New Rochelle Public Library 2024 Reading Challenge

Join members of our community on your 2024 reading journey. The NRPL 2024 Reading Challenge encourages you to expand your reading horizons and discover new genres, authors and even continents. Each month, read a book that fits the reading challenge criteria listed below – select your own title or choose one from our librarian-curated list.

How the Challenge Works

• Select a book that meets the month’s Challenge criteria. The book can be in print, audio or digital format.
• Once you finish the book, fill out a brief form (by the end of the month) indicating the book title, author and your impression of the book. Links to each month’s form are provided below.
• We will hold quarterly community conversations for readers to share their titles and impressions of their chosen books.
• We will also have quarterly drawings for fun reading related gifts and prizes. All winners must have completed the challenges and furnish a library card.

Monthly Challenge Criteria for Choosing Your Book

JANUARY
Start off the year exploring new authors by reading a 2023 debut. (Tip: Search for the genre “Debut title” or select a book from this list.)

Fill out this form to submit your January book

FEBRUARY
Read a romance or love story starring Asian characters. (Here are some suggestions.) 

Fill out this form to submit your February book

MARCH
Read a book from the last five years that’s been adapted  into a movie or TV series. (Tip: Search for the genre ” Page to Screen” or select a book from this list)

Fill out this form to submit your March book

APRIL
Celebrate National Poetry Month by reading a book of poems. (Here are some suggestions.)

Fill out this form to submit your April book

MAY
Read a standalone manga or the first volume of a manga series. (Here are some suggestions.)

Fill out this form to submit your May book

JUNE
Keep it quick by reading a novella. (Here are some suggestions.) 

Fill out this form to submit your June book

JULY
Read a book set in Australia or New Zealand. (Here are some suggestions.)

Fill out this form to submit your July book

AUGUST
Enjoy a mix of magic and the macabre with a dark fantasy. (Here are some suggestions.)

Fill out this form to submit your August book

SEPTEMBER
Get ready for the coziest season by reading a cozy mystery. (Here are some suggestions.)

Fill out this form to submit your September book

OCTOBER
Embrace the scary by reading a creepy horror novel or ghost story. (Here are some suggestions.)

Fill out this form to submit your October book

NOVEMBER
Read a novel by an Indigenous author. (Here are some fiction and non-fiction suggestions)

Fill out this form to submit your November book

DECEMBER
Wrap up the year by reading an award-winning book from the last three years. 

Fill out this form to submit your December book