20 Favorite Pics from IG Challenge

Wow, you all are awesome! The #5minlibchallenge officially ended last Saturday Oct. 31st and we were amazed by the response! As of today, 2,600 images were tagged with the #5minlibchallenge! 238 libraries/librarians from across the professions (public, schools, and academic libraries) as well as all over the US and across the ocean to Ireland and England participated. Wow.

Dare I admit that I was just hopeful to get a few librarians on board? You all rock! Thank you for getting the word out and participating!

Who knew you could give librarians 31 days of work and they'd pump their fists and say "I'm in!"

We were amazed at the creativity and fun pictures that people posted. Make sure to check them out on Instagram and like them. Below are a few of our many, many favorites:

Today's Throwback Thursday photo is from the York-Lancaster United We Read program in 2003. Local skydivers wanted to share their love for that year's community read:Tuesdays with Morrie. #UnitedWeRead #TuesdayswithMorrie #TBT #ThrowBackThursday #publiclibraries #librarylife #atthelibrary #yorkpa #yorkcountylibraries #5minlibchallenge

A photo posted by yorkcountylibraries (@yorkcountylibraries) on Nov 5, 2015 at 1:01pm PST

These #bookheads have been making themselves comfortable for most of October, and today they want to wish you a #HappyHalloween! #trickortreat #Halloween #HappyEverything #Holiday #Trending #News #atthelibrary #5minlibchallenge #librarygram #display #shelfie #bookface #igreads #monster #witch #ghost #frankenstein sent via @latergramme 🎃👻👺🔮

A photo posted by Upton Town Library (@uptontownlibrary) on Oct 31, 2015 at 8:09am PDT

Spend your #caturday curled up with a good book! #caturday #meow #commercelibrary #cityofcommerce #5minlibchallenge #catslovegameofthrones

A photo posted by Commerce Library (@commercelibrary) on Oct 24, 2015 at 5:35pm PDT

@shermanlibrary invited us to participate in the #5minlibchallenge that started in the beginning of October. Although we have not been able to participate in this month long challenge, we decided to at least partake in today's hashtag. Our #covercrush goes to Marie Lu's new novel, The Rose Society! #bookstagram #therosesociety #marielu @marieluthewriter #theyoungelites #bookish #bookthroughphone #books #bookthroughphones #yalit #ya #librarylife #librariesofinstagram #novels #iphones #burlingame #burlingamelibrary

A photo posted by Burlingame Public Library (@burlingame_library) on Oct 21, 2015 at 5:03pm PDT

#covercrush #librarybooks #yorkcountylibraries #5minlibchallenge #captionthis

A photo posted by Glatfelter Memorial Library (@glatfelterlibrary) on Oct 21, 2015 at 12:00pm PDT

Our youth service librarians love sock Sunday, especially when paired with a great book. #socksunday #5minlibchallenge #portlandoregon #librarylove #cedarmilllibrary #duckssockhop #cutesocks #crazysocks #funnysocks #happysocks #comfysocks #longsocks #socknation #lovesocks #socklife #sock #socks #socksofinstagram

A photo posted by Cedar Mill Library (@cedarmilllibrary) on Oct 18, 2015 at 12:14pm PDT

Bad Tidings: Medieval Ghost Stories. U of I Storytellers Present: Ghost Stories from Europe, Asia, and the Middle East Oct.17 3-3:45 kids ages 8-80 Day 13: Advertise Event #champaignpubliclibrary #champaign #5minlibchallenge #library #librariansofinstagram #university #universityofillinois #chambana

A photo posted by Champaign Public Library (@champaignpubliclibrary) on Oct 13, 2015 at 2:42pm PDT

Coloring books aren't just for kids! Even therapists are now recommending them for adults to de-stress. Come next Wednesday @ 7PM & enjoy coloring sheets, gel pens, and pencils. #adultprograms #5minlibchallenge #ebplibrary #eastbrunswick #eastbrunswicknj #coloringbooks #publiclibraries #librarylove #NJIsntBoring

A photo posted by East Brunswick Public Library (@ebplibrary) on Oct 13, 2015 at 6:07am PDT

The Super Librarians who rose to the occasion this summer! #beamanlibrary #westboylston #librarians #publiclibraries #5minlibchallenge sent via @latergramme

A photo posted by Beaman Memorial Public Library (@beamanlibrary) on Oct 12, 2015 at 8:53am PDT

