BookFriends are happy to announce the return of the Holiday Marketplace in 2021! This year there will be a Silent Auction and a Teacup Auction.
- The Silent Auction items will be on display in the library starting November 1st, and an online auction of those items will be held from November 8th-20th.
- The Teacup Auction items will also be on display, and tickets will be on sale in the library November 15th-20th during library hours.
- A virtual drawing for the Teacup Auction will begin at 7:00 PM on Saturday, November 20th.
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Pick up a burlap "head" and two garden stakes, or use supplies from home. Create a fall scarecrow of your choosing--will it be a literary character, make use of a leftover Halloween costume, or a Frankenstein of upcycled materials in your house? Drop off your creation by Saturday, November 13 and take a peek at your competition.
Scarecrow Supply Pickup:
Monday, October 25-Saturday, October 30
Scarecrow Drop Off:
Return your decorated scarecrow to the library by Saturday, November 13.
Scarecrow Contest & Voting:
Monday, November 15-Saturday, November 20
Scarecrows will be on display at the library and promoted on social media. Cast your vote in person or online this week.
Scarecrow Pickup:
Pick up your scarecrows after noon on Monday, November 22 to use at home.
Winner and runner-up will be announced on Monday, November 22 and will win a fall basket filled with goodies to warm you up!
Scarecrow Supply Pickup:
Monday, October 25-Saturday, October 30
Scarecrow Drop Off:
Return your decorated scarecrow to the library by Saturday, November 13.
Scarecrow Contest & Voting:
Monday, November 15-Saturday, November 20
Scarecrows will be on display at the library and promoted on social media. Cast your vote in person or online this week.
Scarecrow Pickup:
Pick up your scarecrows after noon on Monday, November 22 to use at home.
Winner and runner-up will be announced on Monday, November 22 and will win a fall basket filled with goodies to warm you up!
In Still Life, bestselling author Louise Penny introduces Monsieur L'Inspecteur Armand Gamache of the Surete du Quebec, a modern Poirot who anchors this beloved traditional mystery series
Winner of the New Blood Dagger, Arthur Ellis, Barry, Anthony, and Dilys awards.
Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Surêté du Québec and his team of investigators are called in to the scene of a suspicious death in a rural village south of Montreal. Jane Neal, a local fixture in the tiny hamlet of Three Pines, just north of the U.S. border, has been found dead in the woods. The locals are certain it's a tragic hunting accident and nothing more, but Gamache smells something foul in these remote woods, and is soon certain that Jane Neal died at the hands of someone much more sinister than a careless bowhunter.
Reserve a copy of the book through your patron account or call the Beekley at 860-379-7235.
The Beekley Book Club is a book discussion group that meets on the third Tuesday of each month (except December) from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. All are welcome to join in.
Winner of the New Blood Dagger, Arthur Ellis, Barry, Anthony, and Dilys awards.
Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Surêté du Québec and his team of investigators are called in to the scene of a suspicious death in a rural village south of Montreal. Jane Neal, a local fixture in the tiny hamlet of Three Pines, just north of the U.S. border, has been found dead in the woods. The locals are certain it's a tragic hunting accident and nothing more, but Gamache smells something foul in these remote woods, and is soon certain that Jane Neal died at the hands of someone much more sinister than a careless bowhunter.
Reserve a copy of the book through your patron account or call the Beekley at 860-379-7235.
The Beekley Book Club is a book discussion group that meets on the third Tuesday of each month (except December) from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. All are welcome to join in.
The final novel of one of America’s most beloved writers—a tale of degeneration, corruption, and spiritual crisis.
In awarding John Steinbeck the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Nobel committee stated that with The Winter of Our Discontent, he had “resumed his position as an independent expounder of the truth, with an unbiased instinct for what is genuinely American.” Ethan Allen Hawley, the protagonist of Steinbeck’s last novel, works as a clerk in a grocery store that his family once owned. With Ethan no longer a member of Long Island’s aristocratic class, his wife is restless, and his teenage children are hungry for the tantalizing material comforts he cannot provide. Then one day, in a moment of moral crisis, Ethan decides to take a holiday from his own scrupulous standards. Set in Steinbeck’s contemporary 1960 America, the novel explores the tenuous line between private and public honesty, and today ranks alongside his most acclaimed works of penetrating insight into the American condition.
Reserve a copy of the book through your patron account or call the Beekley at 860-379-7235.
The Beekley Book Club is a book discussion group that meets on the third Tuesday of each month from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. All are welcome to join in.
In awarding John Steinbeck the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Nobel committee stated that with The Winter of Our Discontent, he had “resumed his position as an independent expounder of the truth, with an unbiased instinct for what is genuinely American.” Ethan Allen Hawley, the protagonist of Steinbeck’s last novel, works as a clerk in a grocery store that his family once owned. With Ethan no longer a member of Long Island’s aristocratic class, his wife is restless, and his teenage children are hungry for the tantalizing material comforts he cannot provide. Then one day, in a moment of moral crisis, Ethan decides to take a holiday from his own scrupulous standards. Set in Steinbeck’s contemporary 1960 America, the novel explores the tenuous line between private and public honesty, and today ranks alongside his most acclaimed works of penetrating insight into the American condition.
Reserve a copy of the book through your patron account or call the Beekley at 860-379-7235.
The Beekley Book Club is a book discussion group that meets on the third Tuesday of each month from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. All are welcome to join in.
Homebound Delivery Service NOW AVAILABLE
The Beekley Library, in partnership with BookFriends, will be offering Homebound Delivery Service to New Hartford residents who are unable to come to the Library due to restricted mobility or health problems. This service is free and based on volunteer’s availability.
This program is open to any New Hartford resident who is having difficulty getting to the Library due to illness or restricted mobility. Circulation Library Assistants will select materials for you at your request and can include a variety of fiction, non-fiction, DVDs, audiobooks, magazines, CDs, and Large Print items. Materials will circulate for an extended period of time. When you finish your materials and need another delivery, just call the Library and let us know. We will be in touch with a BookFriends Volunteer to schedule a Drop Off/Pickup. Library items will be delivered in a plastic bag and hung on your door. Returns can be placed on your doorknob ahead of time for a contactless experience.
Call the Beekley, 860-379-7235, for more information or to schedule a delivery.
This program is open to any New Hartford resident who is having difficulty getting to the Library due to illness or restricted mobility. Circulation Library Assistants will select materials for you at your request and can include a variety of fiction, non-fiction, DVDs, audiobooks, magazines, CDs, and Large Print items. Materials will circulate for an extended period of time. When you finish your materials and need another delivery, just call the Library and let us know. We will be in touch with a BookFriends Volunteer to schedule a Drop Off/Pickup. Library items will be delivered in a plastic bag and hung on your door. Returns can be placed on your doorknob ahead of time for a contactless experience.
Call the Beekley, 860-379-7235, for more information or to schedule a delivery.
You Tube Programs
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To view our current selection of YouTube programs, click here .
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the Beekley Historical Lecture Series
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Hamish Lutris, Associate Professor of History, Political Science, and Geography, Capital Community College presents talks on: