We have an ocean of books this week! Enter the Land of the Ocean Deep this week for your summer reading!
This week, we'll focus on the Land of the Ocean Deep Activity Badge and all of the virtual programs that accompany this. You will find these on Beanstack when you log into your account and click on the tab for Activity Badges. If you aren't registered, there is plenty of time and we have links below to help you navigate the summer reading challenge.
If you have a summer reading child in elementary or middle school, or are a teen reader who is logging minutes read, scroll until you see this picture:
Complete 3 activities related to the theme of Land of the Ocean Deep to earn a virtual raffle ticket.
Read/Listen to a book inspired by this theme: search the Handley Regional Library System catalog using the the search term #youthlandofocean or #yalandofocean for ideas.
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Visit an aquarium virtually through webcam streams (https://bit.ly/2SQTTQM, https://bit.ly/3dC6785, https://bit.ly/2LfiElA). What animals did you see?
Shedd Aquarium -
Make an ocean animal out of any material(s) you can find at home (paper plates, foil, tissue paper, etc.)
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Research and share about bioluminescence and animals that have that ability.
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Make something showing the different ocean zones--can be a drawing, a layer bottle, or other diorama .
Ocean Zones in a Jar -
Sculpt items from the ocean using baking soda.
Baking Soda Ocean Art
We'd love to share in your successes! Post what you did and share with us on Facebook or Social Media by tagging @handleyregional.
As always, a quick reminder on how to sign up if you haven't! 
- HRLS Youth Summer Reading Main Page - Learn about the challenge and how to sign up.
- Beanstack Video Tutorials - Need help registering, earning badges, or applying tickets to a drawing? Detailed videos can be found at this page.
- HRLS Youth Virtual Programs - View our online programs for the month.
- YouTube Playlist for Past Virtual Programs - If you miss a program, find it on YouTube!
As the tutorials above will show you, logging your reading earns you badges and tickets. You can use these tickets for drawings for prizes. Additionally, you can do activities to earn more badges and tickets, and more chances to win.
Have you taken advantage of our curb side pick-up of books yet? If not, you can check out details here on how to get your books.
If you watch a virtual program with a story included, it counts towards your logged reading and activity badges. Virtual programs have their own activity badges, so when you go online to watch, look for the corresponding badge and activity through Beanstack. The calendar will give you a hint for the badges to look for.
Each week we'll highlight an activity badge and activities, but keep in mind, you can work on these badges at any time during our summer reading challenge.
Have fun this week in the Land of the Ocean Deep!