NYPL: Dongan Hills Library

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Check out our first Book Drop video highlighting some of our favorite YA books! Our friends from some other NYPL libraries joined us to make it extra special! Thanks to our volunteer Tara for the idea, and editing the clips together! Happy reading! #libraryfun #bookdrop #yabooks #yanovels #read #nypl. @donganhillslibrary @freshestlibrary @67stnypl @nyplsouthbeach @grandcentralnypl

Next up in the Tween Book Pick series, is Before the Ever After by @jacqueline_woodson ZJ’s dad is everyone’s hero. A pro-football player, and the neighborhood father, his dad is beloved by everyone that he meets. But, at home, ZJ sees a different side of his father, as his dad starts to forget things, and becomes angry all the time. ZJ doesn’t know what is going on, but his mom explains that his dad is beginning to have issues from all the head injuries he had when he... played football. How can ZJ’s family hold onto their happy memories, when they all so badly want to go back in the past? *physical and electronic copies are available to check out or place on hold for all titles mentioned* #nypl #nypltweens #librariesofinstagram #beforetheeverafter See more

**HOLIDAY CLOSURE**

Today we remember John Le Carre, the beloved author who brought us his intricate Cold War spy thrillers. John Le Carre's novels, which were written with his own knowledge of being both a diplomat and a spy, was able to capture the unglamorous aspect of spy life oppositely depicted in Ian Fleming's work. Instead his characters focused on humanization through betrayal and deception encompassed into twisted plots. Many of his titles made the big screen--Tinker, Tailor, Soldier ...Spy, The Constant Gardener, and The Little Drummer Girl to name a few. Le Carre passed on December 12, 2020 at the age of 89. Interested in reading some of his work? Click below to look for John Le Carre novels through our catalog to find a copy today: ebooks: https://nypl.overdrive.com/search?query=John%20le%20Carre Hardcovers & paperbacks: https://catalog.nypl.org/search~S97 To learn more about his life and work, check out this article written by the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com//12/13/bo/john-le-carre-dead.html #JohnLeCarré #books #nypl #library #bookpick

THEY'RE HERE!! Nancy's weekend picks! Don't forget to place your holds on https://www.nypl.org/books-music-movies 1. The Guest List by Lucy Foley - A whodunit told from multiple points of view, centered on a high profile wedding at a remote island. Great read! 2. The Handmaids Tale - By Margaret Atwood - The perfect dystopian novel, set in the United States in the near future. The story is told through the eyes of Offred, one of the unfortunate handmaids. ... 3. Let it Snow By Nancy Thayer - a delightful fun and fast Christmas read.