Be Creative!!!

Join the Adult Summer Reading Club

• Sign up starts June 16, 2009 at the Main Library, Branches or online at Summer Reading Signup.
• Participants are eligible to submit one book ballot  for each book read. Drop the ballot in the entry box at any Flint Public Library branch. OR
• Submit “book ballots” online at Summer Reading Book Ballot.
• Check out the Adult Summer Reading Program Blog at Summer Reading Blog. If you’re reading this, you’re already there.
• You’ll be entered in 5 weekly drawings (6/23, 6/30, 7/7, 7/14, & 7/21) and the Grand Prize drawing (7/30).
• The Rules
  • Must be registered for Adult Summer Reading Program to win prizes.
  • One entry for each book read.
  • One weekly prize per person. All weekly entries will be included in the drawing for the Grand Prize.
  • Winners do not have to be present to win prizes.
  • Picture ID required when picking up prizes.
  • Prizes must be picked up by August 15th, 2009.
  • FPL employees and family members are not eligible to win prizes.

The library has been a hive of activity all summer long. Lots of people enjoying the library’s computers, books, movies and programs. Some books I’ve enjoyed the last couple of weeks:

• Hands of my Father: A Hearing Boy, His Deaf Parents, and the Language of Love by Myron Uhlberg.
• Miracle at St Anna by James McBride
• Power Play by Joseph Finder

You can search for books online and place them on hold using your library card number and pin. Click here for the library catalog.

Congratulations to Shelly, Raneem, Shanna, Lisa and Debra, winners of the Adult Summer Reading Club weekly prize drawings. For those of you who didn’t win (and those of you who did), don’t forget to submit your book ballots for the July 30th Grand Prize drawing!

Need some ideas for summer reading? Here’s what some of the Adult Summer Reading Club members have read so far!

• Dead of Alive: A Kevin Kerney novel by Michael McGarrity
• Columbine by David Cullen
• Atomic Lobster by Tim Dorsey
•  Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
• House on Hope Street by Danielle Steel
• My Antonia by Willa Cather
• Hypocrite in a pouffy white dress by Susan Jane Gilman
• Blindspot: By a gentleman in exile and a lady in disguise by Jane Kemensky
• Three cups of tea by Greg Mortenson
• Act like a lady, think like a man by Steve Harvey

Flint Public Library has all of these books (and many, many more!) And don’t forget to tell us about the books you’ve read this summer.

Last week we had a wonderful performance by the Genesee Valley Concert Band. 200 people enjoyed free ice cream during the intermission. Thanks to the weather for being perfect! A good time was had by all, hope you were able to join us. If not, we have more great programming in the coming weeks.

79 people have joined the Adult Summer Reading Club this year, but, as I always say, the more the merrier! There are two more weekly prize drawings plus a grand prize drawing. Even if you read just one book, you have a chance to win a great prize!

To register, just come to any branch of the Flint Public Library or visit the following web address: http://www.fpl.info/summerreading/Adult/Registration.shtml

Then look no further than the Flint Public Library! This Wednesday the 8th, at 7:00, the Friends of the Flint Public Library are sponsoring an Ice Cream Social and a concert by the Genesee Valley Concert Band on the Library’s lawn. Bring blankets, lawn chairs, and your sweet tooth!

In the mood to try something creative and artistic? Then join us at the Main library this Saturday, July 11th at 2:00, for Henna tattooing.  There are still plenty of spaces left. This program is ideal for both teens and adults. Call 249-2569 to reserve your spot today!

If you like historical fiction, romances, and mysteries, you will love the new series by Deanna Raybourn. Set in England during the late 1800’s, heroine Lady Julia finds herself in the midst of many intrigues, including the suspicious death of her husband. She also falls for the dashing and debonair private investigator Nicholas Brisbane. 

What I love most about the books is the witty, droll dialogue and off-beat characters. Look for all three books in the series: Silent in the Grave, Silent in the Sanctuary, and Silent on the Moor.

This morning I had the pleasure to talk with Brenda Brissette-Mata on AM 1470 WFNT about the Adult Summer Reading Program. We discussed a couple of books to read and upcoming programming. Listen in next Tuesday, June 29 at 7:30am for our next chat.

This past week I enjoyed reading:

•  Long Lost (check the catalog by clicking on the title) by Harlan Coben
• Always Looking Up; The adventures of an Incurable Optomist by Michael J. Fox

Also, programming for Adult SRP this week includes:

• Be Creative! Adults, You Too! Rock Band and Guitar Hero

  Tuesday, June 23, 2009, 6 – 8pm

  Be daring and get creative! unleash your inner rock star with the Adult Summer Reading Club. Join us for a night of Rock Band and Guitar Hero at the Main Library

Read a good book lately? Please post a quick review here in the comments section to tell other readers about it.

Wondering what to read? Come back here to get some recommendations.

For the Adults

• Tuesday, June 16, 2009, 4pm – Summer Reading Club Kickoff
• Tuesday, June 23, 2009, 6 – 8pm – Be Creative! Adults, You Too!
  • Be daring and get creative! Unleash your inner rock star with the Adult Summer Reading Club. Join us for a night of Rock Band and Guitar Hero at the Main Library
• Wednesday, July 8, 2009, 7 – 8:30pm – Band Concert and Ice Cream Social
  • Bring your lawn chairs and blankets and listen to the stirring music of the Genesee Valley Concert Band on the library lawn. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
• Saturday, July 25, 2009, 2 – 4pm – Be Creative Adults: Recycling
  •  Turn trash into treasure! Learn from three recycling experts how to make crafts using common ordinary household items.
• Saturday, August 1, 2009, 2 – 4pm – Be Creative Adults: Gardening 
  • Summer is the perfect time to learn about container gardening, community gardens, and canning and preserving from three experienced community gardeners.