Adult Winter Reading Program Begins

Last winter was bad - scary bad. This winter - who knows? But chances are you’ll spend more time indoors, so we've been busy thinking up ways to make life better this winter. Like reading a long, gripping historical novel. Or watching that 15-episode TV series you missed out on. What about learning how to cook delicious new soups for your family or finally learning to play bridge? We've been making lists of things you can do to stay happy all winter long, and they all involve materials you can get at your library.

There will be a kickoff party on Saturday, January 10, from 9:00 am-12:00 noon. We’ll welcome you with Happy New Year wishes, treats and lots and lots of lists and displays. As always there will be sign-up prizes, weekly prizes and prizes when you finish six books. If you can’t be here on January 10th, sign up at the Readers’ Services desk at your convenience or join by emailing radesk@glencoelibrary.org. If you’ll be away for a while this winter, you can still participate by taking advantage of six-week vacation loans available on all but our newest books.

'Tis the Season for Winter Reading

It seems like Summer Reading Club ended only yesterday but our young adult and children's reading programs are right around the corner! 6th to 12th graders can come to the library beginning Wednesday, December 17th and join YA Winter Reading Club. Teens can set their own goal for the number of books they think they can read during the program. If they reach their goal by February 23rd, they can get a free paperback book of their own choosing.

Meanwhile bring the little ones to the children's department starting Friday, December 19th to pick up their reading log, after which they earn brag tags and books for reading and participating in fun winter activities! Adults will have to be patient as their reading club will not begin until Saturday, January 10th (details to come).

Winter Reading Club is Ending Soon

All good things must come to an end and Adult Winter Reading Club is no exception. You've got until Saturday, March 1st to record your six books and get the final prize. Don't forget that even if you've already read your six books you can still record more books through Saturday in order to get double movie coupons and entries to our drawing. Thanks to everyone who has participated!

YA Pizza Party

Hey 6th to 12th graders! We'll be having a pizza party on Monday, February 17th at 1:30 to celebrate the end of Winter Reading! Whether or not you participated in the YA Winter Reading Program, you're invited  to its wrap up party. Bring some friends, munch on pizza and talk about some of your favorite books you read this winter. No sign-up is necessary.

Adult Winter Reading Club kickoff

Now that the weather has shifted from "polar vortex" back to its normal "really, really cold" you should have no excuse to not come out for our Adult Winter Reading Club kickoff. It’s not always easy to find another book that captures the magic of plot, character, setting, dialogue, style and all the other details that make a book great for you so in this Winter Reading Club we’ll try to help you find that next great book. We’re focusing on readalikes - books that have enough in common that they may just satisfy the craving for “another one just like that!”

The kickoff party will be on Saturday, January 11, from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon. We’ll welcome you with treats and lots of booklists (also available online) and displays with suggestions to satisfy every reader and listener. As always there will be sign-up prizes, weekly prizes and prizes when you finish six books. If you can’t be here on January 11, sign up at the Readers’ Services desk at your convenience or join by emailing radesk@glencoelibrary.org. If you’ll be away for a while this winter, you can still participate by taking advantage of six-week vacation loans available on all but our newest books.

Family Winter Reading Program Kickoff

We've got a special program to celebrate the launch of our Family Winter Reading Program: Wiggleworms! On Saturday the 21st we'll be offering two drop-in Wiggleworms programs at 11:00 and 1:00 for children of all ages with parent or caregiver. Laura Doherty from the Old Town School of Folk Music's Wiggleworms program will acoustically rock your child's world with breezy folk-pop tunes from her award-winning CD Shining Like a Star. This upbeat program engages children in dancing, singing, puppets, and more! Plus, kids can sign up for our eight week Family Winter Reading Program while they're in the library.

YA and Family Winter Reading Clubs

Whether you’re traveling for winter break or staying home, we’re sure you’ll want to catch up on your reading, and our YA and Family Winter Reading Clubs have lots of goodies to reward you! In the YA program you set your own goal for the number of books you think you can read during the program. If you read your goal by March 3, you get a free paperback book of your own choosing. You also have a chance to enter the drawing for a Books on Vernon gift certificate when you sign up, plus you get free DVD rental coupons for each book you read! As for the family program, everyone can contribute toward reaching the family’s reading goal. Children of all ages and their parents and caregivers are encouraged to read for 15 hours this winter season.

The YA Winter Reading Club begins on Wednesday, December 18 and the Family Reading Program starts on Saturday, December 21. Please note that Winter Reading Club for adults does not begin until January 11...stay tuned for more info!

Join Our Winter Reading Club!

It's cold outside, but it's warm inside the Glencoe Public Library.  Come by the library on Saturday, January 8th to sign up for our adult Winter Reading Club, the theme of which is Baby, It's Cold Outside.  We’ll have warm cider and doughnuts as well as lots of lists to offer suggestions about cold weather (and other) books and authors. We’ll have sign-up prizes, weekly prizes, and prizes when you finish the program. Young adults can sign up for winter reading anytime.  This is a reading club that you won't want to miss!