Key Dates
Challenge starts: Monday 01 June 2026
Challenge finishes: Monday 31 August 2026
Prize winners announced: Wednesday 02 September 2026
Sign up anytime from the challenge start date, but make sure you allow yourself enough time to complete at least three activities.
Signing Up for Winter Bingo
Visit the Beanstack website or download the app for free.
Select 'Find your school or library' and search "Nelson Public Libraries (NZ)"
Create an account or, if you've participated in our previous Summer Reading Challenges, log in using an existing account.
If you'd like to manage your child's account, you can add them under your own Beanstack by going to Settings > Readers > Add A Reader.
Completing Activities and Badges
Visit the Bingo Card tab to see all the available activities.
Click on the images to get all the activity information. Once you've completed the requirements you can tap on the circle next to the activity info to mark it as complete and you will earn a badge.
After completing three badges in a row, you will earn a '1st Row BINGO' badge. Once you've completed this you will be in the draw to win our Winter Bingo Challenge prize.
It doesn't have to stop there! You can try completing another row or try completing the whole card. For every row you complete you get another entry into the prize draw.
