Read-Thru-Your-Bookshelf Challenge!
If you’re a reader of any kind, you very likely have a stash or backlog of books. Whether it’s a handful, a bookshelf full, or an entire LIBRARY of books, you have books. Hehe
So… This is your mission.
Read through your bookshelf!
This isn’t a “oh no, now I have to do a massive purge of my books… I don’t have time for this”.
Got 10 minutes? Grab a book. Start to read it.
If you like it, keep reading. If you don’t, put it in a donate bag.
One book at a time. Pleasure reading.
Curl up in bed with one, grab a book and cuddle your kitty while you read, take a book to work and read it on your lunch break, and more.
Every time you finish a book (or decide to release one back into the wild, because it’s not “you” anymore), put it into a bag you can easily access. As the bag fills up, give them away <3
Please, consider leaving them in Little Free Libraries, if you have them in your area. There are so many people who can’t afford books… The unhoused, single parents, people who just lost their job, people who aren’t making much money… The list goes on. You could be providing birthday presents to a single mom who can’t afford gifts for her kids. Giving someone a happiness boost and something to do to while away the hours, instead of doing something destructive. Helping someone learn a new skill, which will help them find a better job. <3
A couple of rules… <3
Don’t feel obligated to finish a book if it doesn’t resonate with you, bring you joy, fit who you are anymore. It’s ok to let go of a book and move to the next one <3 Someone else will love it even more than you do! <3
Please don’t put textbooks, old encyclopedias, outdated or time-sensitive type books into Little Free Libraries. Also, if a book is torn, stained, etc, please consider throwing it out. There are many books in the world… It’s ok to let damaged books be recycled into new books! <3
Share your journey with us! Tell us what gems you find, what books you’re giving away, your favorite place and time to read, your furry reading buddies, etc! Let’s clean out our bookshelves and clean out our lives! <3
P.S. Get the kids involved! Have them go through their books the same way <3
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I’ve added a taglist, but this challenge is open to everyone, new and old! <3
You can also make this an adventure:
Flip all your books around in your bookshelf, so you only see the pages, not the titles. Whichever book you grab will be a mystery book! <3
I have a huge backlog of books.
I like reading in my chair on my lap desk, where I like to do a lot of intellectual and fun activities. It’s like my safe space. I guess I like to read late at night.
So far I have finished one chapter of a book I was already reading. I thought for the first time about letting it go, but I have a lot of reasons to keep reading this one, so I think I’m going to stick it out.
Who’s excited to start this challenge???? <3
I am! but I moved away from my personal library! ill have to do the challenge in a couple months
Sounds good <3
@jesusredeemedme2425 lovely idea, my nephew did a clear out, brand new books, will find a place to donate to and my Uncles nursing home is in need of books so going to donate there 💜🥰
Perfect!
@jesusredeemedme2425 I have 20 books packed up to give to my neighbour, she's a pensioner so moneys tight and she loves reading 💜🥰
Does pensioner mean retired?
@jesusredeemedme2425 yes it does, so they live on a very small government aided amount of money weekly 💜
Ohhh, thank you <3
@jesusredeemedme2425
You know I want to read, and I really, really do. But I'm having so much trouble. I've been writing instead. It's just a relentless stream of words at the moment. Every day, it is poetry, stories, and philosophy. I feel if I read, I can't write. And with life beckoning, I feel so strapped for time. If I use my downtime to read, I lose my downtime...
Even ten minutes here and there, at the moment, is hard to find. I think I need to get out of this creative phase before I can actually enjoy sitting down to read. My reading material at the moment is 7 Cups.
Just alternate :) Read during your work lunches, or while your pasta cooks <3 Steal tiny moments :)
What mystery books have you guys started reading? Did you like them? Finish them? Put them aside to donate? <3
“Mystery” as in, various books off your bookshelf that you choose at random <3
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