National Poetry Month
(April 2012)

April is National Poetry Month and at the Library we are celebrating the ways poetry brings pleasure and sustains us!

Take a look at our Staff "Poetree" blooming with some favorite poems of our Staff, get inspired with our Poem of the Week, dip into our Take a Poem...Leave a Poem... bowl of poems, or check out one our many poetry books.

Downton Abbey Redux
(March 2012)

Can’t get enough Downton Abbey?

Check out our display of “read-alikes” and books/ videos about manor houses, WWI, the Titanic, British aristocrats, domestic servants, changing social mores, the Edwardian era, and American heiresses to keep you going until Season 3.

Listen -- Learn -- Play
(February 2012)

An assortment of musical treasures for your enjoyment!

Vegetarian and Vegan Cookbooks
for Meatless Monday Recipe Ideas
(January 2012)

Do vegetables scare you? Are you interested in incorporating more vegetables and grains in your diet, but don’t know where to start? After the wonderful treats and special foods of the holidays, many people set their goals on healthy eating for the New Year.

Check out our list of Vegetarian and Vegan cookbooks to help inspire you to add a vegetarian or vegan meal into your meal planning rotation. With cuisine from India, Mexico, Japan and all around the world, not to mention comfort recipes with roots from right here in the US, you’re sure to find something that appeals to you and your family.

Because so many of us love to get actual recommendations for successful recipes that others have tried, we've solicited Vegetarian or Vegan recipes that local families love.

Check out some of the recipes we've received below:
Vegan Thanksgiving Feast - Nancy Bennison
Golden Pear Soup - Joanna Chen
Curried Carrot Soup - Joanna Chen
Linguine with Broccoli - Joanna Chen
Pasta with Greens and Raisins - Joanna Chen
Bowtie Pasta with Carrot, Scallion and Sage -Elizabeth Skipper
Black Bean Lasagna- Elizabeth Skipper