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Jews played a critical role both in winning the American Revolution—fighting for the patriot cause from Bunker Hill to Yorktown—and in defining the republic that was created from it. As the most visible non-Christian religion, Judaism was central to the debate over religious freedom in America at a critical juncture. Except for Philadelphia, the birthplace to the Declaration of Independence and a core of resistance, every city with a synagogue fell to the British during the war. Jewish patriots throughout the colonies flocked to Philadelphia, where they re-founded the local synagogue as a distinctively American organization. After the war, Jews began to press for full citizenship in the hope that liberty would apply to everyone, and that the limits to freedom imposed on Jews in the Old World would be removed in the New.Lecturer Adam Jortner, Goodwin-Philpott Professor of Religion at Auburn University, demonstrates how the decision to extend citizenship to all religions was not a twentieth-century phenomenon prompted by immigration and Supreme Court rulings, but a debate the founding generation itself had—unambiguously deciding against the idea of nation defined exclusively by Christianity. Instead, the founders, Jewish patriots, and their allies sought and achieved the broadest possible definition of religious liberty and the separation of church and state.Adam Jortner, Ph.D., is the Goodwin-Philpott Eminent Professor of Religion in the Department of History at Auburn University. He specializes in the history of religion in the American Revolution and the early nation, with particular emphasis on religious liberty, patriotism and piety, theology, and new religious traditions. Since joining the faculty at Auburn University in 2009, Dr. Jortner has published several works that include The Gods of Prophetstown: The Battle of Tippecanoe and the Holy War for the American Frontier (Oxford University Press, 2012), which was awarded the 2013 James Broussard Prize for the best first book in early American history; Blood from the Sky: Miracles and Politics in the Early American Republic (University of Virginia Press, 2017); and No Place for Saints: Mobs and Mormons in Jacksonian America (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2022).Co-sponsored by EB Hadassah and the Metuchen Public Library

We are excited to return with our 73 Words in the 732 short story competition!Enjoy these selections from 2026.All of the stories from 73 Words can be enjoyed at https://www.ebpl.org/short-storiesRead by: Barry Schwartzstein, Arti, and Sally Vagias

This episode contains sensitive topics.Join us for an evening in conversation with Bindu Bansinath on her book, Men Like Ours. The conversation is led by Shilpi Mahajan of the Indian Cultural Society.About Bindu Bansinath: Bindu Bansinath is a staff writer at New York Magazine’s The Cut. Bindu grew up in New Brunswick and lives in Jersey City – the novel is set in a fictional NJ suburb.About Shilpi Mahajan, MBA: Shilpi is a mindfulness educator, entrepreneur, and strategic leader with over 20 years of experience across Fortune 100 companies, startups, and nonprofit leadership. She is a member .About Men Like OursWhen Matthew Pillai is found dead, slumped over the wheel of his BMW, the women of Willow Road are roped into the investigation of their friend's death.At the center of the case are the Sharmas--Anita, a widow whose late husband introduced Matthew to the neighborhood, and her boundary-pushing daughter, Leila, who called him Uncle. To Anita, who has been in freefall since her arrival in the United States as a young woman, Matthew's presence offered hope, including a promise of betterment for Leila. The truth, however, is far stranger.In this darkly funny debut, the women of Willow Road find that despite their internecine quarrels, casual backstabbing, and generational feuds, in the end, there is no one to turn to but each other.This event is co-sponsored by AAPI of East Brunswick, the Indian Cultural Society, and the New Brunswick Free Public Library.

On this episode of, “Cooking through the Collection,” Librarian Melissa tries to recreate a dish she had in her travels to Milan. She tries recipes from: “The Food and Cooking of Milan and Bologna, Classic Dishes from the North-West of Italy”.

