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Read Great Things Challenge

The official landing site for the Durham Tech Library's annual category-based recreational reading challenge-- the Read Great Things Challenge!

2019 Reading 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

Winner, Winner!

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

Read Great Things 2019 mug with lid

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