Beanstack

The platform enables administrators to create and manage reading challenges, readathons, and incentive programmes. Participants log their reading activity, earn badges and rewards, and track progress towards personal and group goals.

Schools and libraries can configure challenges around specific themes, age groups, or reading levels, with options for individual, class, or community-wide participation. Reading logs can be recorded by participants directly or, for younger readers, entered by parents or teachers.

Beanstack provides reporting and analytics tools that allow educators and librarians to monitor engagement, identify trends, and measure outcomes across reading programmes. The system supports integration with library catalogues and offers mobile applications for logging reading on the go.

The platform is operated by Joyful Reading Company, which also operates the Comics Plus digital comics service, and is used by public libraries, school libraries, school districts, and community organisations to support literacy initiatives and summer reading programmes.