Check Out What's New in Reader Services!

Hello Booklovers!

If you haven’t yet seen our library, we would love to tell you about some of our new Reader Services features. On the main floor near the entrance are new fiction and non-fiction books. This is also where our magazines are kept. We have ordered many new magazines such as Economist, Family Tree Magazine, Great Day Outdoors, and Women's Health. We also purchased new crafting titles such as Do It Yourself, Scrapbooks & Cards Today, and Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts. We hope that you come soon in and browse.

Downstairs, where the travel is now shelved, we have created a popular library. If you are looking for suggestions on what to read next, this is a good place to begin. You will find some of our more popular books here as well as “books to movies” suggestions, read-a-likes, and “read ‘n share” offerings from our patrons. There is also a Reader Services bulletin board which will keep you up to date on which new books are coming out as well as current bestseller lists.

If you would like to meet with us for a library tour, just ask for a Reader Services librarian at the Circulation Desk - we would love to show you around your new library.

Keep Reading!

Oct 18 @ 7 PM - Book and Movie Discussion – Dracula

SEE THE MOVIE – October 15 at 1:00 pm

Horror of Dracula (1958)

Presenter – Keith Crocker 

Zoom Meeting – Register online by clicking on this link, or call us at 794-2570 ask for Programming. You will be emailed the Zoom link the morning of the program. 

READ THE BOOK – October 18 at 7:00 pm

Dracula by Bram Stoker

Book Discussion Presented by the Reader Services Department

This will be a hybrid program. We will meet in-person at the library and Zoom will also be available. Please register by clicking on this link. When registering, please indicate if you will be attending in-person or through Zoom.

The eBook version of Dracula by Bram Stoker can be accessed through the Nassau Digital Doorway.

Join us on October 18 at 7:00 p.m. as we discuss the horror masterpiece Dracula by Bram Stoker. We will also compare the book with Hammer Studio's 1958 film adaptation Horror of Dracula starring Christopher Lee. Additionally, we will discover which movie version is the most faithful adaptation of Stoker's novel.

Come to Castle Dracula, hidden in the forbidding peaks of the Carpathian Mountains, where an undying creature of evil casts his sights on unsuspecting England. Voyage on the doomed ship Demeter as it carries a monster out of ancient superstition in search of new life and new blood. Tremble as first one woman, the another succumbs to the unholy thirst of the nosferatu, and as a small band of men and women, horrified by the supernatural forces arrayed against them, risk their lives and their very souls to oppose the evil known only as…Dracula.

Discussion guide for Dracula.

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

CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN WITH DRACULA, IF YOU DARE!

Oct 4 @ 7 PM - Mystery Book Club - The Last Flight by Julie Clark

Join us on October 4 at 7:00 p.m. as we discuss The Last Flight by Julie Clark. Two women meet in an airport, both alone, both scared, and both urgently needing an escape from their lives. Claire Cook has a husband whose temper burns as bright as his promising political career, and she has worked for months on a plan to get out. A chance meeting in an airport bar brings her together with a stranger equally as desperate. Together they hatch a plan to switch tickets – Claire taking Eva’s flight to Oakland, and Eva traveling to Puerto Rico as Claire. But then one plane crashes, and it’s clear that one of them wasn’t telling the truth.

Zoom Meeting – Register online by clicking on this link, or call us at 794-2570 ask for Programming. You will be emailed the Zoom link the morning of the program.

The eBook version of The Last Flight by Julie Clark can be accessed through the Nassau Digital Doorway.

This program is for adults.

Discussion guide for The Last Flight.

For more information, please call the Reader Services Department at 516-794-2570 ext. 236.

August 16 @ 7 PM - Read 'N Share

Read ‘N Share – Read a good book recently? Talk about it with other book lovers! 

Welcome to the Read ‘n Share book club where avid adult readers can informally share the books they have read and enjoyed.

Zoom Meeting – Register online by clicking on this link, or call us at 794-2570 ask for Programming. You will be emailed the Zoom link the morning of the program.

