Famous First Lines

Famous First Lines

by | Jun 27, 2024 | Adults, Children, Uncategorized, Young Adults

A great first line sets the tone and immerses the reader into the world of the book. How many of these books can you identify based on their first line? “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a...
Caribbean American Heritage Month

Caribbean American Heritage Month

by | Jun 20, 2024 | Adults, Booklists, Young Adults

June is Caribbean American Heritage Month! Every June since 2006, this month-long celebration promotes the rich cultural heritage of our Caribbean American citizens. Here are some well known Caribbean American authors to check out! Elizabeth Acevedo Acevedo was born...
The Tony Awards

The Tony Awards

by | Jun 6, 2024 | Adults, Children, Young Adults

In celebration of Broadway’s biggest event of the year, we’re looking at some of the recent winners of the Tony Awards. The Tony Awards will be on June 16th on CBS.  The Tony Awards are named after Antoinette Perry who was the leader of the American Theater Wing...
Norman Rockwell

Norman Rockwell

by | 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...