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Wednesday, April 20, 2022

New Books Available This Week!

 

 


 

NEW BOOKS OUT THIS WEEK

 


 

FOR ADULTS

 


 

Featured Title:

The Memory Librarian and Other Stories of Dirty Computer

by Janelle Monáe

In this new book, pop superstar Janelle Monáe and collaborators expand on the Afrofuturistic world first created on her 2018 album "Dirty Computer." Five fictional narratives depict Black and queer protagonists grappling with how to embrace their full selves in a world set out on erasing their individuality.

"Blistering, hopeful, and richly written... All readers will finish the book craving more." —Booklist, starred reviewg more

 

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OTHER NOTABLE TITLES

 


 

 

 

 


 

FOR CHILDREN

 


 

Featured Title:

Switch-Hitter

by Derek Jeter

Here in the ninth book from the popular middle-grade series inspired by the life of the former Yankees shortstop, Derek must learn how to listen to his body and find balance in his life. In seventh grade, Derek wants to play both baseball and basketball, but his but can't take the physical toll. Soon he is injured and has to learn how to be a team player from the dugout and the bench.

 

Not yet in catalog.

 


 

OTHER NOTABLE TITLES

 


 

Endlessly Ever After: Pick Your Path to Countless Fairytale Endings

by Laurel Snyder

This Book is Not for You!

by Shannon Hale

Pandava 1: Aru Shah and the End of Time

(Graphic Novel Edition)

by Roshani Chokshi

 

Agents of Slam

by Dave Sheidt

Kick Puch!

by Frank Morrison

The Lucky Ones

by Linda Williams Jackson

 

 


 

FOR TEENS

 


 

Featured Title:

Queen of the Tiles

by Hanna Alkaf

A murder mystery set in the world of competitive Scrabble and featuring a Muslim protagonist. Najwa Bakri enters her first Scrabble competition since the death of her best friend and and Scrabble champion Trina Low. As the competitors vie for the title, posts appear on Trina's Instagram feed suggesting that her death may not have been as simple as everyone believed. As secrets are revealed and the true colors of her friends are shown, it’s up to Najwa to find out who’s behind these mysterious posts.

 

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OTHER NOTABLE TITLES

 


 

Debating Darcy

by Sayantani Dasgupta

The Drowning Summer

by Christine Lynn Herman

Howl

by Shaun David Hutchinson

 


 

NEW ON VIDEO

 


 

Jackass Forever

Cyrano

The King's Daughter

 




Ebooks, audiobooks & more available via Libby/Overdrive

Libby is a free app where you can borrow ebooks, magazines, and digital audiobooks from your public library. You can stream books with Wi-Fi or mobile data, or download them for offline use and read anytime, anywhere. Indie Flix, Great Courses, and Universal Class have recently been added to Libby.

Download the mobile app from your App Store or visit eBCCLS and get started today!

 


 

AND DON'T FORGET THESE OTHER FREE RESOURCES!

 


 

Hoopla

Hoopla offers movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics, and video to enjoy on your computer, tablet, or phone. Access with your library card. There's never a wait list.

 

This week's featured Hoopla title is the audiobook of Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Search for a Fantasic Future by Ashlee Vance. Musk, now the richest man in the world, made news last week with his $43 bllion offer to buy Twitter. Vance's biography, from 2015, tells the story of Musk's life, from his childhood in South Africa to his years as a young entrepreneur in the U.S. to the creation of Tesla and SpaceX.

 "Fascinating and superbly researched." --The Guardian

 

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The New York Times

Read The New York Times online, free with your Millburn Library card, on your computer, tablet, or smartphone. Includes access to the archives from 1861 to the present.

 Contact the library by calling (973-376-1006), texting (973-988-4228), emailing, or stopping in to request access. Have your library card number ready!

 


 




The Wall Street Journal

Read The Wall Street Journal online, free with your Millburn Library card, on your computer, tablet, or smartphone.

Contact the library by calling (973-376-1006), texting (973-988-4228), emailing, or stopping in to request access. Have your library card number ready!

 


 


 




Kanopy

Stream thousands of critically acclaimed independent films. There is never a wait. Titles include Oscar winners "Moonlight" and "On Golden Pond" as well as classics including "Chinatown," "A Room with A View," and "Roman Holiday." Access Kanopy here.

 

 


 

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