Minute Madness

Minute Madness Banner for Round 2

It’s tournament time! Can you help us out-read other Massachusetts libraries?


📢 Minute Madness Round 3 – Uxbridge vs. Holbrook!

Uxbridge readers, it’s time to bring your A-game! After Round 2 of Minute Madness, we've logged an incredible 56,163 minutes, and thanks to our bye week, we automatically advanced to Round 3. Now, we’re facing off against Holbrook, who had a strong showing last round. 

We’ve had our break—now let’s hit the books and log as many minutes as possible! 📚⏱️

Every minute counts in this head-to-head matchup, and we need the entire community to help us make it to the Final Four.

⏳ Minutes must be logged by Thursday evening! Round 3 ends on Friday. 
☕ Readers who log at least 800 minutes throughout the competition will be entered into a drawing to win one of three $25 Honeysuckle Roastery and Cafe gift cards.
📖 Log your reading minutes on the Beanstack app, online, or using a paper log to track your minutes.


Minute Madness Brackets

Round 1: March 1-7
Round 2: March 7-14
Round 3: March 14-21

  • Uxbridge vs Holbrook
  • Georgetown vs. Walpole
  • Wilmington vs. Rutland
  • Bedford vs. Dartmouth

Fierce Four: March 21-28
Championship: March 28 - April 4


How It Works

  • Competition Dates: March 1 - April 4, 2025
  • Format: 16 libraries compete in a bracket-style tournament, with the first week being an initial “free-for-all” round. Each week after, libraries will face off in a head-to-head matchup, with winners advancing until one library is crowned champion. Every minute you read brings your library closer to victory in that week's round!
  • What Counts? Any kind of reading—books, audiobooks, graphic novels, eBooks, newspapers, or online articles—it all adds up!

Log your total minutes read by every Thursday evening!


How to Participate

It’s easy to get involved! Simply log your reading minutes using one of the following methods:

📖 Online: uxbridgelibrary.beanstack.org
📱 Mobile App: Download the Beanstack app to track your progress on the go.
🏛️ In-Person: Not a fan of tech? No worries—use a paper log to track your minutes and submit your minutes in-person or by phone. Paper logs can be picked up at the library.

After creating an account through our Beanstack page, you'll be able to log the minutes you read throughout the competition. You can even use a timer on the Beanstack app to track the time you spend reading!


Prizes

📢 Readers who log at least 800 minutes throughout the competition will be entered into a drawing to win one of three $25 Honeysuckle Roastery and Cafe gift cards, generously provided by the Friends of the Uxbridge Free Public Library.