On this episode of Match+Book, librarian Paul share someshorter books that you should check out.You can check out these items with your EBPL or STELLAlibrary card: https://www.ebpl.org/adults/news/matchbook-short-reads Exiles by Mason CoileHeadshot by Rita BullwinkelThe Turn of the Screw by Henry James

On this episode of Match+Book, librarian Paul recommendssome titles that the library’s Book Discussion Group has enjoyed recently.Check out these titles with your EBPL or STELLA librarycard! https://www.ebpl.org/adults/news/matchbook-book-discussion-group-favesCheck out our Book Club in a Bag service! https://www.ebpl.org/book-club-bagWest with Giraffes by Lynda RutledgeThe Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia HighsmithRemarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

On this episode of Read, Watch, Listen, host Chris Barnes sits down with super library fan Chris Caro! They talk about what media that Chris C has been enjoying and wanted to share. Check out items using your EBPL or STELLA library card! https://www.ebpl.org/adults/news/read-watch-listen-chris-caro READThe Crash by Freida McfaddenBad gays: a homosexual history by Huw LemmeyThe Briar Club by Kate QuinnThe Irish Goodbye by Heather Aimee O’NeillLISTENTaylor SwiftWATCHPONIES Chicago Fire Chicago MedReal Housewives (NJ is favorite franchise)Southern CharmVanderpump Rules

Chris Barnes and Circulation Supervisor Jesse Farapan talkabout everything he's reading, watching, and listening to! From science-fiction to some great music, check these items out with your EBPL or STELLA libraryCard! https://www.ebpl.org/adults/news/read-watch-listen-jesse-farapan READTwelve Months (Dresden Files) by Jim ButcherDear Dad: a graphic memoir by Jay Jay PattonWATCHThe outer limits: the original series LISTENThe Narcissist CookbookYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheNarcissistCookbookGaslight Anthem: History Books albumYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrbqFSNNAM8&list=PLOnkc9y4N-euNbMrBE9TeCrC0nWujepMuGarden State Children’s Book Award: https://njlamembers.org/content/voting-ballots

Thank you for joining us for the final episode for 2025!We are excited to share the "Winter Creature" performances from our Voiceover Workshop led by Dennis Connors of NextGenActing.Our cast:Andrew J.Harold D.Jennifer B.Kanza M.Keiko I.Matthew B.Paul L.Sally V.Tin N.

On this Episode of Match+Book, librarian Paul leads you through his favorite books he has read in 2025 (not all were published this year).Check out these books with your EBPL or STELLA Library Card! https://www.ebpl.org/adults/news/matchbook-pauls-favorites-read-2025 Emma by Jane AustenThe Only One Left by Riley SagerYellowface by R. F. Kuang

On this episode of Match+Book, librarian Paul recommendssome longer reads for the upcoming winter nights. Check out these titles with your EBPL or STELLA library card: https://ilove.ebpl.org/adults/news/matchbook-long-reads-long-nightsThe Stand by Stephen KingMiddlemarch by George EliotThe Goldffinch by Donna Tartt

Enjoy this special spooky episode from our "Intro to Voice Over and Monster Audition" workshop led by NextGen Acting.Performers: Alicia, Kim, Tamara Canady, Brandon, Sklyer, and Nickie.

On this episode of Read, Watch, Listen, host Chris Barnes interviews Lycett Thiel, our Consumer Health Librarian. Check out the recommended titles using your EBPL or STELLA library card! https://ilove.ebpl.org/adults/news/read-watch-listen-lycett-thiel READThe Art of Exile by Andrea MaxSorcery and Small Magics by Maiga DoocyWATCHThe Flash (TV, Season One)Shrek (2001)LISTENBlue Neighbourhood by Troye SivanBrat by Charlie XCX

On this episode of Read, Watch, Listen, host Chris Barnes interviews Rachel Botnick of Eyes on EB. Check out the items recommended using your EBPL or STELLA library card! https://ilove.ebpl.org/adults/news/read-watch-listen-rachel-botnick-eyes-eb Learn more about Eyes on EB on their website at https://eyesoneb.com/ and their podcast "Eyes on EB": https://www.youtube.com/@EyesOnEBREADVanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty by Andersoon CooperInside Out by Demi MooreWATCHCBS Mornings High PotentialLISTENDogs and Coffee Podcast

On this episode of Read, Watch, Listen, host Chris Barnes sitsdown with Jen Fitzgerald, our Youth Services manager.Check out the items recommended using your EBPL or STELLAlibrary Card! https://ilove.ebpl.org/adults/news/read-watch-listen-jen-fitzgeraldREADCrow Mary by Kathleen GrissomWe Still Belong by Christine DayWATCHFringeHavenDon’t Worry Darling LISTENThe Answer is…Reflections on My Life by Alex TrebekCarbon Leaf

