
cozy kō · zē
adj. : enjoying warmth and ease
Embrace the cozy winter season, and enjoy our Winter Reading Challenge for adults!
(December 1 through February 28)
Download the BINGO board here to get started today, or stop by any West Hartford Library to sign up. Read books and complete activities to earn raffle tickets for prizes!
All submissions must be in by March 7 to qualify for prizes.
The Winter Reading Challenge is made possible by the Thomas F. Kilfoil Memorial Bequest, West Hartford Library Foundation.
Want some help finding books to fill your BINGO board?
- Novelist (requires a library card), Goodreads, and the NPR Book Concierge are great resources for browsing different genres.
- Check out the library’s Reader’s Resources page to see even more resources for finding books.
- Stop at the Information Desk anytime to discuss book choices.
- Take a look at the book suggestions in the categories below!
Featuring a Protagonist Over 60
Books in Translation
Author is Under 35
Set Outside the United States
About Science or Nature
Set in New England
Author is a Person of Color
Featuring a LGBTQIA+ Protagonist
First in a Series
Published before 1922
Book Awards Suggestions
- Agatha Awards (Mysteries)
- Andrew Carnegie Medals
- Booker Awards
- Edgar Awards (Mysteries)
- Eisner Awards (Comic Industry Awards)
- Hugo Awards (Science Fiction)
- Locus Awards (Science Fiction/Fantasy)
- National Book Awards
- Nebula Awards (Science Fiction/Fantasy)
- PEN/Faulkner Award
- Pulitzer Awards
- Stonewall Book Award (LGBTQIA+ books)
- Women’s Prize for Fiction