Vera: A Novel
Narrowly surviving the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, a bordello proprietor's daughter bonds with an unlikely new family, from a Chinese clan and an orphan caregiver to tenor Enrico Caruso and tabloid celebrity Alma Spreckels.
2024 NATIONAL MEDAL
for Museum and Library Service Finalist
Narrowly surviving the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, a bordello proprietor's daughter bonds with an unlikely new family, from a Chinese clan and an orphan caregiver to tenor Enrico Caruso and tabloid celebrity Alma Spreckels.
When her flailing department lands on the university's chopping block, Professor Naya Turner's friends convince her to shed her frumpy cardigan for an evening on the town. For one night her focus will stray from her demanding job. When she meets a charming stranger in town on business, Naya starts to rebuild her confidence, which was left toppled by her abusive ex-boyfriend. Soon she's flirting with the chance at a more serious romantic relationship - except nothing can be that easy. The complicated strings around her dating Jake might destroy her career \.
“I've always looked upon cartooning as comedy’s last frontier. I have done stand-up, sketches, movies, monologues, awards show introductions, sound bites, blurbs, talk show appearances, and tweets, but the idea of a one-panel image with or without a caption mystified me. I felt like, yeah, sometimes I’m funny, but there are these other weird freaks who are actually funny. You can understand that I was deeply suspicious of these people who are actually funny.”
On this episode of Match+Book, adult services librarian Paul Kibala shares some new titles by women writers.
The Radium Girls by Kate Moore
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Join us on Saturday, April 29 from 10:00am to 4:00pm for our very own Makers Day! With a focus on hands-on creativity and making through play, we'll be offering all-ages activities and hands-on learning opportunities for visitors and members of our community.
For the full schedule, visit https://ilove.ebpl.org/maker.
This event is sponsored by the East Brunswick Friends of the Library.
Heads-Up: Fall Prevention & Pedestrian Safety for Seniors, Caregivers, or Anyone To Stay Safe
Postponed from March 16
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Kelly Ayala, USCIS’s Community Relations Officer for the New Jersey area, will discuss the naturalization process for interested permanent residents.
Topics will include naturalization requirements, the naturalization process, the naturalization test, and the rights and responsibilities of U.S. Citizenship. Join us virtually on Zoom by following the instructions below.
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