We are back with our annual short story competition, "73 Words in the 732." Enjoy these stories ready by local voiceover talent from the 2025 selectees.You can enjoy all of the stories online at https://ilove.ebpl.org/short-storiesAmruta BeriAlicia Soriano-Roa Monica ShahAlicia Soriano-Roa Kim TrachtenbergMusic courtesy of HitsLab https://pixabay.com/users/hitslab-47305729/ through Creative Commons

Presented on June 4, 2025Shirley Russak Wachtel, East Brunswick author of the bestselling A Castle in Brooklyn, discusses the subject of generational trauma and how a daughter of the second generation of Holocaust survivors carries the parents' heartbreaking loss in her latest novel, THE BAKER OF LOST MEMORIES (Little A). A question and answer session will be held after Shirley's presentation along with a book signing.Shirley Russak Wachtel is the author of A Castle in Brooklyn (Little A), and her latest book, The Baker of Lost Memories (Little A). She is the daughter of Holocaust survivors and was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. Shirley holds a doctor of letters degree from Drew University and for over thirty-five years has taught English literature at Middlesex College in Edison, New Jersey. Her podcast, EXTRAordinary People, features inspiring individuals who have overcome obstacles to make a difference. The mother of three grown sons and grandmother to three precocious granddaughters, she and her husband, Arthur, have lived in East Brunswick, New Jersey for thirty-seven years.

On this episode of Match+Book, host Paul takes you throughsome recommendations of newer nonfiction books to “sink your teeth into.”Read them with your EBPL or STELLA library card here: https://ilove.ebpl.org/adults/news/matchbook-nonfiction-sink-your-teethCue the sun! : the Invention of Reality TV by Emily NussbaumNuclear War: a Scenario by Annie JacobsenThe Bookshop: a History of the American Bookstore by Evan Friss

On this episode of Match+Book, librarian Paul delves throughsome short story collection recommendations in celebration of National Short Story Month.You can check out these titles with your EBPL or STELLAlibrary card: https://ilove.ebpl.org/adults/news/matchbook-short-story-collections.To submit a short story in our 2025 short story competition,visit https://ilove.ebpl.org/adults/news/73-words-732-2025.Tenth of December : stories by George SaundersGet in trouble stories by Kelly LinkThe paper menagerie and other stories by Ken Liu

On this episode of Match+Book, host librarian Paul helps uspull ourselves out of hibernation and into our natural world.Check out any of these titles with your EBPL or STELLAlibrary card:  https://ilove.ebpl.org/adults/news/matchbook-coming-springThe Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy TanThe Land of Milk and Honey by C. Pam ZhangEntangled Life: how fungi make our worlds, change ourminds & shape our futures by Merlin Sheldrake

On this episode of Read, Watch, Listen, host Chris Barnes chats with teen library associate Sarah Zyto, whose love of books in many genres is undeniable!Check out the items recommended using your EBPL or STELLA library Card: https://ilove.ebpl.org/adults-teens/news/read-watch-listen-sarah-zyto READ Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingslover Pachinko by Jin Min Lee Somebody’s Daughter by Ashley C FordWATCH Fences (2016) Victor/Victoria (1982)LISTENFinding Me by Viola DavisAlligator Bites Never Heal by DoechiiJapanese Breakfast

On this episode of Read, Watch, Listen, host Chris Barnessits down with Dr. Wilbur Pan, who is newly elected to the East Brunswick Board of Education and a library super user.Check out the items recommended using your EBPL or STELLA library Card!https://ilove.ebpl.org/adults/news/read-watch-listen-wilbur-panFollow Wilbur’s band Blaming Ray:https://www.facebook.com/BlamingRay READInterior Chinatown by Charles YuWATCHDune: Part 2LISTENLinda Linda’s No ObligationThe Smile – Cutouts and the Wall of EyesKending Lamar – GnxShellac – To All Trains

