Get ready to read this summmer.

Join readers 18 years and older for the Summer Reading Challenge, sponsored by Green Apple Books and Friends & Neighbors.

Challenge starts: Sunday, June 22, 2025, at 12:00pm

Challenge ends: Mon, September 22, 2025, at 12:00pm

How to participate:

• Pick up a Reading Log from Green Apple Books (506 Clement) or Friends & Neighbors (275 6th Ave, Ste 102).

• Log how many hours you read

• Win prizes for reading!

• Open to readers aged 18 and older.

How to Win:

• Top 10 readers with the most hours-read win a prize

• Additional prizes for Bonus Categories and Mini Challenges

• Winners will be announced at the closing ceremony on October 6, 2025, and can pick up prizes at Green Apple Books

Challenge Rules

• Read as much as possible between 12pm June 22, 2025 pm and 12pm September 22, 2025

• Qualifying reading material includes physical books and ebooks. Audiobooks qualify for the “All Ears” challenge only, and cannot be countered towards the other challenges. We encourage participants to get their books from an independent bookstore or from a library.

• Magazines, newspapers, periodicals, journals and podcasts do not qualify

• Rules will be updated for the second-annual challenge. More to come!

How to Enter

• Submit Reading Logs to Green Apple Books by 9pm on September 28, 2025

• Hours-read are self-reported—be honest!