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Support Your Local Library

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62 participants (895 books)

10 Mar 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Libraries are the backbone of knowledge and key to preserving the integrity of humanity’s wisdom. Libraries provide free access to information and educational resources, promote literacy, preserve history, build community, and also offer a safe space for people to learn, explore, and connect with their local culture. Libraries act as a vital hub for knowledge and community engagement, regardless of socioeconomic background.
In order to preserve this vital service, they must be used.
For this challenge, I am proposing that we read 15 books from our libraries. 
Be it a physical paper book or an ebook from your library’s digital collection, or even an audiobook. Every book checked out signals that libraries are still relevant, still important, still necessary and useful. 

Challenge Books

All books added
Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward

Bois Sauvage #3

Sing, Unburied, Sing

Jesmyn Ward

285 pages • 2017 • 62 editions

user-added

fiction literary magical realism dark emotional sad medium-paced
How to Leave the House by Nathan Newman

How to Leave the House

Nathan Newman

320 pages • 2024 • 11 editions

fiction lgbtqia+ literary funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced
History Decoded: The 10 Greatest Conspiracies of All Time by Brad Meltzer

History Decoded: The 10 Greatest Conspiracies of All Time

Brad Meltzer

6h 8m • 2013 • 9 editions

user-added

nonfiction historical history mystery dark mysterious fast-paced
Chouette by Claire Oshetsky

Chouette

Claire Oshetsky

6h 19m • 2021 • 12 editions

fiction literary magical realism dark emotional medium-paced
The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells

The Invisible Man

H.G. Wells

6h 14m • 1897 • 642 editions

fiction classics science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark

Ring Shout

P. Djèlí Clark

5h 36m • 2020 • 32 editions

fiction fantasy historical horror adventurous dark tense fast-paced
What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

Sworn Soldier #1

What Moves the Dead

T. Kingfisher

5h 25m • 2022 • 51 editions

fiction horror lgbtqia+ dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Casino Royale by Ian Fleming

James Bond (Original Series) #1

Casino Royale

Ian Fleming

4h 41m • 1953 • 94 editions

fiction classics mystery thriller adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
Kin by Kealan Patrick Burke

Kin

Kealan Patrick Burke

280 pages • 2011 • 10 editions

user-added

fiction horror mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Bochica: A Novel by Carolina Flórez-Cerchiaro

Bochica: A Novel

Carolina Flórez-Cerchiaro

256 pages • 2025 • 6 editions

fiction horror dark mysterious medium-paced