Adult Reading Challenge
ADULT YEAR-LONG READING CHALLENGE
Let’s have some fun and read together! Fairfield Public Library is excited to continue offering a year-long adult reading challenge for 2026. Join in to explore different genres, discover new authors and be entered to win prizes! To complete the challenge, read just one book in each category by midnight on December 31st, 2026.
Register now and start logging!
Complete one book per month in that month’s genre. The format will be the same for every month with a new genre each month to help expand your reading. These are the genres for each month:
January 2026 – Defining Decades – Read a book that takes place or was written in the decade you were born.
February 2026 – Not-So-Little-Women – Books about any prominent woman in American history.
March 2026 – One Book One Town Selection – Read the One Book One Town title and any book with related theme.
April 2026 – Great American Reads – Read any title from PBS Great American Read or The Atlantic’s Great American Novels.
May 2026 – AAPI Month – Books celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander month.
June 2026 – Plant a Seed, Watch it Grow – Join in Summer Reading fun with books about gardening, life cycles or eco-themes.
July 2026 – Red, White & Blue – Grab any book with a red, white or blue cover.
August 2026 – All Booked Up – Read any book from our Book Club collections.
September 2026 – I Read Banned Books – Read challenged or banned books.
October 2026 – Creature Features – Books about vampires, werewolves, cryptids or any creepy creature.
November 2026 – Turtle Island – Books about America’s Indigenous people and culture.
December 2025 – By George! – Books about an American president – historical fiction counts too!
Challenges and Prizes
Up for a challenge? For every month that you participate and log in an activity, you will be entered into a monthly raffle for a $50 gift card to a local Fairfield business. Read 4 more books in the genre to get an additional raffle ticket for the monthly drawing! Decide which level you wish to achieve, read the required number of books each month and redeem your prize after December 31! Prizes are not cumulative. One prize, per person.
There are several ways to win a prize:
- Read the genre book for each month and log it as an activity in Beanstack. You will be entered into the monthly raffle.
- If you read a book in each genre every month from January to December 2026 for a total of 12 books, this will fulfill the suncatcher requirement.
- Read the genre book along with 4 other genre titles and log them in as an activity in Beanstack. You will earn an additional entry into the monthly raffle.
- If you read 5 books in each genre every month from January to December 2026 for a total of 60 books, this will fulfill the personalized beanie requirement.
When all 12 months are completed you will earn bragging rights and a digital finisher’s badge. Let’s have some fun!!!
FAQs:
- Do both fiction and non-fiction titles count towards the challenge?
- Yes! Either fiction or non-fiction titles can be read for any genre unless it isn’t possible to fit the category.
- Do audiobooks and graphic novels count in this challenge?
- Yes! Both audiobooks and graphic novels are perfectly acceptable.
- If I sign up for the challenge later in the year, can books I’ve already read be applied to the challenge or can I only count books that are read after I’ve officially registered?
- Any books read between the program start and end date can be counted towards the challenge, regardless of when you register, as long as they fulfill each genre.
- Can I read one book and apply it to multiple categories?
- Each title you read can only fulfill a single requirement.
- If I read a book for the challenge that I’ve already read before, does it still count?
- Yes! If you read through a book during the challenge, it can be used, regardless of how many times you’ve read it in the past.
- Where can I pick-up year-end prizes?
- Prizes can be picked up at the Main Library or Woods Library information desks in January 2027. For customized/personalized prizes, you will be contacted when they are ready for pickup.