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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!

Read Great Things 2023 Challenge Completion Form

All done with your 2023 Read Great Things Reading Challenge? Ready to "win"? Fill out the online form [preferred] or fill out the checklist and email or turn it in to one of the Durham Tech Library locations.

2023 Reading Challenge

Durham Tech Library Read Great Things Challenge 2023

  • A book with an animal, vegetable, or mineral in the title

  • A book in a completed series of two or more books

  • A book about or featuring a game

  • Genre challenge—Pick one: Historical nonfiction, microhistory, historical fiction, or alternate history

  • An author’s first book

  • A book in a format you don’t usually read (audio, ebook, graphic novel, etc.)

  • A book to improve your mental or physical health  

  • A book about an experience different than your own

  • A book about teaching or learning

  • A book that piques your curiosity [free space!]

  • President JB Buxton’s Choice: A book about your local community and/or culture. Did you participate in a Durham Tech Reading Circle? You can count that book here, too! 

  • A book recommended by a Durham Tech Library staff member or on the Library blog