Subject: Reading recs, plus the results of our first raffle! 🤩

Congrats to our first raffle winner!

Congratulations to this year's first raffle winner, Brousseau201. We hope you get a lot of fun and games out of the Fun and Games basket! There were 55 tickets in the virtual raffle basket, making it our third most popular basket (so far).

As of Thursday afternoon, we've read 366 books!

We hope you like the new online summer reading page. If you need help registering or have any other questions, feel free to reply to this email, call, or visit the Reference Desk. If you haven't registered yet, click here to register.

Best books for summer!

Build your summer reading list with these curated lists!

Looking for the book that everyone is talking about? Check out Literary Hub's Ultimate Summer 2022 Reading List, created by combing through 36 other summer reading books for the most highly recommended books. Don't miss the "list of lists" at the bottom of the page for more great summer reading recs!

NPR is recommending 8 Books to Enjoy at the Beach This Summer an a recent list of 14 Books that NPR Staff and Critics are Living the Most, but that's not all NPR has to offer! Check out their books page for year-round lists, reviews, author interviews, and more—or listen to NPR's Book of the Day podcast for bite-sized audio book reviews.

The New York Times recommends 88 Books to Bring Your Summer Alive in categories like thrillers, true crime, romance, and travel (accompanied by some truly fantastic floral artwork!) Don't forget, you can access The New York Times for free with your library card!

Is your library card about to expire? 😱

This is a good time to make sure that your library card is active!

Did you know that Berlin-Peck Library accounts expire automatically, every three years, regardless of how often you use the library? Renewing your library card provides an opportunity for library staff to update your contact information. It can also help us measure our current impact on our community and affect how we are funded. Renewing your card is simple—just visit the front desk with your driver's license or a piece of mail showing your address.

We encourage all of our summer reading participants to have a valid Connecticut library card. Your Connecticut library card may be used at any public library in the state!

Leaderboard

This week's leaderboard has summertime and sharonkay in a tie for first place, Patt58 in second place, Carmela, Allisonbrigandi, and morganh tied for third, and a four-way tie for fourth between teachetc, Bobbie, marie5k, and our raffle winner

Brousseau201!

Want to see more? Check out the full leaderboard.

Be Prepared Raffle

The Be Prepared raffle has supplies to keep on hand or in your car for an emergency. The raffle will be held on Thursday, July 14. There are only 18 tickets in this basket so far—your chances of winning are high!

The Be Prepared raffle ($45 value) includes:

First aid kit
Blanket
Emergency blanket
Flashlight
Poncho
Can opener
Berlin-Peck Memorial Library tote bag

Plus—don't forget about challenge prizes. Complete challenges (like reading a certain number of books, trying a library service, or posting a #BookFace) to earn small prizes like bookmarks, pens, and books.

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

Scar from Disney's The Lion King with a red X

Be prepared! Disney fans, we're sorry for getting this song stuck in your head.

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Subject: Reading recs, plus the results of our first raffle! 🤩

Best books for summer!

Is your library card about to expire? 😱

Leaderboard

Be Prepared Raffle