Birthday? Holiday? Thank you? No better gift than books to read and share. Check out our suggestions below plus be sure to check out the display in the Teen Room for more ideas. This one summer by Mariko Tamaki Every summer, Rose goes with her mom and dad to a […]
Yearly Archives: 2017
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The debut young adult novel When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon is this week’s staff pick. A modern romance that examines culture, identity and love. Bustle Magazine describes it as, “The arranged marriage YA rom-com we’ve been waiting for.” We couldn’t agree more! “Dimple Shah has it all figured out. […]
Join Rutgers Oral History Archives (ROHA) Director Shaun Illingworth for a discussion of his work documenting the Vietnam War generation. Illingworth and the Rutgers Oral History Archives (ROHA) staff have developed an online repository featuring over 900 full-text interviews with NJ veterans, home front eyewitnesses, war workers and more from […]
Sign up for the Holiday Cheer Magic Show with Ed Smoot! Tuesday, December 5, at 7:00 p.m. in the Library’s Community Room This is a special magic show that not only includes amazing magic tricks, but also captures the joy and true gifts of giving, sharing, and family. The best […]
Crafterdays! Pancake Art Thursday November 30th @ 7pm Create beautiful art with pancake batter and food dye. We’ll be voting for our favorites! Did you know there was such a thing a Pancake Artists??? Dancakes FTW! [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ft4NLE2p7Dg&w=560&h=315]
We’ve got some exciting news to share! You can now stream movies and TV shows to your Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV using the new hoopla apps. Click here for more information and detailed instructions on downloading the app. The library will be closed on Thursday and Friday for […]
November is National Sweet Potato Month! So in honor of this delicious superfood, we’ll be highlighting ORANGE books! We have shades of tangerine, apricot, melon, peach, persimmon, and more! Bang! by Sharon G. Flake Mann is only thirteen, yet he has already had to deal with more than most go […]
This week’s staff pick is the emotionally-moving graphic novel debut My Favorite Thing Is Monsters by Emil Ferris. Presented as a graphic diary the story blends historical fiction, coming-of-age and a murder mystery. The beautiful illustrations alone are worth checking out! “Set against the tumultuous political backdrop of late ’60s […]
Have you read Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and want to discuss your thoughts with others? Then join us tomorrow, November 18th at 11:00 am in the Historical Room for the Second Saturday Book Club. Haven’t read the book but are interested in seeing what the book club is all […]
A young girl comes of age in a dysfunctional family of nonconformist nomads with a mother who’s an eccentric artist and an alcoholic father who would stir the children’s imagination with hope as a distraction to their poverty. Rated PG-13. 2 hours 7 minutes. Sign up here.