Mid-Columbia Libraries Hosts Emoji-Themed Winter Reading Challenge

Mid-Columbia Libraries (MCL) invites readers to feel “all the feels” this winter season during its annual winter reading challenge, going on Dec. 17, 2022 through Jan. 31, 2023.

Sponsored by Beanstack, "All the Feels" is a reading challenge for all ages and provides a great way for students to stay engaged with reading and connected to the library this winter break. Online registration is open now; readers can start logging their time and completing activities beginning Dec. 17. Registration and details are available at midcolumbialibraries.org/reading-challenges, or by visiting any MCL branch.

Participants can learn about the history of emojis, explore their importance, and discover fun activities to express themselves fully, all while earning badges on a bingo card! Everyone who earns a bingo badge by Jan. 31 will receive a special edition winter reading mug (teens and adults) or a free book (kids), while supplies last.

Prizes are provided courtesy of Friends of Mid-Columbia Libraries and McDonald’s Restaurants.