June 16, 2021
Meet Author Nathaniel Rich
Please join us for a virtual author visit with Nathaniel Rich on Tuesday, August 10th, 7:00–8:00 p.m. He’ll discuss his recent book Second Nature: Scenes from a World Remade (Library Catalog / OverDrive).
Today, scientists race to reanimate extinct beasts, our most essential ecosystems require monumental engineering projects to survive, and chicken breasts grow in test tubes. No rock, leaf, or cubic foot of air on Earth has escaped humanity's clumsy signature. The distinctions we grew up with,—between natural and artificial, dystopia and utopia, science fiction and science fact—have blurred, losing all meaning.
In Second Nature, we meet ordinary people who make desperate efforts to preserve their humanity in a world that seems increasingly alien. Their stories—obsessive, intimate, and deeply reported—help us understand our place in a reality that resembles nothing human beings have known before.
Nathaniel Rich is an author and writer-at-large for The New York Times Magazine and a regular contributor to The Atlantic, Harper’s, and The New York Review of Books. His other books include Losing Earth: A Recent History. He is also the author of the novels King Zeno Odds Against Tomorrow and The Mayor’s Tongue.
This program is sponsored by the White Plains Library Foundation. Click HERE to register and you’ll receive a Zoom link unique to your email.
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Brian Kenney Library Director [email protected]
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June is Audiobook Month
Listen up! June is Audiobook Month! To celebrate, we've put together a list of intriguing titles for your enjoyment, and there are thousands of other titles to choose from in our Libby/OverDrive and hoopla collections. Planning a long overdue vacation? Dreading the return of your pre-pandemic commute? Get our free app, Libby, check out some audiobooks, and the miles will fly by. They're also great for long walks, folding laundry and other chores, or lounging by the pool. We've got a wide variety of genres and incredible narrators, including literary icons reading their own work, that guy who says "Alright, Alright, Alright" and many other familiar voices: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Tiffany Haddish, Meryl Streep, David Oyelowo, Oprah, Bruce Springsteen, JB Smoove, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and more. Have you heard? Alicia Keys narrates her memoir, RuPaul philosophizes, Marisa Tomei reads Elena Ferrante, Benedict Cumberbatch explores Kafka, Stanley Tucci performs Breakfast of Champions, Dustin Hoffman brings Horton Hears a Who! to life, and weirdly, Burt Reynolds voices Moby Dick. Chill with some mindfulness/meditation, try some self-help, solve a whodunit, or travel to another planet. Audiobooks are amazing. TOLERANCE: Coach Vince Lombardi's Winning Formula Sunday, June 20th 2:00–3:00 p.m. One of the greatest coaches in pro football, Vince Lombardi's leadership skills resulted in ten winning seasons and five championships. His management Book 'Em keys of diversity, tolerance, and Wednesday, June 23rd attacking bigotry proved well in 2:30–3:30 p.m. Green Bay. Lombardi broke down Library Director Brian Kenney will barriers for athletes of color in lead a discussion of Sujata Wisconsin's NFL outpost. It should Massey's The Satapur Moonstone. be no surprise Lombardi employed Bombay’s only female lawyer is the same successful tactics in once again called upon to solve a changing the Washington Football mystery in 1920’s India. The book is Team's culture for gay players. John available in print and Large Print Vorperian, a published sports through the Library's catalog, and historian & host of BEYOND THE on OverDrive/Libby as an eBook GAME, will take us back to 1969 to and audiobook. For information on hear Vince Lombardi exploits and attending, click here. how tolerance finally brought a winning year to the nation capital's fans. Click here to register.
Short Story Series–Film Discussion: Lady Bird Thursday, June 24th 2:00–4:15 p.m. Join Librarian Barbara Wenglin as we conclude our Spring Series with a discussion of the feature film Lady Bird (2017 - 1hr. 35min). An intrepid Catholic School senior from “the wrong side of the tracks” in Sacramento navigates the trials of first love, family, and self-discovery as she dreams of escaping to college on the East Coast. Nominated for 5 Oscars, Golden Globe winner Best Picture & Best Actress – Starring Saoirse Ronan, directed by Greta Gerwig, with Laurie Metcalf and Tracy Letts. To view before meeting: borrow as STEAMy Summer Days DVD or Blu-Ray, streamed free on in the Edge Library’s Kanopy, also on Netflix. This summer the Library is excited Click here to register. to offer eight weeks of free mini- camps for teens going into Grades 6-10 in the fall. This is the fifth year that Argus, a Verisk Analytics company, is funding these free summer camps. Click here for more info and to register.
Summer Reading at the Library starts Monday, June 28th and will run through Friday, August 20th! Due to the impact of COVID-19 on services, Summer Reading will be completely online this year via the READsquared platform, website, or app (available for iOS and Android). Poetry Open Mic Find out more here. Wednesday, July 7th 7:00–9:00 p.m. Join Zork and Kristen for the First Wednesday Poetry Open Mic! Pre- registration is required to try and accommodate as many poets as possible. Register here to attend or perform. If you plan on performing, please send your name (how you'd like to be introduced), email address, and a short 60-word bio to [email protected]. Adults & teens welcome!
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