Summer Reading is Here!

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Hey Everyone! Blackwater Regional Library's 2011 Summer Reading Program has begun! Be sure to register at your local branch and get reading. We have excellent prizes and we are excited to see what you are reading. Remember, for every book that you finish reading during the program, you will fill out an entry form at your local branch. To receive an extra entry form for each book, post a comment about it here on the blog (just post it to that week's blog post) with your name and branch. Drawings will be held every Wednesday starting July 6th running through August 10th. The more you read the better your chances! AND if you have kids, nieces, nephews, younger brothers and sisters, or younger cousins be sure to check out the programs at your local branch!

To start you all off this week, I recently finished Robopocalypse by Daniel H. Wilson. This one is for all those who enjoy science fiction and/or apocalyptic fiction. Robopocalypse takes place in the not-so-distant future where the world's technology has become so developed that full-functioning robots with artificial intelligence are commonplace and there is an advanced computer in almost everything. The novel recounts the 5 years following the creation of an advanced, almost sentient, artificial intelligence named Archos that subsequently takes control of all computers and machines and eradicates most of the human population. Told by the survivors who try to destroy Archos, the novel is a very quick read and action-packed. Chilling with the real-world possibility (and in pre-production for filming by Steven Spielberg) it's a definite must-read. The library has 3 copies and 1 audiobook of Robopocalypse so check it out!

Have a great week everyone and have fun reading!

Summer Reading 2011

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Hello everyone, and welcome to the 2011 Adult Summer Reading Program Blog! 

I hope you all are excited about the program and I look forward to seeing all the books you all will read this summer. Here in the first post, we're going to lay out the rules, directions, and of course, the prizes!

The program will begin June 27th and run through August 6th. We will have 6 weekly drawings for a $10 Walmart gift card and 1 final grand prize drawing for a $100 Walmart gift card. While the official program ends August 6th, we will collect entry forms until August 9th so you can have 6 solid weeks of reading. 

The Directions are straightforward:

1. Register for the program at your local branch. 

2. Fill out an entry form for each book or audio book you finish reading starting June 27th at your local branch.

3. There will be a weekly posting every Wednesday here on the blog. You can receive an extra entry form for each book if you submit a comment about your book to that week's posting. In your comment, please include your full name AND the branch that you registered at, so we can be sure to contact you if you win. 

4. Each week will run from Wednesday to Tuesday. Our first drawing will be July 6th and our final drawing as well as our grand prize drawing will be on August 10th.

The more you read, the better your chances!

That about covers it. Hope everyone is excited, and I look forward to seeing your comments! Look out for the 1st post on Wednesday June 29th.