Nashville, y'all read a lot!
Summer Challenge is a wrap, and the results are in:
- Patrons read for a total of 11,948,286 minutes – surpassing our goal!
- More than 17,900 Nashvillians took the Summer Reading challenge.
- 6,500 participants read at least 600 minutes.
Congratulations Reading Rockstars!
Reading Rockstars logged 600 or more minutes of reading. There were 60 rockstars and 40 opted to donate a popular book to their local branch. Here are the rockstars by branch and first name:
- Bellevue: Belliott, Jaime, Kerrie
- Bordeaux: Timothy, Ethan, Takisha
- Donelson: Jadin, Eleanor, Ruby
- East: Brody, Liam, Maya
- Edgehill: Rose, Tariyah, Sarah
- Edmondson Pike: Daniela, Kathleen, Tanya
- Goodlettsville: Kelsey, Devin, Carol
- Green Hills: Elizabeth, Clifford, Sarah
- Hadley Park: Jayden, Nashawn, Betty
- Hermitage: Bradley, Grace, Amy
- Inglewood: Jones, Jeremy, Sabrina
- Looby: Amalya, Christopher, Ricky
- Main: Eloise, Sontia, Melissa
- North: Eden, Dorian, Mattie
- Old Hickory: Seven, Deep, Chera
- Pruitt: Layloni, Ian, Dottie
- Richland Park: Lillian, Alexis, Sharon
- Southeast: Ozioma, Ruba, Alexia
- Thompson Lane: Job, Bada, Ruth
- Watkins Park: Aiden, Brianna, Adrie
MNPS School Competition Winner
Congratulations to J.T. Moore Middle School for winning the MNPS Summer Challenge competition. 54% of J.T. Moore students participated in Summer Challenge, and of those students, 62% completed the full Summer Challenge program.
Stay Tuned for Next Year
Thank you for supporting Nashville Public Library and the Summer Challenge program! Stay tuned for more information on Summer Challenge in 2019.