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In 2025, we will go on a tour of the most famous libraries in the world. They might be ancient or modern, but they were and are spectacular!

You only need to read one book for one task to receive a library card to the library of the month. You are welcome to read for as many tasks as you'd like though.

Duration: Sept. 1 - 30, 2025

Rules:
Books must be at least 140 pages.
Audio books must be at least 3 hours long.

The New York Public Library is awe-inspiring for its scope and breadth. As the third largest library in North America with more than 50 million items in its collection, it encompasses 87 libraries serving 3.5 million people across the state.

The Rose Main Reading Room acts as the centerpiece of the library, with grand arched windows along its 52-foot walls, and also featuring chandeliers, and a gilded and painted ceiling.

The library acquired America's first Gutenberg Bible, and also houses collections with a special emphasis on Americana literature and printed materials.

The library has made multiple appearances in feature films, as a key setting in the film The Day After Tomorrow and as a prominent backdrop in the original Ghostbusters, among others.

Tasks:
1. Read a book that is 3rd in its series.
2. Read a book set in North America.
3. Read a book that has between 87 to 3.5 million reviews
4. Read a book with flowers on the cover
5. Read a book with a window on the cover
6. Read a book where the MC acquires something important
7. Read a book that is tagged "Historical" and is set in the USA
8. Read a book where a real-life person is mentioned
9. Read a paranormal book
10. Read a book that you borrowed from a library

One Book = One Library Card (September)

September 2025
New York Public Library

1/1 FINISHED!!!!

Tasks:
1. Read a book that is 3rd in its series.
2. Read a book set in North America.
3. Read a book that has between 87 to 3.5 million reviews
4. Read a book with flowers on the cover
✅5. Read a book with a window on the cover
~ Ghostridden by E.J. Russell (9/1/2025),
6. Read a book where the MC acquires something important
7. Read a book that is tagged "Historical" and is set in the USA
8. Read a book where a real-life person is mentioned
9. Read a paranormal book
10. Read a book that you borrowed from a library

One Book
September 2025

The New York Public Library

1. Read a book that is 3rd in its series.
Murder at the Masked Ball 09/21

2. Read a book set in North America.
The Chow Maniac 09/20

3. Read a book that has between 87 to 3.5 million reviews
Dear Emmie Blue 09/11

4. Read a book with flowers on the cover
Ham Bones 09/09

5. Read a book with a window on the cover
What You Are Looking for is in the Library 09/14

6. Read a book where the MC acquires something important


7. Read a book that is tagged "Historical" and is set in the USA


8. Read a book where a real-life person is mentioned ==> several classics authors
The Queens of Crime 09/01

9. Read a paranormal book
Deadly Forecast 09/21

10. Read a book that you borrowed from a library
Murder at Gulls Nest 09/02

September One Book = One Library Card
New York Public Library
Read: 6/1

1. Read a book that is 3rd in its series - DS Walker #3
Opal by Patricia Wolf 4/9 3★
2. Read a book set in North America.
3. Read a book that has between 87 to 3.5 million reviews
The Amazing Mrs Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman 10/9 3.5★
4. Read a book with flowers on the cover
by Sophie Green 13/9 4★
5. Read a book with a window on the cover
by Stephanie Butland 15/9 3.5★
6. Read a book where the MC acquires something important
7. Read a book that is tagged "Historical" and is set in the USA
8. Read a book where a real-life person is mentioned - Prince Regent
Mother's Choice by Elizabeth Mansfield 2/9 2★
9. Read a paranormal book
10. Read a book that you borrowed from a library
Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up by Claire Wilcox 11/9 3.5★

