Palisades Free Library News March 2006

New books and DVDs, upcoming library programs and events.

Palisades Free Library
Member of the Ramapo Catskill Library System
19 Closter Road Palisades, NY 10964

Tel: 845-359-0136
Fax: 845-359-6124 pal@rcls.org, www.rcls.org/pal

The Board of Trustees meets the second Wednesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. Meetings are open to the public. Please verify dates.

New for You
Palisades Free Library is now offering digital eBooks, eAudio books and eMusic for your enjoyment at home or while traveling. A brochure is available at the circulation desk or log on to http://efiles.rcls.org for information on how to download and enjoy! All you need is a library card.

City Delights
The library has memberships to the Museum of Natural History, the Museum of the City of New York and - new - the Guggenheim Museum. The cards may be reserved for specific dates and are free for the borrowing. Inquire at the circulation desk. We also offer coupons for discount theater tickets, both Broadway and Off-Broadway at the reference desk.

Spring Programs for Children

Fun with Ventriloquism
Wed., Mar. 22 - 4:30 p.m.
A program of audience participation, balloons, ventriloquism and fun. Come meet Bob Conrad who will turn inanimate objects into living creatures. Ages 3+

Bunny Hop
Wed., April 5 - 4:30 p.m.
Stories and fun games with a rabbit theme. Ages 5+

Mother's Day
Wed., May 3 - 4:30 p.m.
Make a gift and card for your mother or grandmother. Ages 5+

Homework Help
A new program will soon begin at the Palisades Library. High school students will be available to help younger students with homework after school. Those interested in earning community service hours should sign up at the circulation desk. Students wanting help should also leave their names at the front desk.

Children's Services
Recently, we have added an additional service for children. On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Lillian Gunther will be available in the Children's Room for students with reference questions, as well as guidance with book selections.

New Books

Nonfiction

  • Bawer, Bruce, While Europe Slept
  • Branch, Taylor, At Canaan's Edge
  • Dowd, Maureen, Are Men Necessary?
  • Giesbert, Franz-Olivier, The American
  • Ives, Colta, Vincent Van Gogh: The Drawings
  • Jong, Erica, Seducing the Demon: My Life as a Writer
  • Mayes, Frances, A Year in the World
  • Nazario, Sonia, Enrique's Journey
  • Sheehy, Gail, Sex and the Seasoned Woman

Fiction

  • Barnes, Julian, Arthur and George,
  • Dew, Robb Forman, The Truth of the Matter
  • Enquist, Perolov, Book about Blanche and Marie
  • Fugard, Lisa, Skinner's Drift
  • Goodman, Allegra, Intuition
  • Makine, Andre, The Woman who Waited
  • Picoult, Jodi, The Tenth Circle
  • Trollope, Jeanne, Second Honeymoon
  • Vine, Barbara, The Minotaur and many new mysteries

Forthcoming DVDs

  • Be Here to Love Me
  • Best of Youth
  • Capote
  • Dreamer
  • Chronicles of Narnia
  • Everything is Illuminated
  • Good Night and Good Luck
  • Hired Hand
  • A History of Violence
  • In Her Shoes
  • Memoirs of a Geisha
  • Pride and Prejudice (2005)
  • Proof
  • Shopgirl
  • The Squid and the Whale
  • Upside of Anger

More information about the Palisades Free Library may be found in the Community section.