“Groundbreaking Reads” is the theme for Everett Public Library’s 2013 Adult Summer Reading Challenge. Groundbreaking books of the reader’s choice, including fiction or nonfiction, new or not-so-new releases, can be explored. Or if you prefer, pick up some music CDs, a movie or an audio book. The library has them, as well.
Registration began June 1. The program is open to those age 17 and older and will run through August 31.
Visit a local branch library to register and pick up a book log. More information about the challenge is on epls.org/asr. Don’t forget about the prizes!
- After reading your first book, you are eligible to receive a peat pot with seeds
- After reading your third book, you are eligible to receive a 2 for 1 coupon for Bookend Coffee Co.
- After reading your fifth book, you are eligible to receive a Friends of the Library key chain or a “I read between the covers” window cling
- After reading your seventh book, you are eligible to receive a Friends of the Library tote bag.
Registration in the challenge is also an entry for one of four grand prizes:
- $25 gift certificate to Sno-Isle Food Co-Op
- $25 gift certificate to Schack Art Center
- $25 gift certificate to Wicked Cellars (You must be 21 or over for this prize option)
- $25 gift certificate to J. Matheson
If you want to share your thoughts on the books you’ve read this summer, you are encouraged to submit short reviews. You can get book review forms at the main library or the Evergreen branch as well as online. We will publish select reviews right here on A Reading Life (as well as on the Everett Herald website). Book reviews will be accepted at all library branches June 3 through Aug. 31.
But that’s not all. Be sure to mark your calendar to attend a program. There are two designed with the Groundbreaking theme in mind which are free and at the Main Library:
Unearthing Kimberly Clark: 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 15th As it was being demolished the Kimberly-Clark plant was often described as the last vestige of Everett’s smokestack heritage. But centered in the very heart of the city’s bay front industrial corridor, the site has connections stretching all the way back to the region’s tribal past, the earliest peninsular homesteads and the coming of the railroad. Everett Public Library historian David Dilgard will take us on an exploration of pictures and maps that reveal the many-faceted story of this key spot in the life of “The City of Smokestacks.”
Getting the Dirt on Dirt: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 22nd All dirt is not created equal. Learn what it takes to maximize the growth potential of your soil. Master Gardener Sandy DeLisle will show you how to create compost from yard or food waste. One lucky participant will take home the demonstration worm bin.
Sponsors for the 2013 adult summer reading challenge include: Friends of the Library, and Bookend Coffee Company.
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