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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
Anne Perry, the prolific London-born author of historical and socially conscious crime fiction who in her teens served five years in prison for murder, a sordid past that came to wide attention with the release of a 1994 movie, died on Monday in Los Angeles. She was 84.
Ms. Perry’s criminal past was revealed publicly in the summer of 1994 when word leaked out that Peter Jackson would recount her story in his forthcoming film “Heavenly Creatures,” starring Kate Winslet as the smugly confident teenage girl who later changed her name to Anne Perry and Melanie Lynskey as her sullen and insecure classmate Pauline. The film was released in November.
Her first novel, “The Cater Street Hangman,” was published in 1979. Kirkus Reviews called it “a hearty mystery/romance” and concluded that “Perry’s easy, irreverent Victoriana is the real attraction here.”
Her most recent novel is “The Traitor Among Us,” the fifth installment in her Elena Standish series, begun in 2019, centering on a female English detective. It is to be published in September. [New York Times, April 12, 2023] #AnnePerry #SCLRecs
The April @masscenterforbook Reading Challenge is to read a poetry collection. This is the perfect time to read from a classic poet or to try something new! Swipe to see our recommendations. What will you read this month?
Reminder: the reading challenge is 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
The Ezra Jack Keats Award was created to nurture illustrators and writers, early in their careers, who create extraordinary books that reflect our diverse population, the universal experience of childhood and the strength of family and community. Over the years the EJK has succeeded in fostering the early careers of many of our country’s leading children’s book makers. (https://www.ejkf.org/about-the-ejk-award/) Get these from your favorite library! #SCLRecs #EzraJackKeatsAwards
"Ian Falconer, who had built a successful career designing opera sets with David Hockney and drawing covers for The New Yorker when he turned a character he had originally created as a Christmas gift for a niece into “Olivia,” a children’s book about a rambunctious piglet that became a publishing sensation, died on Tuesday in Norwalk, Conn. He was 63." [NYT] #SCLRecs #IanFalconer
March’s @masscenterforbook Reading Challenge is to read a Massachusetts Book Award Honoree. Swipe through to see some recommendations or go to massbook.org/mass-book-awards to select one for yourself!
The reading challenge is also now on Beanstack. Head to springfieldlibrary.beanstack.com to start tracking your reading for the book challenge!
What are you planning on reading for this month’s challenge?
#MassBookReadingChallenge #readingchallenge #springfieldma #SCLrecs
This month’s @masscenterforbook Reading Challenge is to read a book set in your hometown or home state. We`ve compiled a list of books set in Springfield and in Massachusetts, so swipe through to take a look!
If you’re not seeing what you’re looking for, be sure to ask a librarian for another recommendation. For more information and to fill out your monthly reading form, head to massbook.org/readingchallenge
What are you going to read for this month’s challenge??
#MassBookReadingChallenge #readingchallenge #springfieldma #SCLrecs
Library News
Mayor Sarno Celebrates National Library Week at Mason Square Library Branch
Mayor Domenic J. Sarno joined with Springfield City Library Director Molly Fogarty, Assistant Director for Public Services Jean M. Canosa Albano, and the dedicated staff of the Mason Square Library Branch to celebrate National Library Week on Wednesday, April 26th.
Mayor Sarno Recognizes our Springfield City Libraries During National Library Week
April 24th marks National Library Workers Day. Thank you to all our dedicated Springfield Library workers for your tremendous service.
Springfield City Library collecting pajamas for Boston Bruins drive (WWLP)
The Springfield City Library has partnered with the Boston Bruins to take part in the Bruins PJ drive that benefits children. The drive runs through March 15 at all nine library locations in the city.