Clinton Challenge

May 25 to August 31, 2026

Readers ages 18 and up are invited to join us as we compete against libraries in other Clintons for a summer reading challenge!

We’re taking on readers from the North County Branch Library in Clinton, New Jersey, the Clinton County Libraries in Pennsylvania, the Bigelow Free Public Library in Clinton, Massachusetts, the Clinton Public Library in Clinton, Iowa, the Clinton Public Library in Clinton, Indiana, and the Quisenberry Library in Clinton, Mississippi, to see who can read the most this summer.

Step One: Keep Track of Your Reading

All you have to do is keep track of your reading. You can choose books, magazines, or newspapers, listen to an audiobook, or read anything you can borrow from the library.

Download a Clinton Challenge Reading Log, grab a paper copy from inside the library, or use your own method.

Step Two: Report In

Six times this summer, you’ll report on the number of hours or pages you’ve read. See the table below for dates and deadlines.

You can snip the round from your reading log and drop it off, email your total to clinton@midyork.org, or click here to fill out the online form. Don't forget, one page is equal to one minute of reading.

For every round that you submit your time, you’ll be entered in a raffle to win a fun prize.

Report Your Reading

Dates and Deadlines

Round 1
May 25 - June 15
Turn in your reading by June 15 and no later than June 30

Round 2
June 16 - June 30
Turn in your reading time by June 30
After June 30, we cannot accept your reading time from May or June

Round 3
July 1 - July 15
Turn in your reading time by July 15 and no later than July 31

Round 4
July 16 - July 31
Turn in your reading time by July 31
After July 31, we cannot accept your reading time from May, June, or July

Round 5
August 1 - August 15
Turn in your reading time by August 15 and no later than August 31

Round 6
August 16 - August 31
Turn in your reading time from August by August 31; this is the end of the challenge

Step Three: Check Our Progress

Round One Results Coming on 6/17/26

Round Two Results Coming on 7/2/26

Round Three Results Coming on 7/17/26

Round Four Results Coming on 8/3/26

Round Five Results Coming on 8/18/26

Final Results Coming on 9/2/26

Tips for Readers

Some readers use a calendar and write their time on each day. Other people know they read every day for the same amount of time. However you want to keep track of your reading is fine!
All participating libraries have agreed that one page is equal to one minute of reading. If it's easier for you, keep track of how many pages you've read and divide by 60. Or, send us the titles of books you've read and we'll do the work.
If you read aloud to someone else, that counts!
Have a tip to share? Let us know!

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