With summer rapidly drawing to a close, consider joining the Evening Books Discussion Group led by Edna Ritzenberg! The next meeting of this lively group of readers is scheduled for September 10 at 7:30 pm. The book slated for discussion is Chris Bohjalian's The Double Bind. A thrilling read with references to (and including characters from) The Great Gatsby , The Double Bind tells the haunting tale of one young woman's obssession with uncovering a dark secret! Bohjahlian's well-crafted work is sure to inspire a spirited discussion, and become one of your fall favorites!

From Strummin' and Drummin' with Chris and Matt Marshak back in June to Bugs as Pets with Eric Powers and the SRO crowd at Mr. Ray - this has been a very busy summer in the children's department! We're glad so many families decided to spend their "staycations" with us at the library. Take a look back some of the fun ways we celebrated "Catch the Reading Bug" in our photo gallery.

Star Wars: The Clone Wars is a 2008 CGI animated science fiction film. Get ready to go back in time to discover the untold tales of the clone wars.

Recently I came across this video on YouTube. These teens created a really cool video to promote their library. It would be great to do the same thing for the RVC Library (only ours would be even better). If you are interested in helping to create a video for the Library. Email me @ egleason@rvcpl.org

The summer blockbuster season is just about over so it's time to look forward to Fall movies. The following are movies based on novels premiering this September/October. Why not read the book (click title to reserve) and make a decision which was better, book or movie. I've rarely seen a movie that was better than, or as good as, the book -- The Cider House Rules the only exception in my humble opinion.

September 26 - Choke by Chuck Palahniuk
Starring: Sam Rockwell & Angelica Huston

September 26 - Miracle at St. Anna by James McBride
Directed by Spike Lee
Starring: Derek Luke, Michael Ealy, Laz Alonso, John Leguizamo, Joseph Gordon Levitt and James Gandolfini
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October 3 - Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan
Starring: Michael Cera & Kat Dennings
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October 3 - What Just Happened by Art Linson
Starting: Robert DeNiro, Sean Penn, Bruce Willis, Catherine Keener, Stanley Tucci, Robin Wright Penn, John Turturro, etc. What a cast!!
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October 17 - The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Starring: Dakota Fanning, Queen Latifah, Alicia Keys and Jennifer Hudson
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It's the last week of the Summer Reading Program so it's time to come down to library and pick up your reading records and your last prizes. We'll have everything available at the final show, Erik's Reptile Edventures, in case you plan to attend.

We already caught the Reading Bug this summer and now we've caught Olympics Fever! Come in and check out our Medal Count. We will be keeping tabs on the medal standings of the top four medal winning countries from the last summer Olympics: the United States, Russia, China and Australia. I can't wait to see if swimmer Michael Phelps wins medals in all eight events he's competing in.
Also, East Meadow Public Library is hosting a blog written by an NBC staffer who is in Beijing. Check it out and send in your own questions.

Take Alexandre Dumas to Paris with you, read Elizabeth Bishop while in the Hamptons, pack Michael Dibdin for your trip to Ireland - wherever you are going on vacation this year, writers (Julian Barnes, Dave Eggers, Colm Toibin, etc. ) recommend these perfect literary travelling companions.

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 hits theatres on August 6. Based on the books by Ann Brashares, the movie stars Amber Tamblyn, America Ferrera, Blake Lively and Alexis Bledel. If you haven't read the series check out the books:
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
The Second Summer of the Sisterhood
Girls In Pants
Forever In Blue

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I just read an interesting article in the New York Times regarding the new generation of chick-lit and the huge role brand name fashion now plays in these novels. Check it out, Truman Capote would be totally amazed at what his novella, Breakfast at Tiffany's, has wrought.