October 2, 2026
Genre Fest to Hit Library This November!
(Springfield, OH--)
Do you have a favorite type of book that you like to read? Are you a fan of Mystery, History, Horror or LitRPG? Are you looking to broaden your reading horizons? If so, the library’s first ever Genre Fest is for you!
During the month of November our Main, Tuttle, Southgate and Houston locations will be sharing the genre love and encouraging our community to try a different category of books (perhaps out of their comfort zone) with fun programs and events all centered around the theme for each week of the month:
• Week 1 – November 1st-7th - Horror
• Week 2 – November 8th-14th - LitRPG
• Week 3 – November 15th-21st – History
• Week 4 – November 22nd-28th – Mystery
We’ll also be staging a new Beanstack challenge for Genre Fest with some great prizes throughout like a specialty bookmark for signing-up, library themed stickers, a library themed iron on patch and a cat or library themed pin for completing 5 activities in the challenge.
- Sign Up for Challenge; prize = Patron choice of leaf, gummy worm, or sword bookmark
- Check out a horror book, movie, TV show, board game, or video game prize = Library-themed sticker
- Check out a litRPG book, movie, TV show, board game, or video game prize = Library-themed sticker
- Check out a historical book, movie, TV show, board game, or video game prize = Library-themed sticker
- Check out a mystery book, movie, TV show, board game, or video game prize = Library-themed sticker
- Read a horror book
- Read a litRPG book
- Read a historical book
- Read a mystery book
- Complete all 4 reading activities; prize = Library-themed iron-on patch
- Participate in an activity/program during horror week
- Participate in an activity/program during litRPG week
- Participate in an activity/program during history week
- Participate in an activity/program during mystery week
- Complete 5 activities; prize = Patron choice of cat- or library-themed pin
As mentioned, great programs will be taking place at all participating locations. Things like A Quiet Place Game on November 5th in our Main Library Warder Room. Join us from 6-7 PM. Don’t make a sound as a blind-folded player tries to tag others with a paper ball in the darkened room. This viral social media game has made it to the library! (ages 15 and up) Arrive early (4-5PM) to test your trivia knowledge of all things horror!
During LitRPG Week, visit the Southgate Branch from November 9th-12th and try to escape the minotaur’s maze labyrinth…if you can! Come and explore the twists and turns of our immersive library maze!
In celebration of history, visit the Houston Branch on Thursday, November 19th for Cooking Club at 5:30 PM. Family history often comes in the form of beloved recipes. Come share the joys of cooking with fellow amateur chefs!
During Mystery Week, November 22nd-28th at our Tuttle Branch, participate in blind date with a book! Trying to figure out what to read next? Let mystery take the wheel and choose one of our blind date books to check out!
To learn more, visit the library website at www.ccplohio.org, click on Events and search Genre Fest.