Monthly Archives March 2019

New Books Perfect for Book Groups

If you’re in a book group, you are always looking for a great book that can stand up to the scrutiny of your friends. Not too long, not too short. Richly detailed but not too slow. Challenging but not Joyce’s Finnegan’s Wake. Well here are five books—all published in the past few months—that are perfect for a book discussion: complex, nuanced and full of issues that reverberate with the present. Oh, and none are over 350 pages! The Only Woman in the Room: A Novel by Marie Benedict In her rousing historical novel, Benedict imagines lesser known aspects of Hedy
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March 27, 2019 9:34 am | by Kristen, Adult Librarian | No Comments

Categories: Authors & Books, Director's Corner, eNewsletter, Featured, and Library News.
Tags: book recommendations.

April 2019 LibraryReads

Here are the top ten books published this month that librarians across the country love. Just click on a title or book cover to place it on hold. Lost Roses: A Novel by Martha Hall Kelly Published: 4/9/2019 by Ballantine Books “The Ferriday family (The Lilac Girls) returns in this story of love, loss, and triumph. The voices of four compelling female characters tell of the devastating effects of the Russian Revolution and World War I. Highly recommended for book clubs and fans of Anthony Doerr, Susan Meissner, and Lauren Belfer.”—Mamie Ney, Auburn Public Library, Auburn, ME The Girl He
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March 25, 2019 4:33 pm | by Kristen, Adult Librarian | No Comments

Categories: Authors & Books, eNewsletter, Featured, and Library News.
Tags: book recommendations and Library Reads.

Catalog Update: Tips

The Westchester libraries have completed migrating to new software, but there are still plenty of kinks to work out. Here are two pieces of advice. One, don't get frustrated, call us (914-422-1480). If something isn't working, or you are unsure of how to do something, let us help you. And two, give it a little time; this migration involved millions of books, patrons, and data, and it will take a bit longer to sort out everything. If you are having difficulties getting your PIN to work, first trying using all capitals if it is an alphabetical PIN. That should work.
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March 20, 2019 3:00 pm | by Kristen, Adult Librarian | 12 Comments

Categories: Director's Corner, Featured, Homepage Kids, Kids, Library News, and Teens.
Tags: catalog.

Families of Veterans Writing Workshop Returns

The adjustment for American veterans returning from war (depicted brilliantly by The Best Years of Our Lives after World War II and Coming Home and Born on the Fourth of July after the Vietnam War) extends to their families. Irvington-based telecommunications consultant Julia Rust watched how memories from World War II affected her late father David Rust in “the way he moved, the way he drove, and who he was,” and that led her and Veterans Writing Workshop (VWW) director David Surface to initiate writing workshops for family members in 2014. “I participated in the first one–the reading was held
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March 11, 2019 3:30 pm | by Kristen, Adult Librarian | No Comments

Categories: Classes, eNewsletter, Events, and Library News.
Tags: veterans and writing workshop.

Board Meeting Documents for March 13th, 2019

Approved Library Board Regular Meeting Minutes – 03-13-19 Combined Agenda-03-13-19 03-13-19 Library Board Agenda Agenda Item #1 – 02-13-19 Annual Meeting Library Board Minutes Agenda Item #1a – 02-13-19 Regular Library Board Minutes Agenda Item #2 – Budget Report – February 2019 Agenda Item #3 – Claim List 14 Agenda Item #3 – Claim List 15 Agenda Item #4 – Adult Services Report – February 2019 Agenda Item #4 – Assistant Directors Report – February 2019 Agenda Item #4 – Collection Management Report – February 2019 Agenda Item #4 – Community Outreach Report – February 2019 Agenda Item #4 –
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March 8, 2019 1:29 pm | by David Cambillo | No Comments

Categories: Trustee Documents.