Here’s the recent news from the Belden Noble Memorial Library.

Adirondack 102 Club: Your Passport to the North Country

A gentleman from St Lawrence County stopped in yesterday with a copy of this book and asked to have it stamped with our library stamp.  It’s a passport-type book with a short write-up and photos submitted by residents of 102 Adirondack towns (including a very nice section on Essex). The idea is to visit the towns and meet some new folks in the process. The rules are loose and there is nothing to submit. We thought it would be fun to buy a copy for the library, and we invite you to check it out and take it on some adventures.

You can read all about the Adirondack 102 Club here.

New Titles

Here are a few new titles we added to our collection this week.  You can check on their availability here.

• 10% happier: how I tamed the voice in my head, reduced stress without losing my edge, and found self-help that actually works – a true story / Dan Harris
• Top secret twenty-one / Janet Evanovich
• Big little lies / Liane Moriarty
• Paris match / Stuart Woods
• After the falls: coming of age in the sixties / Catherine Gildiner
• The public library / a photographic essay by Robert Dawson; forereword by Bill Moyers ; afterword by Ann Patchett; with reflections by Isaac Asimov, Barbara Kingsolver, Anne Lamott, Philip Levine, Dr. Seuss, Charles Simic, Amy Tan, E.B. White, and others. [This book was a gift from a generous patron.]

Family in Need

Jim Van Hoven has asked us to help spread the word about an effort to help the Staats family, who are in the midst of severe challenge.  Please see Jim’s letter here: Message from the Essex Community Church.

Hope to see you in the library soon.

Tom Mangano
Director