Read Great Things Challenge

• A book that will help you with one of your personal goals
• A book by or about someone you admire
• A social science book [nonfiction books about society and the relationships among individuals within a society, including psychology, sociology, anthropology, economics, political science, history, public health, and communication books, among others]
• A book published in the decade you were born
• An epistolary book or a book that contains epistolary parts [a book written using diary, journal, newspaper, or letter entries]
• A book you’ve been putting off but—you swear!--you really do want to read
• A reimagining of a classic tale or work of literature
• A book about or that features college or higher education
• A book about an immigrant or immigration
• A book about technology
• A book by a North Carolina author or that takes place in North Carolina
• A book suggested by a Durham Tech librarian either in-person or on the Durham Tech Library Blog

Each year, winners of the Read Great Things Challenge can opt into getting a prize to celebrate their accomplishment.

The 2019 prize was a cork-bottomed mug with a lid (since all drinks in the library need to have a lid).