Fences Friday, June 2nd 2:00 PM Troy Maxson (Denzel Washington) makes his living as a sanitation worker in 1950s Pittsburgh. Maxson once dreamed of becoming a professional baseball player, but was deemed too old when the major leagues began admitting black athletes. Bitter over his missed opportunity, Troy creates further […]
Monthly Archives: May 2017
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Don’t get caught without something to read over the holiday weekend! The library will be closed Saturday, Sunday and Monday but you can still check out great titles using Cloud Library. The Cloud Library app currently works on both Mac and PC, as well as Nook tablet, Kindle Fire, iOS […]
Join us Wednesday, May 31st at 7 PM for Managing Stress, Depression & Anxiety. Stress is a part of our daily lives – and as much as we would like, we cannot get away from it! But when is it just stress, or something more, like depression or anxiety? When […]
What is the Family Film Cafe? It’s a chance to enjoy a meal or a snack with your family while watching a recently released film or a classic family movie on the library’s large screen. It’s a chance to try “going to the movies” with your younger children before trying […]
Next Up: Sherlock! The game is afoot! Get out, I need to go to my mind palace. WATSON!!! I’ve been SHER-locked… A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro Jamie Watson has always been intrigued by Charlotte Holmes; after all, their great-great-great-grandfathers are one of the most infamous pairs in history. […]
Meet Yorik Brown and his monkey Ampersand, the last two living mammals with a Y chromosome. Brian K. Vaughn’s Y the Last Man series is this week’s staff pick. Thought provoking and funny, it will keep you on the edge of your seat and racing to read the end. “Y: THE […]
This month’s display is all about your favorite BBC shows! We’ll be featuring book recommendations inspired by 3 shows, each with some very strong fandoms! First up: Doctor Who! Run! Fantastic! Allons-y! Geronimo! Bow ties are cool! Shadowshaper by Daniel Jose Older Sierra Santiago planned an easy summer of making […]
The Gordon James Duo will bring their upbeat selection of jazz standards and jazzy arrangements of rhythm & blues and pop standards to the library. Gordon James on trumpet and flugelhorn, and Mark Minchello on piano are sure to delight listeners with a blend of mellow and upbeat tunes, perfect […]
Presented by The Glory Project Productions, the Nurturing your Talent Workshop encourages teens to consider that they are uniquely brilliant at something specific and inspires them to pursue the process of identifying, embracing and developing their talent. By the end of the program, teens will have begun a talent development […]
Come see the almost best picture of the year and join us for a free showing of La La Land next Friday, May 19 from 2-4 PM. Written and directed by Academy Award winner Damien Chazelle, LA LA LAND tells the story of Mia (Emma Stone), an aspiring actress, and […]