Reading Challenges

Throughout the year, New Berlin Public Library has various reading challenges available for patrons to participate in! See our current seasonal challenges below, and look further down for our year-round ongoing challenges! There's something for all ages!

 

Seasonal Challenges

 

Monster Jam

Monster Jam Reading Challenge

For ages 2-12.
November 4, 2024 - January 11, 2025

Read books and earn a free kid’s ticket (with purchase of an adult ticket) to Monster Jam at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee from Jan 10-11, 2025.

Stop by the Youth Services Desk for more information and to get signed up!

Disney on Ice

Disney on Ice Reading Challenge

For ages 2-12.
December 2, 2024 -February 17, 2025

Read books and earn a free kid’s ticket (with purchase of an adult ticket) to Disney on Ice at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee from Feb 13-17, 2025.

Stop by the Youth Services Desk for more information and to get signed up!

Ongoing Challenges

1000 Book Before Kindergarten logo

1000 Books Before Kindergarten

For ages 0-5.

Welcome to the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten challenge! This challenge encourages you to read 1,000 books with your child before he or she enters kindergarten. Reading together helps develop important early literacy skills that provide a solid foundation for school and learning success. Plus, sharing stories together is fun!

Stop by the Youth Services Desk for more information and to get signed up!

500 Books Before Middle School

500 Books Before Middle School

For ages 6-11.

This program is for ages 6-11 and can be done on their own time alongside their school work.

Reading has so many benefits for children, including exercising their brains, improving concentration, teaching about the world around them, improving vocabulary and language, developing imagination and empathy, and achieving success in school.

Stop by the Youth Services Desk for more information and to get signed up!

2025 Reading Challenge

Year-Long Reading Challenge

For adults ages 18+.

Join us for our new Year-Long Reading Challenge for 2025!

Designed to keep you reading all year long, choose books that fit 12 of the 15 categories. Find your own book to fit the category, or look for a title from a librarian-curated list! 

Click the button below to learn more about this challenge and to sign up!