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 Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Mark Haddon

6h 2m • 2003 • 208 editions

fiction contemporary literary mystery emotional medium-paced
Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century by Jessica Bruder

Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century

Jessica Bruder

9h 58m • 2017 • 30 editions

nonfiction sociology travel informative reflective slow-paced
The Jetsons by Jimmy Palmiotti

Hanna-Barbera Beyond

The Jetsons

Jimmy Palmiotti

168 pages • 2018 • 2 editions

fiction comics science fiction adventurous fast-paced
The Flintstones Vol. 2: Bedrock Bedlam by Mark Russell

Hanna-Barbera Beyond

The Flintstones Vol. 2: Bedrock Bedlam

Mark Russell

160 pages • 2017 • 4 editions

fiction comics funny reflective fast-paced
The Flintstones Vol. 1 by Mark Russell

Hanna-Barbera Beyond

The Flintstones Vol. 1

Mark Russell

168 pages • 2017 • 3 editions

fiction comics adventurous funny fast-paced
The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle

Sherlock Holmes #2

The Sign of Four

Arthur Conan Doyle

4h 44m • 1890 • 996 editions

fiction classics crime mystery adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Legacy Edition Book One by Joss Whedon

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Legacy Edition #1

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Legacy Edition Book One

Joss Whedon

320 pages • 2 editions

fiction graphic novel adventurous mysterious medium-paced
The Three Monarchs by Anthony Horowitz

Sherlock Holmes - Horowitz #1.5

The Three Monarchs

Anthony Horowitz

27 pages • 2014 • 6 editions

fiction mystery short stories adventurous lighthearted mysterious slow-paced
Moriarty by Anthony Horowitz

Sherlock Holmes - Horowitz #2

Moriarty

Anthony Horowitz

10h 46m • 2014 • 40 editions

fiction crime mystery adventurous mysterious fast-paced
The Black Bird Oracle by Deborah Harkness

All Souls #5

The Black Bird Oracle

Deborah Harkness

464 pages • 2024 • 36 editions

fiction fantasy romance thriller adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced