Adult Summer Reading
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The FCL Adult Summer Reading program runs Monday June 3 – Thursday August 28.
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Participation is limited to FCL patrons and Freeport citizens.
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Sign up to participate by collecting a program packet at the front circulation desk. This year, we are playing BINGO!
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Read books and audiobooks within the listed bingo categories. Then visit the library to have library staff stamp the categories you’ve read and to hand you raffle tickets. Earn bonus raffle ticket entries with each bingo completed and by filling out and returning up to three Recommendation forms. These Recommendation forms will be put on display for neighbors to read.
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FCL is also participating in ReadME, and 2024 recommending author Jaed Coffin has selected Marpheen Chan’s Moon in Full and Shannon Bowring’s The Road to Dalton as this year’s reads. Reading these books earn you bonus raffle tickets as well. There are ReadME book discussion events happening around the state!
Reading Inspiration for Bingo Categories
Not sure what to read first? Here are some suggested titles available through FCL to get you started earning raffle tickets!
Select Book Awards for AWARD NOMINEE Category
The Alex Award is awarded to books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults ages 12-18
The Asian/Pacific American Award recognizes individual works by Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) authors who highlight AAPI cultures and experiences
The Booker Prize and The International Booker Prize champion and celebrate great fiction
The Conservative Book of the Year Award recognizes thoughtful books that contribute to the rich debate about important conservative ideas
The Hugo Award recognizes the best global science fiction and fantasy works
The National Book Awards celebrate the best literature (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translation, and young people’s literature) published in the U.S.
The Nebula Award recognizes the best U.S. science fiction and fantasy
The PEN America Literary Awards honors exceptional literary works across genres
The Pulitzer Prize annually recognizes achievements in journalism, arts, and letters
The Stonewall Book Award honors books with exceptional merit relating to the LGBT+ experience
IMPORTANT: If you request a book marked ‘On Display’ at Freeport, you also need to call the library and ask staff to move it to the hold shelf
Books by Maine Authors
Authors’ Debut Works
Books Adapted to TV & Film
International Authors
Books Published in the 1990s
Anthologies and Collected Short Stories
Animals
Books About Sports
Classic Literature
Prizes
FOOD AND DRINK:
$50 gift card to Gritty McDuff’s – 1 winner
$50 gift card to Bow Street Market – 2 winners
$50 gift card to Maine Beer Company – 1 winner
EXPERIENCES:
3-hour Merrymeeting Bay Cruise for Two (plus free museum admission) – 1 winner
Tickets to a Maine State Music Theatre 2025 production, $160-$240 value – 1 winner
Hot Ones Season 23 Warmup Pack – 1 winner
5 Free Books at the FFCL Annual Book Sale – 3 winners
GET GOING:
$20 gift card from L.L. Bean – 3 winners
Two Adult Day Passes with free rentals from EVO Rock + Fitness – 1 winner
$150 gift certificate to Maine GearShare – 1 winner
Coleman Portable Camping Chair – 2 winners
