We have oodles of great events going on in November. Here’s a highlight of the upcoming special adult programs. Get all the details at our Calendar, and don’t forget to check out the Children’s Calendar for their great events all month long as well! Make sure you check which events […]
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Join our Second Saturday Bookclub on November 8 for a discussion of A House in the Sky : A Memoir by Amanda Lindhout. New members always welcome! Meetings take place from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Community Room. “The dramatic and redemptive memoir of a woman whose curiosity led […]
A Man Called Ove is heartbreaking, uplifting, and completely, wonderfully about the highs and lows of life and old age. Our staffer literally laughed out loud and cried several times reading this fast moving novel, and can’t recommend it enough. This cranky and quirky old man will make you fall in […]
Come to our program “What’s it Worth?” on Sunday, November 2 at 1:30 PM to get 2 of your precious possessions appraised! If you love Antiques Roadshow, you won’t want to miss the return of this popular appraise-a-thon event. Appraisals will take place on a first-come first-served basis as time […]
Dame Judi Dench learns a poem or new word every day to keep her mind active. Neuroscience shows that reading stimulates the brain and creates empathy in readers. We challenge you to take what we’re calling the Judi Dench Challenge: read a new poem or book this week and […]
This October, our Staff Picks of the Week are all about spooktacular horror. We have 4 new Spooky Staff Pick Bookmarks for you, available at the Circulation desk all month long to keep you in the Halloween spirit. This week’s staff pick is anything by Joe Hill. Some recommendations of his work for […]
Are you ready to see some free movies? Next are Edge of Tomorrow (Oct. 24) and Being Again (Nov. 7). Tomorrow, Friday October 24, we are showing Edge of Tomorrow at 2 pm in the Community Room. The epic action of ‘Edge of Tomorrow’ unfolds in a near future in which an alien […]
Have you heard of All Hallows Read? Started by Neil Gaiman (author of The Graveyard Book, Coraline, Stardust, Neverwhere, The Ocean at the End of the Lane and many more), it is the new literary Halloween tradition to give someone a scary book. We love this idea, but also think […]
Get ready for the great Halloween Events at the Library! If you haven’t been in, you haven’t had a chance to grab one of our great handouts, located at the Circulation and Children’s Desks. If you want more information on any of the events, please check out the Children’s Calendar […]
This October, our Staff Picks of the Week will all be about spooktacular horror. We have 4 new Spooky Staff Pick Bookmarks for you, available at the Circulation desk all month long to keep you in the Halloween spirit. This week’s staff pick is The Red Tree by Caitlin R. Kiernan, one […]