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2019 Reading Challenge
Reading Challenge for January
Read a book you've been meaning to read.
Recommended reads.
Best books of 2018: Children (ages 0-7) -- Children (ages 8-12) -- Teens -- Adult Fiction -- Adult Nonfiction
Reading Challenge for April
Read a children's book.
- Every Child Ready to Read
- Recommended reads: Children's Choices.
Reading Challenge for May
Read a graphic novel.
- AACPL Comic Con 2019
- Recommended reads: Graphic Novel booklist
Reading Challenge for July
Read a science book.
Diversity Awareness Month
Read a book by or about someone who is different from you.
Reading Challenge for September
Read a book that was banned or challenged.
Book recommendations.
Reading Challenge for November
Read a book written by someone from Maryland.
Final 2019 Reading Challenge!
Read a book published in 2019.
Best of 2019:
Adult
Teen
Children (Birth - 7)
Children (8 - 12)
How to enter
- Sign up now and register for the 2019 Reading Challenge
- Read a book related to the monthly challenge
- Mark the monthly badge as “complete”
You may complete the challenges ahead of time and in any order, but to be eligible for the monthly raffle, you must have completed the challenge for that month (for example, you must have completed the February challenge to be eligible for the February raffle).
Prizes
One gift card from a local restaurant will be raffled off each month of 2019. Gift cards were generously donated by:
- Mission BBQ
- Squisito
- More to come!
Rules
Timing: The promotion starts at 9 a.m. ET on January 1, 2019 and ends at 5 p.m. ET on December 31, 2019.
Notification: Winners will be contacted by the library and allowed to choose from the selection of remaining gift cards. Winners must be able to pick up their prize at an AACPL location.
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