My First Coup d’Etat
A memoir of his youth in Ghana from the current president of the nation, My First Coup d’Etat: and Other True Stories from the Lost Decades of Africa is the next selection for Bernardsville Library’s book group, Memoirs and Coffee. My First Coup d’Etat will be discussed on Tuesday, June 25, at 10:30 a.m. in the library. Memoirs and Coffee is open to new members who may borrow copies of the book at the circulation desk. Written by John Dramani Mahama, President of … Continue reading
Library CAT at Work
Bernardsville Public Library’s Collection Advisory Team (CAT) has just produced a new roster of recommended reading for our patrons. These books are featured on shelving within the New Fiction area and may be borrowed immediately. A blend of fiction, including thrillers, mysteries, and romance, is currently on display there. The Collection Advisory Team consists of members of the community who are active library members willing to make suggestions for the library’s collection development. Their collaboration with our librarians enables Bernardsville Public … Continue reading
Texting, Texting…1, 2, 3
Bernardsville Public Library has added SMS (Short Message Service) as an additional means for you to communicate with us while you’re on the go. Now you can text us your questions and receive a text reply in turn. No phone calls or driving necessary! Simply follow the Text-A-Librarian instructions in the accompanying image to reach us.
The Snake Stone: Investigator Yashim Returns
British novelist and historian Jason Goodwin has confected a truly memorable detective series featuring Yashim the eunuch, who lives in the unforgettable setting of 1830′s Istanbul. Yashim moves freely between the world of the palace – the Sultan, government functionaries, the royal harem – and the colorful and dangerous city streets crammed with spice markets, vendors, and a cross-pollination of world travellers. Intrigue and mystery are everywhere, and Goodwin uses all the tricks in the book to keep the reader engaged. … Continue reading
Jeanette Winterson Book To Be Discussed
Jeanette Winterson’s 2011 autobiography Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? will be the subject of the next book discussion at Memoirs and Coffee, a Bernardsville Library book group. Our catalog summary notes that Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? “Traces the author’s lifelong search for happiness as the adopted daughter of Pentecostal parents who raised her through practices of fierce control and paranoia, an experience that prompted her to search for her biological mother.” Winterson’s previous book, Oranges … Continue reading
Keep Calm And Carry On With “All Things Downton”
Need some help to get through the off season of Downton Abbey? Chin up, we have a new library display entitled “All Things Downton.” As you enter the library you will be greeted by a comprehensive selection of period literature and dvds exploring 20th century British fiction and history. Read-alikes/view-alikes to the Downton Abbey PBS series are showcased throughout the display. Featured videos include The Cazelets, Brideshead Revisited, The Forsyte Saga, and, of course, Upstairs, Downstairs. When not on reserve, … Continue reading
Driving With Dead People
Monica Holloway’s memoir, Driving With Dead People, will be discussed on May 4th at 3:30 p.m. by Bernardsville Public Library’s book group, Saturday Samplers. The observation that some people ought never to become parents certainly applies here as the author reveals a childhood of parental abuse and neglect that proved shocking to the people who knew her family and later read her memoir. Some of the abuse from her parents was verbal, some psychological, some physical, some violent, yet those in her hometown … Continue reading
The Cost of Hope
In the 2012 memoir The Cost of Hope, Amanda Bennett writes about life, love and death as she experienced them in her marriage to her late husband Terence Foley. Recollections of their first meeting in China, stories of raising children and growing careers – the normal things in marriage – are counterbalanced by her story of her husband’s long-term struggle with illness and the confusing system of healthcare they encountered. The Cost of Hope has been described as a thought-provoking, affecting memoir … Continue reading
National Library Week
National Library Week (April 14-20th) at Bernardsville Public Library is designed to highlight the strong bond we share with our community. The slogan, “Communities Matter” illustrates the symbiotic relationship inherent between libraries and library users. When people use libraries, libraries succeed; when libraries serve people, people succeed. To celebrate our community, we have created posters of a few Bernardsville community leaders holding their favorite books. Each poster is unique, but all posters say the same thing, “Read.” Posters of the … Continue reading
The Life of a Newspaperman
Bernardsville Public Library book group, Saturday Samplers, will attend author Mark Di Ionno’s talk on Saturday, April 6th, in the Community Room of the library. The book group has just finished reading his new book, The Last Newspaperman, an acclaimed piece of historical fiction set entirely in New Jersey. Mr. Di Ionno is an award-winning reporter for The Star-Ledger and has a lot to say about the newspaper business. The Last Newspaperman recounts the life and journalistic exploits of fictional reporter Fred Haines, … Continue reading
