Join Howard County Library System's (HCLS) program to track your reading, play fun educational mini-games, and find missions full of activities! Discover HCLS e-resources along the way!
Earn points and unlock badges as you go. A new Mission will be added every Monday.
Earn 1 point for each Mission you complete or book you log. Missions may be completed in any order. Each book logged as part of a mission earns 1 bonus point.
Activities may be adjusted as appropriate for each child.
You may adjust activities as appropriate for you.
The challenge runs from September 1 to November 30. We encourage you to read in whatever format you like the most: audiobooks, e-books, graphic novels, and hold-in-your-hands books — they all count towards your reading goal!
Create your own reading challenges or use our list of suggestions. All challenges can be repeated as many times as you like!
Wrap up 2021 and kick off 2022 with a good book! Join our Winter Reading Challenge for a list of intriguing and fun reading challenges. Pick you own books or use our challenges to inspire your Winter Reading!
Fall is here! The days are getting shorter, the leaves are getting crunchier, and the pumpkin spice lattes are flowing. Join our Fall Reading Challenge for a list of intriguing, thought-provoking, and fun reading challenges. Pick you own books or use our challenges to inspire your Fall Reading!
Track your reading, play fun educational mini-games, and find missions full of activities. Discover HCLS eResources along the way. Earn points and unlock badges!
A new Mission will be added weekly starting September 1 through November 22. Earn 1 point for each Mission you complete or book you log. Missions may be completed in any order. Each book logged as part of a mission earns 1 bonus point.
The weather might be frightful but reading is always delightful! Join Howard County Library System's Winter Reading Challenge for a list of intriguing, thought-provoking, and fun reading challenges.
Earn 3 points for each book you read and log before February 28th. Reading and logging 3 books will "complete" the Adult Winter Reading Challenge but you can continue to earn additional points by logging additional books from the challenge list.