The 2011 Pulitzer Prize-winning books are:
The 2011 Pulitzer Prize-winning books are:
FICTION
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
HISTORY
The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery by Eric Foner
BIOGRAPHY
Washington: A Life by Ron Chernow
POETRY
The Best of It: New and Selected Poems by Kay Ryan
GENERAL NONFICTION
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee
The Orange Prize for Fiction, the UK’s only annual book award for fiction written by a woman, announced the 2011 shortlist. The Prize celebrates excellence, originality, and accessibility in women’s writing from throughout the world.
The Orange Prize for Fiction, the UK’s only annual book award for fiction written by a woman, announced the 2011 shortlist. The Prize celebrates excellence, originality, and accessibility in women’s writing from throughout the world.
Room by Emma Donoghue
The Memory of Love by Aminatta Forna
Grace Williams Says it Loud by Emma Henderson
Great House by Nicole Krauss
The Tiger’s Wife by Téa Obreht
Annabel by Kathleen Winter
Celebrate National Poetry Month!
Celebrate National Poetry Month!
American Hybrid: A Norton Anthology of New Poetry edited by Cole Swensen & David St. John
The Best American Poetry 2010 edited by Amy Gerstler & David Lehman
Essential Pleasures: A New Anthology of Poems to Read Aloud edited by Robert Pinsky
The Greek Poets: Homer to the Present edited by Peter Constantine
The Ode Less Travelled: Unlocking the Poet Within by Stephen Fry
100 Essential American Poems edited by Leslie M. Pockell
Poetry Speaks: Hear Great Poets Read Their Work from Tennyson to Plath edited by Elise Paschen & Rebekah Presson Mosby
The Poets Laureate Anthology edited by Elizabeth Hun Schmidt
Young Romantics: The Tangled Lives of English Poetry’s Greatest Generation by Daisy Hay
This year’s Long Island Reads selection is Sag Harbor by Colson Whitehead.
Each April, during National Library Week, book lovers in Nassau and Suffolk come together to read the same book, participate in discussions of the selection, and enjoy related events in their public libraries.
This year’s Long Island Reads selection is Sag Harbor by Colson Whitehead.
The time is 1985. Benji, the son of a lawyer and a doctor, is one of the only black kids at an elite prep school in Manhattan. He spends his falls and winters going to roller-disco bar mitzvahs and trying desperately to find a social group that will accept him.
But every summer, Benji and his brother, Reggie, escape to the East End of Sag Harbor, where a small community of African American professionals has built a world of its own. Except Benji is just as confused about this all-black refuge as he is about the white world he negotiates during the school year.
In this deeply affectionate and fiercely funny coming-of-age novel, Colson Whitehead—using the perpetual mortification of teenage existence and the desperate quest for reinvention—beautifully explores racial and class identity, illustrating the complex rhythms of the adult world.
SAG HARBOR BOOK DISCUSSIONS AT THE LIBRARY
Tuesday, April 12, 11:00 a.m.
Thursday, April 28, 7:00 p.m.
COLSON WHITEHEAD AUTHOR EVENTS
Colson Whitehead will be speaking on Thursday, April 14 at the Rogers Memorial Library in Southampton at 3:00 p.m. and at the Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are not required. Seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis.
Books and movies featuring Elizabeth Taylor.
BOOKS
Elizabeth by J. Randy Taraborrelli
Furious Love: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, and the Marriage of the Century by Sam Kashner and Nancy Schoenberger
MOVIES
YOUR VOTE COUNTS!
The annual Budget Vote and Trustee Election will be held on Tuesday, April 5, from 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. at the library. Please plan to attend the Meet the Candidates and Budget Information Meeting on Monday, March 21, at 7:30 p.m.
YOUR VOTE COUNTS!
The annual Budget Vote and Trustee Election will be held on Tuesday, April 5, from 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. at the library. Please plan to attend the Meet the Candidates and Budget Information Meeting on Monday, March 21, at 7:30 p.m.
College and High School Students
Have your voice be heard! You are eligible to vote if you are 18 or older and a registered voter. Register at the Cold Spring Harbor School District Office, 75 Goose Hill Road.
