End of Winter Thrillers Reception: Book Bingo!

The suspense was palpable Sunday afternoon as mother and son, father and daughter, and staff and patrons competed for each of three Book Bingo prize bags. The boards were made up of titles reviewed by participants in the Winter Thrillers Adult Reading Program from January to March 14th.

Among other finger snacks, Kappy's subs, cookies and brownies from Firehouse Subs and Qdoba Mexican Grill, and garlic knots from NYPD Pizza kept everyone's appetites satisfied, and Public Services Librarian Melissa Phillips' decorations and  Raspberry Rainbow punch made the atmosphere festive.

The dedicated help of Kathy, our wonderful volunteer for the event (who won one of the Book Bingo rounds! ), cheers from Jean and Cathy, and the book knowledge and enthusiasm of Monica, Saumer, Sumer, and Shyam made the games especially fun. Jeremiah's Italian Ice and Qdoba's Mexican grill had give-aways for everyone.

Thank you to the 43 readers for Winter Thrillers who submitted over 100 book reviews! Barry  was the winner of the drawing for the Grand Prize gift basket. It included wine donated by the Maitland Wine Market, Quodoba dinner coupons, a new Alexander McCall Smith book, and garden decorations and tools.

A big thanks too to our community business sponsors who made the program possible: Jeremiah's Italian Ice, Whole Foods Market, Maitland Wine Market, Borders Books, Firehouse Subs, Subway, First Watch Restaurant, Enzian Theater, and Qdoba's Mexican Grill!