Adult Reader Challenges

Log your accomplishments in the Reader Zone app! Every challenge completed enters you to win a $10 gift certificate to a library book sale!

Set a Goal and Log Your Summer Reading
Set an attainable goal to challenge yourself to read this summer, whether it is just for fun or to help you expand your horizons! Log the books you read here in the app. If you meet your goal, you will be entered in a raffle to win $10 in free books at a library book sale!

Get Connected with Your Library
Do all of the following: 1) make sure you are signed up for one or more library email newsletters; 2) follow one or more libraries on Facebook and/or Instagram, and 3) share a social media post and/or recommend a book online and tag the library!

Attend the June 14th Summer Book Club
From 10-11:30am on Saturday, June 14, we will be discussing ‘Funny Story’ by Emily Henry in the Bloomsburg Public Library garden (or in the library living room in case of bad weather). Coffee, tea, and light snacks provided! Register here.

Attend the June 28th Summer Book Club
From 10-11:30am on Saturday, June 28, we will be discussing ‘The Women’ by Kristin Hannah in the Bloomsburg Public Library garden (or in the library living room in case of bad weather). Coffee, tea, and light snacks provided! Register here.

Attend the July 19th Summer Book Club
From 10-11:30am on Saturday, July 19, we will be discussing ‘The God of the Woods’ by Liz Moore in the Bloomsburg Public Library garden (or in the library living room in case of bad weather). Coffee, tea, and light snacks provided! Register here.

Attend the August 9th Summer Book Club
From 10-11:30am on Saturday, August 9, we will be discussing ‘James’ by Percival Everett in the Bloomsburg Public Library garden (or in the library living room in case of bad weather). Coffee, tea, and light snacks provided! Register here.

Attend an Author Talk
Attend any one of the following three online author talks at the Bloomsburg Public Library: 1) Lisa Jewell (Mon. 6/16 7pm); 2) Jodi Picoult (Mon. 7/14 7pm); 3) Freida McFadden (Mon. 8/4 7pm).

Make Bookish Conversation
Do any of the following: 1) recommend a book to someone, 2) read a book with a friend as a two-person book club; 3) ask a librarian for a recommendation for a new book to read based on your favorites.

Expand Your Reading Horizons
Do any one of the following: 1) try a fiction genre you have never read before; 2) read a banned book; or 3) read a non-fiction book about a topic you want to know more about.

Attend a Weekly Library Program
Attend a weekly library program that you’ve never been to before! Check out the events calendar on our library websites to find a program you are interested in – everything from Tai Chi to Bridge to Pinochle to Civic Conversations and more. Weekly adult programs are mostly held at the Bloomsburg Public Library. (Book club events and author talks do not count for this challenge.)

Become a Library Super User
Do all of the following: 1) Log in to the catalog on the website; 2) Download the Librista app. 3) search and use filters to limit your search results; 4) reserve a book; 5) ask a librarian about interlibrary loan.

Explore our Online Library
Do all four of the following activities on the ‘Online Library’ section of the BPL or CCTL websites: 1) Read an ebook, online audiobook, or online magazine article on Libby; 2) watch at least part of a video on Kanopy Plus; 3) read at least part of a graphic novel on Comics Plus, and 4) find any piece of interesting information on one of the state-provided POWER Library databases. (If you need help, ask a librarian!)

Become a Friend of the Library
Make a donation to become a Friend of the Library to the library or libraries of your choice! Donations of any amount will make you an annual member of the Friends of the Library organization for the Bloomsburg Public Library or the Traveling Library. (The Orangeville Public Library does not have a separate Friends organization, but relies on donations as well.) Our libraries do not receive full government funding and need to collectively raise $250,000 every year from generous library supporters who give $5, $500, or anything in between!

Support a Library Fundraiser
Our three libraries put on a variety of fun community fundraisers to help raise the the $250,000 we need to operate every year. Support an event like Library Bingo (Saturday, July 12), Verses in the Vineyard (August TBD), the Bloomsburg Library Book Sale (June 10-14), the Orangeville Library Book Sale (July 18-26), the Summer Read-A-Thon (all summer), or the Color Run (Saturday, August 2). Can’t attend? You can be a sponsor!

Advocate for Your Libraries
Write a letter of support to PA Senator Lynda Schlegel Culver, PA Representative Robert Leadbeter, and/or your local township or borough officials to let them know how much you enjoy using the public library and to ask them to provide more funding. Start at www.bloomsburgpl.org/advocate for addresses and online contact forms.4