Paul Doherty

Do you love stories about Mars? Join Head of Reference Liam Hegarty for the New Futurians Book Club where they will discuss “The Martian” by Andy Weir, on Thursday, August 6th at 7pm. Trucks! If you have a 3 or 4 year old who loves trucks join Truck Storytime with Erin on Zoom on Tuesday, August 4th at 3:45pm. What book did you just read? Read More Read More

Thursday, May 14th at 10am

The Enchanted April by Elizabeth Von Arnim, was a best-seller in both England and the United States, where it was a Book-of-the-Month Club selection, and set off a craze for tourism to Portofino, Italy. More recently, the novel has been the inspiration for a major film and a Broadway play.  In this novel, four very different women, looking to escape dreary London for the sunshine of Italy, take up an offer advertised in the Times for a “small medieval Italian Castle on the shores of the Mediterranean to be let furnished for the month of April.”Read More Read More

It’s not to late to read The Alchemist and join librarian Alex Neceda for a Zoom discussion on Thursday at 10am. Our April calendar is full of interesting programs on a wide range of topics. Programs include Librarian Frank Connelly reading from the Sketchbook by Washington Irving on Facebook Live and a discussion of Great Courses: A Skeptic’s Guide to American History on ZOOM with June Hesler. For Children we have weekly online programs including Family Bedtime Stories on Facebook Live Thursdays at 7pm and Activity of the Week with Rebecca and Gordon on YouTube on Mondays at 9am.Read More Read More