The Greenbush Bookmark for Adults  
December 2020

~ Happy Holidays From Your Library ~
 
It's been quite a year!
 
We're celebrating the last month of 2020 with lots of staff picks book recommendations, a seasonally inspired craft kit, and learn-at-home technology training resources.
 
And we're getting a jump on 2021 by giving you a sneak peek at the slate of great programming we're offering in January, including a Winter Reading Challenge, a short story contest, and the return of our ever popular trivia event.
 
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With warm wishes and happy holidays from the East Greenbush Community Library Adult Services librarians,
 
Elizabeth, Catherine, Jody, Barbara, and Lauren
 
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 Staff Picks Reading Recommendations
Ashley's War : The Untold Story of a Team of Women Soldiers on the Special Ops Battlefield
by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

From the author of the New York Times best-seller The Dressmaker of Khair Khana comes the story of First Lieutenant Ashley White and a groundbreaking team of female American warriors who served alongside Special Operations soldiers on the battlefield in Afghanistan. 
 
Recommended by Marianne
Ebook and downloadable audiobook available on Overdrive & Libby
Bare knuckles & Saratoga racing : the remarkable life of John Morrissey
by Brien Bouyea
 
John "Old Smoke" Morrissey was one of the most dynamic characters of his time. He went from a career as an undefeated bare-knuckle boxer, founded the Saratoga Race Course and eventually won elections to Congress and the New York State Senate. Author and National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame staffer Brien Bouyea takes us on a fascinating journey that shows just how Morrissey did it all.
 
Recommended by Diana
Ebook available on Hoopla (requires EG/Schodack card)
The book of lost friends : a novel
by Lisa Wingate

A modern-day teacher discovers the story of three Reconstruction-era women and how it connects to her own students’ lives in this latest from the New York Times best-selling author of Before We Were Yours.
 
Recommended by Marianne
Ebook and downloadable audiobook available on Overdrive & Libby
The color of law : a forgotten history of how our government segregated America
by Richard Rothstein

Argues that laws and policies created by local, state, and federal government deliberately promoted segregation in metropolitan areas during the twentieth century, creating long-lasting consequences
 
Recommended by Catherine
Ebook and downloadable audiobook available on Overdrive & Libby
A Galway epiphany
by Ken Bruen

After a hit and run, Jack Taylor finds himself in the middle of a frenzy over two children seen tending to him post-accident, who people performed a saintly miracle in the latest novel in the series following Galway Girl.
 
Recommended by Catherine
Magic lessons : The Prequel to Practical Magic
by Alice Hoffman

A prequel to the movie-inspiring novel unveils the origin story of Maria Owens, who after being discovered as an abandoned baby in rural 17th-century Salem is taught in the “Unnamed Arts” before cursing her own family in love. 
 
Recommended by Jody
Ebook and downloadable audiobook available on Overdrive & Libby
Square haunting : Five Writers in London Between the Wars
by Francesca Wade

A group portrait of five women writers, including Virginia Woolf, looks at those who moved to London’s Mecklenburgh Square in search of new freedom in their lives and work. 
 
Recommended by Roseann
Downloadable audiobook available on Hoopla (requires EG/Schdk card)
Trashed : a graphic novel
by Derf

Graphic novel based on the author's time spent working on a garbage truck
 
Recommended by Lauren
Ebook available on Hoopla (requires EG/Schodack card) 
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 Virtual Library Programs
Monday Night Book Chat
Weekly. Monday evenings, 7-9 p.m.  
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What have you been reading lately? Join our Monday night Facebook book chat to discuss books with other readers and our librarians. Every Monday night 7-9 PM
Adult Grab-and-Go Craft Kit
*Happy Little Birds*

This family-friendly holiday craft includes the materials to create cardinals and blue jays to hang and enjoy. 
 
Registration is required and begins Dec 7th. Kits will be available at our Drive-Thru window on Sat, Dec 12th.
Bonus! Send a photo of your finished craft to reference@eglibrary.org by January 4th to be entered in a raffle for a $10 Starbucks gift card. We love to see your creativity!
 
Hands-On Virtual Cooking Class
Wednesday, December 16, 6:30-8:00
Zoom 
Join in the fun! We're making healthy holiday treats! Felisha Chandler of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Rensselaer County makes learning to cook entertaining and educational. Appropriate for all ages. You will need a computer, laptop, or tablet to see and participate in this class. Join us on Zoom from your own kitchen. Only one registration per household is needed.
 
Everyone who participates in the class will be in a raffle to win a cookbook!
Coming Soon
Keep an eye out for these exciting programs, coming to you in January
 
Pen-to-Pandemic 
Short Story Contest
 
At the East Greenbush Community Library, we love our local authors! 
 
Do you have a story to tell?  In support of our home-grown talent, we invite submissions of original short stories. The theme is “Pen-to-Pandemic." This will be a work of fiction set in Rensselaer County during the COVID-19 pandemic. Any genre is welcome as long as it is between 1500-2000 words. The contest is open to Rensselaer County adults 18 or older.
 
Registration will begin online on January 15th and submissions must be received by March 15th. You will need the name of your story to register for the contest. All stories must be previously unpublished. Stories will be judged anonymously. More details and a registration link will be posted to our website soon. 
 
Winter Reading Challenge 2021 starts January 5!
 
The 2021 Winter Reading Challenge begins on January 5, 2021. Join the challenge online through Beanstack (link available on our website by January 5) or using our traditional paper game card (available beginning January 5th in the library or at our drive-thru window). This winter's theme, Fun and Games, will keep you entertained on the cold days ahead!
 
 
Trivia Returns!
Our always-popular virtual trivia night will return in January. Stay tuned for dates and details.  
 
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