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Taylor Swift Book Recommendations

by Jane Spadaccini | May 30, 2024 | Adults, Booklists, Events, Young Adults

If you are a fellow Swiftie check out these book recommendations that goes with your favorite era! Be sure to join us on June 20th for the last meeting of the Taylor Swift Club! Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) The Hating Game by Sally Thorne Good Fortune by C. K....

Norman Rockwell

by Jane Spadaccini | May 23, 2024 | Adults, Events, Library Programming

Please join us for our Art Talks program all about the work of Norman Rockwell next Thursday May 30th at 6pm on Zoom. The event led by Janet Mandel will take us through some of Rockwell’s famous works. Norman Rockwell was born in 1894 in New York City. From an early...

May is Mental Health Awareness Month

by Madelynn Freire | May 9, 2024 | Adult Resources, Adults, Young Adults

It’s okay to not be okay. Stress, depression, or anxiety can strike anyone down. It’s important to develop healthy coping mechanisms to quell these mental states. Here are some methods you may want to practice: Exercise Deep breathing Meditation Journaling Relaxation...

Anna May Wong

by Jane Spadaccini | May 2, 2024 | Adults

May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. To kick things off we’re highlighting the first Chinese American Actress, Anna May Wong. Born as Wong Liu Tsong in Chinatown of Los Angeles, 1905 to Wong Sang-Sim and Lee Gon-toy. Her parents were second...

Autism Acceptance Month

by Leanne Ly | Apr 18, 2024 | Adults, Booklists, Children, Online Resources, Young Adults

April is Autism Acceptance Month! Formerly known as Autism Awareness Month, the name change represents a shift beyond just awareness to an active focus on respect, understanding, inclusion and empowerment. Autism is a developmental disability that can...

Happy Eid Al-Fitr

by Jane Spadaccini | Apr 11, 2024 | Adults, Young Adults

What is Eid? Eid al Fitr is the celebration of the end of Ramadan and it can last for two or three days. This is one of two major holidays celebrated by Muslims. During the celebrations, many partake in the charity, Zakat al-fitr which is collected before the...

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