January 1 - February 29, 2024
Whether your New Year’s resolution is to improve your health, learn a new skill or read more, the Library is hosting a program that may motivate you to do just that! The Metropolitan Library System will kick off Book Bingo, a winter reading challenge for adults, on January 1, 2024.
Adults who read or listen to five books between January 1 and February 29, 2024 will earn a library-branded coffee mug and a coupon for a free ice cream from the Downtown OKC location of Not Your Average Joe AND be entered in a drawing for an exclusive prize pack** that includes noise-canceling Bluetooth headphones and a library-branded item. Adults who read or listen to 25 books between January 1 and February 29, 2024 will be entered into a grand prize drawing that includes an iPad and two tickets tickets to see James Patterson during Literary Voices 2024.
How Do I Participate in Winter Reading?
Keep track of the books you read from January 1 through February 29, 2024 by writing the title and author in the matching square on the Book Bingo Card that you will turn into your local Metro Library location. Book titles may be used only once per card, and only one entry per person may be turned in.
Or your can log your books online by using Beanstack on a computer, Apple device or Android device. You'll be asked to login, but if you haven't logged your Winter Reading books or Summer Reading minutes in Beanstack before, you'll be prompted to create an account. Then you will want to register for Winter Reading 2024 to being tracking your books! If you do not register, your logged reading will not count toward earning your goal prize or entry for prize drawings.
Need recommendations?
- Subscribe to a new titles newsletter or ask for a personalized reading list with Tailored Titles
- Give us a call at 405-231-8650
- Browse the Book Bingo category at catalog.metrolibrary.org
Book Bingo Resources
Get the Beanstack App
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Additional Winter Reading FAQs
How do I earn a goal prize and qualify for a drawing gift?
Option 1 - Get a Bingo!: Complete a horizontal, vertical or diagonal line (that's five books read total). Turn in your bingo card and you'll earn a library-branded mug and a coupon for a free ice cream from Not Your Average Joe at the Downtown OKC Library location. You'll also be entered into a drawing* for a Prize Pack that includes two tickets to the April 9 James Patterson event, a pair of headphones, a cozy library-branded item, and a special YMCA prize.
Option 2 - Log 5 Books on Beanstack!: Track five books on Beanstack and you'll earn a library-branded mug and a coupon for a free ice cream from Not Your Average Joe at the Downtown OKC Library location. You'll also be entered into a drawing* for a Prize Pack that includes two tickets to the April 9 James Patterson event, a pair of headphones, a cozy library-branded item, and a special YMCA prize.
Please note: prize selection and availability vary by location while supplies last.
* Must have an adult Metropolitan Library Card number, in good standing, on file in Beanstack to be eligible for the drawing.
Option 1 - Get a Blackout!: Mark off all 25 books on your bingo card and you will qualify for a special grand prize drawing* that includes an iPad.
Option 2 - Log 25 Books on Beanstack!: Log 25 books in the Winter Reading 2024 Challenge on Beanstack and you will qualify for a special grand prize drawing* that includes an iPad.
* Must have an adult Metropolitan Library Card number, in good standing, on file in Beanstack to be eligible for the drawing.
Submit your bingo card in one of the following ways:
• Online: Log your five (5) books on Beanstack and earn a completion badge. Read 20 more books to qualify for the grand prize drawing.
• In-person: Drop off your bingo card (or a copy) at any of the 19 Metropolitan Library System locations.
• Mail: Send your bingo card (or a copy) to Metropolitan Library System c/o Book Bingo, 300 Park Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73102
• Email: Send a picture of the front and back of your bingo card to bookbingo@metrolibrary.org
Entries must be received by 9 p.m. on Friday, March 4, 2024.
The fine print: Only one (1) entry per person. Drawing winners must have a valid adult Metropolitan Library System in good standing. Metropolitan Library System staff, commissioners, and their households are ineligible to win drawing prizes.