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
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

Jurassic Park #1

Jurassic Park

Michael Crichton

427 pages • 1990 • 188 editions

fiction science fiction thriller adventurous tense fast-paced
Terms and Conditions by Lauren Asher

Dreamland Billionaires #2

Terms and Conditions

Lauren Asher

13h 12m • 2022 • 81 editions

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
The Fine Print by Lauren Asher

Dreamland Billionaires #1

The Fine Print

Lauren Asher

11h 8m • 2021 • 98 editions

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens

Joe Talbert #1

The Life We Bury

Allen Eskens

315 pages • 2014 • 29 editions

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Rebel Island by Rick Riordan

Tres Navarre #7

Rebel Island

Rick Riordan

339 pages • 2007 • 3 editions

fiction mystery mysterious tense fast-paced
The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse

Detective Elin Warner #1

The Sanatorium

Sarah Pearse

390 pages • 2021 • 75 editions

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Stolen Tongues by Felix Blackwell

Stolen Tongues

Felix Blackwell

320 pages • 2017 • 14 editions

fiction horror dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan

Percy Jackson and the Olympians #4

The Battle of the Labyrinth

Rick Riordan

10h 31m • 2008 • 252 editions

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous funny fast-paced
The List of Suspicious Things by Jennie Godfrey

The List of Suspicious Things

Jennie Godfrey

456 pages • 2024 • 23 editions

fiction historical mystery dark emotional medium-paced
Quite Ugly One Morning by Christopher Brookmyre

Jack Parlabane #1

Quite Ugly One Morning

Christopher Brookmyre

281 pages • 1996 • 14 editions

fiction crime mystery thriller dark funny mysterious fast-paced