It’s National Library Card Sign-Up Month. Stop by the circulation desk at the SMCM Library from September 10-23 to sign up for a St. Mary’s County Public Library card.
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Did you read the Catching Fire, The Help or Front Burner? These are just a few of the titles that were reviewed on the Library Summer Reading Blog this summer. As editor of the blog I read them all. The books reviewed covered everything from young adult (YA) dystopias to Al Qaeda’s Attack on the USS Cole. There were also memoirs, literary fiction and plays. The reviewers were a mix of SMCM students, staff and alumni.
I am a big fan of book statistics so here are some stats from the 2012 blog;
55 reviews were posted
41 were fiction reviews
14 non-fiction reviews
5 reviewers submitted more than 6 reviews
3 reviewers submitted only 1 review
1 reviewer submitted 10 reviews
YA series were by far the most popular titles reviewed this summer. Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games led the way with six reviews, but other series such as Scott Westerfeld’s steampunk series Leviathan, Cassandra Clare’s Mortal Instruments and Cinda Williams Chima’s Seven Realms all made a good showing with at least two books reviewed from each set. The non-fiction reviews were dominated by memoirs including Tina Fey’s Bossypants. And, well, I’m not sure what to call Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. Both our reviewers agree that despite the vampires, it “reads like a history lesson,“ but not on whether you should read it or not.
Mandy Reinig was our top reviewer and wins the bag of library swag.
Pamela
The Library at St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s Summer Reading Program will begin on June 4 and end on August 17, 2012.
The Summer Reading program is open to all members of the SMCM Library community including students, staff, faculty, alumni and residents of the Tri-County area (St. Mary’s, Calvert and Charles counties.) Any book is eligible as long as a copy is available in the SMCM library catalog, the Cosmos catalog, or the USMAI catalog. To get points, you must post a review on the blog.
New this year, Cosmos, the online catalog for the Southern Maryland public libraries has been added to the list of eligible library catalogs. That means more popular fiction, mysteries, sci-fi and fantasy novels will be eligible for points.
For more information, visit the Summer Reading Program Blog.
The Media Center presents New Works by David Ellsworth, Justin Foreman and Nick Hughes in Library 321 on Tuesday, April 10th at 8:15pm. Refreshments will be served!
Curious about the Nook, Kindle, or iPad? Stop by the library Tuesday or Wednesday, April 10 & 11, to try them out and tell us what you think. Ereaders will be on display at the Circulation Desk.
If you haven’t completed the library’s eReader, eBooks, and Tablets Survey yet, there’s still time! It will only take a few minutes and your feedback will help us improve the library’s services and collection.
