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One thing I look forward to every summer is my library’s summer reading challenge. I’m signed up through Maricopa County Reads.
For the adult version of the program, you log your reading minutes and receive prizes along the way. The goal is to read 20 minutes a day, hitting 1,000 minutes by the end of the challenge.
For Maricopa County, the prizes include:
- restaurant coupons
- a state parks pass
- Phoenix Mercury tickets
- a free book
I’m already a big reader, but the prizes—the Mercury tickets, especially—motivate me to log my minutes and contribute to the county’s goal of hitting 103 million minutes read.
If logging minutes isn’t your thing, you can try out Changing Hands’ summer reading bingo. It’s technically for kids, but it can inspire readers of any age to read outside of their typical choices.
So far this summer, I’ve read “Where the Crawdads Sing” by Delia Owens and “The Dutch House” by Ann Patchett, both five-star reads for me.
