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2025 - Library Loans
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Since I want to read more books I own to make a dent in that list, I will only go for Level 4 on this one ;-)1. Gay Girl, Good God: The Story of Who I Was and Who God Has Always Been
2. Amil and the After
3. Rediscovering Christmas: Surprising Insights into the Story You Thought You Knew
4. The White Darkness
5. The Forgotten Garden
6. Tracking Tilly
7. The Weight of Sand: My 450 Days Held Hostage in the Sahara
8. A Night Divided
9. Of Water and the Spirit: Ritual, Magic, and Initiation in the Life of an African Shaman
10. Moomin: The Complete Tove Jansson Comic Strip, Vol. 01
11. Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop
12. How to Raise a Healthy Gamer: End Power Struggles, Break Bad Screen Habits, and Transform Your Relationship with Your Kids
13. How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child
14. Serial Burn
15. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
16. King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa
17. Rediscovering Israel: A Fresh Look at God's Story in Its Historical and Cultural Contexts
18. Short Stories by Jesus: The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi
19. River Sing Me Home
20. You: The Story: A Writer's Guide to Craft Through Memory
21. The Secret Society of Salzburg
22. Taste of Home Mediterranean Favorites: Hundreds of Recipes to Savor the Good Life
23. Milk Street: Tuesday Nights: More than 200 Simple Weeknight Suppers that Deliver Bold Flavor, Fast
24. Blessed Are the Misfits: Great News for Believers who are Introverts, Spiritual Strugglers, or Just Feel Like They're Missing Something
25. Becoming MomStrong: How to Fight with All That's in You for Your Family and Your Faith
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I'm in for level 3.14/31-50 library loans read, so far.
I'm in. Like Staci, no specific level. I also participate to see how many library books I actually read each year. Like Hannah, I also hope to use my church's library in addition to our public library system.1. Always Look Twice by Elizabeth Goddard (1/9/25)
2. Don't Keep Silent by Elizabeth Goddard (1/19/25)
3. Books by Horseback: A Librarian's Brave Journey to Deliver Books to Children by Emma Carlson Berne (2/5/25)
4. Beatrix Potter, Scientist by Lindsay H. Metcalf (2/5/25)
5. Abigail Adams by P.S. Wells / PeggySue Wells (2/9/25)
6. Sabotaged Mission by Tina Radcliffe (2/13/25)
7. Eliminating the Witness by Jordyn Redwood (2/14/25)
8. Kiss the Bride: Three Summer Love Stories by Robin Lee Hatcher (2/15/25)
9. Treacherous Escape by Kellie VanHorn (2/16/25)
10. Ambush in the Mountains by Mary Alford (2/18/25)
11. This Time Around by Denise Hunter
12. Storm Warning by Elizabeth Goddard
13. Say I Do by Rachel Hauck
14. The Loved One by Catherine Palmer
15. The Long March Home by Marcus Brotherton
16. Lights Out by Natalie Walters
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2024 is the first time after many years of checking out a book from the library. I did it primarily to read books for challenges I wouldn't have otherwise read. Perhaps I will do it again in 2025. Level 1
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I'm in. I get most of my books from the library so I will go for Level 4 (51-80 books)
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I am in. Level 3. Print and Libby. Beth - ;)
in Calgary
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I'm in! Level 5. Visited Old Library of Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland) and it is amazing!
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Curious question. Do you think Kindle Unlimited reads should count for this challenge? I haven’t in the past but it occurred to me it’s not that different from a library and they do use “checked out” and “return title” terms… 🤔
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Good question. I believe some count KU as part of the e-reader challenge, but can see how it fits here too since the books are "checked out". My own approach is to not count KU anywhere. There's not a wrong approach so please include where makes the most sense for you.
I seriously don't remember the last actual book I purchased. Since I work at a library, ALL of my books are from the library! I have purchased a few e-books but that's it. I'm not really planning to participate with this as a challenge, but it might be interesting for me to track books (or e-books) that I actually purchase! It's a REVERSE challenge! LOL
Staci wrote: "Hannah wrote: "Curious question. Do you think Kindle Unlimited reads should count for this challenge? I haven’t in the past but it occurred to me it’s not that different from a library and they do ..."I do count them for e-reader (which I define as anything on my phone, from NetGalley to Libby and archive.org)
Hannah wrote: "Staci wrote: "Hannah wrote: "Curious question. Do you think Kindle Unlimited reads should count for this challenge? I haven’t in the past but it occurred to me it’s not that different from a librar..."I count them as well as I consider KU as library books checked out from Amazon. I also count Hoopla as they come through my library.
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I'd like to hop in to this one. Level 5. Most of my books are borrowed so this will be a great place to keep track of the number.1.
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I did not meet my quota for this one. Only 26, instead of 31-50. My library does not get all the books I request.I broke it down to print and e-books. I prefer e-books; I can adjust the font. I had to return one print book unread, as the print was too small, even after I bought reading glasses.
1 A Token of Love
2 Navigating Eldercare & Dementia
3 Christmas at Sugar Plum Manor
4 Midnight on the Scottish Shore
5 Scone Cold Dead
6 A Promise Engraved
7 What Happens Next
8 Deadly Revenge
9 Shattered Sanctuary
10 Something Whiskered
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1 Requiem for a Mouse
2 Seaside Blessings
3 The Sea Before Us
4 The Sky Above Us
5 The Land Beneath Us
6 A Distant Melody
7 Serial Burn
8 Storm Warning
9 With Every Letter
10 Blame the Beignets
11 Break My Fall
12 Sunrise Reef
13 On Distant Shores
14 In Perfect Time
15 The Single Dad's Holiday Match
16 Two Seconds Two Late
Beth - ;)
in Calgary
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I broke it down to print and e-books. I prefer e-books; I can adjust the font. I h..."
So close! 26 is good use of your library.
I checked out 25 books from the library this year.
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Nice! I'm good at checking them out, but not so good at actually reading them. LOL.
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Christian Fiction Devourers
Books mentioned in this topic
Goodbye, Mr. Terupt (other topics)Esther's Gift: A Mitford Christmas Story (other topics)
The Apothecary's Daughter (other topics)
The Christmas List (other topics)
The Big Four (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Robin Lee Hatcher (other topics)Denise Hunter (other topics)
Emma Carlson Berne (other topics)
Lindsay H. Metcalf (other topics)
P.S. Wells / PeggySue Wells (other topics)
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#1 George Peabody Library in Baltimore
#2 Library of Strahov Monastery (Prague, Czech Republic)
#3 Wiblingen Monastery Library (Ulm, Germany)
#4 Stephen A Schwarzman Building at the New York Public Library
#5 Old Library of Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland)
See the full list here: https://www.architecturaldigest.com/g...
LEVELS:
Level 1: 1-10 books
Level 2: 11-30 books
Level 3: 31-50 books
Level 4: 51-80 books
Level 5: 81+ books
Respond with “I’m in!” and your level if you are going to participate in this challenge.