What's New at Our Digital Branch

Oops - We sent this newsletter without a link to the Carolina Pulled Pork recipe! Here's an updated newsletter with a link so you can try this delicious recipe for yourself!
 
Our building is closed but we hope you'll join us for online programs at our "digital branch"! Here's a look at what we have planned for patrons of all ages.
 
In this Issue
Children's Programs
Adult Programs
Barbara's Recipe Corner
Resource of the Week: RBDigital
Staff Book Reviews
Deb's E-Picks
Children's Programs
Miss Mary Beth is back with this week’s storytime! Join her in celebrating how much we love our mommies! And as always, we hope you and your 6-23 month olds will pay Ms. Christina (and Chicken, too!) a visit on YouTube for Laptime!
 
Plus, join Miss Christina for a new STEM adventure in this week's After School Club! In this science experiment we will see water "walk" itself from a full glass into an empty glass all by itself. And of course we've added some food coloring to make it even more fun!.
 
Visit our Children's Programs webpage to see the latest videos.
 
Adult Programs
Power Your Job Search with Google Tools
Friday, May 22 at 12:30pm
 
We’ve partnered with Grow with Google to present a workshop that will teach you to discover and keep track of opportunities on Google Search. In this workshop, you will learn to use collaborative tools of G Suite and Google Search to enhance your job search experience. Prior to attending this event, attendees should create a Google account. This workshop will be held on Zoom. Click here to register!
 
Plus, visit our website to sign up for the Happy Bookers Discussion Group and the Classic Book Club, or join the Book Forum - our book club with no assigned reading - on Instagram @PburgLibrary every Wednesday at 12:30pm for an Instagram Live session - request to join our video and we'll let talk to our viewers about whatever you've been reading lately!
 
Don't forget to follow us on Facebook for additional content!
 
Barbara's Recipe Corner
This week, library assistant Cindy contributes a recipe to Barbara's Recipe Corner. This recipe pairs well with last week's macaroni coleslaw.
 
Having more unscheduled time at home has given me the chance to pull out some new recipes that I've wanted to try. This Carolina Pulled Pork is one of those recipes. It's from one of the new cookbooks in the library's collection, Our Sweet Basil Kitchen, and it didn't disappoint my family. Don't be put off by the list of seasonings for the rub or by the time required for brining and roasting. It is a simple recipe with very little hands-on time needed. I was concerned about the pork having enough moisture during the long roasting time, but that was definitely not a problem. Also, if you don't want to be putting the pork in the oven at 2am to eat at 6pm, you can cook it the day before, during the day, and just reheat and serve later. Heat your oven to 250 degrees, cover with foil, and heat for about 30 minutes. The cookbook does offer two sauce recipes to serve with the pulled pork. I did make the Mustard BBQ Sauce, but I preferred the pork with a more traditional sauce. It's great in a sandwich or by itself. I hope youenjoy it. Click here for the recipe!
 
Resource of the Week: RBDigital
With your valid Phillipsburg library card, you can access complete editions of popular magazines and read them on a computer or on a wide range of mobile devices, including the iPad, Kindle Fire and Android tablets.  Click here for more info about this service!
 
Staff Book Reviews
Failing Up: How to Take Risks, Aim Higher, and Never Stop Learning
by Leslie Odom, Jr.

I listened to the audiobook version of this, read by Leslie Odom, Jr. himself. It's a memoir loaded with words of wisdom that any risk-averse reader would benefit from, and listening to Odom read was an absolute delight. While I had seen him in a handful of TV shows prior to his breakout performance as Aaron Burr in Hamilton, I knew very little about most of his acting career or about the massive leap of faith he took in order to be a part of Lin-Manuel Miranda's groundbreaking musical. Reviewed by Stephanie, Reference Librarian
The Forever Summer
by Jamie Brenner
 
The Forever Summer is a story of families, love and forgiveness.  The author brings the community of Provincetown to life in this summer read.  You will definitely want to put your feet up and relax with this one. Reviewed by Lori, Library Assistant
The wives of Los Alamos : a novel
by TaraShea Nesbit

This is a fictionalized account of the experiences of women married to the scientists working on the Manhattan Project. Rather than focus on just one or two wives, the author's descriptions offer a glimpse of what life was like for the women from very different backgrounds and in different phases of their lives. It explores what it was like to raise a family in a town that did not officially exist while their husbands worked on a project that did not officially exist. This is not a story, but rather a compilation of experiences and personalities brought together in an unlikely way through shared challenges. Reviewed by Cindy, Library Assistant
Deb's E-Picks
The Inn at Lake Devine
by Elinor Lipman

When her mother receives a notice about a Vermont inn that caters especially to non-Jewish guests, Natalie Marx becomes obsessed with the once-restricted, family-owned resort and wangles an invitation to join a friend on a vacation there.
The Witch Elm
by Tana French

After being beaten and left for dead by burglars, a happy-go-lucky charmer returns to his ancestral home where he stumbles on a family secret.
All these titles can be found in our Cloud Library.
 
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