Puyallup Library Centennial Celebrated with Special Reading Challenge

There was much to celebrate at the Puyallup Library’s 100th anniversary party on Feb. 12, and it could have just been left at that. But to raise the bar and encourage reading, Mayor Rick Hansen issued a challenge: read 100 books this year.

“2013 is the year of the library,” said Hansen.

Victors of the 100 Book Challenge will receive a special book club T-shirt and library card. They will also get an invitation to a 100 Book Club Member Recognition Reception and will be entered into a drawing for special prizes, including a romantic getaway package to Tayberry Cottage Bed and Breakfast, a free massage from Harmony Health and other prizes.

Library users can pick up a Mayor’s 100 Book Challenge pamphlet at the front kiosk to keep track of their reading logs.

Mayor’s 100 Book Challenge Contest Rules

Read or listen to 100 books between Jan. 1, 2013 and Dec. 31, 2013 and become a member of the Puyallup Library’s 100 Book Club.

• Open to readers 13 and up. There is a separate program for readers ages 6-12.
• Participants are not excluded from joining other library reading programs.
• You may count books read between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31 2013, and each title can only be counted once.
• Paperbacks, hardbacks, graphic novels, eBooks and audio books count. Magazines, comic books and picture books do not.
• If you read 100 books, turn in your reading logs by Jan. 15, 2014 to become a 100 Book Club member.