April’s Photo Contest Winner Is…

April’s Photo Contest Winner Is…
Photo by Paula Mitchell

Congratulations to Paula Mitchell, winner of the AAPLD Spring Photo Contest for April. Her striking photo depicting April's theme, "Showers" earned 119 votes. Thanks to all eleven photographers who entered and to the 247 voters.

We're now taking entries for our May contest! This month's theme is "Flowers," so please send us an original photo that you feel reflects the theme. One entry per person, all photos must be taken by you, and be appropriate for public viewing. No photography experience is necessary, and you can use any type of camera. The contest is open to everyone, and all entries will be displayed on the AAPLD website.

Click here to upload your photo today!

May Contest Dates

 

May "Flowers" Contest dates:

Deadline for Entries: May 20, 2024

Voting: May 24- 29, 2024

Winner Announced: May 31, 2024

 

 

Questions? Please reach out to us by email at info@aapld.org Thanks and have a great time being creative and artistic. We can't wait to share your work with the community!

 

 

 

How To Vote

We'll display the photos on our website during the voting period. Voting is open to the public, so share a link with friends and family, or on social media. One vote per person. The photo that receives the most votes will receive a prize that can be picked up at the library.

Spring Photo Contest – April Voting

Spring Photo Contest – April Voting

Here are the fabulous entries we received for the AAPLD Spring Photo Contest!  Please take a look at the photos below (click to enlarge) with the April theme of "Showers" and select your favorite.

A couple things to keep in mind:

  • One Vote Per Person! - You may not vote more than once!
  • You are allowed to vote for only ONE photo in the contest.
  • The Voting Period lasts between April 18th and April 27nd, so cast your vote in a timely manner.

Choose the picture that you feel best represents the prompt this month, which is "Showers" and submit your vote below.  Once all the votes are tallied, after 4/27, we will announce the winner!

Look ahead also to our entries for the May prompt of "Flowers," coming soon!

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Discover April’s Library Reads

Discover April’s Library Reads

Who doesn't love a mystery? Whether its a warm-hearted cozy, a light romp into magical realism, or something on the dark side, readers love working through clues and twists to reach the end. April's Library Reads selections offers something for every mystery lover, (along with romance, fantasy, horror, and memoir lovers, too!)  Not familiar with Library Reads?  They're ten new releases chosen each month by librarians across the country as their favorites. Browse the books here, or stop by the Main Library, where recent Library Reads picks can be found on the square shelf beside the New Releases display.

Mystery (Warm and Cozy)

The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers by Samuel Burr - An extraordinary, gloriously uplifting novel about the power of friendship and the puzzling ties that bind us

Clayton Stumper might be twenty-six years old, but he dresses like your grandpa and drinks sherry like your aunt. Abandoned at birth on the steps of the Fellowship of Puzzlemakers, he was raised by a group of eccentric enigmatologists and now finds himself among the last survivors of a fading institution.

When the esteemed crossword compiler and main maternal presence in Clayton's life, Pippa Allsbrook, passes away, she bestows her final puzzle on him: a promise to reveal the mystery of his parentage and prepare him for life beyond the walls of the commune. As Clay begins to unpick the clues, he uncovers something even the Fellowship have never been able to solve—and it's a secret that has the potential to change everything.

Mystery (Light and Quirky)

The Husbands by Holly Gramazio - An exuberant debut, The Husbands delights in how do we navigate life, love, and choice in a world of never-ending options?

When Lauren returns home to her flat in London late one night, she is greeted at the door by her husband, Michael. There’s only one problem—she’s not married. She’s never seen this man before in her life. But according to her friends, her much-improved decor, and the photos on her phone, they’ve been together for years.

As Lauren tries to puzzle out how she could be married to someone she can’t remember meeting, Michael goes to the attic to change a lightbulb and abruptly disappears. In his place, a new man emerges, and a new, slightly altered life re-forms around her. Realizing that her attic is creating an infinite supply of husbands, Lauren confronts the question: If swapping lives is as easy as changing a lightbulb, how do you know you’ve taken the right path? When do you stop trying to do better and start actually living?

Mystery (Dark and Creepy)

Home is Where The Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose - From New York Times bestselling author of The Perfect Marriage and You Shouldn't Have Come Here, comes a chilling family thriller about the (sometimes literal) skeletons in the closet.
After their mother passes, three estranged siblings reunite to sort out her estate. Beth, the oldest, never left home. She stayed with her mom, caring for her until the very end. Nicole, the middle child, has been kept at arm's length due to her ongoing battle with a serious drug addiction. Michael, the youngest, lives out of state and hasn't been back to their small Wisconsin town since their father ran out on them seven years before.

While going through their parent's belongings, the siblings stumble upon a collection of home videos and decide to revisit those happier memories. However, the nostalgia is cut short when one of the VHS tapes reveals a night back in 1999 that none of them have any recollection of. On screen, their father appears covered in blood. What follows is a dead body and a pact between their parents to get rid of it, before the video abruptly ends. Beth, Nicole, and Michael must now decide whether to leave the past in the past or uncover the dark secret their mother took to her grave.