One Book = One Library Card (September)
1. September to 30. September 2025

Progress: 6/1+

Tasks:
1. Read a book that is 3rd in its series.
2. Read a book set in North America.
Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury 9/19/25 - set in the US in the future.
3. Read a book that has between 87 to 3.5 million reviews
Kill Joy Holly Jackson 9/4/25 - 20,069 reviews
4. Read a book with flowers on the cover
The Making of a Marchioness / The Methods of Lady Walderhurst Frances Hodgson Burnett 9/23/25 - there are small flowers engraved on the cover in the red
5. Read a book with a window on the cover
Treasure Island Robert Louis Stevenson 9/3/25 - there are windows on the boat
6. Read a book where the MC acquires something important
7. Read a book that is tagged "Historical" and is set in the USA
The Witch of Blackbird Pond Elizabeth George Speare 9/8/25 - tagged historical and set in the US.
8. Read a book where a real-life person is mentioned
9. Read a paranormal book
10. Read a book that you borrowed from a library
Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow Jessica Day George 9/2/25 - Borrowed from an online library

One Book = One Library Card (September)

September 2025
New York Public Library

8/1

Tasks:
1. Read a book that is 3rd in its series.
✅2. Read a book set in North America. New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania
The Stranger by Harlan Coben Read 9/13/25
✅3. Read a book that has between 87 to 3.5 million reviews 20,070 reviews
What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall. Read 9/8/25
✅4. Read a book with flowers on the cover
. Read 9/2/25
✅5. Read a book with a window on the cover
Read 9/6/25

✅6. Read a book where the MC acquires something important
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine. Read 9/3/25.
Ella acquires freedom from the curse placed on her by the fairy
✅7. Read a book that is tagged "Historical" and is set in the USA
Little Souls by Sandra Dallas Read 9/12/25. Historical and set in Colorado
✅8. Read a book where a real-life person is mentioned
Out of the Woods: A Girl, a Killer, and a Lifelong Struggle to Find the Way Home by Gregg Olsen. Read 9/4/25 Oprah Winfrey
9. Read a paranormal book
✅10. Read a book that you borrowed from a library
Murder Gets a Makeover by Laura Levine Read 9/8/25

One Book = One Library Card (September)

Tasks: 8/10
1. Read a book that is 3rd in its series. - When Life Gives You Lululemons - 9/23/25
2. Read a book set in North America. - I Know This Much Is True - 9/4/25
3. Read a book that has between 87 to 3.5 million reviews - The Knight and the Moth - 9/10/25
4. Read a book with flowers on the cover - Things We Hide from the Light - 9/24/25
5. Read a book with a window on the cover - The September House - 9/14/25
6. Read a book where the MC acquires something important
7. Read a book that is tagged "Historical" and is set in the USA - The Berry Pickers - 9/30/25
8. Read a book where a real-life person is mentioned - Deep Cuts (various music artists) - 9/6/25
9. Read a paranormal book - Dead Witch Walking
10. Read a book that you borrowed from a library - The Last Precinct - 9/9/25

One Book Library - September 2025
New York Public Library

5/1



Tasks:

✅1. Read a book that is 3rd in its series.
Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez
Pages: 432
Finished 9/11/25 ⭐⭐⭐
Fits: This is the 3rd book in the Part of Your World series

✅2. Read a book set in North America.
Zero Day by David Baldacci
Pages 434
Finished 9/28/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Fits: Setting of this book is Drake, West Virginia which is in North America

3. Read a book that has between 87 to 3.5 million reviews
4. Read a book with flowers on the cover

✅5. Read a book with a window on the cover
The Senator's Wife by Liv Constantine
Pages: 320
Finished 9/1/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Fits: There is a window on the cover

✅6. Read a book where the MC acquires something important
The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore
Pages: 373
Finished 9/17/25 ⭐⭐⭐
Fits: Jeanie acquired her Aunt Dot's cafe.
...Dot could think of no one better to take over her beloved cafe than her favorite - and only, as Jeanie pointed out - niece. p 1

7. Read a book that is tagged "Historical" and is set in the USA
8. Read a book where a real-life person is mentioned
9. Read a paranormal book

✅10. Read a book that you borrowed from a library
Santa's Secret by Fern Michaels
Pages 304
Finished 9/22/25 ⭐⭐
Fits: Borrowed from the library - hard cover book

