Belleville East — Library & Media Center
Reading Resources
Search the Destiny Discover Catalog for all the books in our collection!
Additionally, you can access eBook and Audiobooks through Palace Project. Click the links below to access on your browser, or download the app, find our school district, and use your school Google account to start browsing.
Reading Programs
Want to read engaging books, challenge yourself to read more, and have the chance to win prizes? The Belleville East Library invites all students to participate in our three reading programs: Belleville East Genre Challenge, Read for a Lifetime, and the Illinois Teen Readers Choice Lincoln Awards. For more information about each program, check out the sections below. If you are interested in any or all programs, please join our Google Classroom so you can receive book recommendations, reading reminders, and more!
Genre Reading Challenge
Ready for the ultimate reading challenge? BE Library divides our fiction books into eight genres. Explore those genres by reading one book from each genre throughout the 2026-27 school year.
To help you plan your reading, we’ll be highlighting one genre per month. If you read that genre during that month you can fill out a Reading Rewards raffle ticket at the library circulation desk.
Registered students who complete the challenge of reading the eight books by May 1, 2027 will receive the following: a free book and an invite to the library’s Readers Celebration party.
One lucky student will also win a pair of brand new Beats Headphones!
Genre Reading Challenge FAQs
Q: Do you have to be registered for the challenge to submit a raffle ticket?
A: No, you do not
Q: Can I count a book I read last year?
A: No. All books must be read from Sept 1, 2025 – May 1, 2026
Q: Can I count a book I was assigned by my teacher to read?
A: Yes! If you’re not sure about the genre, look up the book in Destiny Discover or email Mrs. Byrne
Q: I read a SciFi book in September. Can I use that for my punch card?
A: Yes, but not for the September raffle entry.
Q: Does the raffle submission have to be for a book read THAT month?
A: Yes. You’ll be asked for your dates read when you submit your ticket.
Q: I read a realistic fiction book in September that is also an RFL book. Can I submit two reading rewards raffle tickets for that book?
A: Yes!
If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact our school library director, Mrs. Laura Byrne , at lbyrne@bths201.org
Other Reading Programs
Read for a Lifetime
Lincoln Award
The 2026 Lincoln Award winner is Promise Boys by Nick Brooks
Lincoln Libguide – for all information about the program
Quick Resources
Are you in a reading rut? Looking for a challenge?
Try some of these options at the Belleville East Library!
