It's time for Summer Reading Club! Here's what adults need to know:

•  Earn one raffle ticket for every book read or program attended
•  Raffle tickets are available at all reference desks and programs
•  One winner will be drawn every week
•  Prizes will include $25 gift cards to local book stores

Looking for a good vacation book? There are some great books (both new and old) to check out in the article "Top Books to Read at the Beach" - mysteries, modern romance, new releases, and more. June through August 2012.

The Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction were established in 2012 to recognize the best fiction and nonfiction books for adult readers published in the U.S. the previous year. For more information about the finalists, look on the American Library Association website.Winners will be announced on June 24th.

Finalists for Fiction

• Russell Banks, Lost Memory of Skin
  
• Anne Enright, The Forgotten Waltz
  
• Karen Russell, Swamplandia!

Finalists for Non-Fiction

• James Gleick, The Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood
• Manning Marable, Malcom X: A Life of Reinvention
  
• Robert Massie, Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman