March 16 @ 7 PM - Evening Discussion: More or Less Maddy

Join us on March 16 at 7:00 pm as we discuss More or Less Maddy by Lisa Genova. Maddy Banks is just like any other stressed-out freshman at NYU. Maddy’s latest low is devastatingly low, convincing her to go on an antidepressant. She begins to feel dazzling good and she soon spirals high into a wild and terrifying mania that culminates in a diagnosis of bipolar disorder. As she struggles to find her way in this new reality, Maddy will have to figure out how to manage being both too much and not enough.

Register online by clicking on this link or by calling 516-794-2570, option 3.

The eBook version of More or Less Maddy can be accessed through the Nassau Digital Doorway. The eAudio can be accessed here. 

Discussion guide for More or Less Maddy.

For more information, please call the Reader Services Department at 516-794-2570 ext. 1236.

                                                        COMING IN APRIL

BESTSELLER DISCUSSION GROUP - April 14, 2026 at 2:00 p.m.

Join us on April 14 at 2:00 pm as we discuss The Measure by Nikki Erlick. A luminous, spirit-lifting novel that asks: would you choose to find out the length of your life? Eight ordinary people. One extraordinary choice. It seems like any other day. But today, when you open your front door, waiting for you is a small wooden box. The contents of this mysterious box tells you the exact number of years you will live. As society comes together and pulls apart, everyone faces the same shocking choice: Do they wish to know how long they’ll live? And, if so, what will they do with that knowledge?

Registrations open at 11:00 am Wednesday, April 1, 2026.

The eBook version of The Measure can be accessed through the Nassau Digital Doorway. The eAudio can be accessed here. Additionally, both the eBook and eAudio are available through hoopla.

For more information, please call the Reader Services Department at 516-794-2570 ext. 1236.

LONG ISLAND READS - April 20, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.

Join us on April 20 at 7:00 pm as we discuss The Doorman by Chris Pavone. Chicky Diaz is everyone's favorite doorman at the Bohemia, the most famous apartment house in the world, home of celebrities, financiers, and New York's cultural elite. As Chicky changes into his uniform for tonight's shift, he finds himself breaking a cardinal rule of the job: tonight, he'll be carrying a gun, bought only hours earlier, but before he knew of the pandemonium taking over the city. Tonight in the city, enemies will clash, loyalties will be tested, secrets will be revealed--and lives will be lost.

Registrations open at 11:00 am Wednesday, April 1, 2026.

The eBook version of The Doorman can be accessed through the Nassau Digital Doorway. The eAudio can be accessed here.

Discussion guide for The Doorman.

Click here for more information on Long Island Reads.

For more information, please call the Reader Services Department at 516-794-2570 ext. 1236.

Meet Your Match - Reader Services will be your book matchmaker!

                       

MEET YOUR MATCH

Reader Services will be acting as your book matchmaker this Valentines.

Starts: Monday, February 2nd

Ends: Saturday, February 28th

Go to the display and pick a bookmark with a book you loved or genre you enjoy and the book it’s in may be your next great read. Was it your perfect match?

Let us know by returning the rating slip to the reference desk. All those who do so will be entered into a raffle (You may take as many books as you like, but you will only get one entry into the raffle). Not finding a book or genre that speaks to you? Contact Reader Services and we will personalize your match.

                                                    COMING IN MARCH

EVENING BOOK DISCUSSION - March 16, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.

Join us on March 16 at 7:00 pm as we discuss More or Less Maddy by Lisa Genova. Maddy Banks is just like any other stressed-out freshman at NYU. Maddy’s latest low is devastatingly low, convincing her to go on an antidepressant. She begins to feel dazzling good and she soon spirals high into a wild and terrifying mania that culminates in a diagnosis of bipolar disorder. As she struggles to find her way in this new reality, Maddy will have to figure out how to manage being both too much and not enough.

Registration details to be announced.

The eBook version of More or Less Maddy can be accessed through the Nassau Digital Doorway. The eAudio can be accessed here. 

Discussion guide for More or Less Maddy.

For more information, please call the Reader Services Department at 516-794-2570 ext. 1236.

Feb 9 @ 7 PM - Mystery Club: Busybody Book Club

                        

IT’S A MYSTERY! Mystery/Thriller Book Club - February 9, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.

