2012 Summer Reading Program Finale!



Another year of summer reading has come and gone and it was more than jam-packed full of fun activities, exciting programs, amazing prizes, and lots and lots of books! We hope that you enjoyed participating in 2012's "Dream Big" Summer Reading Program and will join us again next year. We would also like to say thank everyone who did participate and made the program so much fun!

Congratulations to our prizes winners! The luck of the draw was on your side this year as you won one of our many amazing prizes, including Kindle Fires, Nook Tablets, Kings Island tickets, Cincinnati Reds tickets, and more! If you were one of the lucky winners, please stop by the Circulation Desk as soon as possible to pick up your prize.

Still haven't earned that 2012 Summer Reading t-shirt yet? Don't worry -- you have until this Friday, July 27th, to enjoy your remaining materials and earn yours!

Make sure to stop in just as frequently throughout the rest of the year, as we will be having even more fun programs, activities, and prizes to give away this fall and winter!

Summer Reading - Library at Night

Can you believe that we have reached the final week of the 2012 Summer Reading Program already? We sure can't! We hope you've enjoyed dreaming big with us this summer and will join us again next summer! But, before we get all nostalgic, let's enjoy this last week of amazing activities, programs, and crafts! 

Mark Wade's Dream Machine

Monday, July 23, 6:30 - 7:15 pm

Family Program

Wouldn't it be great to have a machine that could make every dream come true?

Ventriloquist, Mark Wade and his friends are going to unveil the Dream Machine!

Shooting Rockets!

Tuesday, July 24th, 11:00 - 11:30 am

Grades K-5

Make a rocket launcher using a paper cut-out, a bendy straw,

and some thread! This craft promises to be a blast!

The Library After Hours

Tuesday, July 24th, 7:00 - 9:00pm

Family Program

*Registration Required*

This is the biggest event of 2012's Summer Reading Program! In celebration of a summer

jam-packed full of great reading and fun, the library will stay open after-hours! Families

can participate in the Ultimate Challenge (similar to the popular "Minute To Win It" game show),

where they can compete in multiple 60-second challenges that escalate in difficulty and fun to win the Dream Prize! There will be monster crafts, fairy & gnome crafts, Library Bingo, and Wii on the giant 8-foot projector screen! Come hungry as we will be serving pizza, popcorn, and drinks!

For the Love of Chocolate!

This past Monday, the library hosted its second annual "For the Love of Chocolate" contest. Participants were asked to create one chocolate dessert for the judges, three local businesswomen, who would score the desserts on five criteria: taste, texture, appearance, originality, and complexity. After much deliberation (and thirteen scrumptious entries) the judges made their decisions. 

First place went to Emily McCracken and her Chocolate Ganache Cake; second place went to Lynn Norman for her Chocolate Bonbons; while third place went to Peyton Pakozdi for her Oreo Cake. 

Afterward Jim Revelos, of Esther Price Candy, gave a presentation about the history of the company, as well as featuring a short video in which the candy making process of the local sweets company was shown. Needless to say, it was a night of entertainment and decadence.

Visit our Facebook page today to see photos of the winners, the desserts, and more!

The winner of our Surprise Valentine's Day drawing is...

Drum roll please...

Kay R. 

Congratulations Kay! Enjoy your decadent box of chocolates!

Don't forget about our 

"Spot the Hidden Cupids" contest!  

This contest is open to all! Patrons must find and correctly count all of the cupid silhouettes hidden throughout the library for a chance to win a prize! 

Want to read a romance novel without blushing?
We've done the research and there are authors out there who write a good story without the unnecessary graphic scenes. Some old, and some new. Give one a try tonight!
Check our catalog for these great authors!


                         
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                    Jill Marie Landis                Terri Blackstock
                    Jodi Thomas                     Joan Johnstone
                    Dorothy Gilmore               Grace Livingston Hill
                    Daphne Du Maurier            Catherine Cookson
                    Jean Plaidy                       Mary Higgins Clark 
                    Mary Stewart                    Elizabeth Peters
                    Bodie Thoene                   Ngaio Marsh
                    Laurie R. King                   Phyllis Whitney
                    Dorothy Garlock                Philippa Carr
                    Linda Fairstein                  Belva Plain
                    Nicholas Sparks                 MC Beaton
                    Debbie Macomber             Sharyn McCrumb
                    Susan Wiggs                      Lee Smith
                    Rosamunde Pilcher            Anne Rivers Siddon
                    Catherine Gaskin


February is Love Your Library Month!