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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!
Library Staff
Nicole Procario
Librarian
NProcar@schools.nyc.gov
Carla Mejia
Library Assistant
CMejia2@schools.nyc.gov
Announcements

Splash Into Stories 2025: Beanstack Summer Independent Reading Challenge
June 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025
Get ready for an unforgettable summer reading adventure! From June 1 - July 31, PS 36X is participating in “Splash into Stories,” Beanstack’s summer reading challenge. As you start the summer seeking rest and relaxation, remember that reading is the perfect way to unwind. Let your inner reader shine and dive into a new book! We challenge our community to read and log as much as possible during the challenge. For logging your minutes read, you will earn fun, new badges, and the top-performing libraries and schools have a chance to win special prizes.

The Rising Stars Summer Reading Challenge starts on July 1, 2025 and continues until September 1, 2025. In this challenge you can earn badges for reading, logging minutes and completing fun summer activities!
How To Log Reading on Beanstack
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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!