On this episode of Read, Watch, Listen, host Chris Barnes sits down with Samantha Michael, IT Supervisor here at EBPL. Check out the items recommended using your EBPL or STELLA library Card! https://ilove.ebpl.org/adults/news/read-watch-listen-samantha-michael READ Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk WATCH Ugly Betty: the complete first season Mashle: Magic and Muscles  LISTEN Mezmerize by System of a Down

On this episode of Read, Watch, Listen, host Chris Barnes sits down with Isaac Osores, NASA Solar System Ambassador and the founder of the East Brunswick Astronomy Club. Check out the items recommended using your EBPL or STELLA library Card by clicking here: https://ilove.ebpl.org/adults/news/read-watch-listen-isaac-osores Follow Isaac online at https://linktr.ee/3dastrogeek . READ Sams teach yourself SQL in 24 hours by Ryan K Stephens Starting & building a nonprofit : a practical guide by Peri Pakroo What if? : serious scientific answers to absurd hypothetical questions by Randall Munroe   WATCH Battlestar Galactica. Season one The X files. The complete first season   LISTEN We Might be Drunk Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@WeMightBeDrunkPod WVFRM Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@Waveform

On this episode of Match+Book, librarian Paul shares some of his favorite reads this near in the nonfiction genres. Check out the titles with your East Brunswick or STELLA library cards now at https://ilove.ebpl.org/adults/news/matchbook-nonfiction-favorites Kitchen confidential : adventures in the culinary underbelly by Anthony Bourdain The wide wide sea : imperial ambition, first contact and the fateful final voyage of Captain James Cook by Hampton Sides The art thief : a true story of love, crime, and a dangerous obsession by Michael Finkel

Our Intro to Voice Over and Monster Audition students led by Dennis Connors of NextGenActing created a few spooky monologues. We hope you enjoy on this Halloween. Performers: Brandon A, Laura D, Skyler G, Tamara C, Tom R.

Host Paul Kibala is back with Match+Book, where this episode he shares some of his favorite, more unique horror novels. To check out a title with your EBPL or STELLA Library card, click here: https://ilove.ebpl.org/adults/news/matchbook-unique-horror-titles Want to find a book you match perfectly with? Try Match+Book at https://ilove.ebpl.org/content/ebpl-matchbook ! Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay Middle of the Night by Riley Sager Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll

Sunit Patel, Pragati J. Parikh, Esq., and Ronnie Hsieh Li from the East Brunswick Regional Chamber of Commerce joined us for a panel discussion, where they shared their stories of using their entrepreneurial business spirit, drive, and determination to start a new professional life in the United States. Sunit Patel, is the Regional Vice President and Registered Principal at Primerica Advisors Pragati J. Parikh, Esq., is the owner of the Law Office of Pragati J. Parikh, LLC Ronnie Hsieh-Li, MS CCC, Bilingual Speech/Language Pathologist, Rehab Medicine This event was co-sponsored by the East Brunswick Regional Chamber of Commerce. Recording on September 18, 2024

On this episode of the podcast, Chris Barnes sits down with new Library Director Karen Parry. Karen is a long-time resident of East Brunswick, and a librarian here at EBPL. As the former Information Services Manager and founded of the Just for the Health of It! consumer health initiative, she wants to focus on becoming a welcoming and supportive library for all.

On this episode of, “Cooking through the Collection,” I try to make a fast and tasty veggie burger from Cara Mangini’s “The Vegetable Eater: The New Playbook for Cooking Vegetarian”. Check it out with your EBPL or STELLA library card: The vegetable eater : the new playbook for cooking vegetarian Ingredients: https://cookthecollectionpod.com/episode-10/ Follow the pod on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cookthecollectionpod/ Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cookthecollectionpod

Community Spotlight is back and Melissa Hozik interviews Isaac Osoroes, who is the President and founder of the East Brunswick Astronomy Club. EB Astronomy Club Past Lectures on YouTube Website Instagram Facebook Music by Grand_Project on Pixabay

