We love our dogs!

BookRiot has put together a great list of books about our favorite canines. 

Here's a fiction sample from the list, to be fair, 

I loved this book, and yes, it is science fiction-y. 

 THE DOG STARS BY PETER HELLER

In the post-apocalyptic dystopia of The Dog Stars, 99.7% of the world’s population has been wiped out by a flu pandemic. Hig’s friends and family are dead and he lives in the hangar of an abandoned airport with his dog, Jasper, and a “gun-toting misanthrope” named Bangley. When an unexpected transmission lights up his radio, Hig sets out with Jasper to follow a trail he hopes will lead to a better world.

101 books to dive into this summer: a massive reading list!

"Here’s a huge list of TED speaker-recommended books, with all the diversity of titles and topics you might expect. No matter your mood, preference or occasion, we’ve got you covered!" 

- from Ideas.Ted.Com

Wanna see a concert?

Check out Quello! 

Qello Concerts is the only place to watch over 1700 of the most amazing live moments in music. It's the world's largest collection of full-length concerts and music documentaries streamed on-demand to just about any digital device. It's like a never-ending concert ticket.

Don't miss this trip to the Culinary Institute of America!

You asked for it, so here it is:

The bus leaves promptly at 8:30am!

We will begin our day with a banquet lunch at Caterina De' Medici at the Culinary Institute.

You'll enjoy a scrumptious 3 course lunch:

First Course: tomato salad with mozzarella, cucumber, red onion, olives and basil 

Second Course: a tasting of three pastas: lasagna, penne and risotto with summer vegetables.                                        

Third Course: warm chocolate lava cake with vanilla gelato. Served with Coffee/Tea/Iced Tea.

After lunch, an Institute rep will lead us on a tour of the facility!

The cost of this trip is $80.00.

(If you have any special dietary needs, we must be informed at sign up).

Registration begins July 25 for Merrick residents and 1 guest. 
Non residents August 15. Registration for this trip will end on August 22.

Are you watching "Preacher" on AMC?

We're about 4 episodes in to the second season, 
and BOY is it good. 
We have Season One on DVD in case you'd like to catch up. 
Did you know this series is based on the graphic novels? 
Get those right here. 

Here's a peek at what Book One looks like: 

  

The show is great and the cast is terrific. Check out the DVD right here. 

Harry Potter and The Deathly Hollows was published 10 years ago today...

Pretty fabulous!  Of course we have all the books. 
And all the movies. Is it time for you to revisit them?

The Daily News asked John Lithgow what his favorite books might be and here they are...

Read The Daily News article here. 

Here's four of his ten favorite titles:
  
 

Sabbath's Theater by Philip Roth
Absalom, Absalom, by William Faulkner
A Bright Shining Lie by Neil Sheehan
Commonwealth by Ann Patchett

Too hot out there? Chill out with these thrillers.

The 2017 Thriller Award winners have been announced!

The winners are:

Best Hardcover Novel: Before the Fall by Noah Hawley 
Best First Novel: The Drifter by Nicholas Petrie 
Best Paperback Original Novel: The Body Reader by Anne Frasier
Best Short Story: "Big Momma" by Joyce Carol Oates (From "The Doll Master and Other Tales of Terror")
Another title to consider:  "See What I Have Done" by Sarah Schmidt is NOT TO BE MISSED. Available in August 2017. 

ENJOY! 

Parents! You can borrow a Kindle, Nook or Nexus reading device for your teen loaded with their summer reading books!

Borrow an e-reader TODAY!

Reserve a Merrick Tablet right here!

Winter is coming...

But you only have to wait until Sunday night,

July 16th at 9pm. Whew! 

We've been waiting a LONG time for this.

Need to catch up?

We have all the seasons right here.

Attention Teens: Borrow a Kindle, Nook or Nexus to read your Summer Reading Book!

We like them! Try these and you might too...

We LOVED these 2017 Non-Fiction titles and think you will too. Click any link to place a hold!

The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of Last True Hermit by Michael Finkel

A Speck in the Sea: A Story of Survival and Rescue by John Aldridge & Anthony Sosinski

Walking to Listen: 4,000 Miles Across American, One Story at a Time, by Andrew Forsthoefel

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI, by David Grann

The Lost City of the Monkey God, by Douglas Preston

The Fact of A Body: A Murder and A Memoir by  Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich

Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis by Annie Jacobsen

The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women, by Kate Moore 

  
  
 

We're all set to read these:

 The Jersey Brothers: A Missing Naval Officer in the Pacific and His Family's Quest to Bring Him Home by Sally Mott Freeman 

Woolly: The True Story of the Quest to Revive One of History’s Most Iconic Extinct Creatures 

by Ben Mezrich 

Law & Disorder: The Chaotic Birth of the NYPD 

by Bruce Chadwick

The Black Hand: The Epic War Between a Brilliant Detective and the Deadliest Secret Society in American History by Stephan Talty 

Long Haul: A Trucker's Tale of Life on the Road by Finn Murphy

Click on any of the links to place your reserve!

Five books that you may have missed!

Our friends at Off the Shelf recommend these you may have missed. We completely agree!

  
 

Read and win prizes...it's not too late to sign up!

Relax and read as we kick off our 

Summer Reading Club for Adults!

North Merrick, Merrick and North Bellmore libraries 

are all participating. 

Click here to get started!

The more you read, the greater your chance of winning great prizes at the end of year party hosted by the North Merrick Library, 7pm on Thursday, August 10th.

At the party you'll meet Mark Torres, 

Long Island resident and author of the thriller,

A Stirring in the North Fork.

Don't miss out on the fun and prizes! See you there. 

The Wednesday Afternoon Book Discussion Meets Today at 2:30pm!

Join us today at 2:30pm as we discuss,
"A Stirring in the North Fork" by Mark Torres!
See you then.