Summer Reading Challenge

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Summer Reading Challenge Winners

What an amazing summer! Our community logged 158,002 reading minutes and completed 5,912 books during the Summer Reading Challenge.

We’re thrilled to announce the winners for each age group:

Ages 0–4

1st Elizabeth Tyrrell - LEGO DUPLO Classic Deluxe Brick Box

Hikaru Cameron – $30 Officeworks Gift Card

Colin Xian – $30 Officeworks Gift Card

Ages 5-8

1st Emaan Zahra – LEGO Classic Large Creative Brick Box

Ella Rose – $30 Officeworks Gift Card

Kyla McEachran – $30 Officeworks Gift Card

Aaeesha Ahmed – $30 Officeworks Gift Card

Nirvik Rathour – $30 Officeworks Gift Card

Ages 9-12

1st Jake Seppala – Ozobot Bit+ Entry Kit

Xiaoxin An – $30 Officeworks Gift Card

Lily Grais – $30 Officeworks Gift Card

Arush Parajuli – $30 Officeworks Gift Card

Harris Abdurahiman – $30 Officeworks Gift Card

Ages 13-17

1st Tanya Nazar – $100 Macarthur Square Gift Card

Pearllyn Kaur – $30 Macarthur Square Gift Card

Aayen Rahman – $30 Macarthur Square Gift Card

Kirsten Marrack-Tucker – $30 Macarthur Square Gift Card

Alina Rahman – $30 Macarthur Square Gift Card

Rihanna Shrestha – $30 Macarthur Square Gift Card

Sharik Sazzad - $30 Macarthur Square Gift Card

Faiha Abdurahiman – 30 Macarthur Square Gift Card

Umaimah Kamran - $30 Macarthur Square Gift Card

Happy Divany Jany - $30 Macarthur Square Gift Card

Adults

1st Bianca Evans - $100 Macarthur Square Gift Card

Murtaza Abbas - $30 Macarthur Square Gift Card

Lee McKerracher - $30 Macarthur Square Gift Card

Grace Ford – $30 Macarthur Square Gift Card

 

Congratulations to all our winners.

Winners will be notified by email. Certificates and prizes will be available for collection at your primary branch from Monday, 16th February.

Thank you to everyone who participated. Your love of reading made this summer unforgettable! Keep enjoying reading, our libraries are always here for you!

 

This competition is now closed. 

 

Make a splash this summer. Join our Splash Into Stories Reading Challenge and have fun reading, writing book reviews, attending library events, and collecting badges. Finish the challenge and you could win great prizes.

 

How does the Summer Reading Challenge work?

The Summer Reading Challenge starts on Monday 1 December 2025 and ends on Saturday 31 January 2026.

  • Sign up for free on the Beanstack website or download the app from Google Play or the App Store.
  • Read anything you like; books, comics, magazines, or eBooks, the choice is yours!

  • Log your reading and complete fun activities. 

  • Earn virtual badges for every reading milestone. 

  • Each virtual badge gives you an entry into the prize draw! 

Prizes will be awarded in the Children's, Youth and Adult categories. The more you read, the more badges you earn and the more chances of winning a prize.

Winners will be announced by Friday 6 February 2026.

Sign up now and start your summer reading adventure today.

Terms and conditions

  • The promoter of this competition is Campbelltown Libraries ABN 31 459 914 087
  • The Summer Reading Challenge 2025-2026 commences on Monday 1 December 2025 and ends on Saturday 31 January 2026.  
  • This competition is a game of chance. Winners will be randomly drawn using the Beanstack drawings software. 

  • To be eligible for the draw, entrants must be signed up for the Summer Reading Challenge on Beanstack in either the Children, Young Adult or Adult category and collect the required number of virtual badges. Badges can be earned by reading books, attending library events, and writing book reviews. 

  • Children (ages 0–12 years): must collect at least 7 badges.

  • Young Adults (ages 13–17 years): must collect at least 10 badges.

  • Adults (ages 18 years and over): must collect at least 10 badges. 

  • To enter, you must create an account with Beanstack via campbelltown.beanstack.org

  • All entrants are required to provide their name, email, and age for eligibility and for contact if they are a winner. 

  • Campbelltown Libraries decision is final, and no correspondence will be entered into. 

  • Prize winners' names will be announced through Campbelltown Libraries social media channels. 

  • Prizes are non-transferable or exchangeable and cannot be redeemed for cash. 

  • Prize winners will be notified by email using the address provided at registration. 

  • Prizes must be claimed within 30 days of notification and must be collected in person at one of our four library branches which include Campbelltown Library, Eagle Vale Library, Ingleburn Library and Glenquarie Library. Prizes cannot be posted in the mail. 

  • Campbelltown Libraries are not liable for any loss or damage, including but not limited to indirect or consequential loss, or personal injury suffered or sustained during the course of accepting or using a prize, except for any liability which cannot be excluded by law.

  • If any prizes remain unclaimed by Monday 2 March 2026, Campbelltown Libraries reserves the right to conduct a redraw on Thursday 5 March 2026.