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
Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism by Sarah Wynn-Williams

Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism

Sarah Wynn-Williams

393 pages • 2025 • 16 editions

nonfiction business memoir politics technology dark informative medium-paced
The Son of Sobek by Rick Riordan

Percy Jackson & Kane Chronicles Crossover #1

The Son of Sobek

Rick Riordan

88 pages • 2013 • 20 editions

fiction fantasy middle grade short stories adventurous funny fast-paced
Wrath of the Triple Goddess by Rick Riordan

Percy Jackson and the Olympians #7

Wrath of the Triple Goddess

Rick Riordan

8h 38m • 2024 • 57 editions

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
The Staff of Serapis by Rick Riordan

Percy Jackson & Kane Chronicles Crossover #2

The Staff of Serapis

Rick Riordan

85 pages • 2014 • 16 editions

fiction fantasy middle grade short stories adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
The Chalice of the Gods by Rick Riordan

Percy Jackson and the Olympians #6

The Chalice of the Gods

Rick Riordan

7h 5m • 2023 • 106 editions

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
How Do You Live? by Genzaburō Yoshino

How Do You Live?

Genzaburō Yoshino

280 pages • 1937 • 26 editions

fiction classics middle grade hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced
Guess What We Are Doing Today? by Luke Springer

Guess What We Are Doing Today?

Luke Springer

24 pages • 2024 • 1 edition

fiction childrens adventurous hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Words That Taste Like Home by Sandhya Parappukkaran

Words That Taste Like Home

Sandhya Parappukkaran

32 pages • 1 edition

fiction
The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow

The Once and Future Witches

Alix E. Harrow

516 pages • 2020 • 51 editions

fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
The Cat Who Saved Books by Sōsuke Natsukawa

The Cat Who... #1

The Cat Who Saved Books

Sōsuke Natsukawa

224 pages • 2017 • 117 editions

fiction fantasy magical realism adventurous hopeful reflective medium-paced