MCB 2023 Reading Challenge Toolkit
Starting up your reading list for the New Year? Looking for a fun, unique reading challenge to take on in 2023? Then join us in participating in the Massachusetts Center for the Book 2023 Reading Challenge!
Read a book of your choice that fits the theme of each month’s challenge.
The themes for each month of 2023 are:
January: a book less than 100 pages in length
February: a book set in your hometown/city or state
March: a Mass Book Awards honoree
April: a collection of poetry
May: a book on nonfiction on a subject new to you
June: a book set in a country you’ve never visited
July: a book borrowed from your local library
August: a book in translation
September: a book whose author shares your first or last name
October: a bestseller from the year you turned 18
November: a book recommended by a local bookseller
December: a book published in 2023
How you or your library community can participate:
- Sign up at massbook.org/readingchallenge
- Choose a book that fits the monthly challenge
- After you read, fill out a short form to tell Mass Center for the Book about the book
- That’s it! If you read at least one book, you will be invited to a year-end celebration hosted by Mass Center for the Book. If you read a book in each of the 12 months, you will be entered in a drawing to win 1 of 2 totes filled with books and Massachusetts goodies
To help promote to your library community & patrons:
Program resources including flyers and social media graphics.
Monthly challenge button images to use for beanstack, stickers, displays, etc.