Friends Book Sale at the Riverdale Labor Day Street Fair

The Friends of the Riverdale Public Library are having a book sale and basket raffle at the Riverdale Labor Day Street Fair on Monday, September 2, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Street Fair is held on Newark Pompton Turnpike in Riverdale, New Jersey.
The Friends raise funds for library programs, services, and  special collections. Interested in joining this wonderful group? Stop by for a membership enrollment form, or download a form here. New members are warmly welcomed!

Author Visits This Fall

We have several authors visiting the Riverdale Public Library this fall.

Tea 101: A Brief Introduction - Saturday, September 21, 1:00 p.m. Meet Catherine Felegi, author of Tea Love: Instilling a Love of Tea One Sip at a Time. Learn fun facts about tea and how to brew the perfect cup. Bring your teacup  or mug to sample some brews.

 

Don't Buy THAT Health Insurance - Author Visit, Thursday September 26, 6:00 p.m.
Two-time cancer survivor, and twenty year veteran of medical and health industry, Katherine Woodfield Hermes  took her knowledge and set out on a quest to help the average person understand the health insurance plan options from which they are being asked to choose.  Click here for more information about the author.

 

Author Visit and Book Talk Chills and Thrills - Thursday, October 17,  6:30 p.m.–  In E.F. Watkins' seventh published novel, Dark Music, a young, single woman  buys a Victorian house in the New Jersey suburbs that turns out to be very haunted. To get rid of the ghosts, she must solve a “cold case” more than 100 years old—the murder of the house’s first owner, a classical musician whose love life was far from “Victorian.” Meet the author and learn about the new genre of paranormal fiction.

Next Week is the Last Week of Summer Reading Programs

Summer flys by quickly! Our reading programs end Saturday, August 9. Complete your raffle tickets by then, to be in on the drawing for summer reading prizes.

Summer Reading Lists

We still have more summer - about 6 weeks before Labor Day. Need more to read poolside or on the beach? Check out these summer reading lists for adults.

National Public Radio's Summer Reading Lists

Oprah's Summer 2013 Reading List

Amazon's Summer Blockbusters

And of course, ask us for recommendations!

School Required Reading

The Riverdale Public Library compiles area school summer reading lists for your convenience.
We have the lists accessible at the front desk, and in the childen's and teen's areas.
Whether we own the book, or whether we will get it for you through our inter-library loan system, and where in the library the book is located,  is indicated on the list.

BookPage

Looking for a good book? Don't forget your complimentary copy of BookPage.

Chock full of reviews for fiction, nonfiction and children's books, the BookPage is sure to give you some ideas for new reads. The editors of this monthly evaluate and select the best books published each month. Only books that are highly recommended are featured.

BookPage is available to our patrons free of charge, due to the generosity of the Friends of the Riverdale Public Library.

This month's cover story is "Summer Escapes" featuring "Beach reads that sweep you away to new and exciting destinations". Check it out!

New Titles Added to Our E-book Collection

The Riverdale Public Library purchases extra copies of popular e-books, so our patrons can avoid long wait lists for the most popular fiction.
Recently added: The Burgess Boys by Elizabeth Strout
Deep Down by Lee Child 
Guilt by Jonathan Kellerman
Inferno by Dan Brown, 
Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg 
Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovitch
Until the End of Time by Danielle Steele

To access them - log in before browsing the e-book catalog. You'll see a orange symbol on the book jacket indicating the library has purchased additional copies for our patrons.