Broader Bookshelf Reading Challenge

Ready to broaden your reading horizons? Here's how it works. 

Southeast Book Group

DISCOVER

Use fresh reading prompts each year to discover authors, genres and books you might not otherwise pick up. Current year's prompts are listed below. 

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SHARE

Take a photo of the book cover and share it on social media using #BroaderBookshelf.

Don't forget to jot each title down next to the prompt on your tracking sheet.You can check off more than one category with the same book!

Richland Library Edgewood

WIN

Complete all 14 reading prompts and e-mail a picture of your completed tracking record to readfreely@richlandlibrary.com. We’ll send a small prize to your preferred location for curbside pick-up and enter you into a drawing for a Richland Library #BroaderBookshelf tote bag. 

2022 Reading Prompts

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  1. Read a book suggested by a Richland Library staff member.
  2. Read a horror book.
  3. Read a book over 400 pages long.
  4. Read a historical fiction novel.
  5. Read a book by an author from an African nation.
  6. Read a self-improvement book.
  7. Read a book with a number in the title.
  8. Read a Blind Date with a Book selection (July & December).
  9. Read a memoir by someone who is not a celebrity. 
  10. Read a book with a character’s name in the title.
  11. Read a book from a celebrity book club.
  12. Read a fiction or nonfiction book set in California or New York.
  13. Read a book about religion (fiction or nonfiction) 
  14. Read a fiction or nonfiction book about a journey.

Find staff recommendations for each of the #BroaderBookshelf2022 prompts, here or try our personalized recommendation service, here. 

Past Challenges
Tales from La Vida

2021

Check out the 2021 prompts as well as staff recommendations, here. 

A Record of a Night Too Brief

2020

Check out the 2020 prompts as well as an array of staff recommendations, here. 

The Feather Thief Richland Library Broader Bookshelf

2019

Check out the 2019 prompts as well as an array of staff recommendations, here. 

Broader Bookshelf Challenge at Richland Library

2018

Check out the 2018 prompts as well as staff recommendations, here. 

Broader Bookshelf Challenge at Richland Library

2017

Check out the 2017 prompts as well as staff recommendations, here.