2026 Mass Center For the Book Reading Challenge

12 Months 12 Books

  • January: A book about or set in winter – Suggested related titles
  • February: A book outside your usual genres or come in to MPL to spin our Genre Wheel! Can’t stop by? Spin the virtual genre wheel online!
  • March: A book featuring an unlikely friendship
  • April: A short story or essay collection
  • May: A book set in Massachusetts
  • June: A book with a sympathetic villain
  • July: A book found at a Little Free Library, tag sale, or used bookstore
  • August: A book that could be considered taboo
  • September: A book about a journey
  • October: A mystery, thriller, or ghost story
  • November: An adult classic you’ve never read
  • December: A book that connects to your heritage or cultural identity

How the challenge works:

  • Choose a book that fits the monthly challenge.
  • After you read, fill out this form to tell Mass Center for the Book about the book.
    • Using their submission manager, you will be able to log in and access the entries you’ve logged throughout the year.
    • Dedicated readers will be invited to a year-end celebration hosted by Mass Center for the Book.
    • Mass Center will be drawing two names on the last day of each month to win a free book! Make sure you get your entries in before the end of the month.
    • 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.
    • Visit Mass Center for the Book for full information!