Library Books - New Years Resolution

[stephanie207]

Hi everyone! I have randomly posted before and am a lurker, but want to get more involved on this board in 2018. I am thinking one of my resolutions for 2018 is that  I am going to get through and give away some of the books I own. I think I will challenge myself that I can't check out any library books until I get through 5 of my own books.  Then I can check out 1 library book, and continue the cycle.  I would say I own somewhere between 400-450 books and need to get through them.  My problem is that I go to the library weekly and take out 4 or 5 new books, so I am not touching my own TBR pile.  I rarely keep books after I read them and would bring the to friends or donate them. 

Also I want to read 100 books a year.

Does anyone have any reading New Years Resolutions?  

[dochas]

That's a great idea. Someone just gave us a whole bunch of books but I keep going to the library too. They always have the new books right near the desk - the lucky day ones that you can't renew and I can never resist grabbing one. I haven't decided what my goal/resolution will be. I know I need to read non fiction but do I say just one and be happy if I do more? I was thinking of 2-3 a month but then I see other's numbers and it feels low. I have to think about it all.

ETA - I set goodreads goal at 35.

[ally]

Well, just last year I learned how to download library books to my Kindle app - I am addicted!  Just today I added three new books to my wish list.  I do have a shelf of paper books that I need to read and my mom has been consistently buying on our Nook account - I need to make it a point to get to those books as well.  I have a few nonfiction on the Nook as well and should read them instead of solely fiction.

I set my Good Reads 2018 goal at 40 books.  Last year I set it at 35, but read 41.

I have also made a resolution to find new ways to deal with stress (mostly caused by work) and in 2017 I relied heavily on reading, but I have found (accepted?) that I need additional outlets.

[rainbowchip]

My goal is 52 books. I would love to up it each year but I barely made it this past year.

Every year I say I'm going to work on finishing up series. I have 3 Outlander books and 1 Game of Thrones to finished what is currently published. Those are just so daunting.

I think I also need to give up on fantasy. I read Throne of Glass this year and they are the main reason I had a hard time meeting my goal. They didn't grab me so I didn't really feel like picking them up over other distractions.

[AJL]

I've read over 100 books for the last few years. My Goodreads book challenge for this year is set at 52 with these conditions: 10 books must be non-fiction, 5 books must be considered classic literature, and 5 books must be by women of color.

Last year my challenge was that all my books had to come from the library. Nothing purchased.

The year before that, I challenged to read every single work of fiction I owned and nothing new could be checked out/purchased until I'd finished all the books I already had.