Wednesday, August 15, 2012

"Matawan/Aberdeen @ Night" photography contest winners

Congratulations to our winners!

The "Matawan/Aberdeen @ Night" photography contest was part of our 2012 Summer Reading Program which focused on the nighttime. We asked our patrons to submit photos taken at nighttime in either Matawan Borough or Aberdeen Township, and they delivered with some wonderful photos.  Our panel of judges had a very difficult task when selecting the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners who  each received a gift card from Best Buy.  The winning photos are displayed below, but all the submitted photos can be viewed by clicking here. Thank you to everyone who participated!!

1st place - Lake Lefferts by Kevin U
2nd place - by Katarina S

3rd place - Shadow Walker on Aberdeen Rd by Chris M

Monday, August 13, 2012

Popular ebooks just for you




Late last year the Matawan Aberdeen Public Library began purchasing popular ebooks just for our patrons.  These ebooks can be checked out through the eLibraryNJ website and are usually available to you with little or no wait time.  It can be difficult to figure out which ebooks we own as part of the OverDrive Advantage plan so below is a list of all the titles we've purchased since last year.  These ebooks were purchased based on the the number of Matawan Aberdeen patrons waiting to read each title.  If several of our patrons were waiting to read the ebook, we bought a an additional copy.  So the next time you're looking for something to read on eLibraryNJ, but you think the wait list is too long, go ahead and place a hold on the ebook so we'll know you are interested. If we see numerous people are waiting to read a particular ebook, we'll consider purchasing an extra copy.

The Help by Kathryn Stockett
New York to Dallas by J.D. Robb
The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
The English Assassin by Daniel Silva
Glory in Death by J.D. Robb and Nora Roberts
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling
Shelter by Harlan Coben
True Believer by Nicholas Sparks
Catherine the Great by Robert K. Massie
Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson
Heaven is for Real by Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent
In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson
The Leopard by Jo Nesbo
The Litigators by John Grisham
Then Again by Diane Keaton
The Thomas Berryman Number by James Patterson
Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
77 Shadow Street by Dean Koontz
Bio-Strike by Tom Clancy, Martin H. Greenberg, and Jerome Preisler
Call to Treason by Tom Clancy, Steve Pieczenik, and Jeff Rovin
Death Magic by Eileen Wilks
Eternal Lover by Hannah Howell
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Jack Kennedy by Chuck Wills
Lessons Learned by Nora Roberts
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
The Husband by Dean Koontz
I've Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Private by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick
Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones
Smokin' Seventeen by Janet Evanovich
Soldier from the War Returning by Thomas Childers
Against the Law by Kat Martin
Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
Fifty Shades Darker by E.L. James
Fifty Shades Freed by E.L. James
The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Rules of Engagement by Stephanie Laurens

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

There's Still Time to Win Prizes!

NOOK Simple Touch with GlowLight TM

It's hard to believe we are less than a week away from wrapping up the 2012 Summer Reading program at the library!  We'll be celebrating the end of Summer Reading with a special "Beatles & Bubblegum" music concert this Friday, August 10.  The doors will open at 6:30 pm and the concert will begin at 7:00 pm.  There will be raffle prizes for children, teens, and adults!

The final weekly raffle prize and the grand prize winners for the adult and teen programs will be drawn on Monday, August 13 at 1:00 pm.  This means there is still plenty of time to finish and return a book for one last raffle ticket for the drawings. Remember, it only takes one ticket to win a prize!  The grand prize for both the adults and teens will be the new NOOK Simple TouchTM with GlowLightTM.

There is also time to enter the "Matawan/Aberdeen @ Night!" photography contest.  Submit your digital photos by midnight on Friday, August 10 so they can be judged by our panel.  The winners will be announced on Monday, August 13. Click here for contest rules and click here to see the submitted photos on flickr.  We have some very talented patrons!  

Good luck everyone!