Another year of the Great Reading Challenge is coming to a close. We hope you’ve read lots of great books in 2024! Please submit the total number of books or minutes you’ve read by the end of the day on Jan. 1, 2025, using the form below.
You can register for the 2025 Challenge in person at the Great Reading Challenge 10 Year Celebration Party on Saturday, Jan. 11, from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Drop in to talk books, enjoy snacks, and meet fellow GRC participants! Online registration, registration on the Beanstack app, and paper forms at the library will be available after Jan. 11.
If you want to get started right away on the 2025 Great Reading Challenge, the January Reading Roulette Category is: Read a new book. Read a book that was published in the last six months.
Thank you for your continued participation in the Great Reading Challenge! We help keep Dubuque reading. If you have any comments or questions, feel free to email the GRC creator Librarian Angie at ajohnson@carnegiestout.org.
GRC READING LEVELS
If you choose to track books read in 2024:
- BRONZE LEVEL = 12-29 books
- SILVER LEVEL = 30-49 books
- GOLD LEVEL = 50-69 books
- PLATINUM LEVEL = 70-89 books
- DIAMOND LEVEL = 90-199 books
- GRC CHAMPION ALL-STAR = 200+ books
If you choose to track minutes read in 2024:
- BRONZE LEVEL = at least 78 hrs. (4680 min.)
- SILVER LEVEL = 156 hrs. (9360 min.)
- GOLD LEVEL = 208 hrs. (12,480 min.)
- PLATINUM LEVEL = 260 hrs. (15,600 min.)
- DIAMOND LEVEL = 312 hrs. (18,720 min.)
- GRC CHAMPION ALL-STAR = 728 hrs. (43,680 min.)
2024 Reading Roulette Categories
December: Season’s Readings
Read a book with a seasonal or holiday theme (winter, fall, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, spring, Easter, etc.) and it will count as two books read for the challenge. Happy reading!
November: Western Theme
Read a book with a Western setting or about whatever Western means to you… that could be a story set in the Western United States, the West End of London, or Western Iowa, or a classic Western cowboy adventure. Read a book in this category for the month of November and it will count as two books read for the challenge!
October: Animal Cover
If you read a book with an animal on the cover this month, it will count as two books read for the challenge!
September: Cozy Mystery
Read a cozy mystery book during the month of September and it will count as two books read for the challenge. The cozier the better!
August: Sweet Treats
Read a book that features desserts or baking this month and it will count as two books read for the challenge!
July: What’s Your Name?
Read a book that starts with the first letter of your first name and it will count as two books read for the challenge.
June: Read a Book to Connect with Nature
Read a book about nature or that has some connection to nature. This could be a anything from a book with a tree on the cover to a book about climate change, a story that takes place in an outdoor setting, a book about hiking, a summer camp mystery, a beachy romance, etc.
May: Read a Book with a Competition or Race
This could be anything from sports to baking, or competing to woo a crush or win a job.
April: Spring Break Road Trip
Read a book that has a road trip theme or is set in a place you would like to visit (or road trip to). If you read a book with this theme in the month of April 2024, it counts as two books read for the GRC.
March: Reading Lucky
Do you have a lucky token, number or color? Read a book that is connected to your special good luck charm. Read a book this March that is connected to your lucky charm. If blue is lucky for you, you could read a book with a blue cover or a book that has the word “blue” in the title. If you have a lucky coin, perhaps read a book with coins on the cover or the main character is a coin collector. This monthly challenge can be completed easily, if you’re feeling lucky ????, and it counts as two books read for the GRC if completed in March. Happy Go-Lucky Reading!
February: Galentine’s Day
Read a book that features a strong female friendship. If you complete this category it will count as two books read or double the minutes read for the challenge!
January: Read a Novella
Read a book that is less than 200 pages long and it will count as two books read for the challenge or twice the amount of minutes it took to read your book.
- Join us on the Beanstack app for more reading challenges!
- Find reading recommendations from C-SPL Readers of the Month.
- See new titles available for check out.
4 thoughts on “2024 Great Reading Challenge”
How do we identify the roulette book we read on the Beanstack app so that it’s known we did it for it to count?
If you’re counting books, you can log a title as “February Reading Roulette” to have it count as two books read for that month’s category. If you’re tracking minutes, you can manually double the minutes.
When can we sign up for Great Reading Challenge 2024. I have been trying to sign up online but have not been able
Hello, registration will be available Feb. 1. You can sign up here, at the library, or on the beanstack app.