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Welcome to the Greenburgh Public Library–your lifelong learning resource. Come to us for a comprehensive selection of reading and audiovisual materials – from bestsellers to classics and everything in between. Take advantage of our special programs and services, designed to inform, stimulate, inspire or simply entertain you. Use our experienced, and friendly, librarians to help you research, find items in our collection or make reading recommendations. We offer you access to a wealth of information - all free of charge.
Programs for Adults
| Friday | 3-12 | THE BIG READ ADULT BOOK DISCUSSION on Friday, March 12, at 2:00 p.m. Librarian Valerie Griffith leads a book discussion for adults, on the modern literary classic, The
Things They Carried, by Tim O'Brien. The discussion is a part of the 2010 THE BIG READ for
Westchester County. For more information, call 721-8209.
Location: Multipurpose Room | | Tuesday | 3-16 | LEARNING TO SEE™ POETRY WORKSHOPS: "Finding Poetry in the Ordinary"**Closed** on Tuesday, March 16, at 10:30 a.m. Poet Charlotte Walsh leads a series of three poetry workshops in March with a focus on finding
poetry in the ordinary things around us. Charlotte Walsh teaches poetry at the Hudson Valley Writer's Center. Space is limited and registration is required. For more information or to register, call 721-8209.
Location: Multipurpose Room | | Tuesday | 3-23 | LEARNING TO SEE™ POETRY WORKSHOPS: "Finding Poetry in the Ordinary"**Closed** on Tuesday, March 23, at 10:30 a.m. Poet Charlotte Walsh leads a series of three poetry workshops in March with a focus on finding
poetry in the ordinary things around us. Charlotte Walsh teaches poetry at the Hudson Valley Writer's Center. Space is limited and registration is required. For more information or to register, call 721-8209.
Location: Multipurpose Room | | Monday | 4-12 | Books & Cooks, A Literary Feast on Monday, April 12, at 6:00 p.m. Local restaurants will be offering samples throughout the Library. Also, local authors will be on hand to talk about and sign their books and music will be playing in the Library. The Foundation will have a silent auction as well.
The event is to help the Greenburgh Public Library Foundation in their fund raising efforts to enhance the Library. All proceeds will go to the Foundation, which is a 501(C)(3)organization. A portion of the cost of the event will be tax deductible.
Tickets to the event are $99 per person. To purchase tickets or for more information please go to their website by Clicking Here.
We hope to see you there. | | Wednesday | 5-19 | "Stress to Peace" on Wednesday, May 19, at 7:00 p.m. Author and Lifestyle Expert, Kellye Davis, discusses her book, "The Bliss Principle" and
demonstrates how people can reduce their stress and develop a peace-filled lifestyle. She will
sign copies of her book following the program. Ms. Davis has appeared on E! Entertainment
Television, NBC’s Weekend Today Show, Discovery Network and many others. For information, call, 721-8209.
Location: Multipurpose Room |
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Computer Classes| Thursday | 3-11 | Computers Don't Bite: Surf the Web on Thursday, March 11, at 10:30 a.m. COMPUTERS DON’T BITE! WE PROMISE!
Part 3: "Surf the Web". Learn what else is out there beside Google for your research. Limited to Greenburgh Library cardholders. Please call 721-8232 to register. REGISTRATION BY PHONE ONLY.
Location: Training Room. | | Thursday | 3-18 | Como usar el catalogo de la Biblioteca. on Thursday, March 18, at 10:30 a.m. Aprenda a encontrar, reservar y renovar materiales de la Biblioteca en el catalogo electronico. Conocimiento basico de las computadoras requerido. Se requiere registracion; llamar a 721-8235 para inscribirse.
Location: Training Room
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Hot Books in the Media
Good Morning America’s "Read This" Find the latest books in the news, read related stories, participate in author chats and live message boards.
Masterpiece Theater Book Club The Masterpiece Theater gives viewers the oppurtunity to read and discuss selected books alongside their screen addaptations. They offer discussion guides as well as broadcast schedules.
Oprah’s Book Club Be a part of the biggest book club in the world-find reading questions, book clubs in your area, author exclusives amd more!
Today Show Books This site features author interviews, books related to current affair topics as wll as book lists by theme.
USA Today Books Find book lists, chat with authors, listen to readings, browse excerpts of featured books and interviews with hot authors.
Book Lists
Best Sellers Lists
IndieBound
CNN
NY Times
Publisher’s Weekly
USA Today
Award Winners
Agatha Awards
Edgar Awards
Hugo Awards
Man Booker Prize
National Book Awards
Nebula Awards
Nobel Prize for Literature
Pulitzer Prize
Romance Writers of America
Book Reviews
Arts & Letters Daily
Book Page
Book Report Network
BookWire
Education Review
Favorite Teenage Angst Books
H-Net Social Science and Humanities book reviews.
Library Journal
Overbooked
The Modern Word 20th-century Modernism, Surrealism and Postmodernism book reviews.
Nancy Pearl's Book Reviews
New York Review of Books
The New York Times Book Reviews
NPR Book Reviews
Publishers Weekly
Salon
SF Site Science Fiction and Fantasy book reviews.
The Tech Static Computer and Technology book reviews.
Book Discussion Guides
BookSprouts
HarperCollins Publisher’s
Houghton Mifflin Reader’s Guides
Penguin Group Guides
Random House
Reading Group Guides
Vintage Reading Group Center
Patron Suggestions/Requests for Purchase
If the library does not have something that you think we should, please write out the details on a 'Request for Purchase' slip, which is available at the Information Desk.
Readers Advisory
AllReaders.Com Features book reviews and searches by plot, setting or character.
NoveList Information on over 125,000 fiction titles.
(Please have your library card ready)
Overbooked "A web site for ravenous readers."
Web Sites for Book Lovers A list of web resources for reader's advisory.
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Reference & Research
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