Book Madness

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2026 Book Madness – Teen and Adult

It’s time for the 2026 Book Madness at the Idaho Falls Public Library!

To find our Book Madness program for children, visit the Children’s Book Madness page.

How It Works

Throughout the month of March, the Idaho Falls Public library will participate in Book Madness! Starting March 2nd, adults and teens can come into the library and vote for their favorite book genre. Limit one ballot per day.

Use the ballot to vote for your favorite genre in each bracket. Each week, we’ll count the ballots and advance the winning genres to the next round.

For the teen and adult program, if you vote for the genre that wins the final bracket, you’ll be entered into a drawing for a Kindle Fire 7!

Champion

And the Winner Is …


Historical Fiction


Note: The patron who wins the Kindle Fire tablet, will be contacted personally by the library.

Round 4

Round 4 – March 23-28

Championship Round


Mystery

VS


Historical Fiction

Eliminated in round 3:

  • Literary Fiction
  • Fantasy


Round 3

Round 3 – March 16-21

Bracket 1


Mystery

VS


Literary Fiction

Bracket 2


Fantasy

VS


Historical Fiction

Eliminated in round 2:

  • Classics
  • Dystopian
  • Relationship Fiction
  • Romance


Round 2

Round 2 – March 9-14

Bracket 1


Mystery

VS


Classics

Bracket 2


Literary Fiction

VS


Dystopian

Bracket 3


Fantasy

VS


Relationship Fiction

Bracket 4


Romance

VS


Historical Fiction

Eliminated in round 1:

  • Narrative Nonfiction
  • Biography
  • Romantasy
  • True Crime
  • Thriller
  • Western
  • Science Fiction
  • Horror


Round 1

Round 1 – March 2-March 7

Bracket 1


Mystery

VS


Narrative Nonfiction

Bracket 2


Biography

VS


Classics

Bracket 3


Romantasy

VS


Literary Fiction

Bracket 4


Dystopian

VS


True Crime

Bracket 5


Fantasy

VS


Thriller

Bracket 6


Relationship Fiction

VS


Western

Bracket 7


Science Fiction

VS


Romance

Bracket 8


Horror

VS


Historical Fiction

Please note that ballots do not move forward week by week, so it’s important that you return to cast new votes in the next round. Also, you don’t have to vote in every bracket, but it will increase your chances of winning.

At the end of the challenge, we’ll hold a final drawing among ballots cast for the winning genre. The winner of this drawing will receive a Kindle Fire tablet.

Questions? Call 208-612-8460