Join the library reading challenge and win some some prizes.

Pick 12 of the 50 categories listed below. Read a book for each category you select and record your work on an official Library Challenge participation form, available at the Reference and Circulation desks.  You can also download the form below.  Submit your completed form to the Circulation Desk by September 15 to be eligible to enter the raffle.  Only one raffle entry per patron.

You can download the pdf version here.

Here are the categories.
Click on the category for some suggestions or you can find your own!
We will continually update these suggestions, so check back often!

• a banned book
• a book a friend recommended
• a manga
• a book set in another planet
• a book at the bottom of your to-read list
• a book based on a true story
• a book set during your favorite holiday
• a book that made you cry
• a book by two authors
• a book for adults with illustrations and/or pictures
• a book from your childhood
• a book with a cover you dislike
• a book with an opposing viewpoint
• a book published the same year you were born
• a book by someone who isn’t a writer
• a book set in a country you always wanted to visit
• a comic book
• a self-published book
• a book set in the future
• a book that became a movie
• a book that has a verb in the title
• a craft book
• a book with a time of day in the title
• a book that involves a library
• a nonfiction graphic novel
• a book of poetry
• a book based on a fairy tale
• an audiobook read by the author
• a book with a strong female lead
• a book with bad reviews
• a book by a local author
• a book with non-human characters
• a self-help book
• a book that inspired you
• a book about mental health
• a book about politics
• a book you choose based entirely on its cover
• a book suggested by a stranger
• a book you own but have never read
• a book in a language other than English
• a book about a historical significant event
• a book with a LGBT protagonist
• a graphic novel
• a book from a genre you normally wouldn’t read
• a mystery or thriller
• a nonfiction book
• an epic fantasy
• an award winning book
• a book from an author that you love to hate
• an author’s first book