New Year, New Books: 2026 January Reading Challenge

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Children, Teens, Adults, Everyone

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Attention book-lovers of ALL ages! Did you score some new books over the holidays? Looking for a stack of new reads to check out from the library? Either way, winter is a perfect time to cozy up by a fireplace and lose yourself in a book with our January Reading Challenge.

Participating is simple: log each book you finish between January 1-31. Each book you log (up to a maximum of 10 books) earns you a raffle ticket to enter into our ticket drawings for a variety of local gift cards. Prizewinners will be drawn and notified on Monday, February 2. Every participant who reads at least one book receives a free Galesburg Public Library car magnet or vinyl sticker! To claim your magnet or sticker, stop by the Reference Desk or Children’s Library desk by February 2.

To participate online, visit https://galesburglibrary.beanstack.org/. To participate using a paper reading log, download the PDF attached here.