Adult Summer Reading Program at the Beebe Library
Travel to “Novel Destinations” with Beebe Library
Sign up for Novel Destinations, Beebe Library’s 2011 Summer Reading Program for adults.
- Receive your “passport” when you sign up at the Reference Desk.
- On the pages of your passport, provide at least three “reviews” to qualify to win one of several Novel Destinations prizes.*
- You may “review” any material, program or service available at or through Beebe Library. (See examples below.)
- Drop your completed passport in the Novel Destinations box at the Reference Desk by August 20 to eligible for the raffle.
What is a review?
A “review” is simply a paragraph describing your opinion, experience, insight and/or recommendation of any material or service provided by Beebe Library. If you allow us to share your reviews, your opinions may be included in library information sources like our web site, Facebook page or booklists.
What will you review? It’s not just about books! Explore any of the many things offered at the library and record your experiences in your passport. Consider reviewing any of the following Beebe Library offerings:
- Books, movies, audio, video and magazines are available for you to borrow with your library card.
- Travel guides, “how-to” books on any subject, the Mango online foreign language learning program and Ancestry.com are just a few of the many resources available at the library.
- Museum Passes, sponsored by the Friends of the Library, provide discounts to local and area cultural institutions for those interested in art, nature, architecture and science.
- Beebe Library is where Wakefield connects via Facebook, Twitter, the library’s e-newsletter and Friends-sponsored summer programs.
*GRAND PRIZE is a Historic New England Family Membership.
Other prizes include:
- Books – Novel Destinations, by Shannon McKenna; Traveling Literary America, by B.J. Wellborn;Literary Places in the U.S., by Michelle Burke; and Storybook Travels, by Colleen Dunn Bates.
- National Parks DVD
- National Parks UNO Game
- Travel Journal
- Novel Destination Memo Cube
- 2011 Summer Tote Bag
- Beebe Logo Thumb Drive
And don’t forget these two events!
- Iced Tea Social with the Traveling Librarian – the Dordogne region of France.
- Ice Cream Social with the Traveling Librarian – Norway.
(One World, Many Stories and Novel Destinations are sponsored by Beebe Library, the Friends of Beebe Library, theMassachusetts Library System, the Boston Bruins and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.)