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
