virtual program.
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Watch a virtual program on the Youth Services YouTube playlist: HRLS Youtube Playlist
We'd love to share in your successes! Post what you did and share with us on Facebook or Social Media by tagging @handleyregional.
Just days left in the challenge, but if you'd like to jump in at the last moment, here are some links for you. 
- HRLS Youth Summer Reading Main Page - Learn about the challenge and how to sign up.
- Beanstack Video Tutorials - Need help registering, earning badges, or applying tickets to a drawing? Detailed videos can be found at this page.
- YouTube Playlist for Past Virtual Programs - If you miss a program, find it on YouTube!
All branches are now open, with some restrictions. Here are the details.
Remember, if you watch a virtual program with a story included, it counts towards your logged reading and activity badges, so track those books! Virtual programs have their own activity badges too, so when you go online to watch, look for the corresponding badge and activity through Beanstack. The calendar will give you a hint for the badges to look for.
Each week we'll highlight an activity badge and activities, but keep in mind, you can work on these badges at any time during our summer reading challenge.
Have fun this week in the Land of the Future!