How to Register for Beanstack

How to Sign Up:

1. Go to our Beanstack website.
2. Click on "Register an Individual or Family".
3. Fill in your information. Beanstack allows families to be linked together, so all members can be access with one login. 

The Beanstack App

There is a Beanstack app for mobile devices. Go to your device's app store, search for "Beanstack Tracker", and follow these steps:

1. Search for Lambton.
2. Click on our library.
3. Follow the steps to register for an individual or family. 

How do I Log Minutes, Reviews and Activities?

1. Visit our Beanstack website or open your Beanstack app.
2. Click the "Log Reading and Activities" button in the upper left corner of the site or on the blue plus sign in the app.
3. Follow the prompts on the screen to log whatever you've accomplished.
4. Earn a badge when you hit a reading landmark of complete a review / activity. 

Educators Sign-Up:

To register a homeschool group or classrooom, educators should complete the following steps on a computer:

1. Go to lambton.beanstack.org (for both Chatham-Kent and County of Lambton)
2. Select “Register a Class or Group” under the “Create an account” heading.
3. Select “All at one time” when it asks how you would like to log reading and activities.
4. Use the following format when entering your Group Name: Ms. Frizzle’s Grade 4/5 Class. If you teach a Grade 3/4 class, please indicate whether you have more grade three students or grade four students by including this information at the end of your group name. (i.e. Ms. Frizzle’s Grade 3/4 Class – more Grade 4s).
5. Select the average age of students in your class for the age of your group account.
6. Select the number of students in your class plus yourself for “How many readers are you registering?”
7. Select your school. This is a requirement so that we can count your minutes toward your school/group total.  If you cannot find your school on the list, please email library.publicservices@county-lambton.on.ca with your school’s name. If you are a homeschool group, select 1. Not Applicable.
8. Provide your information. If you already have a personal Beanstack account with Lambton County Library, you will need to use a different email address than you used for your personal account.
9. Select your nearest library location.
10. When prompted, join the Clash of the Classrooms Reading Challenge.
1. If you are not prompted when you sign up, click “Challenges” at the top of the web page, and if you don’t see Clash of the Classrooms listed under “Current,” click on “Ignored”.