You need to sign in or sign up before continuing.

Support Your Local Library

rachelbonitzwrites's profile picture rachelbonitzwrites Host

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
Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark

Ring Shout

P. Djèlí Clark

5h 36m • 2020 • 23 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 • 48 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 • 91 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
But Not Too Bold by Hache Pueyo

But Not Too Bold

Hache Pueyo

160 pages • 2025 • 7 editions

fiction fantasy horror lgbtqia+ romance dark mysterious fast-paced
Swing Time by Zadie Smith

Swing Time

Zadie Smith

13h 44m • 2016 • 55 editions

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective slow-paced
Polybius by Collin Armstrong

Polybius

Collin Armstrong

352 pages • 2025 • 3 editions

fiction horror mystery science fiction thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Silver Elite by Dani Francis

Silver Elite

Dani Francis

19h 12m • 2025 • 20 editions

fiction dystopian romance adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor

Age of Vice

Deepti Kapoor

19h 29m • 2023 • 37 editions

fiction crime literary thriller challenging dark tense medium-paced