2025 Winter Reading Challenge

It's time to get cozy...

Finally, a contest you can participate in from the comfort of your couch. Sign up online beginning Wednesday, Jan. 1 and use our online form to log your hours spent reading throughout January and February.

Collect up to seven raffle tickets toward a grand-prize drawing and unlock bonus activities as you track your progress.

Participants will be automatically entered into the drawing with the number of raffle tickets they've earned by Friday, Feb. 28.

Winners will be contacted Monday, March 18.

This challenge is open to teens and adults.

My Reading Log

How It Works

Sign up to participate using the online form.

Log your hours spent reading. Every five hours of reading counts as a milestone. Each time you complete a new milestone, mark it as finished online.

Earn up to six raffle entries. As you complete milestones, the raffle counter will tally the number of entries you have earned in the grand-prize drawing.

Once you log 30 hours, be sure to pick up your custom-made, complimentary sticker at any branch!

Participants will be automatically entered into the grand-prize drawing Friday, Feb. 28 according to their raffle counter. For example, if you read 15 hours and check off three milestones, you automatically earn three raffle entries.

Winners will be drawn and contacted Monday, March 18. One teen and one adult winner will be selected at each branch to win themed gift baskets.

Earn a Seventh Raffle Ticket

Earn one extra raffle ticket by completing five of the following bonus activities. Be sure to check them off on your online form!

• Drink a hot beverage while reading a book.
• Read a new-to-you genre.
• Stream a winter-themed playlist on Freegal.
• Attend a Winter Reading Challenge tie-in program.
• Take a selfie reading outdoors.
• Read a book with snow on the cover.
• Check out a DIY book.
• Make a recipe from a cookbook.
• Attend a book club.
• Listen to an audiobook on Libby while exercising.