Join us on February 9 at 7:00 pm as we discuss The Busybody Book Club by Freya Sampson. Nova Davies’ book club at the local community center is a disaster. To make matters worse, a large sum of money is stolen during one of the meetings. Suspicion falls on book club member Michael, especially when he disappears and a dead body turns up at his house. The book club members can't even agree on what to read, so how are they going to solve a murder?

Register online by clicking on this link or by calling 516-794-2570, option 3.

The eBook version of The Busybody Book Club can be accessed through the Nassau Digital Doorway. The eAudio can be accessed here. 

For more information, please call the Reader Services Department at 516-794-2570 ext. 1236.

MEET YOUR MATCH

Reader Services will be acting as your book matchmaker this Valentines.

Starts: Monday, February 2nd

Ends: Saturday, February 28th

Go to the display and pick a bookmark with a book you loved or genre you enjoy and the book it’s in may be your next great read. Was it your perfect match?

Let us know by returning the rating slip to the reference desk. All those who do so will be entered into a raffle (You may take as many books as you like, but you will only get one entry into the raffle). Not finding a book or genre that speaks to you? Contact Reader Services and we will personalize your match.

                                                    COMING IN MARCH

EVENING BOOK DISCUSSION - March 16, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.

Join us on March 16 at 7:00 pm as we discuss More or Less Maddy by Lisa Genova. Maddy Banks is just like any other stressed-out freshman at NYU. Maddy’s latest low is devastatingly low, convincing her to go on an antidepressant. She begins to feel dazzling good and she soon spirals high into a wild and terrifying mania that culminates in a diagnosis of bipolar disorder. As she struggles to find her way in this new reality, Maddy will have to figure out how to manage being both too much and not enough.

Registration details to be announced.

The eBook version of More or Less Maddy can be accessed through the Nassau Digital Doorway. The eAudio can be accessed here. 

Discussion guide for More or Less Maddy.

For more information, please call the Reader Services Department at 516-794-2570 ext. 1236.

Jan 27 @ 7:45 PM - Author Julie Doar

                                                MEET THE AUTHOR – JULIE DOAR

The East Meadow Public Library is excited and honored to have Julie Doar discuss her debut novel, The Gallagher Place, which was the Library Reads Top Pick for December. This chilling story is a layered exploration of family secrets, sibling misconceptions, and an unsolved murder set in New York’s Dutchess County. Julie will be signing copies of her book which will be for sale after the program.

Register online by clicking on this link or by calling 516-794-2570, option 3.

The eBook version of The Gallagher Place can be accessed through the Nassau Digital Doorway. The eAudio can be accessed here.

Julie Doar grew up in the Hudson Valley with her family, where she enjoyed exploring the rolling countryside. After graduating from Rice University, she worked as a Starbucks barista by day and a ghostwriter by night. She currently teaches middle-school English at a charter school in Brooklyn. The Gallagher Place is her first novel.

For more information, please call the Reader Services Department at 516-794-2570 ext. 1236.

COMING IN FEBRUARY

IT’S A MYSTERY! Mystery/Thriller Book Club - February 9, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.

Join us on February 9 at 7:00 pm as we discuss The Busybody Book Club by Freya Sampson. Nova Davies’ book club at the local community center is a disaster. To make matters worse, a large sum of money is stolen during one of the meetings. Suspicion falls on book club member Michael, especially when he disappears and a dead body turns up at his house. The book club members can't even agree on what to read, so how are they going to solve a murder?

Register online by clicking on this link or by calling 516-794-2570, option 3.

The eBook version of The Busybody Book Club can be accessed through the Nassau Digital Doorway. The eAudio can be accessed here. 

For more information, please call the Reader Services Department at 516-794-2570 ext. 1236.

Jan 20 @ 2 PM - Bestseller Discussion - Lessons in Chemistry

BESTSELLER DISCUSSION GROUP

Join us on January 20 at 2:00 pm for our new Bestseller Discussion Group. We will be discussing Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus. This novel is about chemist Elizabeth Zott who is not your average woman. She’s daring other women to change the status quo.

Register online by clicking on this link or by calling 516-794-2570, option 3.

The eBook version of Lessons in Chemistry can be accessed through the Nassau Digital Doorway. The eAudio can be accessed here.  

For more information, please call the Reader Services Department at 516-794-2570 ext. 1236.

