We actually ran out of blue raffle tickets by the end of the program, and had to use a blue marker to create more... because you all read SO MANY books! Amazing!

We had 198 adult summer readers this year, twenty-two more than last year. The grand total was 3073 tickets, including 1760 blue tickets (for books read) and 1313 white tickets (for challenges completed). That also includes 70 blank tickets—yikes! But don't worry; none of the blank tickets were drawn as winners. 

The raffles are finished, but we do have one more challenge for you. September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month, and we'd love to have your help. You, our summer reading participants, are some of the library's most active and involved patrons—and you're our best advocates, too. 

So your last challenge, if you choose to accept it, is to encourage a friend or family member (or perfect stranger!) to get a library card. 

You can also help spread the word about the library's Read Local. Shop Local. program. During the month of September, Berlin-Peck patrons can show their library card to save money at local businesses.

Complete this challenge and receive our deepest gratitude :)

We'll continue to post your book reviews and recommendations on Facebook—but since the reviews were so popular at yesterday's party, here's the master list! Click on any title to see if it's available.

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
One Second After by William Forstchen

A Pitch for Justice by Harold Kasselman

A Justified Murder by Jude Deveraux

The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling

House Rules by Jodi Picoult

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce

Class Mom by Laurie Gelman

Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See

Murder at the Mill by M.B. Shaw

Fly Girls by Keith O’Brien

The Space Between Us and The Secrets Between Us by Thrity Umrigar

The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine

Educated by Tara Westover

Black Dagger Brotherhood series by J.R. Ward

Crush It by Gary Vaynerchuk

And a few of you mentioned favorite authors: Kristin Hannah, Kurt Vonnegut, Mark Twain, Emily Dickinson, Sylvia Plath, Tennessee Williams, Joseph Heller, William Shakespeare, Stephen King, John Grisham

Game of Thrones, based on George R.R. Martin's series A Song of Ice and Fire

Victoria by Helen Rappaport, based on the PBS series Victoria

A Walk In the Woods, based on A Walk In the Woods by Bill Bryson

The Shawshank Redemption, based on the Stephen King novella published in the collection Different Seasons, titled Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption. 

I Can't Make This Up by Kevin Hart
The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary
The Fixer Upper by Mary Kay Andrews
The Big Kahuna (part of the Fox & O’Hare series) by Janet Evanovich
From the Corner of the Oval by Beck Dorey-Stein
The Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich
A Walk In the Woods by Bill Bryson
Hiding From the Kids in My Prayer Closet by Jessica Kastner
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris
The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo by Amy Schumer (two mentions!)
Bossypants by Tina Fey
Uniquely Human by Barry Prizant
Left Neglected by Lisa Genova
1,001 Ways to Slow Down by Barbara Ann Kipfer
Life and Other Inconveniences by Kristan Higgins