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Welcome to the Steve J. Mercado Memorial Library
The mission of the Steve J. Mercado Memorial Library is to assist our students in the development of skills that will allow them to effectively gather and analyze information in various ways.
We wish to encourage and help develop a lifelong love of literature in all of our students. Additionally, we hope to be a resource to our entire school community.
Please check out the many different pages and sections of our website for reading resources, library events and more!
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Announcements
Summer Reading Challenge 2026: Find Your Reading Joy!
(June-July)
Turn up the heat and dive into your perfect summer read! From June 1 - July 31, PS 36 is participating in Beanstack’s summer reading challenge, “Find Your Reading Joy.” Whether it’s a page-turning thriller, an uplifting audiobook, or a comforting graphic novel, celebrate the stories that make your heart happy this summer. As you explore new genres or revisit old favorites, you will earn new badges for logging your reading.
Summer Reading Challenge 2026: America 250th Bingo
(July-August)
Celebrate America's 250th birthday, one minute at a time! Join our U.S. 250th Reading Challenge and honor 250 years of stories, innovation, and history. Log your reading, earn fun badges, and help us celebrate the nation's past, present, and future.
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Sign in to Teachhub (https://teachhub.schools.nyc/) with your DOE username and password.
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Then go to Clever and click on it.
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Once in Clever go to the Search in the top right corner.** Then type Beanstack in the search bar.*** Click on Beanstack and you're in!
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Once in Beanstack, you will click the BLUE Log Reading button in the top left-hand corner.
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Now you will have two choices. The first choice is to set the reading timer and start reading. The second choice is Log Minutes. The Reading Timer is optional. Some families find it helpful, but you do not have to use it. You can go directly to step 6.
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Choose Log Minutes.Then click on the day, enter the title and author of the book(s) you read, the number of minutes spent reading and click Log Reading.
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**After your first log in, the Clever app will be on your homepage. You can then click on the heart to make it a favorite so it will always be there when you sign on.
***After your first log in, the Beansack app will be on your Clever home page, and you will only have 3 steps! You can also click the heart to make it a favorite!
