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  SUMMER CHALLENGE - TRIPLE DIP
 

Enjoy our summer program for adult patrons. You will earn a chance to win 1 of 3 great prizes while you broaden your library experience.

The Challenge runs from July 1st through August 31st.


Complete the 3 challenges described in detail below. Tell us about it on the handy form which you can pick up at the Library. Bring that form to the circulation desk and our staff will include it in the collection of forms from which the winners will be drawn on September 10.

First Challenge
READ A DIFFERENT GENRE

  This library offers a rich selection of books in many genres: mysteries, historical fiction, fantasy, science fiction, adventure novels, romance novels, and thrillers. Our non-fiction collection includes finance, true crime, cooking, history, travel, biography, poetry…books on every subject. Are you a mystery lover? Try a romance. If you generally read non-fiction, try a science fiction novel. The choice is yours!

Second Challenge
TRY A DIFFERENT FORMAT

Have you ever listened to a book? Experiment with an audiobook on CD, a Playaway , or ListenNJ , our free a free downloadable service, which allows you to transfer a book to an iPod or MP3 player. Experience the freedom of movement while still enjoying a book.

Third Challenge
LISTEN TO A DIFFERENT TYPE OF MUSIC

Broaden your music enjoyment with something you usually don't choose. Try Jazz, Reggae, Rock, Hip Hop, Heavy Metal, Folk, Classic, Blues, Popular music, or Country...on a CD from our collection.

You will have a chance to win 1 of 3 great prizes:

MP3 player

Dinner for 2 at a local restaurant
Library coupon entitling you for
a period of one year to check out
a third DVD free . (The first 2
DVDs are always free!)
Prizes will be awarded on September 10th.

Bonus Challenge:

Read a “Buried Treasure”

Once you have completed the first 3 challenges, you can also earn an invitation to enjoy ice cream with library staff and other patrons. All you have to do is read a “Buried Treasure: anything published prior to 2005.

Ice Cream Social to be held on Monday, 14 September 2009 at 7:30PM.

For help in choosing titles for our reading challenges, refer to NextReads and Novelist, which are our Readers' Advisory tools.

 

NextReads

Would you like some help figuring out what to read next? Discover some "buried treasures" in our collection as well as new titles you won't find on the usual bestseller lists.

Click HERE to
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be to the NextReads newsletters. We'll point you to some choices in various genres like Mystery, Armchair Travel, Fiction and more ... We'll even "recommend" some Audiobooks!

NOVELIST
If you're looking for a good book, Novelist can help. This database of over 155,000 fiction titles, lets you use your favorite author to link to other books you might enjoy.

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