MEET THE AUTHOR – JULIE DOAR

The East Meadow Public Library is excited and honored to have Julie Doar discuss her debut novel, The Gallagher Place, which was the Library Reads Top Pick for December. This chilling story is a layered exploration of family secrets, sibling misconceptions, and an unsolved murder set in New York’s Dutchess County. Julie will be signing copies of her book which will be for sale after the program.

Register online by clicking on this link or by calling 516-794-2570, option 3.

The eBook version of The Gallagher Place can be accessed through the Nassau Digital Doorway. The eAudio can be accessed here.

Julie Doar grew up in the Hudson Valley with her family, where she enjoyed exploring the rolling countryside. After graduating from Rice University, she worked as a Starbucks barista by day and a ghostwriter by night. She currently teaches middle-school English at a charter school in Brooklyn. The Gallagher Place is her first novel.

For more information, please call the Reader Services Department at 516-794-2570 ext. 1236.

COMING IN FEBRUARY

IT’S A MYSTERY! Mystery/Thriller Book Club - February 9, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.

Join us on February 9 at 7:00 pm as we discuss The Busybody Book Club by Freya Sampson. Nova Davies’ book club at the local community center is a disaster. To make matters worse, a large sum of money is stolen during one of the meetings. Suspicion falls on book club member Michael, especially when he disappears and a dead body turns up at his house. The book club members can't even agree on what to read, so how are they going to solve a murder?

Register online by clicking on this link or by calling 516-794-2570, option 3.

The eBook version of The Busybody Book Club can be accessed through the Nassau Digital Doorway. The eAudio can be accessed here. 

For more information, please call the Reader Services Department at 516-794-2570 ext. 1236.

Dec 8 @ 7 PM - Evening Discussion: Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

Join us on December 8 at 7:00 p.m. as we discuss Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan. It is 1985 in a small Irish town. During the weeks leading up to Christmas, Bill Furlong, a coal merchant and family man faces into his busiest season. Early one morning, while delivering an order to the local convent, Bill makes a discovery which forces him to confront both his past and the complicit silences of a town controlled by the church. An international bestseller, this book is a deeply affecting story of hope, quiet heroism, and empathy from one of our most critically lauded and iconic writers.

Register online by clicking on this link, or by calling 516-794-2570, option 3.

The eBook version of Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan can be accessed through the Nassau Digital Doorway. The eAudio can be accessed here. Additionally, both the eBook and eAudio are available through hoopla.

Discussion guide for Small Things Like These.

For more information, please call the Reader Services Department at 516-794-2570 ext. 1236.

Nov 17 @ 7 PM - Mystery Club - She’s Not Sorry by Mary Kubica

Join us on November 17 at 7:00 p.m. as we discuss She’s Not Sorry by Mary Kubica. Meghan Michaels is working as an ICU nurse when a patient named Caitlin arrives in her ward with a traumatic brain injury. They say she jumped from a bridge. Did someone actually push Caitlin, and if so, who… and why? Meghan realizes that she and her daughter could be the next victims. No one is safe.

Register online by clicking on this link, or by calling 516-794-2570, option 3.

The eBook version of  She’s Not Sorry by Mary Kubica can be accessed through the Nassau Digital Doorway. The eAudio can be accessed here. Additionally, both the eBook and eAudio are available through hoopla.

Discussion guide for She’s Not Sorry.

For more information, please call the Reader Services Department at 516-794-2570 ext. 1236.

                                                        COMING IN DECEMBER

EVENING BOOK DISCUSSION - December 8, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.

It is 1985 in a small Irish town. During the weeks leading up to Christmas, Bill Furlong, a coal merchant and family man faces into his busiest season. Early one morning, while delivering an order to the local convent, Bill makes a discovery which forces him to confront both his past and the complicit silences of a town controlled by the church. An international bestseller, this book is a deeply affecting story of hope, quiet heroism, and empathy from one of our most critically lauded and iconic writers.

Register online by clicking on this link, or by calling 516-794-2570, option 3.

The eBook version of Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan can be accessed through the Nassau Digital Doorway. The eAudio can be accessed here. Additionally, both the eBook and eAudio are available through hoopla.

Discussion guide for Small Things Like These.

For more information, please call the Reader Services Department at 516-794-2570 ext. 1236.