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Read 5 titles from the 2021 Monarch Award list to earn the chance to vote for your favorite beginning Feb 15. Read 10 to earn a patch! Track your reading in Beanstack at aapld.beanstack.org.
Make your voice heard! Read books from the Monarch 2021 list and vote on which is your favorite. Track which books you've read using the Beanstack app (iOS/Google Play) or website. Once you've created your Beanstack account, choose the Monarch 2021 Reading Challenge to register. Prefer to keep track on paper? Pick up a log at the Youth Services Desk at the Harnish Main Library or the Customer Service Desk at the Eastgate Branch Library. Read 5 books and get an invitation to vote for your favorite beginning February 15. Read 10 books to earn a patch!
Watch a booktalk video of the Monarch titles: Monarch Video 1 Monarch Video 2 Monarch Video 3
Monarch Award 2021 Master List
The Monarch Award: Illinois’ K-3 Readers’ Choice Award is presented annually in March to the author and illustrator of the book voted as their favorite by students in Kindergarten through Grade Three in participating Illinois schools or public libraries. The Monarch Award is sponsored by the Association of Illinois School Library Educators.
AGE GROUP: | Grade School |
EVENT TYPE: | Youth Program | Reading Program |
