Big Read Resources for Teens Further Reading The Sun Does Shine Young Readers Edition by Anthony Ray Hinton Adapted for young readers, this true story follows a man who spent thirty years on death row for a crime he didn't commit and how he transformed not only his own spirit, but those of his fellow inmates, until his release in 2015. How I Resist: Activism and Hope for a New Generation edited by Maureen Johnson Now, more than ever, young people are motivated to make a difference in a world they’re bound[...]

Big Read Resources for Adults The Sun Does Shine - Oprah's Book Club Anthony Ray Hinton - Oprah.com Summary of The Sun Does Shine by Anthony Ray Hinton The Sun Does Shine Discussion Questions by Kate Bowler Discussion questions for The Sun Does Shine by I Follow the Leader The following movies are available for free, via Kanopy, to Poughkeepsie Public Library District library cardholders (residents, property owners, and/or students attending schools within the tax district). With Kanopy, you can stream thousands of titles – anywhere, anytime from your internet-connected device.[...]

Big Read Resources for Children A curated list by PPLD Librarians: One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia She Persisted: Ruby Bridges by Kekla Magoon Love is Loud by Sandra Neil Wallace, illus by Bryan Collier Preaching to the Chickens: the story of young John Lewis by Jabari Asim, illus by EB Lewis A Song for the Unsung: Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the 1963 March on Washington by Carole Boston Weaterhford & Rob Sanders, illus by Byron McCray This is Your Time by Ruby Bridges The Watsons Go to Birmingham by Christopher[...]

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Click on an image below to open up a PDF that contains links to each title in the library catalog. Adult Titles Adult Fiction: The Lincoln Highway by Amos Towles The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley Run Rose Run: A Novel by Dolly Parton and James Patterson Sparring Partners by John Grisham Apples Never Fall by Lianne Moriarty Adult Non-Fiction: South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation by Imani Perry The 1619 Project by[...]

Sadie Peterson Delaney African Roots Branch Library Library Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 9 AM - 5 PM Tuesday, Thursday: 1 PM - 5 PM Saturday: for events only Sunday: Closed While the Family Partnership Center is under construction, please return here for updates. Happenings at Sadie Peterson Delaney African Roots Branch Library: DINOvember Scavenger Hunt November 8 - December 31 Can you find all ten prehistoric pals hidden in SPD? No registration required - just grab a sheet!  [...]

Adult Fiction Books: The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah Daylight: An Atlee Pine Thriller by David Baldacci The Midnight Library: A Novel by Matt Haig A Gambling Man: An Aloysius Archer Novel by David Baldacci Serpentine: An Alex Delaware Novel by Jonathan Kellerman Win: A Novel by Harlan Coben The Law of Innocence by Michael Connelly 21st Birthday by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro Deadly Cross: An Alex Cross Novel by James Patterson The Last Thing He Told Me: A Novel by Laura Dave Adult Nonfiction Books: Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson[...]

New York Slavery Records Index - Records of Enslaved Persons and Slave Holders in New York from 1525 through the Civil War (John Jay College) Dutchess African Heritage Studies: Walter M. Patrice Online Library (Dutchess County Historical Society) New York Heritage Digital Collections – search for "slave register" Free newspaper websites: a.     New York State Historic Newspapers b.     Old Fulton Postcards c.     Hudson River Valley Historical Newspapers

Click on an image below to open up a PDF that contains links to each title in the library catalog. Adult Fiction: American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins Fair Warning by Michael Connelly  Walk the Wire by David Baldacci  Camino Winds by John Grisham  The Dutch House by Ann Patchett  Hideaway by Nora Roberts  Blindside by James Patterson  Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano  The Boy From the Woods by Harlan Coben  28 Summers by Elin Hilderbrand Teen Fiction: Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo  Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer  The Inheritance[...]

Curbside Pick-up Service Provided at Adriance Memorial Library and Boardman Road Branch Library Reserve items for pickup at Adriance by calling 485-3445 x 3701. Reserve items for pickup at Boardman Road by calling 485-3445 x 3706. Some more details: Please have your library card barcode ready when you call.  We will be unable to provide service without it. Delivery between libraries has resumed. You will be notified when the item(s) are ready for pickup.  Please follow the instructions provided, so we can keep everyone safe. You must show the same library card at pickup that was used when[...]