This might be the incentive I need to read more
@shaggin (74987)
United States
June 18, 2016 6:45pm CST
I was at a library today with my children and I saw that not only do they have a children's summer reading program and a teen summer reading program... they also have an adult summer reading program.
I never joined in on one before as I never had time to go to the meetings nor the interest. With this you don't have you. You just read books and fill out a little card with a short review and you are entered into a raffle for prizes.
I remember one in town doing this and the prize was a kindle. I read a lot more at that point and wished I hadn't passed by it.
This particular adult summer reading program starts the 20th on June. She gave me 4 little cards to get me started. I will have to stop in later in the week when I am up that way again to formally sign up.
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
19 Jun 16
That is a nice incentive. I also think Barnes And Nobles does a reading thing where if you read a certain amount of books and you get a book off the list for free?
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@shaggin (74987)
• United States
21 Jun 16
I have never heard of that for adults but my kids have participated in that each year at Barnes and Noble its so nice they do this.
@shaggin (74987)
• United States
27 Jun 16
@infatuatedbby Yes we just returned their logs and each got a book.
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@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
21 Jun 16
sounds great. I read lots of books all my life till I lost so much of my site
@toniganzon (77137)
• Philippines
19 Jun 16
That is so nice. I wish we have the same program here.
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@toniganzon (77137)
• Philippines
21 Jun 16
@shaggin That'll encourage you to do some speed reading as well.
@shaggin (74987)
• United States
21 Jun 16
I hope you get to start visiting the library more then! I'm glad my post was a good reminder for you! I went today to return movies and borrow more but it closed as I was getting there. I thought it wasa half hour earlier then it was. Maybe I will go down to story hour with my son in the morning and I can get movies then.
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@shaggin (74987)
• United States
21 Jun 16
I am excited about it :-) It is working to get me reading a little more. I stayed up the past few night about 15 minutes reading. Not much but better then none. I am going to get off mylot in a few minutes to read a little.
@IvySaysHi (4603)
• United States
19 Jun 16
that actually sounds really ffun and definitely encourages reading. Wish we had that here
@JESSY3236 (22246)
• United States
21 Jun 16
My library had an adult reading program a few months ago, but it was for people over 50. I'm not 50 yet. If they have one for younger than 50, I might join it.
@shaggin (74987)
• United States
21 Jun 16
They have reading groups that get together once a month to go over a book they have decided to read and discuss. That is at our local library but I am not interested in that. It is mostly much much older people then I.
