Summer
Reading Club officially began on Saturday, June 16th and runs through
Friday, August 10th. All Matawan and Aberdeen adults are eligible to register for the club and be entered to win
weekly raffle prizes. If you’ve never
taken part in Summer Reading Club, here’s how it works. First, you’ll need to
sign up for the club with your library card at the circulation desk. Don’t have
a library card? No problem. It only takes a few minutes to be issued a
new card; you just need to bring proof of residency (driver’s license, utility
bill, lease, etc.) for Matawan or Aberdeen (including Cliffwood and Cliffwood
Beach). When you sign up for the reading club you will be assigned a number and
you’ll receive a new tote bag (courtesy of the Friends of the Library) to carry
around your library books. Each time you return a book or audiobook you will be
given a ticket for the weekly raffle. Write your assigned number on the ticket,
drop it in the jar, and every Monday we will draw a ticket and the winner will
receive a fun prize. At the end of
summer all the tickets will be put back in the jar for a chance to win the
Grand Prize!
The Summer
Reading Club theme for adults is Between
the Covers (of books!) with a focus on nighttime. In celebration of this year’s theme we will
feature presentations by a couple of New Jersey authors who will discuss their
publications and other inspiring topics. Helen Henderson will talk about the
path to publication as well as her book, Windmaster. Louis Coppola will give an anecdotal look at
his years of service to a major television network while discussing his publication,
CBS: The Chucklehead
Broadcasting System, Celebrating 44 Years of Glorified Insignificance. There
will also be a program introducing the genres of graphic novels and manga
books. In keeping with the theme we will
host the program, Film Noir: The Stuff
that Dreams Are Made Of, presented by Chris Messineo from the NJ Film
School. In addition, look for our
monthly After Hours Music program, educational programs, and much more! All events are free of charge but
registration is required.Finally, the library is hosting a digital photography contest, Matawan or Aberdeen @ Night. Check out our website for details.
