Welcome to the Vaughan Public Libraries Reading Challenge for 2025!
Join us for our annual Reading Challenge! Stay tuned every month for themed lists and keep track of your reading journey with our Reading Log. Submit the log by email or in-person to be entered into the Grand Prize Draw! Remember to share your favourite reads with us on social media!
Submit your completed Reading Log with your contact info by December 31, 2025 to your local VPL library or e-mail it to librarian.librarian@vaughan.ca with “Reading Challenge 2025” in the subject line to be entered in the grand prize draw for a chance to win your choice of a private cooking session at VMC in the VSES Teaching Kitchen, or a guided maker session with one of our Creation Specialists at Pierre Berton Resource Library or Civic Centre Resource Library. Limit one entry per person.
– J A N U A R Y –
READ A BOOK WITH ‘HOW TO’ IN THE TITLE
Happy New Year! Set the tone for the new year by reading books that start with ‘how to’ in the title!
– F E B R U A R Y –
READ A BOOK ABOUT NATURE
February’s challenge is to read a book about nature! Explore these books with characters who go toe-to-toe with the wild.
– M A R C H –
READ A CLASSIC YOU ALWAYS MEANT TO READ
March’s challenge is to read a classic! Take a look back to these classics that have withstood the test of time.
– A P R I L –
READ A BOOK BY A FEMALE AUTHOR
Ease into April by reading a book by a female author! This list highlights previous VPL book club selections that feature female authors.
– M A Y –
READ A BOOK BY A PROLIFIC AUTHOR
Check out what the hubbub is about by reading books by prolific authors for May! These authors have all written at least 20 works.
– J U N E –
READ A BOOK ABOUT ART
Step into a romantic summer this June by checking out stories about art, artists, and lovers of both.
– J U L Y –
READ A BOOK SET IN THE FUTURE
Stretch your legs by the pool this July with these books that delve into a world of time travel, romance, and dystopias!
– A U G U S T –
READ A BOOK BY A CANADIAN AUTHOR
Get to know the people and places around you by checking out these books by Canadian authors!
– S E P T E M B E R –
READ A BOOK WITH ‘SECRET’ IN THE TITLE
Sniff out some hidden gems by burying your nose in these titles!
– O C T O B E R –
READ A BOOK WITH AN ANIMAL ON THE COVER
Check out these 2025 releases with feathered and furry companions on the cover!
– N O V E M B E R –
READ A BOOKER PRIZE NOMINEE
These novels have been selected as some of the best sustained works of fiction written in English, that speak of our current times and also join the pantheon of great literature.
– D E C E M B E R –
READ A STAFF PICK
Who doesn’t love a good recommendation? Who better to ask than the staff at your local library?! For our final Reading Challenge of 2025, choose a sure thing from one of the picks our staff at VPL have been reading and loving!