Spotlight On
A rotating showcase for topics of interest: current, historical, local, global. At the Library,
find a physical display highlighting materials in the collection that deepen one’s
understanding of and give context to the featured subject.
“Spotlight On” is also home to “Staff Picks,” where patrons will find reading, viewing,
and listening recommendations, and a forum for book clubs and other groups
in the community to share what they’re enjoying.
Earth Month
Celebrate Earth Month in style by finding creative ways to thrift, repair, upcycle, and reuse! These books will push you to stretch your creative muscles while keeping old things out of landfills and saving a buck or two.
-Allee Manning, Youth Services Librarian
Second Chances : The Ultimate Guide to Thrifting, Sustainable Style, and Expressing Your Most Authentic Self
Maci Eleni
Whether you’re interested in reselling, a certain vintage aesthetic, or simply leveling up your wardrobe without breaking the bank, this is a must-read. Dubbed the “thrifting queen of TikTok” author Maci Eleni is the perfect person to get these tips from.
Joyful Mending : Visible Repairs for the Perfectly Imperfect Things We Love
Noriko Misumi
Favorite sweater have a hole in it? Pocket about to fall off your favorite thrifted button down? This is a great resource filled with instructions on how to repair visibly and fashionably.
Crafting Change : Handmade Activism Past and Present
Jessica Vitkus
A great pick for teens looking to blend creativity with activism, offering simple, engaging projects for budding craftivists, and a thorough history on craft projects that took the world by storm.
Don't Throw It Out : Recycle, Renew, and Reuse to Make Things Last
Lori Baird
A perfect Earth Day book for anyone looking to take on a project. (This is a book from the regular nonfiction section, so difficulty levels of these projects may vary.)
Not Another Teen Knitting Book
Vickie Howell
Great knitting projects for teens who are interested in personalizing things in their everyday life, such as steering wheel, headrest, and seatbelt cozies for a first car.
New Large Print Books
The Library is in the process of adding more new large print books to our collection. Working with a new vendor, we will be buying popular titles as they become available to serve the needs of patrons who require or prefer this format. Recent additions are cited below. More to follow!
-Jeanne Bastone, Reference Librarian
Dear Debbie
Freida McFadden
A psychological thriller with lots of twists and turns. McFadden is the popular author of over sixty suspense novels.
The Black Wolf
Louise Penny
It’s the twentieth mystery in the Canadian author’s popular Armand Gamache series.
My Friends
Fredrik Backman
A story of four teens who share an incredibly strong bond that ultimately impacts a stranger’s life twenty-five years later. It’s deeply moving and at the same time a funny story.
The Proving Ground
Michael Connelly
From his famed Lincoln Lawyer series, it takes on a case against an AI company whose product may have led to a young girl’s murder.
The Widow
John Grisham
Grisham’s newest legal thriller and his first true mystery novel.
Wolf Hour
Jo Nesbo
By famed Norwegian novelist Jo Nesbo, considered a master of Nordic noir – a thriller set in Minneapolis where a detective and a crime writer run parallel investigations six years apart into a series of mysterious murders.
Museums: History and Guides
Check out these books and then check out our free museum passes to visit in person!
-Michael McCoy, Reference Librarian
Dia: An Introduction to Dia's Locations and Sites
Dia Art Foundation
A look at Dia Beacon, and its other sites in NY, as well as its history and philosophy.
The Frick Collection: Handbook of Paintings
Frick Collection
Although its renovation gets the publicity, it’s the paintings that are the star of the show, and this covers each one, from early Renaissance to Monet.
Guggenheim Museum Collection: A to Z
Nancy Spector
The title says it all. A look at the artists in the museum collection, prefaced by a short history of the Wright-designed building itself.
The Stories They Tell: Artifacts from the National September 11 Memorial Museum
National September 11 Memorial & Museum
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Interested in The New York Times best sellers? See them here!
Check out Senior Planet from AARP. Senior Planet is a community of people 60 and older who are learning to thrive in the digital world. Senior Planet programs are offered free of charge online and in-person. For classes on topics like artificial intelligence (AI), digital privacy & security, smartphones, social groups and more, visit the Senior Planet center in Chelsea (127 West 25th Street New York, NY 10001) or online at seniorplanet.org. Not quite sure where to start? Give their toll-free hotline a call at (888) 713-3495.
Watch a Youtube video from the Social Security Administration about scam awareness.
200 Books That Shaped 200 Years of Literature from The Center for Fiction
Meet Libby, the library reading app that has now replaced the OverDrive app. Upgrade to Libby today. You’ll find the same great titles and all of your loans, holds, and wish list items waiting for you. Watch a video about Libby to get started.
The New York State Department of Labor is partnering with Coursera to offer free classes to unemployed New Yorkers.
Visit Westchester Library System’s website for Seniors to see library programs and services just for seniors. This includes information on VisionLabs, a program designed to find new ways for libraries to serve patrons with visual impairments and emerging vision loss.
The Television News Archive, launched September 2012, is an archive of hundreds of thousands of hours of news programming from 20 different networks, made sharable and searchable through closed captioning data. Follow this link to check it out.
The Internet Archive’s Democracy’s Library is working to provide free and open access to government materials in an online catalog for the public.
You can now turn your smart phone into a mobile PDF scanner! Download the free Adobe Scan app and scan any text, convert to PDF or JPEG, edit and share easily.