eBooks at the Library

Our class this week "eBook Lesson" was well-attended. Many of our patrons now own an eReader, and are learning to download eBooks through the library.

Did you miss the class? Call the library at (973) 835-5044 and arrange a one-on-one consultation on downloading eBooks to your reader.

Upcoming Book Discussion

It's a New Year! Is it your year to join a book discussion group?
Join us at the next meeting of the Riverdale Library Book Discussion Group on Monday, January 16, at 6:30 p.m. We'll be discussing The Girl Who Played with Fire by Steig Larsson.

Happy New Year!

Does your New Year's Resolution include a career change or a new job? Stop by the library to see our resume writing and career guides, and register for our Job Hunter's Workshop, offered on the second Friday of each month, from 3 - 4 p.m. Next workshop is Friday, January 13th.

Use the database  Job and Career Accelerator*: create resumes and cover letters, learn interviewing techniques, and prepare for related exams. Access millions of job listings. You can use this in the library or at home. Access it at home from the link above, or from our website under Information Resources. You'll need your library card number.

Holiday Reading

Stop by the library this holiday season. View the gingerbread houses crafted in our teen program. Pick up a cookbook for a new cookie recipe or a dish to wow your guests this season.

What about a good read for the season? So many writers publish seasonal material - James Patterson's The Christmas Wedding is available, along with the merry holiday novels by Debbie Macomer or Melody Carlson. Ann Perry writes a mystery each year for the holiday season - this year's title is A Christmas Homecoming.

My favorite Christmas read last year was The Christmas Chronicles: The Legend of Santa Claus by  Tim Slover. It's a magical story of how Santa Claus came to be, and sure to add to your holiday spirit.

The library has holiday books, movies, and displays. Hope to see you this holiday season!

Book Discussion Club changes to the third Thursday of the month

Join us this month December 19th to discuss The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck. The discussion starts at 6:30 p.m.

The book discussion Group  is changing their meetings to the third Monday of each month.

Holiday Movies

In the mood for a holiday movie? Or what about listening to a new holiday CD? Browse our catalog at home or at the library. At home, click on the catalog button on our website (www.riverdalelibrary.org)

A reminder -  with your Riverdale library card, you can borrow from any of the Morris County libraries in MAIN (Morris Automated Information Network).

And the winners are:

The National Book Awards were announced on November 16th.

FICTION: Jesmyn Ward, Salvage the Bones (Bloomsbury USA)

NONFICTION: Stephen Greenblatt, The Swerve: How the World Became Modern

(W. W. Norton & Company)

POETRY: Nikky Finney, Head Off & Split

(TriQuarterly, an imprint of Northwestern University Press)

YOUNG PEOPLE'S LITERATURE: Thanhha Lai, Inside Out & Back Again

(Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers)