Captain’s logs and ship’s logs have a rich history, and provide insight into how life on seafaring vessels went (and still go today). Continue this tradition by keeping track of what, where, and how you read this summer.
Do something nice and show kindness to others! These activities are great ways to show your generosity.
Small gestures make the most difference on a daily basis. It's easy to get so preoccupied with our own lives that we forget about others, but with just one simple act of kindness, we can change the way someone else's day goes, and we can better ourselves and the world in the process. This challenge is designed for you to take the time to do something for someone else — and hopefully they will pay it forward to the next person!
For Black History Month, we're reading Afrofuturism* books inthe month of February. Read a book andlog it to receive February's prize.
*Afrofuturism is a cultural aesthetic that combines science-fiction, history and fantasy to explore the African-American experience and aims to connect those from the black diaspora with their forgotten African ancestry. See our reading list for suggested titles.
For the third month of the year, we're focusing on three book trilogies. Read a book that's part of a trilogy to receive March's prize.
The Big Read Hudson Valley is an area wide reading of a selected title. This year we're reading The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros. Read it, or another title from our suggested April list, and log it to receive April's prize.
For National Bike Month, we're reading bicycle themed books inthe month of May. Read a bike themed book andlog it to receive May's prize.
For LGBT+ Pride Month we're reading queer romances in the month of June. Read a queer romance and log it to receive June's prize.
It's Summer Reading time, and to tie-in with our Summer Reading Theme we're reading ocean themed books in the month of July. Read an ocean themed book and log it to receive July's prize.
It's HOT out there! We're reading beach themed books in the month of August. Read a beach book and log it to receive August's prize.
It's Back to School time and we're reading school themed stories in the month of September. Read a school themed book and log it to receive September's prize.
With Halloween on the way, we're reading gothic horror books in the month of October. Read some gothic horror and log it to receive October's prize.
For Native American Heritage Month, we're reading books by Indigenous authors in the month of November. Read one and log it to receive November's prize.
The end of the year is always busy, so we're reading novellas in the month of December. Read one of these short books and log it to receive December's prize.