- Megan M.
- Thursday, March 14
Do you love historical fiction because it transports you to different times and places? Then the Broader Bookshelf 2024 Reading Challenge is perfect for you!
Hop in your time machine and check out the suggested titles for fulfilling each prompt.
Curious about the history of the challenge, and want to know more about the prizes? Check out this post.
2024 Prompts:
1. Read a book suggested by a Richland Library staff member.
Your friendly local library staff are more than happy to help you find a great book! Browse our Staff Picks. You can also get a Personalized Reading Recommendation.
2. Read a fiction or nonfiction title that confronts the topic of aging or death.
3. Read a book by or about someone that identifies as ability diverse.
4. Read a book set in Georgia or Alabama.
5. Read a book about war.
6. Read a graphic novel by a marginalized author or illustrator (BIPOC, or LGBTQIA+).
7. Read a Blind Date with a Book selection (March, July and December).
Be on the lookout for these special displays during the months of March, July and December at each location. Read a teaser description and choose a wrapped book for a surprise checkout!
8. Read a book with If or When in the title.
9. Read a book that takes place on a college or university campus.
10. Read a novel set in the 1980s.
11. Read a book based on the theme of addiction.
12. Read a book by or about someone from an Indigenous culture (Native American, Aboriginal, First Nations, etc.).
13. Read a book that has been on your TBR forever.
That book that has been sitting on your bedside table for a year? The book your best friend has been begging you to read? How about the one you bought and promptly stuck on your bookshelf never to have opened? Any and all of these will work!