A year-long reading program for adults!
How it works: Read a book that matches this month's theme and be entered into a prize drawing. One entry per person per month.
Two ways to enter:
- Online: Click on the month below to fill out the form.
- In person: Grab an entry form at the library and return to any branch by the end of the month.
Rewards: Get a free book by completing 5 months of challenges. Get a 2nd free book by completing 10 months of challenges.
View the prize books: Fiction or Non Fiction. See one you like? Call 715-346-1289 or email us.
Monthly Challenges:
January:
"Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy" - Guillaume Apollinaire
Start the New Year by reading a book about happiness.
February:
Blind Date - It's back!
Go on a "Blind Date with a Book".
March:
"You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep spring from coming." - Pablo Neruda
Read a book about this beautiful season, Spring.
April:
"From there to here, and here to there, funny things are everywhere." - Dr. Seuss
Add a pinch of humor by reading a witty book.
May:
"A mentor is someone who allows you to see the hope inside yourself." - Oprah Winfrey
Read a book about mentors.
June:
"Live in the sunshine. Swim in the sea. Drink in the wild air." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Are you ready to travel? Read a book about Summer and travel.
July:
"Hobbies are great distractions from the worries and troubles that plague daily living." - Bill Malone
Read a book about wonderful hobbies and crafts.
August:
"The calling of the humanities is to make us truly human in the best sense of the word." - J. Irwin Miller
Treat yourself by reading a book about art and humanities.
September:
"It is possible to commit no errors and still lose. That is not a weakness. That is life." - Jean-Luc Picard (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
Read a Science Fiction book.
October:
"Let my heart be still a moment and this mystery explore..." - Edgar Allan Poe
Read a Mystery book.
November:
"The only person you need to be better than is the person you were yesterday." - Jenny Lawson
Read a book about personal growth and self improvement.
Portage County Public Library's most loved books in 2024
Questions? Contact us at 715-346-1548 or email us.