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Summer Reading for Adults. June 4, 2020.

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Dorothy said “There’s no place like home.” We agree. Here is a list of titles about those searching for home, discovering home, loving home, trying to get home, or just trying to make home a little bit homier.

- Sherwood Public Library Staff

Homes come in all different shapes, sizes, and materials, whether as the result of a single visionary architect's dream or the building techniques of a whole culture or region. Which of these unusual-looking houses can be found in the United States?

To make your guess, click or tap on the buttons to the left of the images. (Clicking or tapping on the images themselves will take you to more information about each house - including spoilers for its location!)

This wooden, egg-shaped home floats on the water, moored to a dock.

The windows of these homes peer out from their roughly conical rock formation exteriors.

Trivia images from this article about these and more unusual houses. (Don't peek unless you want to learn the answers!)

Earlier this week, we asked you to guess which of Shakespeare's plays your WCCLS libraries owned the most copies of. 61% of trivia participants correctly guessed Romeo and Juliet - fantastic job!

For the curious, WCCLS libraries collectively own about 64 print copies of Romeo and Juliet (depending on exactly how you count them), about 52 copies of Macbeth, and about 49 copies of Hamlet.

In addition to those print copies, plenty of works by and about Shakespeare (including video adaptations of his plays) are also available through your libraries in digital formats you can access for free online!

Sherwood Public Library

A mosaic of 16 images of Sherwood Library staff, joined so that their arms and other edges form a heart shape

The Sherwood Public Library staff
have a lot of love to share!

The Sherwood Public Library began in 1935 as a dedicated shelf of books in the local drugstore. Now located in the heart of charming Old Town Sherwood, the library offers a collection of more than 50,000 items and serves as a vibrant community center. The library is continuing its mission to inspire discovery and enrich lives—offering virtual book groups, reference help, weekly trivia and more. The library is honored to be a strong contributor to the Sherwood community and what makes so many proud to call Sherwood home.

The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley

"An elderly and lonely man writes his truth in a notebook and encourages others to do the same. As the notebook passes through many hands, lives are changed and healed. A warm, lighthearted read."

- Becky G., Sherwood Public Library

"Serendipity, dreams, fate, and coincidence are all up for grabs in this fun read about why we keep running into the same people or - gasp! - see them in our dreams. A wonderfully fast read featuring a determined protagonist aimed at finding out the truth about love and the unexplained." - Joy R., Sherwood Public Library

"A cathartic and charming read, well-balanced with Hodgman’s wit and meaningful introspection. Best read with a glass of water since it’s full of very dry humor. But take care or you might just find water coming of your nose when you can’t hold back the laughter!" - Olivia A., Sherwood Public Library

The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson

Adult Book Discussion

Wednesday, June 10
6:00 PM

Online (Zoom)

Read. Be inspired. Discuss.

We're hosting a virtual book discussion on Zoom. If you love to talk about the books you've read, join us for a lively discussion of The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson, which will be available as an e-book or downloadable audiobook in OverDrive and Libby.

Email us at askusSPL@wccls.org to register for this program.

Library Trivia Tuesdays

Every Tuesday

12:00 PM

Online (Facebook)

Join us on our Facebook page every Tuesday, and we'll provide you with some fun trivia questions to answer with a chance to win a small but fabulous prize. Send us the answers via email [askusSPL@wccls.org] or a Facebook message before midnight. See if you can crack the hidden theme. Winners will be announced on Facebook the next day!

The New Corner Office with Laura Vanderkam

In this new era of social distancing and working from home, time-management expert Laura Vanderkam offers daily bite-sized tips to help you succeed and stay sane working from home. Listen to The New Corner Office Podcast >>

Well ... not quite yet. We will do our first prize drawing* next week. The prize package includes a gift card for an independent bookseller and a WCCLS Reads canvas tote bag. Winners will be notified before being announced in the newsletter.

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*Everyone who has signed up for WCCLS Reads: Summer Reading for Adults is eligible for our weekly prize drawings through the end of August. Library staff, library board members, and their immediate families are not eligible for prize drawings.

This newsletter was handcrafted by Maggie and the staff at your local library.

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