Adult Summer Reading 2023: Pages & Prizes
Tuesday, June 20th - Friday, August 25th
Thank you for joining us in the celebration of reading this summer! Kids and teens may visit the Library to pick up beads through September.
Summer Reading this year challenges you to "Find Your Voice" at home and at the Library. You can participate online through Beanstack or by visiting the library to log your books with our staff.
It's easy to participate:
- You read (or listen to audiobooks).
- You write (your name and a review).
- You enter (for prizes).
FAQ
When is Summer Reading?
Tuesday, June 20th - Friday, August 25th
Who can participate?
All adults with a valid SAILS library card can enter the Summer Reading Challenge. Kids, teens, and babies & toddlers have their own programs!
How do I enter the drawings for bi-weekly prizes?
Log at least one book on Beanstack or by dropping off a Reading Log at the library before an upcoming bi-weekly prize drawing to be automatically eligible for that gift card (listed below). Reading Logs can be downloaded here or picked up at the library. Participants can only win one bi-weekly prize.
How do I enter the Grand Prize Drawing for the Kindle Fire?
Log at least one book on Beanstack before the drawing on Friday, August 25th. All readers will be eligible for the Grand Prize, whether you have won a bi-weekly drawing or not.
Tuesday, June 20th - Friday, August 25th
Who can participate?
All adults with a valid SAILS library card can enter the Summer Reading Challenge. Kids, teens, and babies & toddlers have their own programs!
How do I enter the drawings for bi-weekly prizes?
Log at least one book on Beanstack or by dropping off a Reading Log at the library before an upcoming bi-weekly prize drawing to be automatically eligible for that gift card (listed below). Reading Logs can be downloaded here or picked up at the library. Participants can only win one bi-weekly prize.
How do I enter the Grand Prize Drawing for the Kindle Fire?
Log at least one book on Beanstack before the drawing on Friday, August 25th. All readers will be eligible for the Grand Prize, whether you have won a bi-weekly drawing or not.
Prizes
Throughout the summer, we will have bi-weekly prize drawings; to be eligible for a bi-weekly drawing, participants must log at least one book via Beanstack or at the Library in the 2 week period. All prizes must be picked up at the Library.
July 3rd Drawing: $25 gift certificate to That Bloomin' Place
July 17th Drawing: $25 gift certificate to A Fork in the Road
July 31st Drawing: $25 gift certificate to Dairy Twist
August 14th Drawing: $25 gift certificate to Gunther Tooties
Grand Prize Drawing (August 25th): Kindle Fire
Participants are limited to one (1) bi-weekly prize. All participants, regardless of any other prizes won, will be eligible for the Grand Prize Drawing.
July 17th Drawing: $25 gift certificate to A Fork in the Road
July 31st Drawing: $25 gift certificate to Dairy Twist
August 14th Drawing: $25 gift certificate to Gunther Tooties
Grand Prize Drawing (August 25th): Kindle Fire
Participants are limited to one (1) bi-weekly prize. All participants, regardless of any other prizes won, will be eligible for the Grand Prize Drawing.
All biweekly prizes are sponsored by the generous support of the Friends of the Pembroke Public Library.
Events
Find Your Voice Through Words: Writing Workshop
Wednesday, July 26th from 6:00-7:30 p.m.
From memoir to anecdote, from essay to poem, voice is the most essential and hardest to define quality of good writing. Whether you want help getting started, have written in the past, or want to freshen up your writing, this workshop will help you develop your unique writing voice through a variety of exercises. Join us and get creative in this enjoyable, hands-on, stress-free workshop for all levels. It doesn’t matter if your audience is yourself, your family, or the public. As William Watson Purkey wrote, "Dance like nobody’s watching; love like you’ve never been hurt. Sing like nobody’s listening…” Why not add “Write as if nobody’s judging” to that list and have fun? Presented by Roz Kubek. Please sign up in advance by clicking/tapping this link.
Wednesday, July 26th from 6:00-7:30 p.m.
From memoir to anecdote, from essay to poem, voice is the most essential and hardest to define quality of good writing. Whether you want help getting started, have written in the past, or want to freshen up your writing, this workshop will help you develop your unique writing voice through a variety of exercises. Join us and get creative in this enjoyable, hands-on, stress-free workshop for all levels. It doesn’t matter if your audience is yourself, your family, or the public. As William Watson Purkey wrote, "Dance like nobody’s watching; love like you’ve never been hurt. Sing like nobody’s listening…” Why not add “Write as if nobody’s judging” to that list and have fun? Presented by Roz Kubek. Please sign up in advance by clicking/tapping this link.
Adult Craft Night: DIY Journals
Thursday, August 3rd from 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Journaling is a great way to find your voice, and we have the tools to help you get started! Miss Kiki will provide guidance, but feel free to get creative and decorate your journal in any way you want. Supplies (including blank journals) will be provided. Space is limited. Please sign up in advance by clicking/tapping this link.
Thursday, August 3rd from 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Journaling is a great way to find your voice, and we have the tools to help you get started! Miss Kiki will provide guidance, but feel free to get creative and decorate your journal in any way you want. Supplies (including blank journals) will be provided. Space is limited. Please sign up in advance by clicking/tapping this link.
Monday Movie Matinee Special Showings
Mondays at 1:30 p.m.
Mondays at 1:30 p.m.
- June 26th - Respect: Following the rise of Aretha Franklin's career from a child singing in her father's church's choir to her international superstardom, the remarkable true story of the music icon's journey to find her voice. Starring Jennifer Hudson. 145 minutes. Rated PG-13.
- July 10th - Becoming Jane: A biographical portrait of a pre-fame Jane Austen and her romance with a young Irishman. Starring Anne Hathaway and James McAvoy. 120 minutes. Rated PG.
- July 24th - Mamma Mia!: The story of a bride-to-be trying to find her real father told using hit songs by the popular 1970s group ABBA. Starring Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, and Amanda Seyfried. 108 minutes. Rated PG-13.
- August 7th - Selma: A chronicle of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965. Starring David Oyelowo. 128 minutes. Rated PG-13.
- August 21st - Florence Foster Jenkins: The story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice. Starring Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant. 110 minutes. Rated PG-13.
The Massachusetts Statewide Summer Library Program is funded by the Massachusetts Library System, the Boston Bruins, the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, and your local library.