September One Book = One Library Card
New York Public Library
Read:

★1. Read a book that is 3rd in its series. The Girl With the Golden Gran 2/9
★2. Read a book set in North America. Sugar and Sliced 6/9
★3. Read a book that has between 87 to 3.5 million reviews Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers 5/9
★4. Read a book with flowers on the cover Pork Pie Pandemonium 7/9
★5. Read a book with a window on the cover Fooled Around and Spelled In Love 10/9
★6. Read a book where the MC acquires something important Betrayal Road 6/9
★7. Read a book that is tagged "Historical" and is set in the USA The Secret Garden 18/9
★8. Read a book where a real-life person is mentioned Barnum's Own Story: The Autobiography of P. T. Barnum 21/9
★9. Read a paranormal book Recovery Road 3/9
★10. Read a book that you borrowed from a library The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash (Light Novel) Vol. 7 3/9

One Book = One Library Card = New York Public Library
September 2025

My Library Card Challenge (msg 12)

Tasks/Books Planned ❱❱ 8
Books Read ❱❱ 9



☑️1. Read a book that is 3rd in its series
🔺#3 Maverick Billionaires
🔺Fearless In Love ❱❱ 09.18 ★★★★

☑️2. Read a book set in North America
🔺set in Maine
🔺Deliciously Obedient ❱❱ 09.01 ★★★★

☑️3. Read a book that has between 87 to 3.5 million reviews
🔺61,776 reviews
🔺Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake ❱❱ 09.17 ★★★

☑️4. Read a book with flowers on the cover
🔺flowers
🔺Almost a Bride ❱❱ 09.24 ★★★

☑️5. Read a book with a window on the cover
🔺window
🔺Bayou Baby ❱❱ 09.06 ★★★★

☑️6. Read a book where the MC acquires something important
🔺The Woman Left Behind ❱❱ 09.14 ★★★★

☑️7. Read a book that is tagged "Historical" and is set in the USA
🔺historical and set in western US
🔺The Richest Man in Texas ❱❱ 09.07 ★★★

☑️8. Read a book where a real-life person is mentioned
🔺Presidents Bush and Reagan mentioned
🔺Born to Be Badger ❱❱ 09.04 ★★★★

☑️9. Read a paranormal book
🔺mpg paranormal
🔺Protecting Truth ❱❱ 09.22 ★★★

One book one Library Card september

Tasks:
1. Read a book that is 3rd in its series.
2. Read a book set in North America.
Stranded: A Story of Frontier Survival - Matthew P. Mayo
3. Read a book that has between 87 to 3.5 million reviews
4. Read a book with flowers on the cover
5. Read a book with a window on the cover
6. Read a book where the MC acquires something important
7. Read a book that is tagged "Historical" and is set in the USA
8. Read a book where a real-life person is mentioned
9. Read a paranormal book
10. Read a book that you borrowed from a library
One Wrong Step - Jennifer A. Nielsen

One book one Library Card - September

READ: 8/8

✔ 1. Read a book that is 3rd in its series.
Crowned and Moldering - Kate Carlisle 9/25
✔ 2. Read a book set in North America.
Bait and Swiss - Korina Moss (California) 9/7
✔ 3. Read a book that has between 87 to 3.5 million reviews
Bad Liar - Tami Hoag (553 revies) 9/3
✔ 5. Read a book with a window on the cover
No Grater Crime - Maddie Day 9/5

✔ 6. Read a book where the MC acquires something important
Dire Bound - Sable Sorensen (crown) 9/11
✔ 8. Read a book where a real-life person is mentioned
Of Books and Bagpipes - Paige Shelton (William Wallace) 9/11
✔ 9. Read a paranormal book
The Unseelie King - Heather Killough-Walden 9/13
✔ 10. Read a book that you borrowed from a library
Carving Shadows into Gold - Brigid Kemmerer 9/9

