In Convenience Store Woman, protagonist Keiko Furukura finds herself living at odds with the expectations put on her by Japanese society. At 36, she has been working at the same convenience store since she was 18, has few friends, and has never been in a romantic relationship. Her family is baffled by […]
Yearly Archives: 2018
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Friday, 7/13 @ 2pm: Black Panther (2018) T’Challa, the King of Wakanda, rises to the throne in the isolated, technologically advanced African nation, but his claim is challenged by a vengeful outsider who was a childhood victim of T’Challa’s father’s mistake. (from IMDB) Rated PG-13. 2 hours and 14 […]
The 4th of July has been well-known to Americans since the country’s founding 242 years ago. It’s the day that we celebrate our nation’s declaration of independence from Great Britain. But did you know that this date has other historically important things attached to it? For starters, both John Adams and […]
Our first of 4 K-Pop events this Summer and our first Summer Reading event! Cat Headband Workshop Thursday July 5th @ 7pm No K-Pop idol’s look is never complete without the perfect accessory! Learn to make a cute and stylish cat ear headband using wire, pliers, hot glue, jewels, and […]
This week’s Staff Pick is Roger Crowley’s Empires of the Sea: the Siege of Malta, the Battle of Lepanto, and the Contest for the Center of the World. With a sharp sense of pacing and clear prose, Crowley tells the story of the struggle between two Mediterranean Sea powers and their allies during the […]
“Fiona Maye is a leading High Court judge who presides over cases in the family division. She is renowned for her fierce intelligence, exactitude, and sensitivity. But her professional success belies private sorrow and domestic strife. There is the lingering regret of her childlessness, and now her marriage of thirty years is in […]
Summer Reading 2018 has officially begun! This year’s theme is Libraries Rock! On Tuesday, 6/19, the Library set up a registration table for the Adult, Teen, and Children’s reading programs. We had a great time talking with you and seeing so many people sign up! What exactly is the summer […]
The 2018 Summer Reading Program is here! Register online or in person at either library location. The Main Library is located at 485 DeMott Lane in Somerset, and the Branch Library is located at 3391 Rt. 27 S. in Franklin Park (corner of Rt 27 and S. Middlebush Rd.) There […]
June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month! Pride Month is currently celebrated each year in the month of June to honor the 1969 Stonewall riots in Manhattan. The Stonewall riots were a tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States. Show your Pride and check out one of these LGBTQ+ […]
“In the summer of 1956, Stevens, a long-serving butler at Darlington Hall, decides to take a motoring trip through the West Country. The six-day excursion becomes a journey into the past of Stevens and England, a past that takes in fascism, two world wars, and an unrealised love between the […]