The Billerica Public Library is excited to be a reading partner for the 2025 Reading Challenge hosted by the Massachusetts Center for the Book. This 12 month, 12 book challenge features a different prompt for every month of the year. Participating is as easy as 1, 2, 3!
How the Challenge Works
- Choose a book that fits the monthly challenge.
- Read the book.
- Fill out this form to tell the Mass. Center for the Book about the book.
Prizes
- Dedicated readers will be invited to a year-end celebration hosted by Mass Center for the Book.
- There will be a drawing by the Mass Center for the Book of two names on the last day of each month to win a free book! Make sure you get those entries in before the end of the month.
- If you read a book each of the 12 months, you be entered into a drawing to win 1 or 2 totes filled with books by the Mass Center for the Book.
Tips
- Using their submission manager, you will be able to log in and access the entries you’ve logged throughout the year.
- Keep an eye on our website, social media, and main floor book displays throughout the year for monthly book recommendations!
The Monthly Challenge
- January: A book published on or about the year you were born
- February: A book with the name of a city in the title
- March: A book about someone with a marginalized identity
- April: A book about books, bookstores, or libraries
- May: A book with a first sentence of eight words or less
- June: A book that spans multiple generations
- July: A book you were drawn to by its cover
- August: A book with a protagonist who is a teenager or senior citizen
- September: A book told in non-chronological order
- October: A book published by a Massachusetts press
- November: A cookbook or book about food
- December: Another book by an author you’ve already read