Time is running out to win prizes

The last day to enter the adult summer reading game “Timeless Reads” is Saturday August 16. Make sure you get that one last entry form in the box.

 

Many people have enjoyed “Timeless Reads” this summer and recommended their choices to others. At Dublin Library the following books were recommended as “Timeless Reads”:

• Voyage of the Space Beagle by A.E.Van Vogt
• The Gift by Danielle Steel
• The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara
• The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
• In a Lonely Place by Dorothy B. Hughes
• Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
• Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
• The Great Works of Ayela Linde by Charlotte Forbes
• Aunt Dimity’s Death by Nancy Atherton
• Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell
• Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren
• Tortilla Flat by John Steinbeck
• A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
• Labyrinth by Kate Mosse
• Bertie Wooster Sees It Through by PG Wodehouse
• Firm by John Grisham
• Childhood’s End by Arthur C. Clarke
• Slan by A.E. Van Vogt
• The Anome by Jank Vance
• Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
• One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
• Gap Creek by Robert Morgan
• Ava’s Man by Rick Bragg
• All Over But the Shouting by Rick Bragg
• Eva Luna by Isabel Allende
• Running With Scissors by Augusten Burroughs
• Them by Francine du Plessix Gray
• 1984 by George Orwell
• The Kiss by Kathryn Harrison
• The Firm by John Grisham
• B is for Burglar by Sue Grafton
• A Painted House by John Grisham
• Last Heroes by W.E.B. Griffin
• The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende
• The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
• The Man From Stone Creek by Linda Miller
• To Cut a Long Story Short by Jeffrey Archer
• The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
• Guards! Guards! By Terry Pratchett
• Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey
• The Asutra by Jack Vance
• Brave Free Men by Jack Vance

So while the game is ending, it doesn’t have to be the end to reading the books others have declared “Timeless Reads”.

“Timeless Reads” Program at Newark Library

Newark Library has awarded two awards already to participants in the “Timeless Reads” Adult Summer Game.   Congratulations to Sandra, who is a fan of Agatha Christie mysteries, and to Laura, who is a fan of Daphne Du Maurier.  They both won gift certificates to be used at Starbucks. 

Suggested books are displayed next to the Circulation Desk, though any book you think is worth a second read can qualify for the adult summer reading game.  The game is open to any patrons aged 18 or older. 

Come on down to the Newark Library at 6300 Civic Terrace Avenue, Newark, CA.  We’ll be glad to assist you in locating some good books for the summer, and with any other information needs you might have.

Free ebooks downloads

Worldebookfair

Just in time for summer, World ebook Fair opens up their vast book library July 4 – August 4 for FREE! There are about 600,000+ titles from which to choose. What a nice way to see what is available without committing to a membership. There are bound to be some timeless reads in that many titles! Anyone try it last year?

Timeless Reads Adult Summer Reading Game

Timeless Reads, the Summer Reading Game for Adults 18 and Older, begins on June 16th and continues to August 16th at all branches of the Alameda County Library System.

How do I play “Timeless Reads”? 

•     Play June 16th – August 16th 2008.

•     Read a book that you think has stood the test of time.

•     Fill out an entry form for each book you read and put it in the entry box in the   library.

•     No limit on entries. The more you read, the better your chances of winning.

•     One completed entry form will be drawn from the box each week

. Winner will receive a $15.00 gift certificate.

• Grand Prize –Bookstore gift card.

. ALL ENTRIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE GRAND PRIZE!

Many branch libraries will have a display of books recommended for “Timeless Reads”.  These can be checked out and used to participate in the reading game.  If you have always wanted to read, let’s say, ”Catcher in the Rye” or “Madame Bovary”, either of those books could be used in the game, too.  A “timeless read” book is a book that you have enjoyed once and would probably enjoy reading again or would strongly recommend to someone else. 

 

 

 

To kick off Mystery in the Big City, the Adult Summer Reading Game, San Lorenzo Branch Manager and Reference librarians Diana McRae and Susan Rosenblatt booktalked a few mysteries on Tuesday evening, June 12.