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.