Harlem Library News

Tonight at 7 P.M. the library is hosting the Harlem High School F1 in Schools team “Harlem United.” The students will explain what F1 in Schools is all about and share their experiences competing at the state, national, and world levels. This Learn at the Library program will be informative and entertaining. Come join us for a fun evening! Refreshments will be served.

“Let the Good Times Roll at Your Library” as we celebrate “Love Your Library” month! During the month of Feb. each time you check out materials your name will be entered to win one free hour of bowling for you and your family/friends generously donated by the Harlem VFW.

Join us for the Mardi Gras Fun Night Feb. 28, 6:00-7:30. There will be fun, food, games, and more! All ages are invited from the young to the young-at-heart! Wear purple, green, or gold and bring a friend!

The library will be showcasing 98 wonderful new children’s books the week of Feb. 13-17. These books were acquired through a grant from The Pilcrow Foundation with assistance from the Friends of the Library and the generosity of Mr. Hal Berenson and Mrs. Laura Ackerman. The books will be on display all week and refreshments will be served.

The new selection for The Book Club, a book discussion group for adults, may be picked up this week. The new book is “People of the Book” by Geraldine Brooks. The first discussion will be held Feb. 13, 4 P.M. in the library meeting room.

Several new nonfiction books are available for check out. “Child Abuse: What You Need to Know” is by Evin M. Daly. Arianna Huffington is the author of “The Sleep Revolution: Transforming Your Life, One Night at a Time.” “The Case Against Sugar” is by Gary Taubes and Karan Mahajan has written “The Association of Small Bombs.”

Two new military thrillers are “Onslaught” by David Poyer and “Odessa Sea” by Clive and Dirk Cussler.

“The Sympathizer” is a novel by Viet Thanh Nguyen. It is 1975 and Saigon is in chaos. A South Vietnamese general and his trusted captain are compiling a list of those who will be given passage on the last flights out of the country. The captain is working undercover for the Communist party and continues to monitor and report on the activities of the general in America. But more and more he finds his loyalties divided. This espionage story becomes a powerful story of love and friendship.

Zoe Fishman has written “Inheriting Edith.” Maggie Sheets struggles to make ends meet cleaning houses for wealthy New York City clients.

When a former employer dies everything changes when Maggie is left a large house in Sag Harbor. But there is one catch: the house comes with the deceased’s eighty-two-year-old mother, Edith, who shares a long-kept secret.

Keep reading! We hope you are working on the 2017 Reading Challenge to read 52 or more books this year!