Welcome to the 2025 DCL Reading Challenge for adults and kids! Everything you need to get started on a year full of stories, surprises, and inspiration is here.
There are 12 new challenge items to keep you reading all year—you choose the books to fit each category, or you may pick a staff-recommended read from the curated lists below. You may also ask DCL staff in our libraries for their excellent recommendations. As in years past, if one book fits more than one category, you can count it twice!
Once you've finished the challenge and submitted your completed form, you'll be entered into our year-end random drawing for one of these awesome prizes:
Adult Challenge: $200 Shanahan's Steakhouse Gift Card
You can also find more recommendations on our staff picks lists. We hope you have fun discovering new books, authors, and genres as you expand your reading horizons!
If you signed up for the Reading Challenge and lost or didn't get the email with the unique link to your form, send us your email address and we'll resend the link. Please allow up to 24 hours for a reply.