Seen On Pinterest: Our Book Group Bags
More than three years ago, Bernardsville Library initiated a new library service for its patrons – book kits put together specifically for area book groups to borrow. Referred to as book group bags, these kits contain ten paperback copies of a popular title along with an author biography, literary notes, and starred reviews – all contained in a sturdy canvas bag. The selected books include new and older fiction, nonfiction, and memoirs or biographies known to inspire … Continue reading
The Hare with Amber Eyes
Bernardsville Library’s book group, Memoirs and Coffee, will discuss Edmund de Waal’s The Hare with Amber Eyes on Tuesday, September 25, at 10:30 a.m. in the Community Room. This book discussion group meets monthly and is open to new members who like to read memoirs and biographies. The discussion is led by library staff member Pat Kennedy-Grant who has made extra copies of The Hare with Amber Eyes available at the circulation desk. Edmund de Waal’s curiosity was piqued when … Continue reading
Transitioning?
Summer ends, children return to school, and it might just be time for a change in your life. Maybe you’re ready to transition into or out of a career. Perhaps you are looking for some fulfilling way to spend a few hours a week outside the home. Let Bernardsville Library assist you in finding opportunities for full and part-time employment. There are numerous online resources accessible from our website which may prove very useful to you. For New Jersey residents you’ll find … Continue reading
Library Volunteers of the Year
At a reception on Sunday, September 23rd, Bernardsville Public Library will honor Fauzia Burke and Andrea Mastrobattista as our 2012 Volunteers of the Year. The public is invited to attend this reception from 2-3 p.m. to congratulate these volunteers on this recognition. Both women lead busy professional lives, yet they have found time over the years to provide their expertise for programs offered at the library. Fauzia Burke is founder and president of FSB Associates, the premier internet marketing firm which promotes … Continue reading
The Briny Deep
Neither sailors nor readers want to find themselves “in the doldrums” – languishing in a torpid state, going nowhere – yet August is a time of year when readership can be affected by the weather. We’re halfway through a sweltering summer and exhausted by it. We need a bit of sea spray and a cool, off-shore breeze to revive us. We need to read some nautical tales! To find the right book for you, try Bookmarks Magazine’s reading list, … Continue reading
Chocolate: Why Stop At The First Page?
Admit it; you were just thinking about chocolate, weren’t you? Now you might be able to enjoy it even more! Publications such as The Longevity Factor: How Resveratrol and Red Wine Activate Your Longevity Genes and The French Women Don’t Get Fat Cookbook advocate for the gustatory pleasure and health benefits that dark chocolate potentially offers. Now learn about it for yourself at Bernardsville Library’s “Chocolate Seminar” to be held Thursday, August 2nd, at 7 p.m. in the library. … Continue reading
Not Too Hot To Knit
Join library staff member Evelyn Fischel and the Saturday Crafters who meet tomorrow, July 21st, at 3 p.m. in the library to work on individual craft projects and share ideas. Some of the group members have been busy knitting/crocheting washcloths to bundle with soap as gift packages for area shelters. Others are gearing up for the holiday Dress A Teddy Bear event this November/December. Other members simply choose to work on their own projects in a convivial group setting. Saturday Crafters is open … Continue reading
A Life From A to Z
The next meeting of Bernardsville Public Library’s book discussion group, Memoirs and Coffee, will be held on Tuesday, July 24th at 10:30 a.m. in the library’s Community Room. Pat Kennedy-Grant, Readers’ Services Manager for the library, will lead the discussion of Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life (2005) by Amy Krouse Rosenthal. In Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life, Ms. Rosenthal has ingeniously adapted a centuries-old format for conveying knowledge into a poignant, wise, often funny, fully realized memoir. Using mostly short entries organized from A to Z, many … Continue reading
Elegies for the Brokenhearted
Christie Hodgen, author of Elegies for the Brokenhearted, is an Associate Professor of English at the University of Missouri-Kansas City and an award-winning writer. Her father (shown above with her daughter) is John Hodgen, a poet and college teacher. A 2006 interview by the Worcester Telegram & Gazette with Christie and her father can be read here. As John Hodgen notes, Christie has always been quite observant, and that quality stands out as a strength in her writing. Certainly … Continue reading
Pinterest Interests
Bernardsville Library is on Pinterest @http://pinterest.com/bvplnj/ with many interesting boards for you to explore. Pinterest is an online, image-based way to share creative ideas and photos using a bulletin board format. Libraries use Pinterest as yet another way to enhance their Web presence and to promote themselves. Our bulletin boards cover topics such as Jersey Authors, Library Displays, Adult Programs, and school-required/suggested Summer Reading lists, to name just a few. We also feature some entertaining boards such as Edible Books! … Continue reading
