Summer Reading 2010
Ways to Participate |
2010 Summer Reading has concluded. Thanks for participating, and
congratulations to the three winners of the grand prize drawing:
Anne Hutton
Sheldon Reich
David Venturo
- Click here to register for the Summer Reading club; or sign up at the Welcome Desk and receive your reading log. The first 80 people who register will receive a book light. Click here to download a reading log.
- Participants may read or listen to any adult fiction book, nonfiction book, or unabridged audiobook. A sampling of suggested titles appears on the reading log.
- Prizes
- Everyone who turns in a reading log will be entered into the final drawing to win a prize at the conclusion of the program. Prizes may include gift certificates to Metropolis Spa Salon, McCarter Theatre, and more!
- Attend Monday night summer reading programming for the chance to win that evening’s raffle. Must be present to win.
- Share the books you're reading with your neighbors. Click here to access the online book review form. Reviews are not mandatory. Reviews must be of items available in our collection. Reviews may be published on our blog at http://www.princetonlibrary.org/librarylounge/.
By taking part in our summer reading celebration, you can earn additional free music downloads from Freegal over and above the regular allotment. Here's how you can earn 10 free music downloads this summer:
- Write 10 book reviews as part of our adult summer reading club and earn free music!
Those who participate will receive a special code they can redeem online to obtain the additional downloads. Please note that the music must be downloaded within one week of receipt.
- Write 10 book reviews as part of our adult summer reading club and earn free music!
- Return your log to the Welcome Desk by September 13. Winners will be notified by phone or email on or before Friday, September 17. The final prize drawing will include gift certificates to local retailers such as Metropolis Spa Salon, McCarter Theater, and others!
Black Water
by Oates, Joyce Carol (1992)
This fast paced novella tells the story of the victim of a tragic car accident after a party in which the driver is known only as 'The Senator'. F Oat
Bottlemania: How Water Went on Sale and Why We Bought It
by Royte, Elizabeth (2008)
Royte explores one of the greatest marketing coups of the 20th century, providing a look into the implications of this $60 million industry. Non-F 338.476 Roy
Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water
by Barlow, Maude (2008)
An introduction to the economics, politics, and ethics of water, with a focus on water privatization and the effect it has in countries in Asia, Africa and beyond. Non-F 333.911 Bar
The Deepest Water
by Wilhelm, Kate (2000)
After her novelist father is murdered, Abby Conners searches his manuscripts and papers for clues to his killer.
M F Wil
Dreaming water
by Gail Tsukiyama (2002)
The daily lives of thirty-eight year-old Hana , who suffers from a disease that makes a person age at twice the rate of a healthy individual, and her mother, Cate, who cares for her while struggling with her grief at losing her husband, are disrupted when Hana’s friend visits with her daughters in tow. F Tsu
Eternal on the water
by Joseph Monninger (2010)
A teacher on sabbatical in Maine falls in love and must cope with his partner’s devastating illness. F Mon
Gardens of Water
by Drew, Alan (2008)
Set in a small town in Istanbul, two families-one Kurdish and Muslim, one American and Christian-are forced together after a devastating earthquake. As the teen children fall in love, the families cope with loss, honor, and the inevitable clashes of cultures and religion. F Dre
Like Water for Chocolate
by Esquivel, Laura (1992)
Combining recipes with magic realism, this is the story of Tita, the youngest daughter of large ranching family, who releases her emotions into the food she makes. F Esq
Rainwater
by Brown, Sandra (2009)
Set in depression era Texas, Ella Barron runs the local boarding house while raising her 9-year-old autistic son on her own. Her life and the town changes when she takes in a new boarder. F Bro
Water Ghosts
by Ryan, Shawna Yang (2009)
It’s 1928 in a small Californian town, populated by Chinese residents and the only entertainment is the local brothel and casino . When the Minister's wife-the only white-woman in town who is not a prostitute-smuggles three woman from China, ghosts from the past, both living and dead, disrupt the lives and loves of the townsfolk. F Rya
*All programs begin at 7pm, unless otherwise indicated.
Monday June 28th : Water Music and Other Classics by the Atlas Brass Band featuring selections from Handel's Water Music, March from Water Piece and The Water is Wide.
Booktalk Walks - Join us for a walk!
It's summer and it's time to get out and about! Join us at the first floor Welcome Desk and we'll walk around town and talk about the books we're reading.
Thursdays, Bimonthly - July 8, July 22 and August 5, August 19, with two sessions: 10:30am, and 7pm
Monday, July 12: A Fish Called Wanda Starring John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Kevin Kline. Four criminals try to retrieve $20 million they have stolen from a safety deposit box and each other. Meanwhile, barrister Cleese falls in love with the female thief.108 min. Rated R
Monday, July 19: Screen Shots: Join area film enthusiasts in this panel discussion of favorite films, genres, time periods, directors, "screen gems," and the local movie theatre and film-watching scene. Librarian Susan Conlon moderates this panel presentation, which will include Dan Buskirk, a DJ at WPRB-FM radio and the film blogger "Phawker"; Marilyn Campbell, co-host of the cable show "Fistful of Popcorn"; film student and filmmaker Brendan Dean; and Maria De DiBattista, professor of English and Comparative Literature and chairperson of the Committee for FilmStudies at Princeton University. Giveaways and a Q&A session complete this program.
Monday, July 26: So Percussion: Summer Institute Showcase featuring students from this annual percussion chamber music festival, who will perform and demonstrate different percussion instruments.
Monday, Aug. 2: Pirate Radio Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost and Kenneth Branagh. A rogue band of DJs captivate Britain in the 1960s. The music they play defines a generation and the DJs stand up to a government that, incomprehensibly, preferred jazz. 117 min. Rated R
Monday, Aug. 9: Jaws 1975 classic starring Roy Scheider and Richard Dreyfuss. A man-eating shark causes havoc off the Long Island coast and three men join together to hunt and destroy it. Rated PG 125 min
Monday, Aug. 16: Chinatown Starring Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway. Private eye Jake Gittes, living off the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-war Southern California is hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair. Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political scandals that come crashing together for one, unforgettable night in Chinatown. Rated R. 130 min
Monday, Aug. 23: Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken Starring Gabrielle Anwar. It's a variation on the old boy-runs-away-to-join-the-circus story, except this time the boy is a girl. After she joins a traveling show in the 1930s, spunky teen Sonora Webster learns the ropes and eventually lands a plum role in the program: riding a horse off a 40-foot-high diving board into a tank of water. Rated G 88 min.
Monday, Aug. 30: Literary Walking Tour sponsored by the Princeton Tour Company; meet in Community Room where a guide from the PCT will give a brief overview of the literature scene in Princeton, followed by a two mile walking tour in Princeton. Register online. Participants must be registered for the adult summer reading program. Limit: 40
