Summer Reads

Summer reading programs are not just for kids. The Lincoln Public Library is offering a summer reading program for adults this year with a program called Summer Reads.

The program will run from July 3 to August 25, 2012.  Adults nineteen and over will have a chance to win a gift basket. The draw for the grand prize will take place on Monday August 27.

Books eligible for the contest include adult fiction, nonfiction, young adult, graphic novel, eBooks and audio books. To enter the contest, obtain a ballot from either the Fleming or Moses F. Rittenhouse library.   Fill out the ticket that includes the book title, author, and if you recommend the book. All the recommended books will be posted on the library's website and this blog.

Participants are urged to enter as many ballots as they'd like. So come out to the library today and sign up for a summer full of reading fun.

For more information, contact Jill at 905-563-7014.

June Top Ten

ADULT FICTION
Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
Fifty Shades Darker by E.L. James
Heaven is for Real by Todd Burpo
Stay Close by Harlan Coban
Stolen Prey by John Sandford
The Vow by Kim Carpenter
The Witness by Nora Roberts
11th Hour by James Patterson
Kill Shot by Vince Flynn
Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson

DVDS


We Bought a Zoo
The Descendants
War Horse
Contraband
The Iron Lady
Mission Impossible
The Vow
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Hugo
Moneyball

Trillium Award Nominees

This year’s six English finalists for the book award are:
Ken Babstock, Methodist Hatchet, Anansi.
David Bezmozgis, The Free World, HarperCollins Publishers.
Tony Burgess, Idaho Winter, ECW Press.
Kristen den Hartog, And Me Among Them, Freehand Books.
David Gilmour, The Perfect Order of Things, Thomas Allen.
Phil Hall, Killdeer, BookThug.
This year’s five French finalists for the book award are:
Yann Garvoz, Plantation Massa-Lanmaux, Éditions Maurice Nadeau.
Maurice Henrie L’enfantCement, Éditions Prise de parole.
Monia Mazigh, Miroirs et mirages, Éditions L’Interligne.
Joëlle Roy, Xman est back en Huronie, Éditions David
Michèle Vinet, Jeudi Novembre, Éditions Prise de parole.
This year’s three English finalists for poetry:
Helen Guri, Match, Coach House Books.
Jacob McArthur Mooney, Folk, McClelland & Stewart.
Nick Thran, Earworm, Nightwood Editions.
This year’s three French finalists for poetry.
Sonia Lamontagne, À tire d’ailes, Éditions Prise de parole.
François Baril Pelletier, Apocryphes du coeur, Éditions David.
Aurélie Resch, Cendres de lune, Éditions L’ Harmattan

Maurice Sendak Has Died

Image from Toronto Sun May 9, 2012

May Top Ten

Top 10 Books

Heaven is for Real by Tood Burpo
Stay Close by Harlan Coben
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Kill Shot by Vince Flynn
Believing the Lie by Elizabeth George
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Private Games by James Patterson
The House I Loved by Tatiana de Rosnay
11th Hour by James Patterson

Top 10 DVDs

50 50
Adele
Alvin and the Chipmunks
A Night to Remember
Anonymous
Born to be Wild
Breaking Dawn
Contagion
Contraband
Courageous

May Book Group

The May Adult Book Group will meet again Thursday May 17 at 1:30 p.m. and will continue with the same topic as was posted for April - Travel.

New members are always welcome.

For more information, contact Jill at 905-563-7014.

Author Evening Tickets Still Available

There are still tickets available for the Author Evening on April 30 featuring Murray Brewster, Canadian Press Correspondent and Dorothy Turcotte, Grimsby author and historian. Don't miss the opportunity to hear about the important role that Canada played in the Afghan conflict and then come closer to home with some stories about the history of West Niagara. Lincoln Public Library author evenings only happen twice a year, so don't miss this important spring Lincoln literary event. The Lincoln Public Library Author Evenings feature only local authors with links to the Niagara Peninsula, so come out to support these authros. For tickets or more information, contact Jill at 905-563-7014.