“Important as it is, the language in which you write is secondary,” says Javier Marías, whose new novel is “Berta Isla.” “I myself feel much closer to many foreign authors than to many of my compatriots.”
Suggested for ages 1-5. Registration requested. Please bring your own mat and/or towel. Bond with your child as you engage in relaxing stretches and playful exercises. Sponsored by the Atlantic County Library Foundation.
Open to adults.Registration requested.Thursday, September 12, 10:30 am: The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Richardson
Thursday, October 10, 10: 30 am: The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
Thursday, November 14, 10:30 am: City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
Thursday, December 12, 10:30 am: Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Our book club selections will keep you coming back the second Thursday of every month for more.You read the books, we provide the snacks.Please advise staff of any food allergies.
Recommend by for ages 5-12. Registration requested. Make a magnet full of stars! Sponsored by the Atlantic County Library Foundation.
Build a strong retirement income strategy with the focus on retirement and taxes. Learn to use three core considerations to form the foundation of your strategy: risk assessment of assets, potential retirement income & taxation of retirement assets. Presented by Marc Catona, president of the Society for Financial Awareness.
Open to adults. Registration is requested. Build a strong retirement income strategy with the focus on retirement and taxes. Learn to use three core considerations to form the foundation of your strategy: risk assessment of assets, potential retirement income & taxation of retirement assets. Presented by Marc Catona, president of the Society for Financial Awareness.
John Taliaferro’s “Grinnell” tells the story of the conservationist who fought for decades to defend the land and animals and people of America’s West.
Suggested for ages 6-36 months. Registration requested. Enjoy stories, rhymes & songs with your little one, designed to develop early literacy skills.
In “Pie in the Sky,” a 12-year-old tries to bake his way to a new life when his family immigrates.
While the prolific Hollywood writer's career is well-documented, his personal history has been a mystery. His memoir is painful and inspiring, infuriating and full of hope, humorous and depressing.
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Silvia Moreno-Garcia's novel is set in an alternate Jazz Age Mexico, where gods and monsters from Mayan mythology walk the Earth and war with each other for dominion over Xibalba, the land of death.
(Image credit: Del Rey)
In “My Friend Anna,” Rachel DeLoache Williams recounts her yearlong deception by the notorious Russian con artist who took New York by storm.
In Nina Stibbe’s latest romp of a novel, “Reasons to Be Cheerful,” an eager young woman fakes her way into a job at a very eccentric dental surgery.
In Nina Stibbe’s latest romp of a novel, “Reasons to Be Cheerful,” an eager young woman fakes her way into a job at a very eccentric dental surgery.
James Grant’s “Bagehot” seeks to restore the reputation of an extraordinary 19th-century intellectual.
A selection of recent books of interest; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Open to ages 8 to 12. Registration required. Learn to make yummy, healthy treats as The Community Food Bank of New Jersey introduces basic cooking and nutritional skills in a series of six classes. Please notify staff of any food allergies.
Recommended for ages 3 1/2-5. Registration requested. Join us for stories, music, and fun movement activities.
Suggested for ages 4-12. Registration requested. Make a craft of your choice. Sponsored by the Atlantic County Library Foundation.
Recommended for ages 12 and up. Registration requested. Form teams and play a round (or two) of Star Wars- themed Family Feud. Come in costume if you wish! Sponsored by the Atlantic County Library Foundation.
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