The Challenge Factory discussion

In 2025, we will go on a tour of the most famous libraries in the world. They might be ancient or modern, but they were and are spectacular!

You only need to read one book for one task to receive a library card to the library of the month. You are welcome to read for as many tasks as you'd like though.

Duration: Sept. 1 - 30, 2025

Rules:
Books must be at least 140 pages.
Audio books must be at least 3 hours long.

The New York Public Library is awe-inspiring for its scope and breadth. As the third largest library in North America with more than 50 million items in its collection, it encompasses 87 libraries serving 3.5 million people across the state.

The Rose Main Reading Room acts as the centerpiece of the library, with grand arched windows along its 52-foot walls, and also featuring chandeliers, and a gilded and painted ceiling.

The library acquired America's first Gutenberg Bible, and also houses collections with a special emphasis on Americana literature and printed materials.

The library has made multiple appearances in feature films, as a key setting in the film The Day After Tomorrow and as a prominent backdrop in the original Ghostbusters, among others.

Tasks:
1. Read a book that is 3rd in its series.
2. Read a book set in North America.
3. Read a book that has between 87 to 3.5 million reviews
4. Read a book with flowers on the cover
5. Read a book with a window on the cover
6. Read a book where the MC acquires something important
7. Read a book that is tagged "Historical" and is set in the USA
8. Read a book where a real-life person is mentioned
9. Read a paranormal book
10. Read a book that you borrowed from a library

One Book = One Library Card (September)

September 2025
New York Public Library

1/1 FINISHED!!!!

Tasks:
1. Read a book that is 3rd in its series.
2. Read a book set in North America.
3. Read a book that has between 87 to 3.5 million reviews
4. Read a book with flowers on the cover
✅5. Read a book with a window on the cover
~ Ghostridden by E.J. Russell (9/1/2025),
6. Read a book where the MC acquires something important
7. Read a book that is tagged "Historical" and is set in the USA
8. Read a book where a real-life person is mentioned
9. Read a paranormal book
10. Read a book that you borrowed from a library

One Book
September 2025

The New York Public Library

1. Read a book that is 3rd in its series.
2. Read a book set in North America.
3. Read a book that has between 87 to 3.5 million reviews
4. Read a book with flowers on the cover
5. Read a book with a window on the cover
6. Read a book where the MC acquires something important
7. Read a book that is tagged "Historical" and is set in the USA
8. Read a book where a real-life person is mentioned
9. Read a paranormal book
10. Read a book that you borrowed from a library

September One Book = One Library Card
New York Public Library
Read: 2/1

1. Read a book that is 3rd in its series - DS Walker #3
Opal by Patricia Wolf 4/9 3★
2. Read a book set in North America.
3. Read a book that has between 87 to 3.5 million reviews
4. Read a book with flowers on the cover
5. Read a book with a window on the cover
6. Read a book where the MC acquires something important
7. Read a book that is tagged "Historical" and is set in the USA
8. Read a book where a real-life person is mentioned - Prince Regent
Mother's Choice by Elizabeth Mansfield 2/9 2★
9. Read a paranormal book
10. Read a book that you borrowed from a library

My spot!

One Book = One Library Card (September)
1. September to 30. September 2025

Progress: 1/1+

Tasks:
1. Read a book that is 3rd in its series.
2. Read a book set in North America.
3. Read a book that has between 87 to 3.5 million reviews
4. Read a book with flowers on the cover
5. Read a book with a window on the cover
6. Read a book where the MC acquires something important
7. Read a book that is tagged "Historical" and is set in the USA
8. Read a book where a real-life person is mentioned
9. Read a paranormal book
10. Read a book that you borrowed from a library
Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow Jessica Day George 9/2/25 - Borrowed from an online library

One Book = One Library Card (September)

September 2025
New York Public Library

3/1

Tasks:
1. Read a book that is 3rd in its series.
2. Read a book set in North America.
3. Read a book that has between 87 to 3.5 million reviews
✅4. Read a book with flowers on the cover
. Read 9/2/25
5. Read a book with a window on the cover
✅6. Read a book where the MC acquires something important
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine. Read 9/3/25.
Ella acquires freedom from the curse placed on her by the fairy
7. Read a book that is tagged "Historical" and is set in the USA
✅8. Read a book where a real-life person is mentioned
Out of the Woods: A Girl, a Killer, and a Lifelong Struggle to Find the Way Home by Gregg Olsen. Read 9/4/25 Oprah Winfrey
9. Read a paranormal book
10. Read a book that you borrowed from a library

One Book = One Library Card (September)

Tasks: 1/10
1. Read a book that is 3rd in its series.
2. Read a book set in North America. - I Know This Much Is True - 9/4/25
3. Read a book that has between 87 to 3.5 million reviews
4. Read a book with flowers on the cover
5. Read a book with a window on the cover
6. Read a book where the MC acquires something important
7. Read a book that is tagged "Historical" and is set in the USA
8. Read a book where a real-life person is mentioned
9. Read a paranormal book
10. Read a book that you borrowed from a library

One Book Library - September 2025
New York Public Library

1/1



Tasks:

1. Read a book that is 3rd in its series.
2. Read a book set in North America.
3. Read a book that has between 87 to 3.5 million reviews
4. Read a book with flowers on the cover

✅5. Read a book with a window on the cover
The Senator's Wife by Liv Constantine
Pages: 320
Finished 9/1/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Fits: There is a window on the cover

6. Read a book where the MC acquires something important
7. Read a book that is tagged "Historical" and is set in the USA
8. Read a book where a real-life person is mentioned
9. Read a paranormal book
10. Read a book that you borrowed from a library

September One Book = One Library Card
New York Public Library
Read:

1. Read a book that is 3rd in its series.
2. Read a book set in North America.
3. Read a book that has between 87 to 3.5 million reviews
4. Read a book with flowers on the cover
5. Read a book with a window on the cover
6. Read a book where the MC acquires something important
7. Read a book that is tagged "Historical" and is set in the USA
8. Read a book where a real-life person is mentioned
9. Read a paranormal book
10. Read a book that you borrowed from a library

my spot

One book one Library Card september

Tasks:
1. Read a book that is 3rd in its series.
2. Read a book set in North America.
3. Read a book that has between 87 to 3.5 million reviews
4. Read a book with flowers on the cover
5. Read a book with a window on the cover
6. Read a book where the MC acquires something important
7. Read a book that is tagged "Historical" and is set in the USA
8. Read a book where a real-life person is mentioned
9. Read a paranormal book
10. Read a book that you borrowed from a library

One book one Library Card - September

READ: 0/5

1. Read a book that is 3rd in its series.
2. Read a book set in North America.
3. Read a book that has between 87 to 3.5 million reviews
4. Read a book with flowers on the cover
5. Read a book with a window on the cover
6. Read a book where the MC acquires something important
7. Read a book that is tagged "Historical" and is set in the USA
8. Read a book where a real-life person is mentioned
9. Read a paranormal book
10. Read a book that you borrowed from a library

TCF September One Book = One Library Card
New York Public Library
Read:

1. Read a book that is 3rd in its series.
2. Read a book set in North America.
3. Read a book that has between 87 to 3.5 million reviews
4. Read a book with flowers on the cover
5. Read a book with a window on the cover
6. Read a book where the MC acquires something important
7. Read a book that is tagged "Historical" and is set in the USA
8. Read a book where a real-life person is mentioned
9. Read a paranormal book
10. Read a book that you borrowed from a library