Join us Thursday, August 15th at 7pm as we host author Jill Santopolo at our Summer Reading Party!
This will be quite the event, so don't miss it!
Wednesday, July 24, 2019
Get ready for our Adult Summer Reading Party!
Join us Thursday, August 15th at 7pm as we host author Jill Santopolo at our Summer Reading Party!
This will be quite the event, so don't miss it!
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
Hello Book Discussion Group! Get ready for Wednesday July 10th @ 2:30pm...
Cannot wait to see you at the next book discussion which brings us:
The Light We Lost by Jill Santopolo
The Light We Lost by Jill Santopolo
Synopsis:
Lucy and Gabe, two Columbia University students who meet as college seniors, decide they want their lives to mean something, launching a thirteen-year journey of dreams, betrayals, and love that brings Lucy to a point where she must make a life-altering choice.
Book Discussion will be held on
Wednesday, July 10th at 2:30pm.
Then come meet Jill in person at the
Summer Reading Party
on Thursday, August 15th at 7pm.
Book Discussion will be held on
Wednesday, July 10th at 2:30pm.
Then come meet Jill in person at the
Summer Reading Party
on Thursday, August 15th at 7pm.
Saturday, March 9, 2019
Author Visit!
Author Visit!
Come and meet
Betsy Carter
at our
Wednesday Afternoon Book Discussion!
Wednesday,
April 3rd at 2:30pm
For fans of
The Nightingale and Brooklyn
comes an exquisite and unforgettable novel
about friendship, love, and redemption
in a circle of immigrants who flee Europe
for 1930s-era
New York City.
Copies of We Were Strangers Once are at the Circulation Desk.
Monday, February 11, 2019
The 2019 Long Island Reads winner is here!
Join us at the Wednesday Afternoon Book Discussion
Wednesday, March 6th at 2:30 pm
as we discuss:
The Female Persuasion
by Meg Wolitzer
A college student finds her perspectives transformed by a mentor activist at the center of the women's movement who challenges her to discover herself in ways that take her far from the traditional life she envisioned.
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Welcome again to 2019! Here's some news I think you could use...
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We lost Pulitzer Prize winning poet Mary Oliver last week at the age of 82.
Oliver's work was simply astounding-
she published more than 20 books, including the Pulitzer-winning
The NYTimes noted, "For her quiet, measured observations, and for her fiercely private personal mien (she gave many readings but few interviews, saying she wanted her work to speak for itself), she was likened to Emily Dickinson." She "often described her vocation as the observation of life."
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Keep your eyes open for the
fabulous debut novel,
I was very fortunate to host
Anissa Gray on our
#givealistenreadthebook
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On her twitter feed two days ago, Celeste Ng shared this news
about her book,
It's being adapted into a feature film with Julia Roberts attached to
play Marilyn.
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has a movie release date
of August 9th.
This cast gives me hope that one of my favorite books-to-movie treatments will not be disappointing!
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This week is Edith Wharton's birthday week,
so why not go back and read some of her books?
Thursday, January 10, 2019
Wednesday Afternoon Book Discussion is the hottest ticket in town...and the best part is, you don't need one!
We had 44 patrons show up for our
January book discussion of
The Summer Wives
featuring a wonderful Skype with the delightful author Beatriz Williams!
Don't miss out next month as we read and discuss, Meet Me at the Museum by Anne Youngson.
Wednesday, February 6th at 2:30pm
See you there!
Monday, December 24, 2018
Merry Christmas to all our patrons and a very Happy & Healthy 2019!
Wishing all our patrons a very
happy & healthy 2019!
We thank you for your continued support.
Looking forward to a year filled with
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