Harlem Library

The library is planning to begin in person programs in September. The Book Club members may pick up the new selection “The Return” by Nicholas Sparks September 7-10 at the library. The first discussion will be Monday, September 13, 4 P.M. in the library meeting room. Masks are recommended.

Storytime for children ages 0-5 and parents/caregivers will be held each Tuesday at 10 A.M. in the library meeting room beginning September 7.

Elementary students are invited to After School Squad on Wednesdays at 3:30 P.M. beginning September 8. Masks are recommended.

Everyone is welcome to participate in the “Harlem Rocks! “ community project. Spread love, kindness, and joy by painting rocks and hiding them around town for others to find. You may post photos of the new rocks you are hiding and also selfies of the ones you find on the Harlem Rocks Facebook page. The Group Rules include 1) Avoid hiding within stores and inside buildings. Be respectful of small businesses and private property. 2) Don’t hide directly in the grass where a lawn mower could hit or anywhere else that may be hazardous. 3) Please keep rocks positive and family friendly, free from negativity, rants, foul language, business advertisements, and political opinions. 4) Use common sense and creativity, and have fun spreading kindness.

The library is hosting a Rock Painting Party on September 16 from noon to 6 P.M. Everyone is invited to come to paint rocks to take and share with the community. You may bring your own rocks or we will provide them as well as the painting supplies. This is a great family event and all ages are welcome. Masks are recommended.

If you have completed the August Book Challenge please contact the library. The Book Challenge for September is to read the first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed.

The library will be closed Monday, September 6 in observance of Labor Day.

New titles to choose from this week include three mysteries. “Dog Eat Dog” is an Andy Carpenter mystery by David Rosenfelt. Fern Michaels is the author of “Hidden,” a Lost and Found novel and “Death with a Double Edge” is by Anne Perry.

New nonfiction selections include “Our History is the Future” by Nick Estes which covers Standing Rock versus the Dakota Access Pipeline and the long tradition of Indigenous resistance. Lawrence Wright has written “The Plague Year: America in the Time of Covid.”

Thriller novels to read are “The Devil May Dance” by Jake Tapper, “The Russian Cage” by Charlaine Harris and “The Photographer” by Mary Dixie Carter.

The library has used metal Princeton files to store magazines, files, etc. on sale for $5 per box.