Library Love Challenge 2025: Mid-Year Check-In and Savings
I signed up for the 2025 Library Love Challenge hosted by Angel’s Book Nook & Books of My Heart. My goal was to buy fewer books and to support my local libraries by using them more. I signed up for a new library card from our county public library, and I pay a small fee to use the regional library system nearest us as well. (And by nearest, I mean about 25-30 minutes away. But the regional system is extensive, and their collection is a lot bigger than our county library.)
My goal is to read and review at least 12 library books in 2025.
So far this year, I’ve read or listened to 12 library books, which meets my goal (yay!) But I have only reviewed 4 of them so far (oops.) I’ll try to get at least some of those reviews written before the end of the year. And of course, I’ll keep borrowing books from the library!
If there’s a title link, it goes to my review. Some of these were first-time reads; some were rereads, but the first time I listened to the audiobook.
KEY: 📖 = physical book 🎴 = ebook 🎧 = audiobook
| BOOK | SAVINGS |
| 1. The Wishing Game, by Meg Shaffer 🎴 | $9.99 |
| 2. The Lost Flock: Rare Wool, Wild Isles and One Woman’s Journey to Save Scotland’s Original Sheep, by Jane Cooper 🎧 | $19.10 |
| 3. The Mirror, by Nora Roberts 📖 | $14.99 |
| 4. Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent, by Judi Dench and Brendan O’Hea 🎧 | $14.17 |
| 5. The Blonde Identity, by Ally Carter 🎴 | $14.99 |
| 6. Beauty, by Robin McKinley 🎧 | $12.03 |
| 7. Spindle’s End, by Robin McKinley 🎧 | $7.49 |
| 8. The Blue Sword, by Robin McKinley 🎧 | $7.49 |
| 9. Clean Sweep (dramatized adaptation), by Ilona Andrews 🎧 | $12.03 |
| 10. Sweep in Peace (dramatized adaptation), by Ilona Andrews 🎧 | $12.03 |
| 11. The Sinister Booksellers of Bath, by Garth Nix 🎧 | $12.99 |
| 12. One Fell Sweep (dramatized adaptation), by Ilona Andrews 🎧 | $7.49 |
| Total Savings: $144.79 |
I didn’t actually end up saving the entire $144.79, because The Mirror went on sale (Kindle) after I had read it, and I bought it for $4.99. But I know I will reread that series, probably several times, so it was worth buying. (Incidentally, the $7.49 audiobooks are priced that low because I already own the Kindle edition.)
Anne - Books of My Heart
Excellent! So glad you could meet your goal and love your library.
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Lark_Bookwyrm
I’m glad this challenge and the Audiobook challenge have encouraged me to use my library more!
Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewer
You are doing fantastic. I too, end up buying books I have read when they go on sale thru kindle etc in the hopes I will do a re-read.
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