Yoga For Life
Open to adults & teens.Registration & $5 fee required for each session.Presented by Janet Hahn, certified instructor.No food 3 hours prior to class. Wear loose comfortable clothing & bring mat or towel.
Jimmy Kimmel Has a New Favorite Crowd: Kids
The new author has so enjoyed the warm reception to his book, “sometimes I wish I had nothing but children in my audience at the show.”
Poems About the Challenges of Life After Prison
Reginald Dwayne Betts talks about “Felon,” and Jung Chang discusses “Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister.”
Class, Culture And Sexual Identity Take Center Stage In 'Girl, Woman, Other'
Bernardine Evaristo's nuanced and entertaining Booker Prize-winning novel is told from the point of view of 12 British women of color — all just a few degrees of separation apart from each other.
Awe-Inspiring Libraries
It’s hard to whisper when you’re in the presence of so many books. A cartoonist sounds his praise with a visual celebration.
How Should 21st-Century Readers Approach the Bible?
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Revisiting André Aciman’s Eccentric Family
This week, Josh Duboff reviews André Aciman’s “Find Me,” the sequel to his 2007 novel “Call Me by Your Name.” In 1995, Barry Unsworth wrote for the Book Review about “Out of Egypt,” Aciman’s memoir chronicling the family that shaped his life.
New in Paperback: ‘Invisible’ and ‘Little Faith.’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Adult Sensory Storytime
Open to adults with special needs. Registration requested. Enjoy stories, songs, and simple crafts. Caregivers must remain present.
The Caldecott Medal Needs an International Makeover
In a global world, why is the oldest and most prestigious award in picture books still limited to American illustrators?
11 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Her Francophilia Saved Her From the Death Camps, but Not From Great Danger
In “A Bookshop in Berlin,” Françoise Frenkel describes a life devoted to French literature and her escape from the Nazis across occupied France.
What Do You Know About Kwanzaa?
Open to all. Learn the meaning of Kwanzaa and the seven symbols of the holiday. Share the history. Sponsored by the Atlantic County Library Foundation.
‘Genius & Anxiety: How Jews Changed the World, 1847-1947,’ by Norman Lebrecht: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Genius & Anxiety: How Jews Changed the World, 1847-1947,” by Norman Lebrecht
Emmanuel Carrère’s Disconcertingly Personal and Utterly Gripping Prose
“97,196 Words,” a new collection of essays by the celebrated French author, encapsulates his novel approach to nonfiction.
How Jews Have Impacted the Modern World
Norman Lebrecht’s “Genius & Anxiety” looks at Jewish achievement from 1847 to 1947.
Deborah Levy Would Like to Drink With Virginia Woolf
“I suspect she would not be that interested in food.”
Could Politics Be Fairer? Two New Books Say Yes
Lawrence Lessig’s “They Don’t Represent Us” and Ganesh Sitaraman’s “The Great Democracy” urge major reforms to reclaim American democracy.
Closed: Christmas Day
All branches of the Atlantic County Library System will be closed for Christmas Day.
The Decorous Surfaces and Fraught Subtexts of Alice Adams’s Life and Work
“Alice Adams,” a new biography by Carol Sklenicka, recounts the career of the elegant novelist and short story writer who specialized in the disappointments of romance.
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