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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
The Queen's Gambit by Jessie Mihalik

Rogue Queen #1

The Queen's Gambit

Jessie Mihalik

159 pages • 2017 • 5 editions

fiction romance science fiction adventurous fast-paced
Books & Broadswords by Jessie Mihalik

Books & Broadswords #1

Books & Broadswords

Jessie Mihalik

149 pages • 2024 • 5 editions

fiction fantasy romance adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
Truckers by Terry Pratchett

Bromeliad Trilogy #1

Truckers

Terry Pratchett

320 pages • 1989 • 44 editions

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous funny fast-paced
The Dark Side of the Sun by Terry Pratchett

The Dark Side of the Sun

Terry Pratchett

235 pages • 1976 • 22 editions

fiction fantasy science fiction adventurous funny reflective medium-paced
The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon by Alexander McCall Smith

No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency #14

The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon

Alexander McCall Smith

248 pages • 2013 • 19 editions

fiction mystery mysterious slow-paced
Mirrored Heavens by Rebecca Roanhorse

Between Earth and Sky #3

Mirrored Heavens

Rebecca Roanhorse

597 pages • 2024 • 12 editions

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Malice by John Gwynne

The Faithful and the Fallen #1

Malice

John Gwynne

646 pages • 2012 • 51 editions

fiction fantasy adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Red Rising by Pierce Brown

Red Rising Saga #1

Red Rising

Pierce Brown

382 pages • 2014 • 170 editions

fiction dystopian science fiction adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Paladin's Hope by T. Kingfisher

The Saint of Steel #3

Paladin's Hope

T. Kingfisher

258 pages • 2021 • 19 editions

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance adventurous emotional funny medium-paced
A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir

An Ember in the Ashes #2

A Torch Against the Night

Sabaa Tahir

452 pages • 2016 • 104 editions

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous dark tense medium-paced