Read Woke Reading Challenge!

Read Woke Challenge -- link to Beanstack sign up

 

Are you ready for the Read Woke Challenge?

Join us! For youth, teens and adults.

Read just 10 books - one from each of 10 diverse categories.

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What is Read Woke?
 

Read Woke is a movement. It is a feeling. It is a style. It is a form of education. It is a call to action; it is our right as lifelong learners. It means arming yourself with knowledge in order to better protect your rights. Knowledge is power and no one can take it away. It means learning about others so that you can treat people with the respect and dignity that they deserve no matter their religion, race, creed, or color.

I concluded that a Woke Book must:

  • Challenge a social norm
  • Give voice to the voiceless
  • Provide information about a group that has been disenfranchised
  • Seek to challenge the status quo
  • Have a protagonist from an underrepresented or oppressed group

Cicely Lewis, creator of Read Woke

Discover diverse books, log activities, and READ WOKE.

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How the Challenge Works

The Challenge is simple: Patrons ages 0-109 can join in! Choose a book to read from each of the 10 categories using the recommended lists, let us know what you learned, and earn badges. 

Read Woke is for ALL AGES!


Need help finding books for a particular category? Browse our booklists!

Or, get personalized recommendations from library staff! Just fill out our form for adults or for youth and teens.

To register for the Challenge, create or log in to your Beanstack account now. 

We want to hear about what you are learning as you participate in the Read Woke Challenge! Share with us ​#PPLNHReadWoke and with Cicely Lewis, creator of #ReadWoke!

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The Categories

Click each category for curated booklists for all ages!

  1. African American Voices

  2. Asian American Voices

  3. Diverse Abilities

  4. Female Voices

  5. Hispanic American Voices

  6. Immigration

  7. LGBTQ+ Voices

  8. Native American Voices

  9. Social Injustice

  10. Voices of those Experiencing Poverty & Homelessness

 

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How Do I Log My Reading?

Beanstack Website

Use our Beanstack website to log in or create an account, and to track the books you and your family read. If you have previously used Beanstack, you do not need to create a new account. 

​If you have registered with Beanstack during one of our previous reading challenges, you do not need to register again. Simply sign into your account to begin the new challenge.

Beanstack Tracker App

The Beanstack Tracker App, available for both Android and Apple devices, allows you to easily progress through this challenge on numerous mobile devices. When setting up the app, make sure to select Portsmouth Public Library.

Call the Library

If you are unable to use Beanstack or need help to register or log books, call us!