Out of town April 5th?
Come into the library for an absentee ballot application!
The Civil War plaque that is on permanent exhibit next to the Information Services Desk was researched for several months. Documents from the Local History Collection confirm that on June 7, 1912, at a meeting of the Cold Spring Harbor Village Improvement Society, Mr. J.H.J. Stewart proposed to erect a memorial tablet to honor residents that enlisted during the Civil War. For more information about the history of the plaque and to read the names that appear on it, please download the brochure.
Books & DVDs featuring Ireland.
Books & DVDs featuring Ireland.
BOOKS–FICTION
The Banyan Tree: A Novel by Christopher Nolan
The Brightest Star in the Sky by Marian Keyes
Civil & Strange by Cláir Ní Aonghusa
Eye of the Law by Cora Harrison
The Lace Makers of Glenmara: A Novel by Heather Barbieri
The Midnight Choir by Gene Kerrigan
The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry
Shannon: A Novel by Frank Delaney
Troubles by J. G. Farrell
BOOKS–NON-FICTION
A Course Called Ireland: A Long Walk in Search of a Country, a Pint, and the Next Tee by Tom Coyne
Ireland in Mind: An Anthology edited by Alice Leccese Powers
Irish Puddings, Tarts, Crumbles, and Fools: 80 Glorious Desserts by Margaret M. Johnson
The Irish Spirit: Recipes Inspired by the Legendary Drinks of Ireland by Margaret M. Johnson
St. Patrick of Ireland: A Biography by Philip Freeman
The Táin: A New Translation of the Táin bó Cúailnge translated by Ciaran Carson
The Transformation of Ireland by Diarmaid Ferriter
The Village by Alice Taylor
U2 by U2 by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, & Larry Mullen Jr., with Neil McCormick
DVDs
The 2010 National Book Critics Circle award winners are:
The 2010 National Book Critics Circle award winners are:
Fiction
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
Biography
How to Live, or, A Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at an Answer by Sarah Bakewell
Poetry
One with Others: A Little Book of Her Days by C.D. Wright
General Nonfiction
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson
Autobiography
Half a Life by Darin Strauss
Did you miss our Consumer Health Information on the Internet workshop?
Here are some resources for finding reliable health information on the Internet.
Did you miss our Consumer Health Information on the Internet workshop?
Here are some resources for finding reliable health information on the Internet. Remember that the information you find online should supplement, not replace medical care.
Information should be current
Information should be reliable
Is the author or content provider given?
Are the author’s qualifications given?
Is the organization reputable?
Look at the web address for clues:
.gov = government
.edu = education
.org = organization (non-profit, research, or professional)
.com = commercial entities
Helpful Websites
MedlinePlus Guide to Healthy Web Surfing
Guide to evaluating the quality of health information on websites.
MedlinePlus
The National Institutes of Health’s Web site for patients and their families and friends. Produced by the National Library of Medicine, it includes information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues.
Healthfinder.gov
Includes resources on a wide range of health topics selected from over 1,600 government and non-profit organizations. Coordinated by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion and its health information referral service, the National Health Information Center.
Castle Connolly America’s Top Doctors
Search doctors who were selected after peer nomination, extensive research, and careful review and screening.
American Board of Medical Specialties
Find out if your doctor is Board Certified by an ABMS Member Board. You must create a free account in order to search the database.
New York State Physician Profile
Find information on a doctor’s medical education, and any legal actions taken against the doctor.
PatientsLikeMe
Enables people to share information that can improve the lives of patients diagnosed with life-changing diseases.
National Institutes of Health Senior Health
Health and wellness information for older adults from the National Institutes of Health. Users can enlarge the text or hear the text read aloud.
Lab Tests Online
Research and understand the many clinical lab tests that are part of routine care as well as the diagnosis and treatment of a broad range of conditions and diseases. Produced by the American Association for Clinical Chemistry.
RxList Pill Identification Tool
Identify your pill or medication.
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine is the Federal Government’s lead agency for scientific research on the diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not generally considered part of conventional medicine.
