50/50 Book Quest
The 50/50 Book Quest challenges you to read at least 50 books in 50 weeks. This year there will be 75 categories across 5 sections from which to choose. The goal is still to read at least 50 books, including audiobooks, e-books, and graphic novels, but you can extend your challenge and read books in all 75 categories! (Books you read for other programs and book clubs may also count for the 50/50 Book Quest as long as they fit into one of the categories and you finish by the completion date.)
To join the Quest, you must:
- Be a Marshall Public Library patron with a library card.
- Include only books read and/or finished in 2026.
- Track the books you read using either the provided logs (found above or at this link) or another method that works for you.
- Log only one book per category and one category per book.
- Submit your completed log to a librarian by January 5, 2027 to be eligible for a completion prize. No late entries will be accepted. Prizes will be ordered after the conclusion of the challenge and only those who complete the challenge will receive a prize. Marshall Public Library will not ship prizes.
The 50/50 Book Quest features 3 divisions – the Children’s Challenge, the Teen Challenge, and the Adult Challenge. The Children’s Challenge is for patrons 12 yrs old and younger with the modified goal of reading 30 books in 50 weeks, choosing from 120 different categories. The Teen Reading Challenge is for patrons who at the youngest are entering the 6th grade in the 2026-27 school year and at the oldest will be 19 years of age for at least 1 day during 2026. The Adult Challenge is for patrons 18 years of age and older. If you have any questions please ask library staff at registration starting January 2nd.
