Winter Reading Challenge
From now until January 31, the Novi Public Library is participating in “Be a Reading Machine,” a Winter Reading Challenge sponsored by Beanstack and Baker & Taylor. We challenge our community to read at least 50,000 minutes during the month and keep track of their reading on our Beanstack site, the Beanstack mobile app or picking up a physical bingo sheet from the Library. Complete four in a row to receive a bingo and be entered to win a coupon to the iCube Makerspace. Thousands of libraries and schools across the nation are competing for a chance to win cash prizes, an author visit, a virtual writing workshop or signed books for their community. This reading challenge is open to all ages!
Women's History Reading Challenge
March is Women’s History Month! Celebrate the contributions made by women, past and present, to American culture by checking out our Women’s History Month Reads book lists. You’ll find an extensive offering of titles available on NPL’s bookshelves and online in our Digital Library. Patrons who read at least 600 minutes throughout the month (or just over 21 minutes per day) and log their reading in Beanstack, have the chance to win a book bundle with titles by women authors and/or illustrators. This reading challenge is open to all ages!
2025 Adult Year Long Reading Challenge
Read all year with us! This year’s adult reading challenge will be a bingo sheet you will turn in at the end of the year. You log your reading on a physical paper log found at the 2nd Floor Information Desk or digitally using the Beanstack app! Complete at least one bingo to be entered into a raffle for a prize. Complete the entire bingo card and receive an entry into the Grand Prize drawing! We will continue to have displays on the 2nd floor to help you find books related to the challenge. Three 2nd place winners and 1 grand prize winner will be chosen in January 2026. Happy Reading!
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten - Raising a Reader in Novi
This year round preschool reading program supports parents and caregivers in the goal of reading 1,000 books with their children before they enter kindergarten. It is never too early to begin developing enjoyable reading experiences with children and contribute toward their readiness to learn to read when they enter school. Login to your Beanstack account on a computer, download the app, or use a paper log to keep track of your child’s reading. For every 100 books logged, stop by the first floor information desk with your child to claim a prize! When your child completes reading all 1,000 books, pick-up their party-to-go bag at the 1st Floor Information Desk. Thank you to the Friends of the Novi Library for sponsoring this program!
500 Books Before Middle School
This self-paced reading challenge allows participants to create or improve their reading routine as they log books THEY want to read. Perfect for all readers in Kindergarten through 6th grade, including those who have completed the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten Challenge. For every 100 books logged (picture books, early readers, chapter books, graphic novels, audiobooks, etc.) stop by the first floor information desk to claim a prize!
500 Books Before Middle School Log
100 Books Before Graduation
This self-paced reading challenge allows participants to create or improve their reading routine as they log books THEY want to read. Perfect for all readers in 7th through 12th grade. For every 50 books logged (fiction, nonfiction, graphic novels, audiobooks, biographies, etc.) stop by the first floor information desk to claim a prize! 100 Books Before Graduation Log