TCF September One Book = One Library Card
New York Public Library
Read: 7

1. Read a book that is 3rd in its series.
Blame It on the Eggnog Jami Davenport 9/6/25 (Romancing the Rink #3)

2. Read a book set in North America.
The Marvelous Monroe Girls Shirley Jump 9/8/25

3. Read a book that has between 87 to 3.5 million reviews
919 reviews The Silence Kendra Elliot 9/4/25

4. Read a book with flowers on the cover.
The Forever Family Shirley Jump 9/9/25

5. Read a book with a window on the cover.
The First Love Cookie Club Lori Wilde 9/7/25

6. Read a book where the MC acquires something important

7. Read a book that is tagged "Historical" and is set in the USA

8. Read a book where a real-life person is mentioned.
Ellen Found Carla Kelly 9/7/25

9. Read a paranormal book
10. Read a book that you borrowed from a library
The True Love Quilting Club Lori Wilde 9/2/25

One Book = One Library Card (September)
Duration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025

Completed: 1/1

Tasks:
1. Read a book that is 3rd in its series. The Good, the Bad, and the Aunties - Jesse Q. Sutanto 9/11/25 (Aunties Series)
2. Read a book set in North America.
3. Read a book that has between 87 to 3.5 million reviews
4. Read a book with flowers on the cover
5. Read a book with a window on the cover
6. Read a book where the MC acquires something important
7. Read a book that is tagged "Historical" and is set in the USA
8. Read a book where a real-life person is mentioned
9. Read a paranormal book
10. Read a book that you borrowed from a library

Finished!!

Progress: 6/1+

Tasks:
1. Read a book that is 3rd in its series.
2. Read a book set in North America.
Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury 9/19/25 - set in the US in the future.
3. Read a book that has between 87 to 3.5 million reviews
Kill Joy Holly Jackson 9/4/25 - 20,069 reviews
4. Read a book with flowers on the cover
The Making of a Marchioness / The Methods of Lady Walderhurst Frances Hodgson Burnett 9/23/25 - there are small flowers engraved on the cover in the red
5. Read a book with a window on the cover
Treasure Island Robert Louis Stevenson 9/3/25 - there are windows on the boat
6. Read a book where the MC acquires something important
7. Read a book that is tagged "Historical" and is set in the USA
The Witch of Blackbird Pond Elizabeth George Speare 9/8/25 - tagged historical and set in the US.
8. Read a book where a real-life person is mentioned
9. Read a paranormal book
10. Read a book that you borrowed from a library
Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow Jessica Day George 9/2/25 - Borrowed from an online library

Completed

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Challenge Completed - 7

Completed with 9 - thanks!
Updated post: My Library Card Challenge (msg 12)

Tasks/Books Planned ❱❱ 8
Books Read ❱❱ 9

September 2025 One Book = One Library Card ~ New York Public Library
Duration: 9/1/25 - 9/30/25
Progress: 8 of 1

Read at least one book.
Books must be at least 140 pages.
Audio books must be at least 3 hours long.

Tasks:
🍎 1. Read a book that is 3rd in its series.
Rock Chick Redemption by Kristen Ashley (9/24/25) ~ Rock Chick #3
🍎 2. Read a book set in North America.
Shadows of the Past by Patricia Bradley (9/8/25)
🍎 3. Read a book that has between 87 to 3.5 million reviews
Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins (9/11/25) ~ 8884 reviews
🍎 4. Read a book with flowers on the cover
by Erica Stevens (9/22/25)
5. Read a book with a window on the cover
🍎 6. Read a book where the MC acquires something important
Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez (9/14/25)
7. Read a book that is tagged "Historical" and is set in the USA
🍎 8. Read a book where a real-life person is mentioned
Throne of Jade by Naomi Novik (9/9/25) ~ Bonaparte
🍎 9. Read a paranormal book
Let the Dead Sleep by Heather Graham (9/20/25)
🍎 10. Read a book that you borrowed from a library
Rapture by Jacquelyn Frank (9/29/25)