Spring seemed to "spring" a little bit this weekend...

Looking for something to read outside while you wait for your garden to catch up?

Check out these hot new titles:

 

New DVDs available Tuesday, April 14th...

Please note that not all DVDs can be placed 

on reserve at this time. 

Contact the Media Desk to place your request.

"Babadook" - that is the title character of a storybook owned by newly bereaved widow Amelia's son - now he thinks a monster is in the house and Amelia senses a strange foreboding - stars Essie Davis (TV's "Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries")

"Beside Still Waters" - Daniel wants closure now that he has lost both his parents - so he invites all his close pals for a final blowout at the family lake cabin - stars Ryan Eggold (TV's "The Blacklist") and Beck Bennett (TV's "Saturday Night Live")

"Big Eyes" - based on a true story - they were the trademark of a series of paintings by shy artist Margaret Keane - yet husband Walter for years took the credit for it - until one day! - directed by Tim Burton and starring Amy Adams (Golden Globe Winner, Best Actress in a Comedy) and Christoph Waltz ("Muppets Most Wanted")

"Foyle's War, Set 8" - as seen on PBS "Masterpiece" - Michael Kitchen returns as Christopher Foyle, retired police inspector turned MI5 agent investigating corruption, prejudice and an attempt on an old friend's life in post-World War Two England

"God Help the Girl" - Eve has turned to songrwriting to help her deal with her emotional problems - her lyrics might help some musicians who cross her path as well - winner of Dramatic World Cinema Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival - stars Emily Browning ("Pompeii") and Hannah Murray (TV's "Game of Thrones")

"Grantchester: The Complete First Season" - as seen on PBS "Masterpiece" - Rev. Sidney Chambers (James Norton, "Belle") expected a quiet life taking on a country parish just outside Cambridge University - a local murder is about to prove him wrong!

"John Doe: Vigilante" - or is he just a cold-blooded murderer? The film lays out the evidence for you to make the decision!

"The Man with the Iron Fists 2" - Thaddeus (Sahajak Boothanakit) is found outside a village and is nursed back to health by miner Li Kung (Dustin Nguyen, "22 Jump Street"), thus forming a partnership when evil threatens Kung's home village

"Such Good People" - Richard and Alex are house sitting for a rich couple when the owners suddenly are killed and a secret stash of money is found in the building - stars Michael Urie (TV's "Partners") and Scott Wolf (TV's "The Night Shift")

"Woman in Black 2: The Angel of Death" - it has been forty years since the ghost of Jeanette Humfrye terrified Eel Marsh House - now two women and child refugees from World War Two are out to banish the spectre forever!

"You're Not You" - Kate is a classical pianist just diagnosed with ALS - Bec is her often flighty caregiver - they will need each other more than ever as Kate's marriage is about to dissolve - stars Hilary Swank, Emmy Rossum (TV's "Shameless") and Josh Duhamel (TV's "Battle Creek")

Fabulous women and their fabulous memoirs...

 
 

Read more about these fabulous titles here.

New DVD Titles out Tuesday, April 7th...!

"108 Stitches" - just in time for season! - the Orem (Utah) College needs fifty grand to save its baseball program from the administration axe - co-written by "Last Comic Standing" winner Josh Blue and featuring a special appearance by seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens - stars Bruce Davison, Kate Vernon and Larry Thomas (Seinfeld's "Soup Nazi")

"The Immigrant" - it is 1921 and Polish arrival Magda (Marion Cotillard) is forced into prostitution in order to save her sister Magda from quarantine on Ellis Island - can Orlando the magician (Jeremy Renner) rescue them both?

"Monk With A Camera" - documentary - Nicholas Vreeland was born into fashion royalty but gave it up to become a Buddhist monk - find out how he used a talent for photography to aid his monastery's rebuilding - includes comments from the current Dalai Lama of Tibet

"A Most Violent Year" - in the winter of 1981 New York City was at a peak of corruption and unrest - yet the Morales family risks all for personal security and business success - stars Oscar Isaac ("Inside Llewyn Davis"), Jessica Chastain,  David Oyelowo ("Selma") and Alessandro Nivola ("American Hustle")

"The Voices" - they are telling Jerry (Ryan Reynolds) to take revenge on office hottie Fiona (Gemma Arterton) for standing him up - one thing: those words are coming from Jerry's talking pets! - also starring Anna Kendrick ("Into The Woods") and Jacki Weaver ("Magic in the Moonlight")

Happy Happy Sunday!

The Merrick Library 
will be closed
on Sunday,
April 5th in observance of Easter!

Weekend Schedule!

This weekend the 

Merrick Library 

hours are as follows:

Saturday, April 4th from 9-5 

Sunday we will be closed.

Enjoy the holidays everyone!

Ten Books to Read this Spring....

Huffington Post Blogger,

Sharon Greenthal

recommends these must reads

 for Spring 2015!

 

"Whether you need a book club recommendation or something to enjoy in your backyard this spring, these books are some of the best of Spring 2015. There are new novels from old favorites, unique voices, and continuing sagas of families you may already know. Plus a memoir that looks fascinating!
Continuing the tale of the Todd family, whose daughter Ursula relived World War II in England over and over again in Life After Life, Kate Atkinson's new book A God in Ruins focuses on her younger brother, Teddy." Sharon Greenthal

 

 

  
"Elizabeth Berg is the author of many books about the inner lives of women living ordinary lives. With The Dream Lover, Berg steps out and writes a historical novel about the writer George Sand, set in Paris."







"The Girl on the Train, by Paula Hawkins, is a blockbuster -- it's sold 750,000 copies so far. Her first novel, it's a mystery with characters you'll despise and characters you'll empathize with, all the while wondering who did it."








 "Kazuo Ishiguro is the author of Booker Prize winner The Remains of the Day.  In his new book, The Buried Giant, set in the very beginning of the 20th century, he follows an elderly couple as they set out, after the Romans leave Britain, to find the son they haven't seen in years. A story of love, discovery, and determination."





"Think of Kelly Link's stories as The Twilight Zone with a sense of humor. Each story in Get in Trouble creates a unique and strange world where odd things can happen, and do happen. Her first short story collection for adults in a decade has been widely praised."





 
 
 


"When her father suddenly died on a London street, Helen Macdonald, an avid falconer, decides to train a hawk, the deadly predator, from infancy through adulthood. Seeing herself in the demeanor of the bird, Helen grieves while training her hawk. It sounds unusual and fascinating, and makes H is for Hawk  certain to be a great read."





"Fans of history and biography know that David McCullough is a master of the genre. His new book, The Wright Brothers, tells the story of the brilliant minds behind the creation of the first flying machine. Also check out McCullough's books Truman and John Adams, his two Pulitzer Prize-winning biographies."






"If you haven't read Some Luck, do that first. Then come back and read  Early Warning, part two (of three parts) of the Langdon family saga. Part one began in 1920 ; part two begins in 1953. Jane Smiley's writing will make you feel as if you're one of them--or wish that you were. If you haven't read her Pulitzer Prize winner, A Thousand Acres, you should.




"Devoted fans of Pulitzer Prize winner Anne Tyler have been waiting patiently for her next book, and A Spool of Blue Thread does not disappoint. Like Jane Smiley (above), Anne Tyler can take an ordinary family and make their lives fascinating. A story of a house, the generations of the Whitshank family who have lived there, and their secrets, both kept and shared."






"Set in Baton Rouge, My Sunshine Away juxtaposes the charmed childhood of Lindy Simpson with a horrific crime committed in her neighborhood. Adolescence and unraveling families, summer and cookouts all combine to make M.O. Walsh's book a page turner."