The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the more places you'll go. — Dr. Seuss Library Hours Monday - Wednesday 9:30am - 8pm Thursday & Friday 9:30am - 5pm Saturday 9:30am - 4pm (Closed until Labor Day) It’s not just for kids this summer! There will be weekly prizes and a grand prize of a Kindle Fire! In conjunction with the Children’s Summer Reading program, the program begins June 22. This summer we are offering a summer reading program for adults and teens. The guidelines are simple: register online or inperson at the Information Desk Thanks to a generous submit a short review for donation from the Friends of each book read (online the Library, adults and teens or in-person) (ages 13 and up) will have the earn two raffle tickets for opportunity to participate in a each review fun reading program. One raffle ticket will be entered into our weekly prize and one will be entered into the grand prize. You must submit at least 3 entries to be eligible for the grand prize. Good Luck! Got Email? Let us know if you want to be added to our email list, contact [email protected] Upcoming Events: eReader Sessions Way of the Stars Writer’s Group Panel The Rewrite Movie Mentalist Rory Raven Evening Book Group Kingsman Movie A.M. Book Group Say Hello to our Adult Services Librarian, Lyndsay Johnson! She can be found upstairs at our Information Desk providing readers’ advisory to adults and teens, assisting patrons with their electronic devices, answering computer related questions or helping patrons find answers to questions on a variety of topics. Lyndsay facilitates two adult book groups each month as well as planning and scheduling all of our adult programs. move to a secluded lakeside Welsh cottage to escape her grief following her husband’s sudden death. Lyndsay is an avid reader. She’s currently reading The Silver Witch by Paula Brackston, an intriguing story of ceramic artist Tilda Fordwell. It begins with Fordwell’s On this same lake in Celtic times lived Seren, a witch and shaman. As their two lives strangely mirror each other's it’s when Tilda comes under threat from a dark power, that she must rely on Seren and ancient magic to avoid shattering her life once more. Address: 60 Center Square East Longmeadow, MA 01028 Phone: 525-5400 x4 Website: www.eastlongmeadowlibrary.org Our summer reading theme this year is SUPERHEROES Tuesday, June 2 11am - 12pm Thursday, June 18 2 - 3pm Drop-in eReader Sessions Learn how to download free eBooks and eAudiobooks from the library’s Digital Catalog to your mobile device, laptop, or eReader. Friday, June 12 1pm Friday Flicks We’re showing The Rewrite, a movie about a writer in a slump who leaves Hollywood to teach screenwriting at a college on the East Coast, where he falls for a single mom taking classes there. Wednesday, June 3 6:30 - 7:30pm Way of the Stars A presentation from author, Jane V. Blanchard about her 2011 five-hundred mile pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago. Monday, June 22 6pm Mentalist Rory Raven Our summer reading kickoff event! Neither a psychic nor a magician, witness a new experience unlike anything you've ever seen. Sign-up is encouraged, call the Circ. Desk at 525-5400 x1511. Tuesday, June 9 6:30 - 7:30pm Writer’s Group Panel A public reading from the members of the ELPL Writer’s Group as they share short selections from their work. Did you know Overdrive is the company that helps the CWMars network offer all those free eBooks? The digital catalog now has over 15,000 titles and we’re adding more each day. Patrons can access the catalog at home or in the library with their library card. There is a link on the library webpage under the “Books, DVDs, and more” menu. http://digitalbooks.cwmars.org Wednesday, June 24 6:30 - 7:30pm Evening Book Group We’re reading The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield. When her health Beginning this past month, the digital catalog now offers magazines, which can be read using the free Nook app. Each month the library has two drop-in sessions for patrons to bring in their eReader or laptop for oneon-one help with getting started. begins to fail, the mysterious author Vida Winter decides to let a biographer write the truth about her life, but facts need to be verified since Vida has a history of telling tales. Friday, June 26 1pm Friday Flicks Join us for Kingsman: The Secret Service. This action film follows the recruitment and training of a potential secret agent into a secret spy organization. Tuesday, June 30 10 - 11:30am A.M. Book Group We’re reading Chocolat by Joanne Harris. An enchanting novel about a small French town turned upside down by the arrival of a bewitching chocolate confectioner and her spirited young daughter. To learn more about the icons below, stop by for one of our sessions. Don’t forget, the digital catalog is a great place to find an eBook for our summer reading program too!
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