National Book Awards

The National Book Awards will be announced on November 14, 2012.

Established in 1950, the National Book Award is an American literary prize given to writers by writers and administered by the National Book Foundation, a nonprofit organization.


The finalists for Fiction are:

Junot Díaz, This Is How You Lose Her (Riverhead Books, a member of Penguin Group USA, Inc.)
Dave Eggers, A Hologram for the King (McSweeney's Books)
Louise Erdrich, The Round House (Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers)
Ben Fountain, Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers)
Kevin Powers, The Yellow Birds (Little, Brown and Company)

For a complete list, check out The National Book Award

Scare Yourself for Halloween

On display in our gallery are books and movies about ghosts, hauntings, vampires, etc. Visit our display, make a selection, and prepared to be scared.

Author Visit on Thursday, 10/25

Ghost Stories
What a great way to celebrate the Halloween season! Linda Zimmermann, ghost investigator, appears here on Thursday, 10/25 at 6:30.

Zimmermann has written many books on ghost appearances. in local haunts in Rockland County, and the Hudson Valley region, and across America. She is the author of more than 20 books.

This Thursday, she'll be discussing how she does ghost investigations, and will have books available for signing and purchase.

We have a number of her books in our library collection, available for borrowing.

Our Online Catalog

Riverdale Public Library is part of the Morris Automated Information Network, a consortium of 37 libraries. You can use your Riverdale Public Library card to order books from us or the other libraries, and have it delivered at your home library. Check out what's available through our online catalog.

October Reads and Movies

Batty over Halloween?
Looking for a seasonal read - maybe a scary story or movie? Here's some great picks:

The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films award the The Saturn Awards each year. The 2012 winner for Best Horror Thriller Film was The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.
Other nominees were:
CONTAGION (Warner Bros.)
THE DEVIL’S DOUBLE (Lionsgate)
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (Sony)
THE GREY   (Open Road Films)
TAKE SHELTER (Sony Pictures Classics)
THE THING (Universal)

A great list of classic scary movies, some based on real-life stories, can be found at Buzzle

You are sure to find a BOOk here!
In the mood for some midnight reading?
Check these sites for some books that may keep you awake...

Goodreads has lists, and more lists, of ghost stories, gothic novels, horror, vampires...and more. Goodreads describes themselves as "the largest site for readers and book recommendations in the world".

Booklicious blog is "all things books". Ten great classics are listed here.

 Monster Librarian reviews horror books for adults and young adults

Book Discussion Group Meets Monday

Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett is the book discussion club selection for this month's meeting. Join us for the discussion on Monday, September 24, at 6:30 p.m.

What's up for October? Dracula by Bram Stoker. A must read  - widely considered to be one of the top 100 greatest books of all time.  Castles, coffins and vampires - what's not to like in this gothic novel.
Join us for the discussion Monday, October 22, at 6:30 p.m.

Movies on the Big Screen

Like a good movie and popcorn? We are showing "Big Miracle" on Friday, September 21 at 2 p.m.
Movies are shown on the big screen, and refreshments are served.

In small town Alaska, a news reporter recruits his ex-girlfriend - a Greenpeace volunteer - on a campaign to save a family of gray whales trapped by rapidly forming ice in the Arctic Circle. \
Rated PG