The Middle Country Reads 2011 selection is Lethal Legacy by Linda Fairstein. This mystery takes place in and around the New York Public Library’s Main Branch at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street. Part of the plot involves characters trying to find twelve different parts of the Waldseemuller Map from 1507, widely thought to be the first map to use the name “America.”
To celebrate this year’s Read we will be having a community wide scavenger hunt!
The scavenger hunt will begin the week of January 17th and end the week of March 21st. Please note that the clue can be found on the top tabs of this blog!
Please see a librarian at Selden or Centereach for more information!
- You will be hunting for pieces of the Waldseemuller map! The pieces will be hidden at different local businesses throughout the Middle Country community.
- One full map will be completed in the Centereach building and one full map will be completed in the Selden building.
- The clue will lead you to the local business you need to visit in order to receive a piece of the map.
- Once you solve the clue, you will go to the business to collect your map piece (approximately 3” x 5”). You will need to submit your map piece at the adult reference desk at either MCPL Centereach or Selden. You will receive a raffle ticket for the giveaway for each map piece you submit (one from each participating business.)
- All map pieces must be submitted no later than noon on Wednesday, March 30th.
- There will be two raffle giveaways – one for each building.
- Raffle winners will be announced at the author event on Thursday, March 31st.
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