2025 Reading Challenges
The Mammen Family Public Library invites readers of all ages to take part in our year long reading challenges! In 2025, we will have two reading challenges; Broaden Your Shelf and 25 Years of Best Sellers Challenge. These challenges are available both digitally on Beanstack or via a paper tracker available at the Info Desk. These challenge will run from January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2025. You can join the challenge at any time throughout the year.
Broaden Your Shelf 25th Anniversary:
This is a reading challenge that is designed to help readers expand their horizons and pick up books that they might not normally read! We have chosen 12 categories, as well as a bonus category, to enrich your reading experiences throughout 2025. This special edition of Broaden Your Shelf features reading challenges related to a 25th anniversary, the past 25 years, or libraries. Join the challenge on Beanstack or pick up a paper tracker to view the complete list of challenges. The challenge will run from January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2025.
- A book with the word ‘silver’ in the title
- A book about an anniversary/celebration/milestoneÂ
- A book about a library
- A book published in 2025
- A book that takes place in a rural area
- A book that has a silver or metallic cover
- A book written by an author celebrating their 25th publishing anniversary
- A book about growth/change/development
- A book that was adapted into a movie within the past 25 years
- A book from the first genre that you fell in love with
- The 25th book on the shelf (starting from anywhere)
- A book about the passage of timeÂ
25 Years of New York Times Best Sellers:
This challenge invites you to expand your reading horizons by selecting one book from each of the New York Times Best Seller lists published in the past 25 years. Read at least one book from each year and discover memorable reads that have resonated with readers over the decades and made literary history. The challenge will run from January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2025.