August 1, 2019

One Book, One White Plains


This September and October, White Plains will come together as a community to read Celeste Ng’s Everything I Never Told You. A gripping page-turner and striking family portrait, the novel follows a family in 1970s Ohio as they try to understand the death of the oldest daughter, Lydia. It explores “alienation, achievement, race, gender, family, and identity” (Amazon.com).

How to participate? If you have a book group, make Everything I Never Told You your selection for September or October. We are happy to provide copies and, if you wish, have a facilitator join your book group.

No book group? No problem. Gather a group of friends or work colleagues to read and discuss the book. Again, we will provide copies as well as a discussion leader, if you wish, to meet with your group.

Or join one of our pop-up discussion groups at the Library: Thursday, 9/12 at 12:00 p.m.; Tuesday, 9/17 at 6:00 p.m.; Wednesday, 9/25 at 2:00 p.m.; Saturday, September 28 at 2:00 p.m.; Tuesday, October 1 at 7:00 p.m.; Tuesday, October 15 at 2:00 p.m.; and Wednesday, 10/23 at 7:00 p.m. To register, visit our website whiteplainslibrary.org or call us at 914-422-1480.

As of August 15, we’ll have plenty of eBook copies available through Libby, our eBook app. To arrange for print copies, book a facilitator, or if you have any questions, contact Brian Kenney, 914-422-1406 or bkenney@whiteplainslibrary.org.

This program is made possible by support of the City of White Plains and the White Plains Library Foundation.

Brian Kenney
Library Director
bkenney@whiteplainslibrary.org

International Film Festival




Our popular annual International Film Festival returns next week, now with additional evening screenings! Our festival will be held every Wednesday in August at 2:00 p.m. and now also at 6:30 p.m. A schedule of screenings is listed below:

August 7th: The Chorus (France)
August 14th: Life is Beautiful (Italy)
August 21st: Tsotsi (South Africa)
August 28th: 102 Not Out (India)

White Plains History Book Club





Join author Mary Calvi and the White Plains Historical Society's History Lovers' Book Club tonight, August 1st at 6:30 p.m. as they discuss Mary Calvi's Dear George, Dear Mary: A Novel of George Washington's First Love. For more information, visit our website.

July LibraryReads

Poetry Slam & Open Mic





Join Eric ZORK Alan and featured guest poet Abioseh Joseph Cole at our August Poetry Slam & Open Mic on Wednesday, August 7th. To participate in our SLAM or Open Mic, register starting at 6:30 p.m. and bring one poem of up to 3 minutes. The SLAM will begin promptly at 7:00 p.m. For more information, contact Kristen Thornton-De Stafeno at (914) 422-6947 or kthornton@whiteplainslibrary.org.

Around the Web


Podcast: Linda Holmes, author of Evie Drake Starts Over, discusses narrow views on romance novels.

There’s a newly translated John Steinbeck story about a chef and his cat.

Lisa Marie Presley signs a book deal with Gallery Books.

Macmillan announces acquisition and pub date of Snowden memoir.

Criticism of LinkedIn Learning’s policies grows.

Photo of The Week



Above
: Summer evening sky in the Highlands. This photo was taken by my 10 year old daughter on an evening walk before she was leaving for a month at sleepaway camp. We looked up and there was this beautiful sky at the corner of Byron Ave and South Lexington. Photo by Yael S.

We want your photos! In each issue of This Week on Martine we feature one patron submitted photo that was taken in White Plains. To submit your photography for a chance to be featured, visit our submission page, upload a photo, and fill out our form with a short description of the photo and your name.
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