Reading Challenge
This year, Toronto Public Library invites you to start your reading journey and discover new books, authors and genres. Read or listen to books in a variety of different categories for a chance to win prizes.
Reading Challenge Bingo Card
Download the fillable, printable Reading Challenge form (PDF).
How to participate
- Start at any time of the year by reading books to fit the different categories.
- Read widely. Try books you wouldn't normally read, in any format you like and interpret the categories as broadly as you'd like.
- Connect with other readers. Join the discussion on Facebook or attend a Reading Challenge event.
- Win prizes. Complete the online survey (available later in 2026) and share your booklist to be entered into a random draw for a prize pack.
The Challenge
Using the Reading Challenge Bingo card, read books to complete one line, three lines or the full card in order to complete your personal reading challenge.
We'll be posting recommendations for each category over the course of the year in the order they're listed here:
Categories
- 1960-69
- 2SLGBTQ+ history
- About a book
- Character in disguise
- Cold weather
- Disability joy (see definitions)
- Dual perspectives
- Element in title
- Family saga
- First in a series
- Indigenous poetry
- In Quebec
- Multiple authors
- Musician
- Mythical creature
- On the water
- Overcoming adversity
- Published in 2026
- Revenge
- Short story
- Small town
- Unlikely friendship
- Warm weather
- Workplace
Definitions
- Disability joy
- Disability joy focuses on feelings of self-acceptance, happiness and pride in one's identity as a person with a disability. It resists the stigmas and myths often associated with disability.
Join the Facebook group
Share reading recommendations with fellow readers at the TPL Reading Challenge Facebook group.
