Monday, September 13 at 6:30 pm
Main Library

One dark summer dawn, at the exact moment that an enormous monster dies in Lake Glimmerglass, twenty-eight-year-old Willie (nee Wilhemina) Upton returns to her hometown of Templeton, NY in disgrace. She expects to be able to hide in the place that has been home to her family for generations, but Willie then learns that the story her mom, Vi, had always told her about her father has all been a lie. He wasn’t the one-night stand Vi had led her to imagine, but someone else entirely. Someone from this very town.

As Willie digs for the truth about her lineage, voices from the town’s past — both sinister and disturbing — rise up around her to tell their sides of the story. In the end, dark secrets come to light, past and present blur, old mysteries are finally put to rest, and the surprising truth about more than one monster is revealed.  – Barnes and Noble

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Are you deficient in your movement vitamins?  Exercise is vital to your health and well-being!  Learn practical tools that you can incorporate into your daily routine to increase your vitality and health.

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Monday, September 27 at 6:30
Main Library

It is estimated that 22% of Americans find themselves “sandwiched” between two generations…..are you one of them?

Real workplace issues: The National Alliance for Caregiving and Metropolitan Life Insurance report that 52% of caregivers have some type of problems as a result of their caregiving role:

• Increased turnover
• Decreased job performance/productivity
• Increased absenteeism

Learn what has lead up to the Sandwich Generation – how to talk to and work with aging parents, how to work with siblings to develop a plan of action, what documents of your parents you should be able to get you hands on in a moment’s notice,
ideas for keeping children engaged, and tips/ideas to help lighten the load.

This program is presented by Caitlin St. George and Marci Kot, Community Liaisons for The Eddy

The program is free, but please register to attend.

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Wait Till Next Year

Tuesday, September 21 at 6:00 pm
Lansingburgh Branch

Set in the suburbs of New York City, where neighborhoods were divided between Dodgers, Giants, and Yankees fans, this book re-creates the postwar era, when owning a home on a tree-lined street meant the realization of a dream and memories for a lifetime. It is the story of a seemingly more innocent time, yet one that saw the convergence of McCarthyism, A-bomb drills, and racism. Through it all, though, Doris Kearns Goodwin could count on two constants: the Dodgers and her father. – Barnes and Noble

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Main Library – Thursdays at 11:00 am

• Email Workshop – September 30th, October 28th
• Intro to Word –  August 26th, October 7th
• Basic Computers – September 2nd, October 14th
• Intro to the Internet – September 16th, October 21st

Lansingburgh Branch – Saturdays at 11:00 am

• Basic Computers – August 21st, September 18th, October 23rd
• Email Workshop –   August 28th, October 9th
• Intro to the Internet– September 11th, October 16th
• Intro to Word -  October 2nd and October 30th

One-on-one sessions are available by appointment:  Saturdays at Lansingburgh and Thursdays at Main.  Registration is required for these computer classes.

To register for classes held at the Main Library, stop at the Information Desk or call 274-7071.  To register for classes held at the Lansingburgh Branch, please call 235-5310

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The mystery book discussion group meets at noon on the first Tuesday of the month.  All mystery lovers are welcome!

• September 7th, Mystic River by Dennis Lehane, set in Boston
• October 5th, Mallory’s Oracle by Carol O’Connell, set in New York City
• November 2nd, Vanishing Act by Thomas Perry, set in Upstate New York
  

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• September 13 – Monsters of Templeton, by Lauren Groff
• October 11 – Song Yet Sung, by James McBride
• November 8 – Suite Francaise, by Irene Nemirovsky
• December 13 – The Time Traveler’s Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger

Lansingburgh:
Tuesdays at 6:00 pm

• September 21 – Wait Till Next Year by Doris Kearns Goodwin
• October 19 – The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver
• November 16 – The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
• December 21 – The Postmistress by Sarah Blake

Sycaway:
Thursdays at 6:00 pm

• September 30 – Liar by Justine Larbalestier
• October 28 – The Believers by Zoe Heller
• November 18 – Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
• December 30 – The Girl Who Stopped Swimming by Joshilyn Jackson

Micah will freely admit she’s a compulsive liar, but that may be the one honest thing she’ll ever tell you. Over the years she’s fooled everyone: her classmates, her teachers, even her parents. And she’s always managed to stay one step ahead of her lies. That is, until her boyfriend dies under brutal circumstances and her dishonesty begins to catch up with her. But is it possible to tell the truth when lying comes as easily as breathing?

