January 1-December 31, 2026
Help us celebrate our 75th anniversary by joining us for our favorite activity—reading! We’re ringing in this special occasion by asking you to read up to 75 books for adults, teens, and kids, or 750 picture books for kids 0-6 during this year-long challenge. Get a badge for every book you read (or a badge every ten books for ages 0-6). Earn a prize if you read 25 (250 for 0-6), 50 (500 for 0-6), and 75 (750 for 0-6) books.
We’ll have 3 levels of prizes throughout the challenge at 25, 50, and 75 books. There will be three prize drops, as indicated below. If you reach the prize level before the drop, continue to read and count your books—don’t wait to collect your prize to continue. The t-shirts will be ordered once the challenge has ended on December 31, 2026.
Prize Level 1: Prize book (available 4/1/26)
Prize Level 2: Tote bag (available 8/1/26)
Prize level 3: T-Shirt (available at the end of January 2027)
The number of books might seem like a lot, but as they say, no pressure, no diamonds! And, don’t forget, you can read for this program concurrently with all our other reading programs (Winter, Summer, and 1000 Books Before Kindergarten). So, if you’re reading a book for Winter Reading, you can count that same book for this Diamond Reading challenge too.
To track your books, you’ll need the Beanstack Tracker app (iOS | Android) or to create an account and log your reading through Beanstack online. New to Beanstack? Read some tips on using the Beanstack app and website.