New Books and Videos at the Essex Library

Here are some of the books we have recently added to the collection. Some of them have been quite popular — you can check availability and reserve titles by using our online catalog.

The Traitor's Wife by Allison Pataki — The Traitor’s Wife by Allison Pataki

Fiction Books

The Good Lord Bird by James McBride
Still Life with Bread Crumbs by Anna Quindlen
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Blind Justice by Anne Perry
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Meil Gaiman
A Permanent Member of the Family by Russell Banks
The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
The Traitor’s Wife by Allison Pataki

The Traitor’s Wife by Allison Pataki, a work of historical fiction, is her first book — she has promised to do a program at the library when she visits Essex this summer — stay tuned.

Nonfiction Books

George Washington’s Secret Six: the spy ring that saved America by Brian Kilmeade
One Summer: America, 1927 by Bill Bryson
A Short Guide to a Long Life by David B. Agus, M.D.
The Burglary: the discovery of J. Edgar Hoover’s Secret FBI

Rotating Collection: Videos

… and here are the new videos in the rotating collection — they will be here until early May:

The Artist DVD F ART
A better life DVD F BET
Life as we know it DVD F LIF
Melancholia DVD F MEL
Perfect sense DVD F PER
Frozen river DVD FIC FRO [filmed in the North Country]
Pacific Rim DVD FIC PAC
Riddick DVD FIC RID
Safety smart science with Bill Nye the DVD J537 ELE
We’re back! DVD JD WE’R
Dora the explorer. Dora’s enchanted DVD JF DOR
The original Nancy Drew movie mystery DVD JF ORI
A turtle’s tale DVD JF TUR
White water : DVD JF WHI
Pick your level. Weight loss Pilates DVD 613.7 WEI
The Book of Manning DVD 796.332 BOO
The day Kennedy died DVD 973.922 DAY
Safety smart at home! JDVD SAF
Cirque du Freak JDVD VAM
WordGirl. Earth Day girl JDVD WOR

Hope to see you in the library soon!

Debut Novel by Allison Pataki: The Traitor’s Wife (www.essexonlakechamplain.com)
New Videos in Rotating Collection at the Library (www.essexonlakechamplain.com)
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt Tops Publisher Weekly’s Bestseller List Yet Again (booksnreview.com)
New Books at Essex Library (www.essexonlakechamplain.com)
30 Books Every Woman Should Read by 30 (bookaliciousmama.com)

About Tom Mangano

Tom became the director of the Belden Noble Memorial Library in Essex after a 33-year career as technical editor at GE in Schenectady. In 2009, Tom received a master's degree in information science from the University at Albany. He became library director in Essex in 2011. Tom and his wife MaryAnne divide their time between Essex and Schenectady.