Read and Bead

Read and Bead is the Brownwood Library's Summer Reading Club for kids ages 3 and up*.
How it works:
  • Register at the library or online 
  • Select a brag tag and a necklace or keychain
  • Start reading!
  • Record your minutes
  • Turn your minutes into beads for your chain! ​Log your minutes at the Library. For every hour you read, spin the spinner and win beads!
  • Every time you visit the library or a library event, choose a letter bead! Build your name or any other word!
  • When you reach the summer goal (10 hours) you'll receive a special, limited edition, puzzle-shaped brag tag!
  • Keep reading! Even after you reach the goal, you can add beads to your chain!
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Limited edition brag tag for completing the 2021 goal! (2023 brag tag image coming soon!)
*Due to small parts and a potential choking hazard, families with young children should use caution with their Summer Reading prizes. For this same reason, children younger than 36 months are not eligible to accumulate beads in Read and Bead. However, they are still encouraged to come to the programs and read with their families. Children under 36 months who record 10 hours of reading together are eligible for a free book!

Library Hours

Monday through Friday - 9:00am - 6:00pm
Saturday - 9:00am - 1:00pm

Address & Phone Number

Main Library: 600 Carnegie St, Brownwood, TX 76801
Phone Number: (325) 646-0155
Text a Librarian: (325) 200-4452
This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer. If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, found online at https://www.ocio.usda.gov/document/ad-3027, or at any USDA office, or call (866) 632-9992 to request the form. You may also write a letter containing all of the information requested in the form. Send your completed complaint form or letter to us by mail at U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Stop 9410, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, by fax (202) 690-7442 or email at [email protected].