The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer.

Join us for a discussion of The Liar's Girl by Catherine Ryan Howard.

Alison Smith—the former girlfriend of Will Hurley, who, unbeknownst to her at the time they were dating, was a serial killer—arrives at Dublin’s Central Psychiatric Hospital to hear Will’s last confession in order to get him to help Garda detectives solve a copycat murder.

Join us in discussing The Sun Does Shine by Anthony Ray Hinton.

Choose a recipe at the Adult Reference Desk! Cook and share with friends.
With Librarian Tricia Marino. Sign up online or at the Adult Reference Desk.

Here’s how it works!

• Choose a recipe from one of the cookbooks at the Reference Desk. 
• That recipe will be yours, no one else can select it for the group.
• A Librarian will make a copy of your recipe to take home.
• Prepare your recipe and bring it to share at the meeting.
• Make one regular size recipe, there’s no need to double up.
• Beverages will be served.

Is English your second language? Our ESL Short-Story Club is a fun and relaxing way to improve your language skills and participate in the discussion while enjoying refreshments. Learn new vocabulary and ask any questions you have about the English language. 
Read and discuss: Excerpts (Part 2) from The Sun Does Shine by Anthony Ray Hinton. Pick up the short story at the Adult Reference Desk. With Alene Scoblete, Librarian and NY State certified ESL & English teacher. Sponsored by RVC Library Friends.

Read and discuss Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens.

We are reading The Last Watchman of Old Cairo by Michael David Lukas.

Saturday’s Child is a sharp, yet lyrical memoir that chronicles the extraordinary childhood of Deborah Burns, who grew up in prim 1950s America in the shadow of a beautiful, unconventional, rule-breaking mother as well as her quest in midlife to uncover her mother’s secrets and reclaim her own identity.

Is English your second language? Our ESL Short-Story Club is a fun and relaxing way to improve your language skills and participate in the discussion while enjoying refreshments. Learn new vocabulary and ask any questions you have about the English language. 
Read and discuss: In the Time I Get by Chris Crutcher. Pick up the short story at the Adult Reference Desk. With Alene Scoblete, Librarian and NY State certified ESL & English teacher. Sponsored by RVC Library Friends.

Join us for a discussion of Black and White Ball by Loren D. Estleman.

A first crossover novel stars fan-favorite private investigator Amos Walker and hit man Peter Macklin, who are struggling to protect Macklin's estranged wife from a murderous killer who may or may not be Peter's own son. By the Shamus Award-winning author of The Lioness Is the Hunter.

Read and discuss The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai.

We are reading Educated by Tara Westover.

Celebrate all mothers with our Mother's Day Tea.

Choose a recipe at the Adult Reference Desk! Cook and share with friends.
With Librarian Tricia Marino. Sign up online or at the Adult Reference Desk.

Here’s how it works!

• Choose a recipe from one of the cookbooks at the Reference Desk. 
• That recipe will be yours, no one else can select it for the group.
• A Librarian will make a copy of your recipe to take home.
• Prepare your recipe and bring it to share at the meeting.
• Make one regular size recipe, there’s no need to double up.
• Beverages will be served.

Join us for a discussion of The Wife by Alafair Burke.

Marrying an economics professor she met while catering an East Hampton dinner party, Angela finds her tragic past coming under scrutiny at the same time she is asked to defend her husband against wrongful accusations.

Choose a recipe at the Adult Reference Desk! Cook and share with friends.

With Librarian Tricia Marino. Sign up online or at the Adult Reference Desk.

Here’s how it works!

• Choose a recipe from one of the cookbooks at the Reference Desk. 
• That recipe will be yours, no one else can select it for the group.
• A Librarian will make a copy of your recipe to take home.
• Prepare your recipe and bring it to share at the meeting.
• Make one regular size recipe, there’s no need to double up.
• Beverages will be served.

Is English your second language? Our ESL Short-Story Club is a fun and relaxing way to improve your language skills and participate in the discussion while enjoying refreshments. Learn new vocabulary and ask any questions you have about the English language. 
Read and discuss: 1,112 and Counting by Larry Kramerby. Pick up the short story at the Adult Reference Desk. With Alene Scoblete, Librarian and NY State certified ESL & English teacher. Sponsored by RVC Library Friends.