Thursday, January 1, 2026

Library Reads 2026

 I am going to participate in this challenge again in 2026.    It is being hosted at Angel's Guilty Pleasures and Books of My Heart.     They are doing 3 semester challenges and mini-challenges with giveaways if you review the books you read.  


My Goal:  
  • Library Card on Fire: Read 60+ books

Winter Semester will run Jan 1- Apr 30, 2026  The linkup  to record your reading can be found here 


Summer Semester is May 1- Aug 31, 2026


Autumn Semester Sept 1- Dec 31, 2026


Mini challenges-  audiobook from June 1- July 31 


Check out the sign-up by clicking here or on the logo above.  They have a Goodreads group to join and see what everyone is reading.


This one has a minimum of 12 books from the Library to be read in 2026  The only requirement is you check it out from the library, no restrictions on format or genre.   Just support your local library.


I get most of my books from my TBR pile or the Library so this challenge along with the TBR ones are perfect for me.  I admit I do not buy books very often if I can find them at the library or in their ebook catalog.  I do have a Kindle Unlimited account which I use for additional titles.  I prefer to not collect more books in the house as I am trying to slowly downsize our possessions.  



Library Books  

Progress: 33/60

Tracking my reads  here on blog checkin 


  1. Penned In (Farm to Fork #4.5 ) by Lynn Cahoon
  2.  High Style and Homocide (Hamptons Home and Gardens #8)   by Kathleen Bridge
  3.  Discovery in Great Sand Dunes National Park by Aaron Johnson
  4.  Something Read, Something Dead (Lighthouse Library Mystery #5) by Eva Gates
  5.  Read on Arrival (Bookmobile Mystery, #2) by Nora Page
  6.  Dog Gone Troubles by Karen McSpade
  7. Candy Corruption (The Cozy Café Mysteries #2) by CA Phipps
  8. Elementary, She Read (A Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery, #1) by Vicki Delany
  9. Much Ado about Nutmeg   (Pancake House Mystery, #6) by Sarah Fox
  10.  Buckeye by Ryan Patrick
  11.  Five Found Dead by Sulari
  12.  Five Furry Familiars (Kitchen Witch Mysteries, #5) by Lynn Cahoon
  13.  A Wee Christmas Homicide (Liss MacCrimmon Mysteries, #3) by Kaitlyn Dunnett
  14. Gone to Hot Pot by Vivien Chien
  15. Murder at the Rusty Anchor (A Cozy Capers Book Group Mystery 6) by Maddie Day
  16. The Correspondent  by Virginia Evans
  17. Private Oz (Private, #6) by James Patterson
  18. When There Were 9 by C.A. Larmer
  19. The Idaho Four: An American Tragedy by James Patterson
  20. Private Rome Private #18 by James Patterson 
  21.  Crime Rangoon by Vivien Chien
  22. Magical Map #1: Pirates of the Caribbean by Ridley Pearson
  23. Murderouse Misconception by Lorraine Bartlett
  24. Mocha Mayhem by C A Phipps
  25. Murder from A to Z (Mystery Bookshop #11) by VM Burns
  26. Beyond a Reasonable Donut (Deputy Donut #5) by Ginger Bolton
  27. The Picasso Heist by James Patterson
  28. Adventure in Grand Canyon National Park (National Park Mystery #3) by Aaron Johnson
  29. Booking for Trouble (Library Lovers #1) by Jenn McKinlay
  30. At Death's Dough (Deep Dish #5 ) by Mindy Quigley
  31. The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich by Deya Muniz
  32. Beyond a Reasonable Stout (Sloan Krause #3)  by Ellie Alexander
  33. The Body in the Trees (Murder She Wrote #62) by Jessica Fletcher &Terri Farley Moran
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