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We Have a Winner at Parker Williams Branch Library

Submitted by Linda Stevens on Thu, 07/05/2012 - 2:03pm

nook winnerCongratulations to Traci Patterson, winner of a Nook Simple Touch in the second 2012 Adult Summer Reading prize drawing!  Don't forget to register and keep reading this summer for your chance to win.

Wild Things at Fairbanks Branch Library

Submitted by Linda Stevens on Thu, 06/28/2012 - 2:19pm

A couple of "wild things" stopped by the Fairbanks Branch Library to celebrate Summer Reading and share the famous book Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak with the crowd.  Don't miss the Summer Reading Fun at your branch library!

wild things

The Amazing Read: Summer Reading Challenge, Week 4

Submitted by Linda Stevens on Mon, 06/25/2012 - 11:00am

amazing readWe're almost at the halfway point for Summer Reading!  Last week, we did some homegrown Texas reading.  My choice was Texas Soundtrack: Texas Stories Inspired by Texas Music.  By eating ice cream while I read, I was able to achieve a trifecta of personal favorites.  I highly recommend this book, Texas music, and ice cream.

Since we went local last week, let's have a global challenge this week:  Read worldwide.  You can try a book by an author from another country, follow Bill Bryson or Rick Steves on their travels, spend time learning another language, or read about a culture different from your own.  I've downloaded the audio of Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo for my choice.  What are you reading?

Meet the I-Team

Submitted by Linda Stevens on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 12:42pm

breaking pointI don't know if I've told you this before, but I'm kind of a hoarder.  A book hoarder, that is.  I buy books and put them in the bookcase and then sometimes forget to read them.  Recently, a novella I purchased for my Kindle led me to the discovery that I had almost all of Pamela Clare's I-Team series in my bookcase.  Once I actually read the first one, I didn't stop until I had finished the entire series.

The Amazing Read: Summer Reading Challenge, Week 2

Submitted by Linda Stevens on Mon, 06/11/2012 - 9:52am

amazing readI hope everyone enjoyed last week's mystery challenge!  My choice (Started Early, Took My Dog) introduced me to a British mystery series that I will definitely revisit.  

Let's get a bit nostalgic this week:  Read or share a childhood favorite.  If you are an adult, re-read a book that you loved as a child or share it with a child in your life.  If you are not yet an adult, ask a family member to share their favorite childhood book with you or get them to read your favorite book.  Don't forget to tell us all about it.

I'm going to re-read a book that I carried around with me for an embarrassing number of years -- Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary.  It's checked out from the Digital Media Catalog and loaded on my Kindle.  What are you reading?

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