



Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Foundation presents the FIRST competition for book clubs.
Book Club Madness is a unique competition designed to engage and celebrate book clubs throughout Mecklenburg County. Inspired by the excitement of March Madness, this event encourages book club members to participate in a series of weekly challenges to earn points for their teams. Participants can score two-pointers, three-pointers, and free throws, with opportunities to win fun weekly prizes and, of course, bragging rights.
JOIN THE MADNESS
Book clubs that score at least 100 points will be entered into a drawing for a FREE table for 10 at our annual gala Verse & Vino — a value of over $2,000 (although we think it’s priceless.) The top scoring book clubs will receive special prizes as well.


HOW DO I EARN POINTS?
Each game will feature new challenges every week like visit a branch, share your favorite book club book, check out a book or e-book, or post a comment on our social media. Each challenge will earn you two points, three points or free throws (a.k.a. one point). Once you complete a challenge (or numerous challenges) enter your points on the Challenges page.
Your points will be added to your book club’s total. The point totals for all participating book clubs will be updated on the Leaderboard.
READY TO JOIN?
Register online and encourage your book club friends to join as well. To participate in the madness, you and your club members must register online. Registration will open on February 5, 2025.
NOTE: Book clubs must have at least 2 registered members to participate.

Let’s play Book Club Madness!
STEP 1
Register.
If your book club doesn’t have a name, be sure to create one so your points go to the right team. Let your book club members know the club’s name.
Need some ideas for a name? Check out this article.
STEP 2
Tell your friends.
Email, call, or text your book club friends and encourage them to register — or just share at your next book club. If you created a name for your book club in the registration, be sure to tell your book club members.
Also, choose a captain. This will be the person we contact if we have questions about your book club or if you win a prise or the Verse & Vino drawing. You can designate yourself captain in the registration form.
STEP 3
Get ready for the first game.
While you can’t score any points yet, the challenges will be emailed to you and can be found on our website starting on Wednesdays.