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Summer is the perfect time to explore arts and crafts with your family! From sculpture to origami, these kids’ craft books from the central library’s collection are full of fun, creative projects that are sure to inspire! #SCLrecs #kidscrafts #kidsbooks
Books pictured here:
Unplug: 365 Fun, Family-Friendly Activities for Kids
Make it Yourself: Collages and Sculptures, by Carol Hove
Clay Lab for Kids, by Cassie Stephens
Let’s Make Art with Everyday Things, by Susie Brooks
Origami Birds, by Anna George
Play with Art, from DK Publishing
The June Reading Challenge is to read a book-to-screen adaptation! You can read the book before you`ve seen the movie or choose to explore the book of a movie you`ve already seen. Get inspired with our recommendations!
What`s you`re favorite book to screen adaptation??
@masscenterforbook #massbookreadingchallenge #SCLrecs #readingchallenge #booklovers
The @masscenterforbook Reading Challenge for May is to read a graphic novel! Take a look at our recommendations here!
Reminders:
-Submit your monthly form on mareadingchallenge.org by 5/31/24 for a chance to win a prize from MCB
-The reading challenge is on Beanstack! Head to springfieldlibrary.beanstack.com
#SCLrecs #massbookreadingchallenge #readingchallenge #springfieldma #booklovers #graphicnovels
Calling all Swifties! Check out these Taylor Swift inspired books or get a poetry collection to prepare for this upcoming Friday! Be sure to swing by our Central library to see the display in person.
Let us know in the comments what book you think a Swiftie would love!
#SCLrecs #swiftie #books #ttpd #booklover #librarylove
March`s @masscenterforbook Reading Challenge is to read a book where the main character has a different culture or lifestyle from your own! Take a look at our recommendations or ask us for a more specific recommendation. What are you reading this month? Comment below!
Reminders:
-Don`t forget to submit your monthly at mareadingchallenge.org Submit your March review by 3/31/24 for a chance to win a prize!
-The reading challenge is on Beanstack! Head to springfieldlibrary.beanstack.com to track your reading!
#MassBookReadingChallenge #readingchallenge #springfieldma #SCLrecs #booklovers
The February @masscenterforbook Reading Challenge is to read a book with a color in the title. Take a look at our recommendations and let us know what colorful book you`ll be reading this month!
How to join:
-Read a book that fits the challenge
-Fill out the monthly form at mareadingchallenge.org
-If you submit the form by the end of the month you will be entered for a chance to win a prize from Massachusetts Center for the Book!
Do you use Beanstack to track your reading? If so, the reading challenge was just added! springfieldlibrary.beanstack.com
#massbookreadingchallenge #readingchallenge #springfieldma #booklovers #SCLrecs
Questions? Head to massbook.org/readingchallenge or ask a librarian
The @masscenterforbook January Reading Challenge is to read a book you read years ago that you may feel differently about now! Let us know what you`re reading this month!
How to join:
-Read a book that fits the challenge
-Fill out the monthly form at mareadingchallenge.org
-Submit the form by the end of the month to be entered for a chance to win a prize from Mass Center for the Book
Questions? Head to massbook.org/readingchallenge or ask a librarian
#MassBookReadingChallenge #SCLrecs #springfieldma #readingchallenge #librarylove #bookrecs📚
We are so excited to announce that we will be partnering with the @masscenterforbook for the 2024 Reading Challenge! New year, new reading challenge!
There are a few differences this year:
-No sign-up form. Your January entry will sign you up!
-There will be a prize drawing each month! Two lucky readers who submit entries by the last day of the month will each win a book.
-Participants can now join the 2024 MA Reading Challenge Facebook group, where they can share their reading experiences and book recommendations with other readers.
-The 2024 Reading Challenge will operate on a NEW submission platform. Participants will be able to track their entries throughout the year by logging in. It will open for January submissions soon. mareadingchallenge.org
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For more information, head to massbook.org/readingchallenge
And stay tuned to our social media posts for monthly recommendations!
#massbookreadingchallenge #readingchallenge #libraries #SCLrecs #springfieldma
December`s reading challenge is to read a book published in 2023! This month we would like some recommendations from you! What was the best book you read that was published this year?
We are wrapping up the 2023 @masscenterforbook Reading Challenge, but stay tuned for the 2024 Reading Challenge!
#SCLrecs #readingchallenge #massbookreadingchallenge #bookrecs #springfieldma
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
Library News
Announcing “Books and Brew” at White Lion Brewing
September 10 will be the first meeting of a quarterly book club for young professionals.
City of Springfield invites Residents to respond to Opioid Recovery Remediation Fund (ORRF) Survey
Springfield will receive from the ORRF a minimum of $7 million dollars over the next 15 years.
Mayor Sarno joins East Springfield Library Branch to Celebrate National Library Week
The Springfield Libraries celebrated all our libraries all week with special events for National Library Week (Sunday, April 7 through Saturday, April 13)