The Friends of the Riverdale Public Library Annual Book Sale

The Friends of the Riverdale Public Library Book Sale - Friday, March 28th, 4-8 p.m., Saturday, March 29th, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sunday, March 30th, 12-3 p.m. at the Senior Community Center, located at 57 Loy Ave. in Riverdale. 

Book donations will be accepted at the Riverdale Public Library from January 20 to March 22, 2014. 

Digital Magazines to Checkout

 Through the Morris Automated Information Network (MAIN) library consortium, digital issues of popular magazines are available to read on your computer, tablet, or e-reader or Smartphone device.
Popular Mechanics, Martha Stewart Living, The Economist, The Food Network Magazine are just some of the magazines available. Click here for a complete list.

Always available, and you have it as long as you like - once downloaded, it's yours!  Click the Zinio logo above to start downloading, or go to https://www.rbdigital.com/mainincnj/service/zinio/landing? 

We are always here to help if you have any questions, or would like us to help you set up your account. Call us at 973-835-5044, or stop by the library at 93 Newark Pompton Turnpike, Riverdale NJ.

E-Books Available Through the Library

Get an e-reader for a holiday gift? Before you start buying e-books, check out what you can borrow for free. Join us on Saturday, January 25 for "E-Book Lesson", at 11 a.m. Learn to use the e-book catalog, see the extra titles purchased just for Riverdale, and understand the process of checking out and downloading your choice. Call us at (973) 835-5044 to register, or register online.

January Book Club Meeting

Thought about joining a book club? Haven't gotten around to it? Let the New Year be the time to join the Riverdale Public Library Book Discussion Group. The January 27 selection is Outlander by Diane Gabaldon. "In 1945, Claire Randall, a former combat nurse, is back from the war and reunited with her husband on a second honeymoon--when she innocently touches a boulder in one of the ancient stone circles that dot the British Isles. Suddenly she is a Sassenach—an "outlander"—in a Scotland torn by war and raiding border clans in the year of our Lord...1743."
Books are available at the front desk - pick up your copy today.
Great books, great food and great discussions - make this the year you join.

Author Talk - Laurie Leinwand

Make Friends with Change – Wednesday, November 20, from 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Speaker, author, and certified life coach, Laurie Leinwand, MA, LPC, discusses where to begin to change one’s life. Leinwand is one of the authors of Catch Your Star - Top Experts Share Insights for Lifelong Fulfillment

Upcoming Author Talk

Book Discussion with Wil Mara — Join local author Wil Mara of Pompton Lakes on Thurs., Nov. 14, 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the Riverdale Public Library. He'll be discussing his new book, Frame 232,the first in a new suspense series. Frame 232 is a fiction story about a conspiracy about the JFK assassination. There will be a Q & A afterwards, and books will be available for purchase and to be signed by the author.

National Book Awards

Readers are always looking for their next read. Why not try the National Book Award finalist lists?

Fiction Finalists:

Rachel Kushner, The Flamethrowers
Jhumpa Lahiri, The Lowland
James McBride, The Good Lord Bird 
Thomas Pynchon, Bleeding Edge 
George Saunders, Tenth of December

Non-Fiction Finalists:
Jill Lepore, Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin
Wendy Lower, Hitler’s Furies: German Women in the Nazi Killing Fields
George Packer, The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America
Alan Taylor, The Internal Enemy: Slavery and War in Virginia, 1772-1832
Lawrence Wright, Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, & the Prison of Belief

For a full-list of finalists, check out National Book Awards 
Winners of the National Book Awards will be announced November 20,