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Welcome to the Owl's Nest Blog from the Westbury Children's Library, officially known as Children's Library - Robert Bacon Memorial. If you've visited us before, you may have noticed the bust over the fireplace. It is a portrait of former Secretary of...
Librarian’s Pick: The Mystery Of Mrs. Christie – Marie Benedict
"In December 1926, Agatha Christie goes missing. Investigators find her empty car on the edge of a deep, gloomy pond, the only clues some tire tracks nearby and a fur coat left in the car—strange for a frigid night. Her World War I veteran husband and her daughter...
Librarian’s Pick: The Business Of Lovers – Eric Jerome Dickey
"Unlike their younger brother, André, whose star as a comedian is rising, neither Dwayne nor Brick Duquesne is having luck with his career—and they’re unluckier still in love. Former child star Dwayne has just been fired from his latest acting role and barely has...
Hoopla at the Westbury Library!
Patrons of the Westbury library now have access to Hoopla. Hoopla allows users to digitally borrow books, videos, music, audiobooks, and more on their smartphones, computers, and tablets. More information can be found here
Librarian’s Pick: Black Futures- Kimberly Drew & Jenna Wortham
"Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham have brought together this collection of work—images, photos, essays, memes, dialogues, recipes, tweets, poetry, and more—to tell the story of the radical, imaginative, provocative, and gorgeous world that Black creators are bringing...
Librarian’s Pick: The Fixed Stars – Molly Wizenberg
"At age 36, while serving on a jury, author Molly Wizenberg found herself drawn to a female attorney she hardly knew. Married to a man for nearly a decade and mother to a toddler, Wizenberg tried to return to her life as she knew it, but something inside her had...
Librarian’s Pick: On Ocean Boulevard – Mary Alice Monroe
"It’s been sixteen years since Caretta “Cara” Rutledge has returned home to the beautiful shores of Charleston, South Carolina. Over those years, she has weathered the tides of deaths and births, struggles and joys. And now, as Cara prepares for her second wedding,...
Westbury Library Youtube Tutorials
The Westbury Library has added several tutorials to our Youtube channel. Our five newest videos, made with help from the Westbury High School National Honors Society help students and adults learn several smartphone and web applications for both scholastic and...
Librarian’s Pick: In A Holidaze – Christina Lauren
"A young woman gets a holiday do-over in In a Holidaze by author duo Christina Lauren. Maelyn Jones is looking forward to her annual Christmas celebration with family and friends, including her longtime crush, Andrew. But when it looks like she’s ruined her chance...
Librarian’s Pick: One Night Two Souls Went Walking- Ellen Cooney
"A young interfaith chaplain is joined on her hospital rounds one night by an unusual companion: a rough-and-ready dog who may or may not be a ghost. As she tends to the souls of her patients--young and old, living last moments or navigating fundamentally altered...
Our November/December 2020 newsletter is now available! View the PDF here.