This program is for adults.

July 27 @ 7 PM - Kahoot Animal Trivia

Join us on July 27 at 7:00 p.m. in celebrating the Summer Reading Club by testing your knowledge about animals with our Kahoot animal trivia contest!

Zoom Meeting – Register online by clicking on this link, or call us at 794-2570 ask for Programming. You will be emailed the Zoom link the morning of the program.

This program will be limited to 20 people.

Click here for instructions for joining and playing our Kahoot trivia game.

For more information, please call the Reader Services Department at 516-794-2570 ext. 236.

July 12 @ 7 PM - Evening Discussion: Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson

Join us on July 12 at 7:00 p.m. as we discuss The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson. During Kentucky’s Great Depression, Pack Horse Library Project member Cussy Mary Carter, a young outcast, delivers books to the hillfolk of Troublesome Creek, hoping to spread learning in these desperate times, but not everyone is keen on her or the Library Project.

Zoom Meeting – Register online by clicking on this link, or call us at 794-2570 ask for Programming. You will receive the link the day of the program.

The eBook version of The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek can be accessed through the Nassau Digital Doorway.

Discussion guide for The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek.

Companion booklet for bookclubs.

For more information, please call the Reader Services Department at 516-794-2570 ext. 236.

June 22 @ 7 PM - Mystery Book Club - Dog On It by Spencer Quinn

Join us on June 22 at 7:00 p.m. as we discuss Dog On It by Spencer Quinn. Meet Chet, the wise and lovable canine narrator of this story, who works alongside Bernie, a down-on-his-luck private investigator. In this, their first adventure, Chet and Bernie investigate the disappearance of Madison, a teenage girl who may or may not have been kidnapped, but who has definitely gotten mixed up with some very unsavory characters. Their search for clues takes them into the desert to biker bars and other exotic locals, with Chet’s highly trained nose leading the way. Both Chet and Bernie bring their own special skills to the hunt, one that puts each of them in peril.

Zoom Meeting – Register online by clicking on this link, or call us at 794-2570 ask for Programming. You will be emailed the Zoom link the morning of the program.

The eBook version of Dog On It can be accessed through the Nassau Digital Doorway.

For more information, please call the Reader Services Department at 516-794-2570 ext. 236.

Tails & Tales - Adult Summer Reading Club

 

THE EAST MEADOW PUBLIC LIBRARY ADULT SUMMER READING CLUB RETURNS

BE A PART OF THIS FABULOUS PROGRAM

REGISTRATION BEGINS JUNE 8, 2021

CHECK OUT OUR SUMMER READING CLUB BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR RECOMMENDED TITLES WE’RE SURE YOU’LL LOVE!

Welcome to the 2021 Adult Summer Reading Club, Tails and Tales. Our theme this year honors the wonderful comfort of animals, both wild and domesticated, that helped us get through the Covid pandemic. If you had a cat to cuddle, a dog to walk, or even a fish to feed, it brightened your day and gave purpose to your life. And, as you know, most animals have a tail and a tale. Do you have a pet pic you would like to share, especially if it also contains books? Does your fur baby have a tale? Please send your pictures and/or a story about your pet to us at readers@eastmeadow.info so we can celebrate them this summer. 

We start our summer with a whale of a project, with the first part on Thursday, June 17th at 7:00 p.m., and finishing up on Thursday, June 24th (same time). Librarian Janine Walsh will lead us in a crocheting craft, “a whale of a coaster.” Kits will be made and available for pick-up, so that we can learn to crochet a whale coaster for that cool summer beverage of your choice. 

Our June Mystery Club title is Dog On It by Spencer Quinn featuring the P.I. team of Chet and Bernie. Even if you are not one of our regular mystery readers, we urge you to join us Tuesday, June 22nd at 7:00 pm to get a taste of the Chet and Bernie mystery series. Spencer Quinn aka Peter Abrahams will be the featured author at our End of Summer Party in August, and has a new mystery in the series debuting in July. 

