The Greenbush Bookmark for Adults
December 2021

Decorative winter greenery
Decorative winter greenery
In This Issue: New Booklist online magazine for readers;
Winter Reading Challenge is coming soon; December programs;
movie, music, and book lists, and more.
 

 
Booklist Reader cover imageNew!
Booklist Reader Online Magazine
 
Booklist Reader is a new online magazine that features book recommendations for readers and listeners of all ages. Filled with high-interest, themed lists that showcase the latest books you'll find in libraries.
 
Click here to browse current and back issues of Booklist Reader. 
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Those who prefer print magazines, we didn't forget you! The library receives a supply of another magazine for readers, BookPage, in print each month. Pick up your copy of BookPage at the reference or check-out desk.
 
 

Winter Reading Challenge begins January 10th
 
Adults, kids and teens, expand your reading horizons and win prizes with the Winter Reading Challenge: 22 for 2022! 
 
Winter Reading Challenge logo of winter fox
Twenty-two challenge activities await you; complete them all for a chance at winning a grand prize. Have fun and read great books as you go!
 
Join the challenge on Beanstack (online or through the free Beanstack app) or opt for a traditional paper game card—the choice is yours. 
 
The Challenge runs from Monday, January 10 to Sunday, February 27, 2022. Visit the library website in early January for more information.
 
 
 
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
In-Person Programs at the Library
 
The word "hello" in several languages
ENL: English for New Learners
Weekly, Tuesdays and Thursdays
5:30 - 7:30 pm
 
This program teaches speaking, listening, reading and writing and is appropriate for students for whom English is not their first language, and are 21 years of age or older. You do not have to be an American citizen, but must have a green card.
 
Course is held at the library and taught by Questar III. For more information and to register, please contact Questar at (518) 479-6838 or by email at ronald.valentine@questar.org.
 
Holly berries
Holiday Arrangements
with the Greenbush Garden Club
Tuesday, December 7 | 6:00 - 7:45 pm
 
Create their own arrangement in a mug. Bring your arrangement home to enjoy or donate it to Evergreen Commons (the Garden Club will deliver).  
 
All materials will be provided, and a $5 materials fee, paid in cash at the time of the program, will be collected. Greenbush Garden Club meeting begins at 6 pm; program begins at 6:30.
 
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Concert: Singer Songwriter Phil Teumim
Sunday, December 12 | 2:30 - 3:45 pm
 
Phil Teumim is a singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. His songs are based on personal experiences, family stories, social commentary, and world affairs. Teumim's musical stylings are influenced by a variety of styles including folk, rock, blues, Celtic, and other genres. He accompanies himself on 6 and 12-string guitar, banjo and ukelele, but not necessarily all at the same time.
 
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Monday Morning Book Discussion Group*
Monday, December 20 | 10 - 11 am
 
Join us to discuss The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett.
 
"A stunning novel about twin sisters, inseparable as children, who ultimately choose to live in two very different worlds, one black and one white."
 
*Note: The evening book group does not meet in December
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Online Virtual Programs
 
 
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Wednesday Night Book Chat
Wednesday evenings | 7 - 9 pm
 
Our book chat has moved to Wednesdays!
 
What have you been reading lately? Join us on Facebook to tell us about it and gather recommendations from librarians and other readers. 
 
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Zoom Trivia Night
Thursday, December 9 | 6:30-8:00 pm
 
Find out what everyone is raving about! Join us on December 9 for a virtual Trivia Night on Zoom.
 
Teams are encouraged. (Team size is limited to 5 people.) Registrants will receive Zoom login information shortly before the event.
 
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Family cooking together in a kitchen
Virtual Cooking Class
Thursday, December 16, 6:00-7:30 p.m.
 
Join us on Zoom from your own kitchen for our Hands-On Cooking Class. Families welcome, appropriate for all ages! We will make some tasty, fun and healthy recipes with Felisha Chandler of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Rensselaer County.
 
Register now
 
 
 
FEATURED E-RESOURCES
 
Holiday Shopping with Consumer Reports
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Access Consumer Reports Online Using Your Library Card!
 
Don't forget... East Greenbush/Schodack cardholders have free access to Consumer Reports Online. Use this featured resource to help you find the best products for gifting or for yourself.
 
