05/01/2026
The Lydia M. Olson Library has teamed up with the LSSU Library and the Michigan Tech Van Pelt and Opie Library to host a friendly, yet competitive, summer reading challenge. Which campus can read (or listen) to the most books this summer?
Each book is one point, but each month there will be opportunities to earn extra points if you read books from within certain genres or categories. All books except children's picture books are eligible, including e-books, audiobooks, and graphic novels.
The campus with the most points by August 31 wins! The winning campus will be announced September 7, and will receive the Pasty Trophy.
You can begin to track books read on the Challenge Submission Form (https://libguides.lib.mtu.edu/upsummerreading). The only people who will see your name in connection with your book submissions are the three librarians who are facilitating the challenge--Emera Bridger Wilson at NMU, Ali VanDoren at LSSU, and Dory Shaffer at MTU . We anonymize the submissions before sharing people's read books and reviews. There is absolutely no shame or judgement from us about what you like to read, so please submit your steamy romance novels, your incredibly niche nerdy picks, or any other "guilty pleasure" reads!
This is a great opportunity to come into Olson Library to grab a book, or utilize one of our ebook resources. We also have Libby!
Happy Reading!!
