Yesterday, we wrapped up our Summer Reading Program with the Summer Reading Send-Off. A big thank-you to all of you who attended, and congratulations to those of you who won one of our fabulous prizes! We were all very impressed with the number of reading logs we received—over 500! We look forward to doing it again next summer!

If you were one of our winners, you will be contacted very soon! Just come to the 4th Floor Ask Us desk to claim your prize!

	Jake Gauslow
	Adult Services Librarian
	jgauslow@friscotexas.gov

The end of Summer Reading, that is. Our Summer Reading Send-Off will take place from 2-4PM on Sunday, August 7th (this is the part where we reward you with fabulous prizes just for reading, which is more than likely something that you enjoy doing anyway). The drawings start at 3PM, and there are over 30 grand prizes to give away! The catch is that we can’t draw your name out if you don’t put it in first, so if you haven’t already, turn in your reading logs! (If you have, pick up another one!) Just bring them to the Ask Us desk on the first floor, and we’ll get you entered in the drawing.

P.S. Due to your incredible participation, we’ve run out of mugs to give away. But every four books you read gets you another entry in the drawing, which means one more chance to win. Plus, if you’re actually present when your name is drawn, you’ll also receive a bonus prize! Two prizes! One, two! Why are you still reading this? Read more books!

	Jake Gauslow
	Adult Services Librarian
	jgauslow@friscotexas.gov

As you probably know, the library will be closing early tonight, and will remain closed through the weekend as we celebrate Independence Day. You probably also know that, about a month ago, we began our Summer Reading Program. Well, when we reopen on Tuesday (July 5th), we’ll start giving out prizes for those of you who have completed at least one section of your reading log—just four books gets you an FPL mug filled with coupons and prizes, as well as a raffle ticket for the Grand Prize drawings. (BTW: You don’t have to have the whole log filled out to start getting prizes, just the first section—you can bring it back to us again after each section).

Here’s what you need to do:

1. If you haven’t already, grab a reading log.
2. Read at least 4 books.
3. Bring your log to either the 1st or 4th floor Ask Us desk.

That’s it! We’ll stamp your log to make it official, then give you your prize. The first set of four books gets you the mug and raffle ticket, and the second and third set of four books each get you another raffle ticket.

There are a couple other things that you can do after turning in your reading log if you’d like to. If you want your picture taken for the slideshow that will be shown during the Send-Off on August 7th, you can visit the picture table on the first floor. You can also fill out a Book Recommendation questionnaire to tell us about a book that you’ve read recently that you really liked—we’ll give you a $2 coupon that you can use towards an item in the Friends of the Library Book Nook. Both of these are totally optional, but fun!

Finally, if you’re wondering what kinds of things you can win in the Grand Prize drawings, here are a few pictures for you:

"Puzzler": A bag filled with mystery books, puzzles, goodies, and fun.

"By Candlelight": A bag filled with romance books, a candle, lotion, romantic items, and candy.

"Books and Bytes": A bag filled with informational books, a wireless mouse, and other goodies.

"Fantasy Sci-Fi Fun": A bag filled with fantasy and sci-fi books, games, goodies, and interesting stuff.

These are just the Grand Prizes—there are over thirty total prizes you can win, like dinners for two, baseball tickets, and movie passes…so get reading!

	Jake Gauslow
	Adult Services Librarian
	jgauslow@friscotexas.gov