Don't have an East Greenbush card? Upper Hudson Library System cardholders can access Consumer Reports in the library on our computers, or browse the latest print issue on our shelves. 
 
Go to Consumer Reports Online
 
 
 
Seasonal Selections on Hoopla
 
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RECOMMENDATIONS
 
Staff Picks
Recent reads we really enjoyed. We hope you will, too! Click cover image or title to request a copy, or download from Overdrive/Libby or hoopla where indicated. See the full list of Staff Picks.
 
 
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Because He's Jeff Goldblum: The Movies, Memes, and Meaning of Hollywood's Most Enigmatic Actor
by Travis M. Andrews

A Washington Post pop-culture writer presents an irreverent, deeply researched portrait of the enigmatic Hollywood star that includes coverage of Goldblum’s experiences as a remarkable character actor, family man, pianist and style influencer.
 
Recommended by Lauren | Also available on Overdrive/Libby
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The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country
by Amanda Gorman

On January 20, 2021, Amanda Gorman became the sixth and youngest poet to deliver a reading at a presidential inauguration. Gorman captivated the nation and brought hope to viewers around the globe. Including a foreword by Oprah Winfrey, this book celebrates the promise of America and affirms the power of poetry.
Recommended by Roseann | Also available on Overdrive/Libby
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The Poppy Wife: A Novel of the Great War
by Caroline Scott

Hired by other families looking for MIA soldiers, a grieving man searches for his own missing brother along the Western Front, where he photographs soldier graves while making life-changing discoveries. 
 
Recommended by Marianne | Also available on Hoopla
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Semiosis
by Sue Burke

Human colonists are forced to survive on limited resources on a planet with an inexplicable environment, where trees offer deliciously addictive fruit one day and poison the next and the ruins of an alien race are discovered within plant roots.
 
Recommended by Lauren | Also available on Hoopla
 
New Arrivals: Books
New books on our shelves. Click cover image or title to request your copy.
 
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The days of Afrekete
by Asali Solomon

As Liselle Belmont prepares for a dinner party, she questions her marriage and her choices, while across town, Selena finds her memories of Liselle shifting her path in life, in this deeply human examination of two women coming back to themselves at midlife.
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The Loneliest Americans
by Jay Caspian Kang

Sharing his own family’s story as it unfolds against the backdrop of a rapidly expanding Asian America, writer-at-large for The New York Times Magazine, in this riveting blend of history and original reportage, explores—and reimagines—Asian American identity in a black and white world.
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Rebel Homemaker: Food, Family, Life
by Drew Barrymore

Published to coincide with a new segment on her show, this book is a fun and inspirational combination of essays and recipes that show the author redefines making a home every day, filling it with joy, purpose and lots of delicious food.
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Silverview
by John Le Carré

Giving up his high-powered career to run a bookshop in a small English seaside town, Julian Lawndsley finds his life upended by Edward, a Polish émigré living in Silverview, the big house on the edge of town, who is rather too interested in the inner workings of his modest new enterprise.
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Still Life
by Sarah Winman

In 1944 Tuscany, as Allied troops advance, a young English soldier has a chance encounter with a middle-aged art historian with whom he finds a kindred spirit and who sets him off on a course of events that will shape his life for the next four decades.
 
New Arrivals: Movies
New movies on our shelves. Click cover image or title to request your copy.
 
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Emily in Paris

A young American woman moves to Paris to work for a French marketing firm and struggles to adjust to her new environment.
Season 1.
 
Lily Collins, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu
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Four Good Days

After leaving a detox clinic, a young addict must stay clean while spending the next four days with her mother.
 
Glenn Close, Mila Kunis
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My Salinger Year

An aspiring writer receives personal advice from reclusive author J.D. Salinger.
 
Margaret Qualley, Sigourney Weaver
 
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Respect

A look into the life of Aretha Franklin: from her childhood traumatized by the loss of her mother through her difficult rise to international fame in the sixties, when she was also struggling with an abusive marriage and alcohol problems.
 
Jennifer Hudson, Forest Whitaker
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Zone 414

In the Zone 414 colony, known as the "City of Robots," a private investigator teams up with an advanced humanoid woman to search for the missing daughter of the creator of the colony.
 
Guy Pierce, Matilda Lutz
New Music
Click to open the image below (in PDF), then click on an album cover to request or stream.
 
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