Mixtape: The Books That Shaped Mychal Threets

Beanstack Reading Challenge

April 1 – May 31, 2026

National Library Week is coming up April 19–25, 2026, and this year’s theme is “Find Your Joy” with Honorary Chair Mychal Threets! 🎉

To celebrate, we invite readers of ALL ages to participate in a Mixtape Reading Challenge on Beanstack, running April 1 – May 31.

🎧 About the Challenge:

Mixtape: The Books That Shaped Mychal Threets

Mychal Threets (librarian, storyteller, mental health advocate, and joyful human) curated a list of books that shaped him into who he is today. These stories are close to his heart, and every reread reveals something new.

📚 Featured Titles Include:

✨ The Giver by Lois Lowry
✨ Holes by Louis Sachar
✨ The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
✨ The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis
✨ A Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
✨ Henry Huggins by Beverly Cleary
✨ Love Among the Walnuts by Jean Ferris
✨ Son of the Mob by Gordon Korman
✨ Letters to You by Jazz Thornton

Add these favorites to your TBR (or TBR‑R!) list!

📖 How to Participate:

Find Mychal’s custom reading list on our Beanstack App.

Use the text box activity to tell us which books you read from April 1 to May 31. Read 2 or more books to be entered to win our Find Your Joy Giveaway!

Ready to get started?

Log in on the Beanstack app or visit:

👉 https://danvillepubliclibrary.beanstack.org/

Access to Zoobean, Inc’s Beanstack made possible by a grant from Danville Library Foundation.

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