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The November @masscenterforbook Reading Challenge is to read a book recommended by a local bookseller. We reached out to some local bookstores and this is what they are recommending this month!
Don`t forget to submit your completed form at massbook.org/readingchallenge
Thank you @heritagebksma @bookmoonbooks & @odysseybookshop for the recommendations!
#readingchallenge #MassBookReadingChallenge #indiebookstore #bookrecs #SCLrecs
October`s @masscenterforbook Reading Challenge is to read a bestseller from the year you turned 18. We`ve selected some recommendations from several years but if you need help figuring out what were the bestsellers in a certain year, please reach out to us! You can call 413-268-6828 ext 213 or email ask@springfieldlibrary.org
For more info on the reading challenge go to massbook.org/readingchallenge
Don`t forget to fill out your monthly completion forms!
#springfieldma #SCLrecs #readingchallenge
*If you haven`t turned 18 yet, you can select a book from the year you were born
The @masscenterforbook Reading Challenge for August is to read a book in translation. Whether you`re looking for a graphic novel, memoir, or literary fiction novel, we have a recommendation for you! Not seeing something you`d like to read? Swing by one of our branches or email ask@springfieldlibrary.org and a librarian can help you find something up your alley.
What are you reading this month?
#SCLrecs #booksintranslation #bookrecs
For July the @masscenterforbook Reading Challenge is to read a book borrowed from the library! This could be any book including a new release, re-reading a childhood favorite, or one of our library staff`s recommendations.
What are you reading this month? Let us know in the comments!
As always, you can sign up for the reading challenge at massbook.org/readingchallenge
You can track your reading on BeanStack: springfieldlibrary.beanstack.com
#readingchallenge #anybookcounts #SCLrecs #springfieldma
Carol Higgins Clark, who as a young woman retyped manuscripts by her mother, the famed mystery writer Mary Higgins Clark, before going on to become a best-selling suspense novelist herself, died on Monday in Los Angeles. She was 66. Ms. Higgins Clark wrote more than a dozen novels on her own, beginning with “Decked” in 1992, and several others with Christmas themes in collaboration with her mother, who died in 2020. [NY Times, June 16, 2023] #SCLRecs #CarolHigginsClark
On June 19, 1865, nearly two years after President Abraham Lincoln emancipated enslaved Africans in America, Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas with news of freedom. More than 250,000 African Americans embraced freedom by executive decree in what became known as Juneteenth or Freedom Day. With the principles of self-determination, citizenship, and democracy magnifying their hopes and dreams, those Texans held fast to the promise of true liberty for all. [Source: NMAAHC] #Juneteenth #SCLRecs
Cormac McCarthy, the formidable and reclusive writer of Appalachia and the American Southwest, whose raggedly ornate early novels about misfits and grotesques gave way to the lush taciturnity of ``All the Pretty Horses`` and the apocalyptic minimalism of ``The Road,`` died on Tuesday at his home in Santa Fe, N.M. He was 89. [NY Times, June 13, 2023] #SCLRecs #CormacMcCarthy
It`s never too late to join our reading challenge!
The June @masscenterforbook Reading Challenge is to read a book set in a country you’ve never visited. Some of our recommendations include a Pride and Prejudice retelling set in Pakistan, a memoir about an Egyptian bookseller, and a potato farmer on Mars. Comment below where you want to visit!
Remember that the reading challenge is still available on beanstack where you can track your reading and earn badges! Head to springfieldlibrary.beanstack.com to start.
For more info, go to massbook.org/readingchallenge or ask a librarian.
#MassBookReadingChallenge #readingchallenge #springfieldma #SCLrecs #bookrecs
The May @masscenterforbook Reading Challenge is to read a nonfiction book on a subject that’s new to you. In our recommendations for this month, we have books about bird migration, the NBA, and internet linguistics! Not seeing a book on a subject that interests you? Ask a librarian for a different recommendation!
Remember that the reading challenge is still available on beanstack where you can track your reading and earn badges! Head to springfieldlibrary.beanstack.com to start!
For more info, go to massbook.org/readingchallenge or ask a librarian!
#MassBookReadingChallenge #readingchallenge #springfieldma #SCLrecs #nonfictionrecs
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Springfield officials take steps to improve 91-year-old East Springfield Library branch (Masslive.com)
The city will upgrade the East Springfield Library, saying the busy branch has not seen major improvements since it opened in 1932.
East Springfield Branch Library Building Survey
Help us envision the library of the future!
Springfield residents meet candidates ahead of municipal election (WWLP)
Election season is here for the city of Springfield, and Wednesday night residents had the chance to get to know the candidates a little better.