August 13, 2024

Adventure Begins at Your Library – 2024 Summer Reading Challenge for Grown Ups!

Adventure was calling at your library this summer, and scores of people accepted the challenge!

This summer’s Bethlehem Area Public Library Adult Summer Reading Challenge encouraged over 240 participants to explore their choice of books and provided incentive to learn about library resources. Participants could find new recipes in the A to Z World Food Database, read about the Olympics in our global online news archives, or experiment with a language learning app. They read award-winning books, re-read childhood favorites, and watched movies about explorers. Many people said they enjoyed doing the challenges with their children and grandchildren who were participating in the children’s Summer Reading program.

Participants could choose how many challenge tasks they wanted to do—the more they did, the more chances they earned in our fabulous Adult Summer Reading Raffle! Thanks to generous donations from local businesses, we were able to offer six adventure-themed prize baskets. We are grateful to these businesses and individuals for their support:

  • Captured LV Escape Room
  • Grandpa Joe’s Candy Shop
  • La Petite Provence
  • Lehigh Valley IronPigs
  • National Museum of Industrial History
  • Regina Kochmaruk
  • Sharon Gattuso
  • Sicily Pizza and Restaurant III

And finally, congratulations to our six raffle basket winners!

  • Barbara B. – French Flair
  • Robert C. – Kanopy and Chill
  • Carmela C. – Local Adventure
  • Stephanie H. – Garden Adventure
  • Danette L. – Summer Fun
  • Betsy S. – Triple-A Adventures
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