We are in the homestretch
for this year’s Adult Reading Challenge. With only 2 months left to finish, we
want to go over the requirements for each level:
·
Page: read 15 different
authors (6 of those must be monthly gauntlets)
·
Squire: complete 30 quests;
of the 30, you must read 25 different authors and at least 8 of them must be
monthly gauntlets
·
Knight: complete 60 quests; of the 60, you must read 50 different
authors and at least 10 of them must be monthly gauntlets.
If you have any
questions or are not sure about any of these requirements, please contact
Stephanie or Rhonda for clarification.
You may start
turning in your Charters on the 7th of November. Because the
Challenge is complicated (anything pertaining to math is considered complicated
to StephRhonda) you must surrender your charter in order to be eligible for the
prize drawings. The Charters will be returned at the Friends’ Christmas Open
House on December 8th. If you are unable to attend the Open House
you may stop by StephRhonda’s office (anytime during office hours after December
8th) to get your charter back.
Now for the reason
most of you are reading this…
The October
gauntlets are:
Read an author who
is known for writing Horror stories.
There will be a list of authors for this category in the Challenge Notebook.
(The notebooks are now in front of StephRhonda’s office.) While the author has
to be known to publish horror stories, you are not technically required to read
a horror story for this gauntlet. For
example, Stephen King is a name that comes up on all lists of horror authors,
but he also writes non-fiction. If you are not inclined to read horror, you can
read any of his books and it will still count for this gauntlet. That said, if
you decide to read someone not on the list in the book or listed on the horror
writers website, you may want to get it cleared as counting, especially if you
are going to be close on having the correct number of authors to make the level
you wish to complete.
The second
gauntlet is to read an author who is LGBTQ.
While the LGBT Fiction brochure for DPL is a good place to start, you will need
to check to make sure the author you choose is
LGBTQ, not just an author who writes
LGBTQ. There are a few of the authors on that brochure who will not qualify for
this gauntlet. Please do not hesitate to
ask for assistance or clarification on this or any part of the challenge.
Thanks for taking the challenge.
Happy Reading!
StephRhonda's Schedule for October
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Sunday
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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Saturday
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1.
Not Available
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2.
Not Available
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3.
9-5:30
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4.
9-5:30
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5.
9-5:30
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6.
9-5:30
*RoundTable
12-2
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7.
11-8
*Movie Extravaganza
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8.
Not
Available
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9.
Not Available
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10.
LIBRARY
CLOSED |
11.
9-5:30
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12.
9-5:30
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13.
12-6:30
*Movie Night
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14.
9-5
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15.
Not Available
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16.
Not Available
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17.
9-5:30
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18.
9-5:30
*Adult Color Club
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19.
9-5:30
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20.
9-5:30
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21.
12-4
*3rd Friday
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22.
9-5
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23.
2-5
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24.
9-5:30
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25.
9:30-5:30
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26.
9-5:30
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27.
12-6:30
*Movie Night
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28.
Not
Available
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29.
9-5
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30.
2-5
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31.
Not Available
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Phone: 256-353-2993 ext. 106
