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
Doppelganger by Naomi Klein

Doppelganger

Naomi Klein

399 pages • 2023 • 47 editions

nonfiction memoir politics sociology technology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland by Jim DeFede

The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland

Jim DeFede

6h 29m • 2002 • 15 editions

nonfiction history emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

The Kiss Quotient #1

The Kiss Quotient

Helen Hoang

317 pages • 2018 • 105 editions

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Love at First Book by Jenn McKinlay

Love at First Book

Jenn McKinlay

324 pages • 2024 • 12 editions

fiction contemporary romance hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
The Hammer of Thor by Rick Riordan

Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard #2

The Hammer of Thor

Rick Riordan

357 pages • 2016 • 89 editions

user-added

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous funny fast-paced
Desperation by Stephen King

Desperation

Stephen King

613 pages • 1996 • 81 editions

user-added

fiction fantasy horror thriller
Percy Jackson and the Singer of Apollo by Rick Riordan

Percy Jackson and the Olympians #5.5

Percy Jackson and the Singer of Apollo

Rick Riordan

30 pages • 2013 • 14 editions

user-added

fiction fantasy middle grade short stories adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
The Shadow of Perseus by Claire Heywood

The Shadow of Perseus

Claire Heywood

304 pages • 2023 • 17 editions

fiction fantasy literary adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
Where the Dead Brides Gather by Nuzo Onoh

Where the Dead Brides Gather

Nuzo Onoh

286 pages • 2024 • 4 editions

fiction horror adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Next Conversation: Argue Less, Talk More by Jefferson Fisher

The Next Conversation: Argue Less, Talk More

Jefferson Fisher

6h 35m • 2025 • 6 editions

user-added

nonfiction psychology self help medium-paced