When we kicked off
the 8th Annual Adult Reading Challenge on January 17th,
we had no idea that 2020 would be a pandemic year with quarantines,
stay-at-home orders, library closures and no book club meetings. So if you have
stuck with us for the 8th Annual Adult Reading Challenge, we applaud
your perseverance!
This is the last
task of the year and will finish the Notes on Reading Challenge. We wanted this
to be a treat not a trick so are releasing this task earlier than usual. The
last task is to read a book where the
title of the book is also the title of a song. The titles have to match the
song title exactly. The exception is if it is a Non-Fiction title, the words
before the colon must match exactly, and what comes after the colon does not
matter. You can find a list of eligible books in the DPL catalog labeled “November
Task for 2020 ARC”. We have also printed
the list and put a copy in the notebook outside our office door. These lists
are suggestions to help you, but are not the only books that will work. You may
find books we did not list. When you fill
in the November task on your reading log please list book title, author and the
singer or group who recorded the song.
Since this is the
last task, as you finish the challenge you may turn in your reading logs. The
last day to turn them in is Thursday, December 3, 2020. This is a different
date than what is listed on the brochure you received when you signed up for
the challenge, but a lot has changed this year! The winners will be announced
on this blog and our website on Thursday, December 10, 2020.
You may drop off
reading logs to the Marketing and Outreach office (now located across from
Youth Services department) anytime the library is open. If we are not in our office, please make sure
your name and the phone number where we can contact you is written on the front
of your reading log then slide it under the door. We will contact the winners
by phone and post the list for everyone to see.
Thank you for
playing along this year, we hope you read some great books and will sign up for
the 2021 Challenge in January.
Happy Reading!
