Read Books, Win Prizes at Southampton Library

The Southampton Free Library has a summer reading program that’s specifically designed with adults in mind.

“Why should kids have all the fun?” Kim Ingram, Upper Southampton Free Library director, said.

According to Ingram, the Southampton Library has recently promoted a summer reading program for its adult patrons, as it was initiated four years ago. It has become popular among library patrons, as such patrons often have their children participate in the popular and established youth summer reading program.

“We figured that we do such a great program for the kids, we’d like to do something for the adults,” Ingram said. “It’s something fun for the summer, and you can read anything.”

The summer reading program encourages library patrons, 18 and over, to read by rewarding them for the books or eBooks they check out of the library.

“Ground Breaking Reads” is this year’s theme, which correlates to the prizes awarded to participants:

• “Gardening Gear” – Includes quality Fiskars gardening tools.

• “Digging Out from Clutter” – Books and tools to help organize the home.

• “Light Up your Life” – Includes flashlights, lanterns and book lights.

The grand prize this year is a Samsung GALAXY 2 7” Tablet.

Participants can have a chance to win these prizes by filling out a Southampton Library Groundbreaking Reads Reading Log , where they must log three books they have read. The reading log can be found on the “Groundbreaking  Reads prize-display case at the library or the .pdf may be downloaded and printed out in the media gallery in this article.

Patrons can place the whole reading log, including the drawing ticket found at the bottom, in the prize box or boxes of choice for a raffle, scheduled to take place at the end of the summer reading program (now until Aug. 10).

All participants of the “Groundbreaking Reads” summer program will be placed into the grand prize drawing.

A closing party will be held on Aug. 13 at 6:30 p.m. Light refreshments will be served and the drawings will be held at that time. Summer reading participants must be present at the closing party in order to receive prizes.

For more information or to register by phone, call the Reference Desk at 215-322-1415, option 3.