Warsaw Community Public Library Adult Services team members Erica Bennington, left, and Kendra Thompson show the 2025 reading challenges and book list display at the library. Library staff would love to help people find great books to read in 2025. Photo provided by Warsaw Community Public Library.

By Erica Bennington
Adult Services
Warsaw Community Public Library

WARSAW — It’s the start of the new year, and that means one thing for bibliophiles: new reading challenges and reading goals.

Maybe you are like me and can’t wait to start a new reading challenge and update your reading goals. Every year, you try to read just one more book than last year, or you try to conquer your TBR (to be read) pile that is sitting on your bookshelves, mocking you and the lack of willpower to read them. Maybe you want to challenge yourself to read books you have never tried or follow along with your favorite celebrity reading group. Maybe you have no clue where to even begin a reading challenge because you are in a reading slump. Well, good news to all of you because the Warsaw Community Public Library is here to help get your new year reading started right.

At the library, you can find all kinds of already-made reading lists put together by our staff. If you loved watching “Gilmore Girls” and want to find books that feel like Stars Hallow, we have you covered. If you want to find books about science fiction mysteries, books about starting a band, books set in Indiana or books embracing the love of art, the library has lists for you. We also have lists showing our highest checked-out items if you want to dive into the books everyone is reading. If you still can’t find a list of books you want to read, never fear; the library staff would love to curate a list of book titles just for you.

You can also find new reading challenge lists at the Adult Services desk upstairs. These challenge lists can give you fun ideas for how to choose your next great read, such as finding a book with a character who has your job or reading a book written in the year you were born. There are four different challenge lists for you to choose from, with 12 different challenges for each. You could even try to complete all four lists. Your next favorite read could be one challenge away. Make 2025 your favorite year of reading with the help of your Warsaw Community Public Library.