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Orem Library rolls Orem Reads into yearlong challenge and explains display policy
Summary
Programming librarian Meg Cinders Pei unveiled a unified Orem Reading Challenge for 2026 with Hobbit-themed badges, a Beanstack-managed registration platform and limited physical 'junk journals'; staff also reviewed a post-2023 display policy built on ALA guidance and invited resident contributions to the display calendar.
Meg Cinders Pei, Orem Library programming librarian, described a reworked adult programming lineup that consolidates the Orem Reads fall event, yearlong adult reading challenge and periodic book clubs into a single, yearlong "Orem Reading Challenge" that kicks off in January.
"We've made some changes to our adult programming for 2026," Meg said, explaining the library moved the fall Orem Reads kickoff to January and designed a reading challenge that uses themed location badges inspired by The Hobbit. The library provides…
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