Up your reading game with the Winter Books & Bites Bingo reading challenge!
A reading challenge is a great way to set reading goals for yourself, discover new authors and genres, and have fun while doing it.
This year, we’re offering four smaller, seasonal bingo cards instead of two. Think of them as the appetizer to your reading life, designed to make you hungry for more books.
So get cozy, find a good book, and read!
How Do I Play?
From now through March 31, 2026, keep track of books you read or listen to by writing the title and author in the matching square. You may pair the prompt with an asterisk with one prompt without an asterisk. For teens and adults.
Complete all 9 squares for a chance to win a $50 Joseph-Beth gift card! You’ll also earn a special Books & Bites bookmark.
During the month of March, turn in your completed card at the Customer Service or Teen Desks, or use the form on our website.
What Are the Prompts?
Check out the list of reading prompts below or download the Winter Books & Bites Bingo card (PDF, 467KB).
- Attend (Not So) Silent Book Club on Tuesday, March 24 at 6:30 pm or read in the library for one hour
- A book set on a train or ship
- Listen to an audiobook with multiple narrators
- Plot includes a heist
- FREE SQUARE
- A book where the weather plays a major role
- Read The Anxious Generation or another book about mental health**
- Listen to an episode of the Books & Bites podcast
- A book that’s 200 pages or less*
*You may pair the prompt with an asterisk with one prompt without an asterisk.
**A Book Talk discussion of The Anxious Generation will be held on Thursday, Feb. 26 at 5 pm. Registration is required.
Need Suggestions for Your Squares?
Listen to the Books & Bites podcast, join the Books & Bites Facebook group, browse our online book lists, or sign up for the Books & Bites newsletter. Find them all on our Books & Bites webpage.