Between the Covers!

Summer Reading Club officially began on Saturday, June 16^th and runs through Friday, August 10^th.  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.