Librarying

February 2024

"Nothing is pleasanter than exploring a library."

-Walter Savage Landor 

Upcoming Events

Join us for Winter Reading 2024

Just for fun, start recording the books you read for January & February.

Turn in your log no later than March 16 for a raffle ticket & a free book off our

used book sale shelves.

Read as much or as little as you like. Like we said, this is just for fun.

And a raffle prize!

Click here for a printable reading log

New Reading Group for Teens:

Beginning February 11, "In Conversation" will meet on the second Sunday of the month at 3:00pm.

Led by Ivoryton Librarian and Quinnipiac University English professor Sharyn Nelson, this group will read books chosen by the group, in various genres. The first title will be chosen at the first meeting, when the structure of the group will also be discussed.

All teens are invited. Refreshments will be served!

New Book Spotlight

Cyrus Shams is a young man grappling with an inheritance of violence and loss: his mother’s plane was shot down over the skies of Tehran in a senseless accident; and his father’s life in America was circumscribed by his work killing chickens at a factory farm in the Midwest. Cyrus is a drunk, an addict, and a poet, whose obsession with martyrs leads him to examine the mysteries of his past—toward an uncle who rode through Iranian battlefields dressed as the Angel of death to inspire and comfort the dying, and toward his mother, through a painting discovered in a Brooklyn art gallery that suggests she may not have been who or what she seemed.

In New York City, three intriguing, smart, and stylish private investigators open Holmes, Marple & Poe Investigations. Who are these detectives with famous names and mysterious, untraceable pasts?

Brendan Holmes—The Brain: Identifies suspects via deduction and logic.

Margaret Marple—The Eyes: Possesses powers of observation too often underestimated.

Auguste Poe—The Muscle: Chases down every lead no matter how dangerous or dark.

The agency’s daring methodology and headline-making solves attract the attention of NYPD Detective Helene Grey. Her solo investigation into her three unknowable competitors will delight mystery fans.

Everything people loved about the first book, 5 Ingredients: Quick & Easy Food, but with the added va-va-voom of basing it on Jamie's lifelong travels around the Mediterranean.

With over 125 utterly delicious, easy-to-follow recipes, it’s all about making everyday cooking super-exciting, with minimal fuss – all while transporting you to sunnier climes.

You'll find recipes to empower you to make incredibly delicious food, but without copious amounts of ingredients, long shopping lists or loads of cleaning up. 65% of the recipes are meat-free or meat-reduced, and all offer big, bold flavor.

“If the Beast gave me a library like he gave to Belle, I’d marry him too.”

― Aya Ling , The Ugly Stepsister

Book Clubs

February 20

(postponed from January)

3:30 pm

Wait Till Next Year

by Doris Kearns Goodwin

February 16

4:00pm

Bluebird, Bluebird

by Attica Locke

Book List of the Month

NPR - Books We Love

“Libraries are only good if people use them, like books only exist when someone reads them.”

-Nicholas Meyer