Subject: Fold your way to more summer reading points 😎
Fold your way to more summer reading points 😎
July 7th, 2020 at 11:37 am EDTBadges and points and challenges, oh my! It's our second week of Summer Reading, and we now have 117 readers (woohoo!) who have earned a total of 163 badges, completed 39 challenges, and netted over 600 points. Check out the challenges and events ...
Summer reading is off to a great start!
June 30th, 2020 at 12:50 pm EDTOff to a great start! Adult Summer Reading registration is open, and we already have over 80 participants! (If you haven't started yet, register here!) Readers have already finished over 120 books so far... wow! If you're looking for ideas on what t ...
Adult Summer Reading Program Sneak Peak
June 15th, 2020 at 1:00 pm EDTWelcome back! How are our favorite readers doing? We hope you're looking forward to summer reading! We're still finalizing the library's plans for this year—if you haven't noticed, there have been some big changes in the last few months!—but we ...
Farewell to Summer Reading
August 26th, 2019 at 7:03 am EDTWe'll see you next year! “How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” —A.A. Milne (Winnie-the-Pooh) We put in a lot of hard work, had a lot of fun, and read a TON of books in this year's Adult Summer Reading program. W ...
Summer isn't over yet 🌞
August 19th, 2019 at 7:12 am EDTA few last things... As we enter the last week of Adult Summer Reading, here are a few things to do before August 22: Get your final raffle tickets in before noonRSVP for the Adult Summer Reading ice cream party hereHand in your yellow booklet—it's ...
Summer reads and literary weekends!
August 12th, 2019 at 7:04 am EDTSpend a literary long weekend in Hartford Looking for something to do with the rest of your summer? Literary Hub takes a look at local literary landmarks—including museums, cozy coffee shops, and performance spaces—in its article How to Spend a L ...
Laughter is the best medicine.
August 5th, 2019 at 6:37 am EDTCongrats to this week's winners! Congratulations to this week's winners, Gail and Amanda. The Train Tour basket received 297 tickets from 71 participants—the most so far! The Cocktail Cruise basket received 264 tickets from 66 participants. With ...
You're invited!
July 29th, 2019 at 6:38 am EDTWe're having a party! Summer Reading ends on August 22, and we're saying goodbye with an ice cream social. We'll discuss our favorite summer reads, preview the most talked-about fall books, announce the summer's top readers—and draw one last raffle ...
DOUBLE the raffles!
July 22nd, 2019 at 6:45 am EDTTwo raffles every week! We're about halfway through summer reading, but there are still ten raffles to go. That means starting this week, we'll be pulling TWO raffles every week. Plus, hang on to your yellow booklet—we'll have one last raffle on Au ...
We like movies, too.
July 15th, 2019 at 6:27 am EDTOne Lucky Foodie Congratulations to the winner of the Foodie's Fantasy raffle basket, Shari! This basket received a whopping 295 tickets. Tickets came from 61 different participants. We're excited to announce that this year's adult summer reading h ...