The first is the 2009 100+ Reading Challenge. So far this year I have finished 162 books. There is no way I am going to make 200, but 100 is doable! The rules:
(1) You can join anytime as long as you don’t start reading your books prior to 2009.
2) This challenge is for 2009 only. The last day to have all your books read is December 31, 2009.
3) You can join anytime between now and December 31, 2009.
4) If you don’t have a blog, please join our Yahoo Groups.
5) When you sign up under Mr. Linky, list the direct link to your post where your 100+ books will be listed. If you list just your blog’s URL, it will be removed.
6) All books count: children’s, YA, adults, fiction, non-fiction, how-tos, etc.
7) Feel free to post in the comment section or on Yahoo Groups your monthly progress as well as your favorite books that month.
The second challenge that I am committing to today is the 2009 Support Your Local Library Challenge. I LOVE my library. It is very rare that they don't have the books I want to read, and they save me a fortune in money. I couldn't support my reading habit if it wasn't for the library! The details and the sign up post can be found here:
You all know what a supporter of the library my family and I are. What better way to pay homage than by having a reading challenge in 2009? Since we are all different, there will be three sizes of challenges.
** The first is to read 12 books from your local library in 2009.
** The second is to read 25 books from your local library in 2009.
** The third is to read 50 books from your local library in 2009.
You decide which one of the three challenges is best for you.
Here are the guidelines:
1) You can join anytime as long as you don’t start reading your books prior to 2009.
2) This challenge is for 2009 only. The last day to have all your books read is December 31, 2009.
3) You can join anytime between now and December 31, 2009.
4) When you sign up under Mr. Linky, list the direct link to your post where your library books will be listed. If you list just your blog’s URL, it will be removed. If you don’t have a blog, leave the URL blank.
6) Our goal is to read 12, 25, or 50 books checkout from our local library in 2009. Please decide which when you sign up and don’t change it.
7) These can be audios, downloads, children’s, YA. As long as it’s a book, format and target age group does not matter.
8) Feel free to post a link to your reviews in the comment section below. That way, we can visit your blog and read your review.
9) If you have any questions, feel free to ask below or email me at jkayeoldner@yahoo.com. Comments usually get a quicker response.
I think it is awesome that you are joining in. You are my hero for taking on 50 library books. I am too scared to take on that many. I'm committing to 25 though. If I do well, then I'll up the numbers in 2010.
ReplyDeleteI love my library as well. Not only do I get books, I use them for movies, tv shows, magazines, and cds.
ReplyDeleteI've read 112 this year so far. I've joined both of these today too!
ReplyDeleteWhoa! I can't believe how many books you read. Do you think that high-volume challenge makes you read faster than you normally would? I'm always interested in them, but I worry about forcibly increasing my speed. Or does it just make books more a priority (always a good thing!!)
ReplyDeleteCarolyn Jean, I don't think it makes me read faster than I normally would. I have read more than 150 already this year and that is despite the fact that I don't tend to read very much on the weekend's anymore!
ReplyDeleteLadytink, I am glad you have joined in!
Vickie, I couldn't live without mine!
J. Kaye, nearly everything I read comes from the library! The bigger challenge for me would be to read books that I actually own!
I have grown up loving the library. Now I take my kids and the actually beg to go! They are preschoolers and when we drive past without stopping they get very upset! We checkout several books at a time and renew them over the phone until everyone is done! I love your blog. I love history and love to write. I prefer young adult fiction even thou I am nearly 40 - romance doesn't really keep my interested. I just started blogging with my kids - we love it!
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting this - I'm going to have to give it a try. If for nothing else than to find out how many books I really read in a year. =)
ReplyDeleteLove this idea. cannot wait to get started
ReplyDeleteMarg thanks so much for posting this. I signed up for the 100 book challange.
ReplyDeleteThat's a lot of books you've read so far! Wow, ok, I'm a bit speechless right now :)
ReplyDeleteHave fun with your challenges!
Thanks for the link to the Support Your Local Library Challenge, Marg!
ReplyDeleteI am sure you will easily read at least 100 books again next year. I like the idea of reading from your local library. I am making next year a year of reading books from my own library!
ReplyDeleteThe problem for me is that I also need to read some of my own books as well!
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