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Support Your Local Library

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63 participants (1,023 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
How to Leave the House by Nathan Newman

How to Leave the House

Nathan Newman

320 pages • paperback • 2024

fiction lgbtqia+ literary funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced
History Decoded: The 10 Greatest Conspiracies of All Time by Brad Meltzer

History Decoded: The 10 Greatest Conspiracies of All Time

Brad Meltzer

6 hours, 8 minutes • audio • 2013 user-added

nonfiction historical history mystery dark mysterious fast-paced
Chouette by Claire Oshetsky

Chouette

Claire Oshetsky

6 hours, 19 minutes • audio • 2021

fiction literary magical realism dark emotional medium-paced
The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells

The Invisible Man

H.G. Wells

6 hours, 14 minutes • audio • 1897

fiction classics science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark

Ring Shout

P. Djèlí Clark

5 hours, 36 minutes • audio • 2020

fiction fantasy historical horror adventurous dark tense fast-paced
What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

What Moves the Dead

Sworn Soldier #1

T. Kingfisher

5 hours, 25 minutes • audio • 2022

fiction horror lgbtqia+ dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Casino Royale by Ian Fleming

Casino Royale

James Bond (Original Series) #1

Ian Fleming

4 hours, 41 minutes • audio • 1953

fiction classics mystery thriller adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
Kin by Kealan Patrick Burke

Kin

Kealan Patrick Burke

280 pages • digital • 2011 user-added

fiction horror mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Bochica: A Novel by Carolina Flórez-Cerchiaro

Bochica: A Novel

Carolina Flórez-Cerchiaro

256 pages • digital • 2025

fiction horror dark mysterious medium-paced
But Not Too Bold by Hache Pueyo

But Not Too Bold

Hache Pueyo

160 pages • digital • 2025

fiction fantasy horror lgbtqia+ romance dark mysterious fast-paced