Subject: We're in the home stretch!

Remember to enter your last books this week!

Congratulations to this week's winner, Carmela! We hope the Gardener's Dream basket helps your flowers bloom beautifully this year! 🌷🌼🌻 There were 222 tickets in this raffle.

There's only ONE raffle bag left, so make sure to log your books before next Thursday!

I'm excited to announce... WE HAVE OFFICIALLY PASSED 1,500 BOOKS! As of Thursday morning, we're up to 1,570 books—and there's still a week to go.

There are still a few hand-woven bookmarks available. If you're using curbside pickup, feel free to request a bookmark when you schedule your books for pickup. Just remember to let us know the title of your favorite book this year.

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Books for (late) summer.

Missed traveling this year? Trip Fiction lets you find novels, travelogues, and memoirs set in thousands of countries around the world. Me? I'll be in Florence and Rome (or at least reading about it).

Want to read something new... but familiar? Check out Literary Hub's short list on What you (an adult) should read next, based on your favorite children’s book.

Feel like your summer reads are getting a little repetitive? Try Literary Hub's list of 11 Novels That Thwart Traditional Narrative Structure (to Brilliant Effect).

Waiting for your new book to come in? Head over to NPR's Books We Love, and start with their earliest year—can you believe 2013 was almost a decade ago?!

Banned books week is coming up right at the end of summer, and it's more important than ever that we protect the right to read. The American Library Association has a list of Top 10 Most Challenged Books Lists. Read a banned book... because you can!

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sharonkay has taken the lead this week, followed by summertime in second place, ALigas in third place, and srfasciano in fourth place! Fifth place is a three-way tie between Carmela, Brousseau201, and Beth. marie5k is in sixth place, and there's a three-way tie for seventh place between LuvSummerReading, teachetc, and Patt58.

The top reader this year will receive a magnetic bumper sticker!

Want to see more? Check out the full leaderboard.

Pizza Party Raffle

This summer's LAST raffle is for pizza lovers! 🍕🍕🍕 The raffle will be held on Thursday, September 1. There are currently 370 tickets in this raffle. Make sure to get your books in before Thursday, September 1, for your last chance to win... until next summer, of course.

The Pizza Party raffle ($80 value) includes:

Penzey’s frozen pizza seasoning
Penzey’s roasted garlic powder
Pizza cutter
Pizza pan
Pasta sauce
$25 gift card to The Ave Restaurant
The book 'Welcome to My Kitchen' by Tom Valenti
Berlin-Peck Memorial Library tote bag

For a full list of raffles and challenges, visit the summer reading page or pick up a copy of the summer reading booklet.

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Subject: We're in the home stretch!

Books for (late) summer.

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Pizza Party Raffle