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RAYNHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY 760 South Main Street 508.823.1344
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Winter Reading Challenge 2022
It's time for our annual Winter Reading Challenge! Snuggle up with a good book, join us in playing scrabble, and win prizes to help you enjoy the season. Playing is easy: for every book you read you get a scrabble tile; collect tiles to create words and win prizes. 3-letter word - A sweet treat and a sweet library pin 4-letter word - A mug of your choice and a beverage packet. 5+ letter word - A mug, beverage packet, free book voucher, and a candle for teens and adults, or a game/puzzle for kids. The Challenge is for all ages and runs January 3 - March 30.
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Tech Help at the Senior Center Learn how to access library services with your phone, tablet or e-reader. Bring your device to the Senior Center for one-on-one help and learn how to read books, listen to audiobooks, read magazines and watch movies and tv shows for free with your library card. This is a great opportunity if you got a new device as a holiday present and need help getting started, or if you have questions about using your device to access library materials. A big thank you to the Senior Center for hosting this event on Monday, January 31 at 10 AM. Call the Senior Center to sign up 508-824-2740.
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TumbleBooks Winter is the perfect time to snuggle up together with a good book. TumbleBooks is an easy and interactive way to share books with the children in your life. Go to the library's website, and select TumbleBooks from the Kids menu.
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T-mobile Hotspots These hotspots are simple to use and allow you to access wi-fi internet for free. You can borrow one for 4 weeks so it's perfect for any short-term internet need, like moving, going on a trip, or an internet outage.
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Weather girl by Rachel Lynn SolomonA TV meteorologist and a sports reporter scheme to reunite their divorced bosses with unforecasted results in this charming romantic comedy. Ari Abrams has always been fascinated by the weather, and she loves almost everything about her job as a TV meteorologist. Her boss, legendary Seattle weatherwoman Torrance Hale, is too distracted by her tempestuous relationship with her ex-husband, the station's news director, to give Ari the mentorship she wants. Ari, who runs on sunshine and optimism, is at her wits' end. The only person who seems to understand how she feels is sweet but reserved sports reporter Russell Barringer. In the aftermath of a disastrous holiday party, Ari and Russell decide to team up to solve their bosses' relationship issues. Between secret gifts and double dates, they start nudging their bosses back together. But their well-meaning meddling backfires when the real chemistry builds between Ari and Russell. Working closely with Russell means allowing himto get to know parts of herself that Ari keeps hidden from everyone. Will he be able to embrace her dark clouds as well as her clear skies?
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Wahala : a novel by Nikki MayAn incisive and exhilarating debut novel following three Anglo-Nigerian best friends and the lethally glamorous fourth woman who infiltrates their group-the most unforgettable girls since Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte, and Samantha Ronke wants happily ever after and 2.2. kids. She's dating Kayode and wants him to be "the one" (perfect, like her dead father). Her friends think he's just another in a long line of dodgy Nigerian boyfriends. Boo has everything Ronke wants--a kind husband, gorgeous child. But she's frustrated, unfulfilled, plagued by guilt, and desperate to remember who she used to be. Simi is the golden one with the perfect lifestyle. No one knows she's crippled by impostor syndrome and tempted to pack it all in each time her boss mentions her "urban vibe." Her husband thinks they're trying for a baby. She's not. When the high-flying, charismatic Isobel explodes into the group, it seems at first she's bringing out the best in each woman. (She gets Simi an interview in Shanghai! Goes jogging with Boo!) But the more Isobel intervenes, the more chaos she sows, and Ronke, Simi, and Boo's close friendship begins to crack. A sharp, modern take on friendship, ambition, culture, and betrayal, Wahala (trouble) is an unforgettable novel from a brilliant new voice.
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by Sara Freeman After a sudden, devastating loss, Mara flees her family and ends up adrift in a wealthy seaside town with a dead cellphone and barely any money. Mired in her grief, Mara detaches from the outside world and spends her days of self-imposed exile scrounging for food and swimming in the night ocean. In her state of emotional extremis, the sea at the town's edge is rendered bleak, luminous, implacable. As her money runs out and tourist season comes to a close, Mara finds a job at the local wine store. There, she meets Simon, the shop's soft-spoken, lonely owner. Confronted with the possibility of connection with Simon and the slow return of her desires and appetites, the reasons for her flight begin to emerge.
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Call for Book Reviews We want to hear about the book you love. It could be your all-time favorite, or the latest book you couldn't put down. Write a paragraph telling us why you love it and send it to jmckinney@sailsinc.org. These reviews will help teens find books to read and love, and you can count the time you spend writing as community service.
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College Checklist Use these checklists to get ready for college. There are checklists for students and parents to help everyone stay on track to reach educational goals. This is one of the many resources included on the Library's Teen Page.
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Book Bundles Rising Covid numbers might mean limiting your visits to the library, but it doesn't have to mean limiting your books. We are still offering Book Bundles! Sign up to have books selected for your child each month, then pick them up, contact free, in the library entry-way.
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Grab and Go Crafts Craft bags are back this month! They go out Monday mornings and are available while supplies last. Here is the Schedule: 2nd week of the month--Mother Goose on the Loose ages 2-4 3rd week of the month--Book Explorers ages 5-8 4th week of the month--Tween Crafts ages 9-12
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