Librarian spotlight: Meet Mark R., our teen reference librarian. Mark is the head of our teen library council. Established in 2009 the council allows teens to not only help out at teen library programs but also plan and promote them. Stop by the reference desk when you are in and say hi to Mark and ask him any questions you may have. #librarian #cedarmilllibrary #portlandoregon #5minlibchallenge #librarianstatus #spotlight #librarylife #librariesofinstagram

A photo posted by Cedar Mill Library (@cedarmilllibrary) on Oct 11, 2015 at 12:25pm PDT

New book alert! For fans of Rainbow Rowell, fantasy, fanficton, young adult books, or all of the above, here's a peek at Rowell's new release: CARRY ON. Sounds like a lovely book to curl up with while the leaves fall outside. What new book are you most excited to read this fall? 🍁 📚🍂📓 #book #books #newbooks #rainbowrowell #yalit #library #librariesofinstagram #reading #fantasy #fangirl #5minlibchallenge #carymemoriallibrary #lexingtonma

A photo posted by Cary Memorial Library (@carymemlibrary) on Oct 9, 2015 at 12:47pm PDT

Brutus can't get enough of that new book smell! #5minlibchallenge #newbooksmell

A photo posted by Norton Public Library (@nortonlibrary) on Oct 9, 2015 at 9:20am PDT

Meet Cheryl, everyone! Cheryl has worked at #USCL for 21 years, and she is responsible for cataloging your magazines, making sure our daily shipments of books are ready to go, and hosting the wildly popular What's Cookin' Cookbook Discussion Group. She has been to all 50 ,states! #librarian #publiclibraries #librarylove #librarylife #behindthescenes #uppersandusky #upperlibrary #5minlibchallenge

A photo posted by Upper Sandusky Library (@upperlibrary) on Oct 13, 2015 at 8:51am PDT

#Collection #Bookstairs #BookRainbow #bookaholic #librarybooks #LibrariesofInstagram #Bookstagram #Bookspines #SpinePoetry  #CAFridayMemorialLibrary #CAFridayLibrary #NewRichmondLibrary #5MinLibChallenge

A photo posted by New Richmond Public Library (@newrichmondpubliclibrary) on Oct 15, 2015 at 6:26pm PDT

Thanks @hashtagbooklove for posting this picture! It captures our sentiments about books perfectly- that they are our lifeblood. 😍 And yes! We lend ebooks, e-audiobooks, music, dvd's & more! Ask at the Reference Desk about our offerings! (413-499-9480 ext 202)

A photo posted by Pittsfield's Public Library (@berkathenaeum) on Oct 26, 2015 at 8:44am PDT

Hmmm, smells like #newbooksmell and destruction... We have #newbooks at MPL! #marlboroughma #bookrecs #weekendplans #books #reading #author #nonfiction #bookhaul #bookmail #bookphotography #bookworm #booklover #booktube #bookstagram #bibliophile #instabook #bookhaul #behindthescenes #bookstagram #tbr #bookmail #librarylove #librarylife #publiclibraries #librarybooks #marlboroughpubliclibrary #5minlibchallengesent via @latergramme

A photo posted by Marlboro Public Library Teens (@mplteensboro) on Oct 9, 2015 at 7:01am PDT

Today's Instagram Challenge is #COVERCRUSH and we are featuring Can I Say, the autobiography of Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker.

A photo posted by Stickney-Forest View PL (@sfvpld) on Oct 21, 2015 at 3:01pm PDT

Day 4 of #5minlibchallenge #bookface #bookandface #mmslibrary #ifistay #yalit

A photo posted by Mrs. Radach (@mmslibraryreads) on Oct 4, 2015 at 9:13pm PDT

[Day 1: #ChesnuttLibrary under the gray #northcarolina skies.] It has been so dreary, gloomy, and wet in #fayettevillenc this week. Flash flooding and threats of #hurricanejoaquin! #5minlibchallenge #librariesofinstagram #librarylife #LibChat #Library #academiclibrary ° ° #FayState #BroncoPride #FSUBroncos #HBCU #hbcupride (10.1.2015)

A photo posted by Charles W. Chesnutt Library (@chesnuttlibrary) on Oct 1, 2015 at 6:15am PDT

Happy Halloween! Enjoy this super creepy display from a hidden corner in the Belle Isle Library. 🎃👻 #happyhalloween #holiday #saturdaylibrarian #librarydisplay #happyeverything #5minlibchallenge

A video posted by Metropolitan Library (@metrolibraryok) on Oct 31, 2015 at 7:01am PDT

Thank you to everyone who had participated. If you would like to try the challenge, you can do it any time (it didn't have to be October). Check out our previous post with the instructions and hashtags!