All 2024 Read, Renew, Repeat Summer Reading Programs run from Monday, June 24th to Saturday, August 3rd. Don’t miss our fantastic Youth Summer Reading Program!
Here’s how the Adult Summer Reading Program works:
Read or listen to ANY book, attend a program, or complete a Take & Make craft kit to earn tickets for our 6 weekly raffles. Each ticket will also be entered to win one of two GRAND PRIZES on the last day of the program.Need some ideas on what to read or listen to next?
Visit our Suggested Reading for Adults page. Check out our curated list – Read, Renew, Repeat! Want to get started with Libby, the FREE app to access e-books and e-audiobooks?? Click here to learn how!
Click here to fill out an ONLINE RAFFLE TICKET, or fill out a paper ticket at the Library. You do not need to submit a raffle ticket for a completed craft. Click here to read how to earn a raffle ticket for a Take N’ Make craft.
Raffle rules are as follows:
- Read/listen to a book, attend a program, or complete a Take & Make craft.
- Fill out a raffle ticket online or in person at the Library.
You do not need a Gmail account to fill out the online form. - Each completed book or audiobook title earns ONE raffle ticket.
- Each program attended earns TWO raffle tickets.
- Each completed Take & Make craft earns TWO raffle tickets.
You do not need to fill out a raffle ticket for a completed craft. - Every raffle ticket will be entered to win one of the two GRAND PRIZES.
You’ll indicate which you prefer to enter on each raffle ticket.
The entry deadline is Saturday at 2pm each week. If you miss it, you may use the book or program title for the next raffle. We will pick the raffle winner the following Monday.
Keep an eye out on our social media accounts for more chances to earn extra raffle tickets! Follow us @ewmlibrary on Facebook and @ehlibrary on Instagram.
The winner of each weekly raffle may choose one of the following:
A $25 gift card to Small Oven Bakery OR Tandem Bagel Company.
The winners of our two GRAND PRIZE raffles will receive:
A $50 gift certificate to Book Moon OR Comics ‘N’ More.
Check out these special, in-person events! Remember, attendance at each can earn you TWO raffle tickets. Click here to see these events listed on our calendar!
All Ages Watercolor Evenings
July 3 and 31 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm. Drop-in.
All ages watercolor evenings will be a relaxing, fun time for anyone of any age to come and participate in. Come alone or with a friend or family or a group–we will have all the supplies and prompts and you’re also free to explore and use the materials in your own way. Come join us for a lovely time!
Movie Club: Sunset Boulevard
July 23 @ 6:30 pm
It’s like a book club…but with MOVIES!
Presenting, our newest discussion club! Every other month, starting on July 23rd, we’ll be meeting to discuss and delight in a masterpiece of cinema. Our first selection will be Sunset Boulevard (1950, dir. Billy Wilder). Widely celebrated as one of the greatest films ever made, Sunset Boulevard is a dark-comedy thriller about a young man drawn into the fantastical world of an aging silent film star. From the acclaimed writer/director of Some Like it Hot and The Apartment, this film is a treat to behold and full of Hollywood legends like Cecil B DeMille and Buster Keaton.
Concert on the Library Lawn: Lisa Bastoni with Sean Staples
August 2 @ 6:00 pm
The rain date for this event will be Friday, August 9th, at 6pm.
Come enjoy award-winning folk duo Lisa Bastoni with Sean Staples for an acoustic evening. Lisa’s songs have been described as delicate, thoughtful and soul-stirring! We hope to see you there.
Mountain River Taiko Performance
August 3 @ 10:30 am – 11:00 am
We are delighted to be hosting an all-ages Taiko performance on the library lawn this summer! Taiko is a full-body performance art that blends physicality and musicality, movement and rhythm. Originating in Japan but molded by a globalized world, taiko performances pay homage to ancient rhythms as well as innovate contemporary beats. Bring a blanket to sit on if you’d like.
Mountain River Taiko is a multi-generational community group sharing their love of Japanese drumming in western Massachusetts and beyond for over 10 years. MRT practices at the Bombyx Center for Arts & Equity in Florence, MA and offers performances and workshops. For more information, visit www.mountainrivertaiko.com
Read, Renew, Repeat is sponsored by the Easthampton Public Library, the Boston Bruins, Kiwanis Club of Easthampton, the Massachusetts Library System, and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.
