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Caste: the Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel WilkersonThe Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Warmth of Other Suns identifies the qualifying characteristics of historical caste systems to reveal how a rigid hierarchy of human rankings, enforced by religious views, heritage and stigma, impact everyday American lives. Recommended by Catherine | Also available on Overdrive |
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My Life, My Love, My Legacy by Coretta Scott KingThe wife of Martin Luther King Jr., founder of the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change and singular 20th-century American civil rights activist presents her full life story, as told before her death to one of her closest confidants. Recommended by Roseann | Also available on Hoopla |
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Take a Hint, Dani Brown: a Novel by Talia HibbertA young woman who agrees to fake-date her friend after a video of him “rescuing” her from their office building goes viral. Recommended by Catherine | Also available on Overdrive |
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The Tradition by Jericho BrownWinner of the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. Jericho Brown's poetic concerns are both broad and intimate, and at their very core a distillation of the incredibly human: What is safety? Who is this nation? Where does freedom truly lie? The Tradition is a cutting and necessary collection, relentless in its quest for survival while reveling in a celebration of contradiction. |
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The Water Dancer: a Novel by Ta-Nehisi CoatesA Virginia slave narrowly escapes a drowning death through the intervention of a mysterious force that compels his escape and personal underground war against slavery. By the National Book Award-winning author of Between the World and Me. Recommended by Elizabeth | Also available on Overdrive |
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The Yellow House by Sarah M. BroomDescribes the author’s upbringing in a New Orleans East shotgun house as the unruly 13th child of a widowed mother, tracing a century of family history and the impact of class, race and Hurricane Katrina on her sense of identity. Recommended by Elizabeth | Also available on Overdrive |
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Pen to Pandemic: A Short Story Competition in the Time of COVID-19 Submissions due by March 15, 2021.
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Grab-and-Go Craft: Fox in Sox Register to reserve this month's craft kit, "Fox in Sox" felt animal pins. Kits include instructions, patterns to make a fox, a penguin, and an owl, felt, pin backs, and glue. Kits will include enough fabric to make at least one cute little critter. Please be sure to register to claim your kit. |
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Hands-On Virtual Cooking ClassThursday, February 11, 6:30-7:45 pm We're making heart-healthy dishes- join the fun! Felisha Chandler of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Rensselaer County makes learning to cook entertaining as well as educational. Appropriate for all ages! Join us on Zoom from your own kitchen. Register with your email to receive the list of ingredients, directions, and a Zoom link.
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Trivia Night: TV ShowsWednesday, February 17, 7:00-8:30 pm Join us for a Virtual Trivia Night on Zoom. Our theme this month is TV Shows.Teams are encouraged! Chose a captain and a fun and unique team name and register your team to receive Zoom login information before the event. (Only one person should register for each team.)
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Let's Get to Work Workshop Series
Multiple dates, Winter and Spring 2021 OnlineThe Upper Hudson Library System has teamed up with librarian and technology trainer Nate Heyer to offer a series of free career and technology class. Visit our Education & Employment page to see the full class list with descriptions, and register here. February's classes: - 02/04/2021 / 7 pm / Power Your Job Search with Google Tools
- 02/06/2021 / 1 pm / Sharing and Saving Files with the Cloud
- 02/13/2021 / 1 pm / Grow Your Business with YouTube
- 02/18/2021 / 7 pm / Polling, Quizzing, Signups: Google Forms
- 02/25/2021 / 7 pm / Introduction to Microsoft Excel
- 02/27/2021 / 1 pm / Decluttering Your Email Inbox
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Mental Health and Wellness with MHANYS
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AARP Driver Safety AARP Smart Driver Course is available online. No in-person courses are currently scheduled. Get a 25% discount by using discount code: DRIVINGSKILLS |
 NoveList PlusBook database and reading recommendations*Requires an East Greenbush/Schodack card |
 Overdrive & LibbyEbooks, audiobooks, magazines* |
Hoopla
Ebooks, audiobooks, movies, music, comics *Requires an East Greenbush/Schodack card |
 Tech-TalkLearn technology skills!User & PW: eglibrary |
Webucator Self-paced tech classes. Call the library for access code. |
 Research DatabasesSearch for journal, magazine, encyclopedia, and newspaper articles |
Call (518) 477-7476 Our phones are answered: Tu, Th, Fri 11 am - 6 pm Wed 11 am - 7 pm Sat 10 am - 2 pm Other times, leave a message and we'll return your call. |
Email eglibraryinfo@eglibrary.org Email us anytime. We will reply on weekdays within 24 hours. |
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Grab-and-Go 15-Minute Library Browsing Tu, Th, Fri 11 am - 6 pm Wed 11 am - 7 pm Sat 10 am - 2 pm |
Item Returns Items may be returned to the bin in the library entryway during the following hours. (Drive-thru returns unavailable) Mon-Fri, 11 am - 6 pm Wed 11 am - 7 pm Sat 10 am - 2 pm |
Drive-Thru Holds Pick-Up Tu, Th, Fri, 11 am - 6 pm Wed 11am - 7 pm Sat 10 am - 2 pm |
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East Greenbush Community Library
10 Community Way
East Greenbush, New York 12061
518-477-7476 eglibrary.org
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