We are already into our fourth week of summer reading! This week our raffle basket features goodies for some outdoor family fun. We have a handheld bubble machine, water paddle ball set, books, a Dairy Queen gift card, and a Cleveland Cavaliers Moondog hand puppet, all included in a stylish beach bag. Be sure to get your reading entries in before we draw the name for this basket!
For participation information, click here!
Happy reading!
Beth
Last week Cleveland was all about our Cavs champs, but this week it’s Tribe time. This week’s Adult Summer Reading gift basket raffle prize features a Cleveland Indians towel, drink cozy, awesome books, and ballpark snack favorites.
There’s still plenty of time to get your entry submissions in either at the reference desk or through our website. For more information about how to participate in our summer reading program, click here.
Roll Tribe!
Beth
The Cleveland Cavaliers are the 2016 NBA Champions! We here in Cleveland are celebrating our first national championship in 52 years. It’s a very exciting and emotional time for all Cleveland sports fans. If you need some Cavs gear to support your National Champions, this week’s Adult Summer Reading gift basket has you covered.
For more information on how to participate in our Adult Summer Reading Program, click here.
Happy reading!
GO CAVS!!!
Beth
Summer Reading 2016 is here! We commenced our Adult Summer Reading Program yesterday with great success. This year we are lucky to have the Friends of RRPL provide us with the resources to offer our community an exciting Adult Summer Reading Program that is packed with great prizes.
Here is our prize for week one:
If you’re interested in participating, click here to learn more.
Be first to read some of these debut novels coming in August!
THE DAUGHTERS by Adrienne Celt
Lulu can’t sing. Since the traumatic birth of her daughter, the internationally renowned soprano hasn’t dared utter a note. She’s afraid that her body is too fragile and that she may have lost her talent to a long-dreaded curse afflicting all of the mothers in her family.
BARBARA THE SLUT AND OTHER PEOPLE by Lauren Holmes
A fresh, honest, and darkly funny debut collection about family, friends, and lovers, and the flaws that make us most human.
MRS. SINCLAIR’S SUITCASE by Louise Walters
Roberta, a bibliophile works at The Old and New Bookshop in England. She discovers a letter inside her grandmother’s old suitcase that provides insight into her grandmother’s past and to the family’s history.
THE GIRL WHO SLEPT WITH GOD by Val Brelinski
A family’s world is upended when the oldest daughter returns from a missionary trip to Mexico and discovers she’s pregnant with—she believes—the child of God.
THE SECRETS OF LAKE ROAD by Karen Katchur
Twelve-year-old Caroline doesn’t understand why her mother avoids the family lakeside home, which she herself loves.
~Ann
Read it or Weep 