Other summer programs include a visit with the plant man who will tell us what to plant to draw wildlife into our gardens, baking with a back story-learning to make desserts that come with a tale, an animal-centric trivia contest, and of course, book discussions. 

Our programs once again, will be online and primarily zoomed. Sign-up and registration begin June 8^th, and can be done at our summer reading club website. Our tentative calendar is located on that webpage as well. We will have little gift bags once a week, randomly drawn from the submitted reviews-each patron can win one during the summer. Our fantastic bibliography will also be on the webpage where you will find our recommended books-some available now, and some coming out during the course of the summer…both in e-book and print book.   

We hope that you will enjoy our summer tale!

April 13 @ 7 PM - Evening Discussion/LI Reads - The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

Join us on April 13 at 7:00 pm as we discuss The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett. Separated by their embrace of different racial identities, two mixed-race identical twins reevaluate their choices as one raises a black daughter in their southern hometown while the other passes for white with a husband who is unaware of her heritage.

Zoom Meeting – Register online by clicking on this link, or call us at 794-2570 ask for Programming. You will be emailed the Zoom link the morning of the program.

The eBook version of The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett can be accessed through the Nassau Digital Doorway.

Discussion guide for The Vanishing Half.

For more information, please call the Reader Services Department at 516-794-2570 ext. 236.

March 23 @ 7 PM - Mystery Book Club - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz

Join us on March 23 at 7:00 p.m. as we discuss Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz. After working with bestselling crime writer Alan Conway for years, editor Susan Ryeland is intimately familiar with his detective, Atticus Pünd, who solves mysteries in sleepy English villages. His traditional formula has proved hugely successful, so successful that Susan must continue to put up with his troubling behavior if she wants to keep her job. Conway’s latest tale involves a murder at Pye Hall, with dead bodies and a host of intriguing suspects. But the more Susan reads, the more she’s convinced that there is another story hidden in the pages of the manuscript: one of real-life jealousy, greed, ruthless ambition, and murder.

Zoom Meeting – Register online by clicking on this link, or call us at 794-2570 ask for Programming. You will be emailed the Zoom link the morning of the program.

The eBook version of Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz can be accessed through the Nassau Digital Doorway.

For more information, please call the Reader Services Department at 516-794-2570 ext. 236.

Feb 23 @ 7 PM - Evening Book Discussion: American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins

Join us on February 23 at 7:00 p.m. as we discuss American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins. Lydia Quixano Perez lives in the Mexican city of Acapulco where she runs a bookstore. She has a son, Luca, the love of her life, and a wonderful husband who is a journalist. And while there are cracks beginning to show in Acapulco because of the drug cartels, her life is fairly comfortable. And then one day a man enters the shop and comes up to the register with four books he would like to buy-two of them her favorites. Javier is erudite, charming, and unbeknownst to Lydia, he is the leader of the newest drug cartel that has taken over the city. When Lydia’s husband’s tell-all profile of Javier is published, none of their lives will ever be the same. Forced to flee, Lydia and eight-year-old Luca soon find themselves miles and worlds away from their comfortable middle-class existence. Instantly transformed into migrants, Lydia and Luca make their way north toward the United States and discover that everyone is running from something.

 

Zoom Meeting - Register online by clicking on this link, or call us at 794-2570 ask for Programming. You will receive the link the day of the program.

The eBook version of American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins can be accessed through the Nassau Digital Doorway.

Discussion guide for American Dirt.

For more information, please call the Reader Services Department at 516-794-2570 ext. 236

Feb 2 @ 7 PM - Read 'N Share

Read ‘N Share – Read a good book recently? Talk about it with other book lovers! 

Welcome to the Read ‘n Share book club where avid adult readers can informally share the books they have read and enjoyed.

Zoom Meeting – Register online by clicking on this link, or call us at 794-2570 ask for Programming. You will receive the link the day of the program.