The week's challenges

Make a surprise phone call and read the beginning of a story or poem.

Learn 5 words in sign language.

Take a selfie with your favourite book...that you can share on the Free Expression Wall of the Reading our World website.

Recommend a book by a foreign author that opened your mind or changed your perspective.

Listen to a podcast while taking a walk.

Go to a media library and get or renew your Pass’relle subscription card.

Use the Bibliothèques Idéales to compile your Top 5 books of autumn.

Talk about the Reading our World challenges with 3 people close to you.

Start reading a biography about a major athlete.

Leave a book on a bench, with a note to the next reader.

Write the first part of an imaginary trip you’re dreaming of taking.

Draw a figure or a landscape inspired by a story you’ve read.

Find your favourite childhood recipe and share it with someone close to you.

Write a postcard to someone, even if you’re not on holiday.

Choose one or several books to read during your summer holidays.

Sort through your books and donate some to an association.

Have a little weightlifting session using heavy books as weights: abs, biceps, glutes... reading is good for you!

Organise an Exquisite Corpse game with family or friends.

Relax for at least 15 minutes by lying down with a book or magazine (on the grass, on a bench or on your sofa).

Write a poem about your parents.

Choose an audiovisual adaptation of a literary work (ideally already read) for your next TV or cinema night.

Discover the Gender Equality space at the Olympe de Gouges Media Library and borrow a book by Colette.

Go to the Night of Museums and discover Catherine Meurisse’s illustrations.

Choose a newspaper with a front-page story you’re interested in, then read at least 3 articles during the day.

Write a quotation on a post-it note at home, on a colleague’s desk...or on the Free Expression Wall of the Reading our World website!