May 6 @ 7 PM - Evening Discussion: Brooklyn by Colm Toibin

Join us on May 6 at 7:00 pm as we discuss Brooklyn by Colm Toibin. Leaving her home in post-World War II Ireland to work as a bookkeeper in Brooklyn, Eilis Lacey discovers a new romance in America with a charming blond Italian man before devastating news threatens her happiness.

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

The eBook version of Brooklyn can be accessed through the Nassau Digital Doorway.

Discussion guide for Brooklyn.

SEE THE MOVIE! May 10, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. Brooklyn (2015)

Directed by John Crowley, screenplay by Nick Hornby, starring Saoirse Ronan

No registration required.

Colm Toibin will be at EMPL on May 18 at 2 pm!

Join us for a conversation with beloved, bestselling author Colm Tóibín, in celebration of the release of his newest novel, Long Island, which is the sequel to Brooklyn.

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

April 29 @ 7 PM - Mystery Club - Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice For Murderers

Join us on April 29 at 7:00 p.m. as we discuss Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice For Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto. When she discovers a dead man in the middle of her tea shop located in San Francisco’s Chinatown, Vera Wong, a lonely senior citizen with time on her hands, calls the police but not before swiping the flash drive from the body, setting a trap for the killer that becomes complicated by unexpected friendships with her customers.

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

The eBook version of Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice For Murderers can be accessed through the Nassau Digital Doorway.

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