Read a book (any book) to your newborn, infant, toddler, or pre-schooler. The goal is to have read 1,000 books (you can repeat books) before your child starts Kindergarten. You have more time than you think to accomplish this goal, but you should get started!
Studies have shown that reading with your child provides a great opportunity for bonding. Reading together is fun and will create life-long memories for both of you.
Using READsquared for this program will help you keep track of the titles you've read. It will also help us know when to reward your child for completing milestones on the way to 1,000 books and for completing the program.
Enrollment can begin at any time and for any child not yet in Kindergarten, and you can complete the program at your own pace.
The concept of the program is simple: read a book, any book, and have fun! The goal is to read 500 books before your child starts middle school (and yes, you can repeat books). If you read 2 books a week, you will have read 104 books in a year. That is 208 books in two years and 312 books in three years! You have more time than you think to read 500 Books Before Middle School!
Enrollment can begin at any time and for any child not yet in Middle School, and you can complete the program at your own pace!
We'll offer small rewards for milestones throughout the challenge, and every child who completes their 500 books will receive a prize at the end!
The concept of the program is simple: read a book, any book, and have fun! The goal is to read 200 books before you start high school (and yes, you can repeat books).
Enrollment can begin at any time and for anyone not yet in High School, and you can complete the program at your own pace.
We'll offer small rewards for milestones throughout the challenge, and everyone who completes their 200 books will receive a prize at the end!
This program encourages students to read 100 books before they graduate high school.
The concept of the program is simple: read a book, any book, and have fun!
Enrollment can begin at any time and for any high school student, and you can complete the program at your own pace.
Every student who completes their 100 books will receive a prize at the end!
This is the place for you to journal your personal reading adventures.
***Not for prize entry.***
Over the course of 2024, you will be reading, watching, and hopefully discussing books and movies that fit the four prompts. (One book and it's movie per quarter.)
Pick a book that matches the prompt but also has a movie or TV adaptation. Read the book and then watch the movie. Next time you visit the library, feel free to discuss your book and movie choice with us! This challenge is fun to do with a friend.
January - March: Hybrid Genre
April - June: Includes a Wedding
July - September: A Character-driven Story
October - December: Published in a Year of the Dragon
*Challenge is not for a prize.
The goal is simply to read through Agatha Christie's mystery stories. You don't have to complete the challenge within one year.
This challenge is simple. Read books on mental health.
Each month you will read a different fairytale for a total of 12 throughout the year.
January Bluebeard
February Red Riding Hood
March Hansel & Gretel
April Beauty & the Beast
May Cinderella
June Aladdin
July Rapunzel
August Sleeping Beauty
September Rumplestiltskin
October Peter Pan
November Snow White
December Nutcracker
Welcome to our Holiday Reading Challenge for kids and teens! Read for just 7 hours between December 16 and January 6 (that's less than 20 minutes a day) to win a prize and be entered into a drawing for an even bigger prize!
The 52 Book Reading Challenge is designed to challenge each of us to read new authors and genres by reading 52 books within 52 weeks. In the library, you can find a list of the 52 prompts for this challenge.
Complete the 52 prompts to be entered into a grand prize drawing in January 2026!
**You may only register for either the 52 Book Reading Challenge or the 26 Book Reading Challenge.**
The 26 Book Reading Challenge is designed to challenge each of us to read new authors and genres by reading 26 books within 52 weeks. In the library, you can find a list of the 26 prompts for this challenge.
Complete the 26 prompts to be entered into a grand prize drawing in January 2026!
**You may only register for either the 26 Book Reading Challenge or the 52 Book Reading Challenge.**
*All books must be published before 1970.
January: A classic you have read before
February: A Nordic or Scandinavian classic
March: A Novel with a place or house name in the title
April: An epistolary novel
May: An L.M. Montgomery novel or short story collection
June: A novel or short story collection from the American South
July: A utopian or dystopian novel
August: A children's classic
September: A vintage girl's novel
October: A spooky novel or short story collection
November: Classic recommended by a friend
December: A Shakespeare play
*Not for prize.
Read six books that have titles that contain:
*Not for Prize
Bonus:
The 2025 Cover Lovers Reading Challenge is perfect for those that do judge books by their covers! In the library, you can find a list of the 50 prompts for this challenge.