Monthly Archives: August 2014

18 posts

Staff Pick of the Week : Simply Sensational Cookies by Nancy Baggett

This week’s staff pick is “Simply Sensational Cookies” by Nancy Baggett.  With school back in session and the end of summer, you might need a pick me up, and what better way than a batch of delicious homemade cookies?  The staff has tried several recipes from this book, and they’ve […]

Toastmasters Youth Leadership Program @ FTPL

Think of the successful leaders you know.  They probably have one trait in common – the ability to communicate effectively. This FREE six-week Youth Leadership Program, sponsored and conducted by members of the Conackamack Toastmasters, will be held Tuesday evenings from September 30th through November 4th at the Main Library.  Young […]

Staff Pick of the Week: The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown

The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown is this week’s staff pick.  Our staff member said she was totally absorbed by the book and learned about rowing, or crew, while immersing herself in Joe Rantz’s (one […]

Staff Pick of the Week: Lexicon by Max Barry

This week’s staff pick is Lexicon by Max Barry.  And it’s a doozy.  Our staff member read this a year ago and still can’t’ stop talking about it. “At an exclusive school somewhere outside of Arlington, Virginia, students aren’t taught history, geography, or mathematics–at least not in the usual ways. Instead, they […]