The Nassau Public Libraries tour began June 12 and ends today, August 12. For two months, visitors to the 58 libraries received a blue sticker placed on a map of the county’s libraries. Prizes were awarded for the 5th, 15th, 30th, 50th, and 58th stops. Certain libraries were designated as ones where the 30th and 50th prizes were distributed. Those who visited all the libraries, earned a certificate along with a chance to win a special raffle. The theme for the tour was “All Together Now.” Libraries promoted this theme with signs and events, many paying tribute to the music of the 60’s and 70’s. I especially liked the logo of two cats traveling in a car.
My daughter and I got a late start on the tour. Recently passing her road test, she was using the tour to learn how to navigate and learn the various roads around Long Island. While we didn’t earn many prizes, we had fun visiting the libraries and the nearby attractions and plan to continue visiting libraries to “check out” their individual and varied designs and offerings.
To see more details about these libraries, check out my Facebook posts for these dates: June 26; July 5; August 1; and August 9. If you participated on the tour or on any other library tour in your area, please comment about your experience.
I'm a retired librarian and the award-winning author of the Cobble Cove, Buttercup Bend, and SOUP THE SUPERNATURAL KITTEN cozy mystery series and other novels, short stories, poems, articles, and a novella. My books include CLOUDY RAINBOW, REASON TO DIE, SEA SCOPE, MEMORY MAKERS, TIME'S RELATIVE, MEOWS AND PURRS, MEMORIES AND MEOWS, A MIXED BAG OF CAT TAILS, and A MYSTERY BOX OF CAT TAILS.
My Cobble Cove cozy mystery series published by Solstice Publishing consist of 6 books: A STONE'S THROW, BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE, WRITTEN IN STONE, LOVE ON THE ROCKS, NO GRAVESTONE UNTURNED, and ROCK A BYE BYE BABY. My standalone short story collection featuring the Cobble Cove characters is SNEAKY'S SUPERNATURAL MYSTERY AND OTHER COBBLE COVE STORIES. My Buttercup Bend series published by Next Chapter Publishing includes THE CASE OF THE CAT CRAZY LADY, THE CASE OF THE PARROT LOVING PROFESSOR, THE CASE OF THE LLAMA RAISING LIBRARIAN, THE CASE OF THE WHALE WATCHING WEDDING PLANNER, THE CASE OF THE REPTILE RESCUING RESCEPTIONIST, and the forthcoming CASE OF THE BULLFIGHTING BUILDER.
I've also written a paranormal romance, CLOUDY RAINBOW, and short stories of various genres published as eBooks and in anthologies published by the Red Penguin Collection. My poetry appears in the Nassau County Voices in Verse and the Bard's Annual. My latest book is SUITCASE STORIES, a collection of mostly mystery short stories. My forthcoming standalone gothic mystery is LOOKING FOR LUCY.
I'm a member of Sisters-in-Crime, International Thriller Writers, and the Cat Writers' Association. I live in South Carolina with my husband, daughter, and 3 cats.
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The Nassau Public Libraries tour began June 12 and ends today, August 12. For two months, visitors to the 58 libraries received a blue sticker placed on a map of the county’s libraries. Prizes were awarded for the 5th, 15th, 30th, 50th, and 58th stops. Certain libraries were designated as ones where the 30th and 50th prizes were distributed. Those who visited all the libraries, earned a certificate along with a chance to win a special raffle. The theme for the tour was “All Together Now.” Libraries promoted this theme with signs and events, many paying tribute to the music of the 60’s and 70’s. I especially liked the logo of two cats traveling in a car.
My daughter and I got a late start on the tour. Recently passing her road test, she was using the tour to learn how to navigate and learn the various roads around Long Island. While we didn’t earn many prizes, we had fun visiting the libraries and the nearby attractions and plan to continue visiting libraries to “check out” their individual and varied designs and offerings.
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