Reading list challenges give readers a list of titles to log reading from in order to earn logging badges and progress in the challenge. They are an excellent way to encourage readers to read specific books, say from a summer reading list, a staff recommendations roundup, or regional award winners.
After a reader logs into the reader view of their site, they can do the following:
Joining a reading list challenge
Logging for a reading list challenge
Join a reading list challenge
- When there is a reading list challenge available, its challenge card will display a “Reading List” label to indicate that there is a list of specific titles included for the challenge.
- Just like with any other challenge, a reader can click a reading list challenge’s challenge card to learn more about it and then click “Join Challenge” to register. They can click the challenge card at any time to view the reading list challenge page.
- On the challenge page, readers will see their progress toward completing the titles in the reading list displayed in the Overview tab, as well as their badge, reading, and/or activity progress.
- In the Reading List tab, readers will see the total number of titles within the reading list, as well as any title completion requirements. Reading list challenges can require a certain number of titles and/or require specific titles from within the overall reading list. Each included title’s book cover displays here.
Log for a reading list challenge
- Readers can also log for a reading list challenge at any time by clicking the “Log Reading” or "Log Reading and Activities” button in the upper lefthand corner of their screen.
- They can then pick the reading list challenge for which they want to log.
- Once they select a reading list challenge, the reading list titles will appear just as they do within the challenge page’s Reading List tab.
- Clicking a reading list book cover shows the title and author, as well as a “Log Reading” button.
- Selecting “Log Reading” brings up a logging form for readers to fill out. When they’re done, they’ll click “Log Reading” near the bottom.
- Once logged, any earned badges will pop up, as well as a completion notification if the session completed one of the reading list titles. When a title is completed, its book cover will feature a green check in the lower righthand corner in both the reading list and the challenge log.
Just like in any reading challenge, readers can complete the same title multiple times. Logging book completions or minutes for any of the reading list titles will earn readers book or minutes logging badges, depending on the log type used in the challenge. And completing the required titles or the required number of titles in the reading list challenge will earn the reader a completion badge if it is included in the challenge.
Once a reading list challenge ends, it no longer appears in the reader’s main logging screen when they click the “Log Reading” or “Log Reading and Activities” button; however, readers can continue accessing recently ended reading list challenges from their home challenges screen by toggling over to the “Past” tab. Once within the challenge page, they can click the title for which they’d like to log reading, select “Log Reading,” and fill out the logging form with their reading information, taking care to select a past date during the reading list challenge’s duration.