Free for every young reader

BookMark It! Reading Club

Check out books at your local library, read them, and turn in your own hand-written book reports. Every book you finish earns rewards. Free for children and young adults, and no child turned away.

How it works

Read. Report. Get rewarded.

Join free

Sign up for BookMark It!, make your reader profile, and take the Young Reader Pledge. No cost, ever.

Hit your library

Check out books you love at your local library. Read up to 10 books a year, at least 2 per quarter.

Write your report

Turn in an original hand-written book report for every book you finish. No AI, no Google, your words only.

Earn rewards

Completed books earn incentives and recognition every quarter. Your profile tracks your progress all year.

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Mary McLeod Bethune: The whole world opened to me when I learned to read
Why it's free

The whole world opens.

"The whole world opened to me when I learned to read." That's what a book is: not a school assignment, the key to everything. So the BookMark It! Reading Club stays free, no matter what. We got to get these young babies reading.

Every quarter

The club rules, made simple.

Read at your own pace. Every completed book counts, and every quarter is a fresh chance to level up.

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Get your books, two ways

Check them out free at your local library, or buy a new copy to keep: 35% off, straight from Urban Reads. Either way: finish at least 2 each quarter, up to 10 a year.

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Turn in your reports

Hand-write an original book report for each book. No AI, no Google, your words only. We read every single one.

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Collect your rewards

Completed books earn incentives and recognition every quarter, and your reader profile tracks your streak all year.

"Your library card. Your words. Your rewards."

Bragging rights

The BookMark It! Leaderboard

Every approved book report moves you up the board. Read more, climb higher. Baltimore is watching.

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This Quarter

  1. The season's just getting started. Your name could sit right here.
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All-Time Greats

  1. Every book you finish counts forever. Start your run.
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Best Book Report

Crowned every quarter. Hand-written, heart-felt, your words only. Make us pick you.

Need book ideas?

Get book picks for your reader

Ready to join the club? Sign up on the BookMark It! page. Not sure what to read first? Tell us what your reader loves and we'll send a list of up to 3 picks to hunt down at your local library.

📚 We'll email your reader's book list and how to get started in the club. Questions? Contact us.

Keep a reader reading.

Your gift buys the rewards and incentives that keep young readers turning pages. No child gets turned away. Not ever.

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