Children’s publishing is the fastest-growing niche in the publishing marketplace, increasing by more than 40% in the last decade. The largest market is books for children aged 5-8, but 80% of all Young Adult books sold are purchased by adults.

From Delmonico’s to Sylvia’s to Chez Panisse, this is a daring and original history of dining out in America as told through ten legendary restaurants.

From the Chinese Emperors to the Romans and the Byzantines, from British Foreign Office agents in the Great Game to today’s hippies, backpackers and aid workers, a long line of “civilized” sedentary peoples have again and again misunderstood nomad

Library members and their guests are cordially invited to the opening reception for this new and original exhibition of books devoted to historic sites in the Middle East and beyond.

In this ongoing series, young writers are invited to join notable writers in exploring different genres. 

Celebrate the magic of chamber music in a room where it was meant to be performed. The English Concert, led by renowned harpsichordist and conductor Harry Bicket, has been dazzling audiences on both sides of the Atlantic for 40 years.

Yolo, Gilgamesh is a high-energy comic operetta based on the Sumerian epic of Gilgamesh. Employing influences from P.G. Wodehouse and Jonathan Richman to Run-D.M.C., it provides a clear way in to a sometimes intimidating text.

Library members read from their own short stories, novels, poetry, criticism, memoir, and plays. Refreshments and wine will be served. The Writing Life events in 2016 are generously underwritten by Jenny Lawrence.

Educator Blanche Siegal leads informal discussions of the works of the beloved Victorian novelist Anthony Trollope and selected contemporaries. This popular group is now in its sixth season. Tea and light refreshments are served.

The fall Writing Life season kicks off with an introduction to the many services the Library provides for writers. Did you know the Library offers an interlibrary loan service?