Taking listeners deep into the psyche of a young woman who will say just about anything to convince them — and herself — that she’s finally come clean, Liar is a bone-chilling thriller that will have listeners seesawing between truths and lies right up to the end. Honestly. – Barnes and Noble

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Monday, October 11 at 6:30 pm
Main Library

The powerful web of relationships in a small Chesapeake Bay town collapses as two souls face off in a gripping page-turner. Liz Spocott, a young runaway who has odd dreams about the future of the colored race, mistakenly inspires a breakout from the prison attic of a notorious slave thief named Patty Cannon. As Cannon stokes revenge, Liz flees into the nefarious world of the underground railroad with its double meanings and unspoken clues to freedom known to the slaves of Dorchester County as “The Code.” Denwood Long, a troubled slave catcher and eastern shore waterman, is coaxed out of retirement to break “The Code” and track down Liz.

Filled with rich history-much of the story is drawn from historical events-and told in McBride’s signature lyrical storytelling style, Song Yet Sung brings into full view a world long misunderstood in American fiction:how slavery worked, and the haunting, moral choices that lived beneath the surface, pressing both whites and blacks to search for relief in a world where both seemed to lose their moral compass. This is a story of tragic triumph, violent decisions, and unexpected kindness.  – Barnes and Noble

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BookSeller hours:

• Wednesdays at 1:00 – 5:00pm
• Saturday on April 3rd, May 1st, and June 5th (Closed on Saturdays during July and August) from 10:00 – 2:00 pm
• Open every Saturday in June

The BookSeller is a project of the Friends of the Troy Public Library.  All proceeds benefit library services and program.

Items may generally be renewed once. To renew by telephone, you will need the library card number to which the materials are charged. Items with a waiting list, overdue items, and some Interlibrary Loan materials are not renewable. Online renewal is available through the library catalog.

• Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
• Hancock Shaker Village
• Hyde Museum (Troy & Lansingburgh)
• Mass MOCA
• Norman Rockwell Museum
• Schenectady Museum and Suits-Bueche Planetarium
• Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute (available in Main, Lansingburgh and Sycaway)
  

How does it work?

• Passes are available to Upper Hudson Library Card Holders who possess a valid library card that is in good standing; availability is on a first-come, first-served basis.
• To find out if a pass is available for checkout that day, please call 274-7071.
• You may borrow only one pass per household at any one time.
• Passes are checked out for three days only and must be returned directly to a staff member of the library from which the pass was check out. Failure to return the pass to the appropriate library will result in a $5 fine. You may NOT return the pass in the library book drop.
• No renewals.
• Late fee: $5.00 per day
• Replacement fee for lost pass: $15.00

Museum Pass Program is sponsored by the Friends of the Troy Public Library

The sites below compiled by Rensselaer County One Stop are a starting point for using the internet as a part of your job search.

General Career Information

• America’s Career Info Net
• The Riley Guide

Job Listing and Resume Posting Sites

• New York State Department of Labor
• America’s Job Exchange
• Job Central
• America’s Virtual One Stop
• Career Magazine
• The 10 Minute Resume

Government and Civil Service Job Sites

• New York State
• State Jobs – New York
• New York City
• Military Separation Papers Federal
• Department of the Army
• DD214 and other Military Records

Job Search Sites

• Indeed
• Capital Area Help Wanted
• Career Builder
• Career Path
• The Employment Guide
• HelpWanted.com
• Job Bank USA
• The Monster Board
• Nation Job Online
• Simply Hired
• Gadball
• Propelity
• Jobs in New York
• SUNY employment

Please note that you will not be able to check out current issues of magazines from the Reading Room, or any issue of Consumer Reports.

Please see the Check Out Desk with any questions.