Like Scouts for Readers

Step outside of your reading comfort zones and dog-ear milestones along your reading journey with our reading merit badges. Our collection of reading badges are tied to challenges and tasks. Collect individual badges or follow along using the Bibliotheca Reading Passport journal.

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  • Abducted by Words

  • Bite-Sized Bookworm

  • Fiction Frontier

  • Book Buff

  • Hybrid Reader

  • Hopeless Romantic

  • Book Club Connoisseur

  • Beyond Books

  • Literary Traveler

  • Literary Encounters

  • Literally Delish

  • Bon Voyage

  • Book Killer

  • Broadened Horizons

  • Chosen One

  • Meet Cute

  • Clued In

  • Non-Fiction Fiend

  • 100 Billion Stars

  • Serial Reader

  • Prestigious Page-Turner

  • Plot Twist

  • Pages from the Past

  • United States of Reading

  • Sips & Stories

  • Valiant

  • Scream Queen

  • New Author Fan Club

  • Well-Read

  • January - Booked & Busy

    Set your reading goal(s) for the year then finish a book by a new-to-you author or genre to kick off the year.

    Earn this Badge 
  • February - Reading Is My Love Language

    Host a read-in. It can be a simple 1:1 hangout or an entire themed gathering.

    Earn this Badge 
  • February - TBR > Cupid

    If Valentine's Day doesn't stir any warm fuzzies, reach for a book about familial love or friendship.

    Earn this Badge 
  • March - Shelf Love

    Spring clean your bookshelf (to make space for that book buying ban you're bound to break).

    Earn this Badge 
  • April - All's Fair in Love & Literature

    Reading a romantic comedy brimming with laugh-out-loud moments.

    Earn this Badge 
  • May - Book Babe

    Read a book featuring a female main character you admire, then take inspiration from them to tackle a problem in your life.

    Earn this Badge 
  • June - Book Bod

    Listen to an audiobook during a workout or activity.

    Earn this Badge 
  • July - Chapter Chaser

    It's time to refine your reading habit. Read every day for at least 15 minutes.

    Earn this Badge 
  • August - Page to Practice

    Read a how-to book, cookbook, or other book with an interactive element then put your new knowledge into action.

    Earn this Badge 
  • September - Shelf Improvement

    Read a book about a character who goes on a self discovery journey of some kind.

    Earn this Badge 
  • October - Boo(k) Club

    Read a book that scares you. (Creative liberties allowed, i.e. an incredibly long book)

    Earn this Badge 
  • November - Narrative Nourishment

    Read a book that feeds your soul, then share a book that will feed their soul.

    Earn this Badge 
  • December - Lit Lenses

    Read a book from the perspective of a character different than yourself.

    Earn this Badge