Winter Checkout Challenge
Thanks For Joining Us!
Congratulations to the 5,427 library fans who completed our third annual challenge!
2022 Grand Prizes
Cozy Reading Kit
Winner: Janet D.
At-Home Date Night
Winner: Pamela D. S.
Self-Care and Wellness Kit
Winner: Marissa V. L.
Great Outdoors Bundle
Winner: Jacquile S.
Special thanks to The Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library Foundation, opens a new window for their contribution to this program.
2022 Challenge Activities
Complete Five for a Chance to Win!
You must be 18 years of age or older to enter.
Check out five items in one visit
Don't limit yourself to just one thing! Check out multiple movies, music, books, audiobooks, and more with your library card.
Attend a Library event or virtual event
Always wanted to join a book club, opens a new window? Love to learn, opens a new window? Does the little one in your life love library storytime, opens a new window? Find the perfect event for you by visiting our event calendar, opens a new window.
Check out an eBook
Find your next winter read through Libby! Check out eBooks through the Libby app, opens a new window or on a browser, opens a new window.
Check out a winter-themed DVD or stream a movie on Hoopla
From popular movies to documentaries there’s winter-themed entertainment for everyone. Download the Hoopla app or stream from your device. Prefer DVDs? We've got those, too., opens a new window
Place a hold on library materials
Even the most popular materials are available at the library. Place a hold and you'll be picking up your materials in no time!
Follow @cincylibrary on social media
Follow us on Facebook, opens a new window, Twitter, opens a new window, Instagram, opens a new window, LinkedIn, opens a new window, and YouTube, opens a new window. Be sure to keep an eye out for special flash challenges to win extra prizes!
Visit a CHPL branch you've never visited
There are 41 library locations waiting for you to explore! Our spaces, including the brand-new 25,000 square foot library in Deer Park, are as unique as their neighborhoods.
Listen to an audiobook
Cozy up to a new audiobook this winter. Discover the latest fiction and nonfiction audiobooks, opens a new window, or choose from picks by our team of expert librarians, opens a new window.
Tell a friend about the Library
There are no secrets between friends, especially when it comes to using the library. Share with a friend your favorite thing about CHPL. Better yet—attend a library event, opens a new window together!
Download the CHPL app
Use the CHPL app, opens a new window to search the Library's catalog, check out or renew books, audiobooks, movies, and TV Shows, explore CHPL events, and display your digital library card.
Check out a book from a Library display
Cultivate your curiosity with the help of hand-picked collections by our librarians. Visit a library location, opens a new window to explore their displays.
Check out a book recommended by CHPL staff
With over 500 lists compiled by CHPL staff, opens a new window, there's no limit to what you can discover.
Cozy Winter Reads
