Indpendence Day Hours
The library will be closed on Friday, July 4th. We will be open on Saturday, July 5th, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Summer Reading for All Ages
All of our summer reading programs are in full swing, and we have programs and prizes for children, teens and adults. Do you want to sound off on the books you're reading? Our adult program invites you to share your book reviews in our weekly summer reading newsletter. Submit a review with your entry form and subscribe to the newsletter here.
Give Back This Summer!
We are giving away a lot of prizes this summer - with the help of our generous local business and the Friends of PFPL. Why not consider giving back this summer by purchasing an item from the library's Amazon Wish List? Help the library grow our collection despite a shrinking budget. Your purchase on Amazon will be shipped directly to the library. Books can be plated in your honor if you wish.Vacation ReadingIf you're packing up for a summer road trip, remember to check out our e-book and e-magazine collections. Bring along a full load of great reading without filling up your suitcase! Visit Zinio to download magazines, and DigitalLibraryNJ to borrow e-books and audiobooks.
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Book Forum Wednesday July 16 at 1:30 p.m. The book club with no assigned reading. Share light refreshments and talk about whatever you have been reading lately.
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Film Screening: Forbidden Planet Thursday July 17 at 7:00 p.m. MGM's first big-budget science fiction film, Forbidden Planet, combined state-of-the-art special effects with a story line based on Shakespeare's The Tempest. Forbidden Planet was a big influence on future sci-fi outer-space efforts, especially Star Trek. Starring Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen; directed by Fred M. Wilcox. Rated G; 98 minutes.
The public is invited to stay for a brief discussion after the film. All films in this series are recommended for adults. For more information, call the library at 908-454-3712. Partial funding is provided by the Warren County Cultural and Heritage Commission. Movie License # 196808001
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Eating the Rainbow Tuesday July 22 at 7:00 p.m. Move over “bland”...Get outta town “boring”! This summer we are livening up our meals with color for optimal nutrition. By “Eating the Rainbow” we are ensuring our intake of various phytochemicals that can promote good health. Those beautiful blues and purples…anthocyanins, lavish reds…lycopene, bright yellow/greens…lutein. So, don’t delay…come learn about the health benefits these colors have to offer you! We will prepare a colorful salad for everyone to enjoy. Call the library to reserve a space: 908-454-3712.
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Happy Bookers Discussion Wednesday July 23 at 7:00 p.m.Join our discussion of The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides. Madeleine Hanna breaks out of her straight-and-narrow mold when she enrolls in a semiotics course and falls in love with charismatic loner Leonard Morten, a time which is complicated by the resurfacing of man who is obsessed with the idea that Madeleine is his destiny."A stunning novel—erudite, compassionate and penetrating in its analysis of love relationships." (Kirkus). We have multiple copies of the book available. Reserve online or ask at the desk. Details and discussion questions at the Happy Bookers web page.
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Save the Date: Banned Books Discussion Tuesday August 12 at 7:00 p.m.The banning of John Steinbeck’s classic novel The Grapes of Wrath was the impetus for the creation of the Library Bill of Rights. Join our discussion of this controversial book as part of our year-long series, A Year of Reading Dangerously. Details at the Coffee Tea and Classics web page.
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The storied life of A.J. Fikry : a novel
by Gabrielle Zevin
When his most prized possession, a rare collection of Poe poems, is stolen, bookstore owner A. J. Fikry begins isolating himself from his friends, family and associates before receiving a mysterious package that compels him to remake his life. Selected by Valerie, circulation staff.
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The Jewel That Was Ours
by Colin Dexter
What begins as a routine voyage turns into a harrowing nightmare in outer space as the top echelons of intelligence, military, and aerospace combine forces in a bid to stop a Russian agent. Submitted by Norma, circulation staff.
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Cover of snow : a novel
by Jenny Milchman
In the wake of her stalwart police officer husband's shattering suicide in their otherwise peaceful Adirondack village, house restorer Nora Hamilton notices strange inconsistencies in her husband's past and in the behaviors of his police force coworkers before stumbling on deadly local secrets. Selected by Ann DeRenzis, library director.
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Carthage
by Joyce Carol Oates
When his daughter goes missing in the wilds of the Adirondacks, Zeno Mayfield, along with the community of Carthage, frantically searches for her, but instead finds the unlikeliest of suspects--a decorated Iraq War veteran with close ties to the Mayfield family. I love how Joyce Carol Oates takes a fiction genre and plays around with it until it is more than the sum of its parts, while remaining completely respectful of the genre she is borrowing. Here, the whodunit aspect is legitimately suspenseful, but the reader's attention is more strongly drawn to the the seething emotions of the characters. Selected by Deb Messling, reference librarian.
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