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Booking Ahead is Beaverton City Library’s year-long reading program!
Each month, read or listen to a book that fits the monthly theme. Submit an entry for every month you complete to be entered into monthly prize drawings. All entries will also be included in a Grand Prize drawing at the end of the year.
Booking Ahead is Beaverton City Library’s year-long reading program!
Each month, read or listen to a book that fits the monthly theme. Submit an entry for every month you complete to be entered into monthly prize drawings. All entries will also be included in a Grand Prize drawing at the end of the year.
Scroll through to see each month's theme for Adult Booking Ahead
January: Read Rough Sleepers, our One Book, One Beaverton 2026 selection!
Tip: Join us for related events during the month of January. Learn more.
February: February is the shortest month! Celebrate by reading a book of short stories.
Tip: You can’t go wrong by checking out one of the annual Best American Short Stories collections, which are edited each year by different preeminent authors.
March: Read a book that features an improbable or unusual friendship.
Tip: For some suggestions, check out Chicago Public Library’s list of “Unlikely Friendships in Fiction.”
April: Celebrate Arab-American Heritage Month by reading a book set in the Middle East.
Tip: Check out Boston Public Library's list “Books from the Middle East.”
May: Read a book from the staff picks shelf at any library or bookstore.
Tip: Library and bookstore staff are prolific readers—put yourself in their capable hands for this month’s theme.
June: Read a book that features a non-human main character (animal, robot, inanimate object, celestial being…anything is fair game!).
Tip: Check out the list "Nonhuman Main Characters" compiled by Longfellow Books for some great ideas.
Don't forget - Adult Summer Reading starts June 1!
July: It’s summer travel time! Read a book that features a road trip or long journey.
Tip: The New York Times put together a list, “18 Great Road Trip Books That Aren’t ‘On the Road.’”
August: Read a memoir/biography about a person from a culture other than your own.
Tip: Check out Lawrence Public Library’s list “Stories of Culture, Identity, Belonging, and Immigration.”
September: Read a non-fiction book about a current topic.
Tip: Browse the “New Non-Fiction” shelves at the library to find a book for this month’s theme.
October: Read a scary book OR a book with an autumnal setting.
Tip: To find some less mainstream horror books, search GoodReads lists for “Diverse Horror.” Or, search GoodReads lists for “Books set in autumn.”
November: Read a book from one of Time Magazine’s annual “100 Must-Read Books” lists.
Tip: Find the 2025 list here: 100 Must-Read Books of 2025 | TIME
December: Read a book that is set on an island.
Tip: Check out some lists featuring islands in our online catalog: Search | Washington County Cooperative Library Services | BiblioCommons
Scroll through to see each month's theme for Kids Booking Ahead
January: Read a book about outer space.
Tip: Look in the J 520s for non-fiction books about space and space exploration.
February: Read a book about friends.
March: Read a book with a green cover.
Spring Break: Read a book about flowers, trees or nature.
Tip: Nature books are shelved in the J 580s.
April: Read a poetry book.
Tip: Look in the juvenile non-fiction section for poetry.
May: Read a cookbook, then try to make one of the recipes.
June: Read a graphic novel.
Tip: There are many reading levels in graphic novels.
Summer Reading: Read a book outside.
July: Read a funny book.
August: Read a book that is part of a series.
September: Read a biography.
Tip: Try looking for a Who Is or Who Was book.
October: Read a book with animals as the main characters.
November: Read a book about music.
Tip: You can use a Bibliocommons list to help you find kids' books with music in them.
December: Read a book that won an award.
Tip: Look for Award stickers on the book spines.
Winter Reading: Read a book you found on display.