Read, Watch, Listen is back, and host Chris Barnes interviews local author Jennifer Salvato Doktorski on what media she is enjoying and what she is currently writing. Check out some of these titles with your EBPL or STELLA (formerly LMxAC) library card! Click here. Website Instagram X (formerly Twitter) Jennifer Doktorski's Books August and everything after The summer after you + me READ Mercury by Amy Jo Burns Varina Palladino's Jersey Italian Love Story by Terri-Lynne DeFino Shift happens : the history of labor in the United States by J. Albert Mann WATCH Antiques Roadshow (PBS) All Creatures Great and Small (PBS) Doc Martin (PBS) Seaside Hotel (PBS) The Bear (Hulu) Bridgerton (Netflix) Love It or List It (HGTV) House Hunters International (HGTV) Home Town (HGTV) LISTEN Bel Canto by Ann Patchett Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again by The Decemberists

Getting ready to watch the Paris Games? Check out these books about the Olympics recommended by librarian Paul Kibala. You can check out these titles with your EBPL or Stella (formerly LMxAC) library card: https://ilove.ebpl.org/adults/news/matchbook-s6ep3-olympics The Games : a global history of the Olympics by David Goldblatt The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown Dream team : how Michael, Magic, Larry, Charles, and the greatest team of all time conquered the world and changed the game of basketball forever by Jack McCallum

Want to get started reading science fiction, and don't know where to start? Librarian Paul Kibala has you covered! You can check out these titles with your EBPL or LMxAC library card by clicking here: The Martian by Andy Weir On A Sunbeam by Tillie Walden Red Rising by Pierce Brown

On this episode of Match+Book, librarian Paul Kibala allows you to peek behind the curtain and his process for how he recommends books for Match+Book requests AND himself! Five Books: https://ilove.ebpl.org/content/ebpl-matchbookhttps://fivebooks.com/ Book Page: New Fiction section & Information Desk New York Times Book Review (available for free online with your EBPL library card) Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/ Need to find your next read? Submit to Match+Book at https://ilove.ebpl.org/content/ebpl-matchbook (you might see the books recommended to you on a future episode!)

On this episode of Read, Watch, Listen Chris Barnes interviews Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman, who represents East Brunswick and New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District. You can check out these titles below with your EBPL or LMxAC library card: https://ilove.ebpl.org/adults/news/read-watch-listen-rep-bonnie-watson-coleman Website Facebook | Instagram | X READ Blessed experiences : genuinely Southern, proudly Black by James Clyburn Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond WATCH Rustin (2023) The Gilded Age (2022-present) Blue Bloods (2010-present) Hallmark Movies LISTEN Richard Smallwood Tramaine Hawkins Byron Cage Hezekiah Walker

The Lost Souls Public Memorial Project endeavors to pay tribute to the lives of Black women, children, and men who were unlawfully sold during the domestic slave trade here in central New Jersey. Adult Services Librarian Paul Kibala sits down with Krystal Langford, Vice president of the Lost Souls Public Memorial Project and also the chair of education and research. The Lost Souls Public Memorial Project has continued its research and some new and exciting information is on the way. Did you miss our series on Reclaiming the Lost Souls? You can listen here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ebplibrary/episodes/Reclaiming-the-Lost-Souls-Encore-e2fvvhd Follow the Lost Souls Public Memorial Project Website: https://lostsoulsmemorialnj.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lostsoulspublicmemorialproject/

On this episode of Community Spotlight, Melissa Hozik interviews Cheryl Brass, Executive Director of the East Brunswick Symphony Orchestra Learn more about the East Brunswick Symphony Orchestra: Website: https://www.eastbrunswick.org/927/East-Brunswick-Symphony-Orchestra Interest form: https://form.jotform.com/232696168140055 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EastBrunswickSymphonyOrchestra Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eb_symphony_orchestra/

On this week’s episode of Read, Watch, Listen, Christ Barnes is excited to introduce East Brunswick native and award-winning author and illustrator Brian Selznick! You can check out many of these items with your EBPL or LMxAC library card by clicking here. https://ilove.ebpl.org/adults/news/read-watch-listen-brian-selznick   Follow Brian: Website: https://thebrianselznick.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebrianselznick/   READ Remembrance of things past by Marcel Proust (3 volumes) In search of lost time by by Marcel Proust I was better last night: a memoir by Harvey Fierstein Leading lady: a memoir of a most unusual boy by Charles Busch A left-handed woman : essays by Judith Thurman The weather in Proust by Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick The original Houdini scrapbook by Walter Brown Gibson     WATCH: Project Runway (Peacock) Million Dollar Decorators (Netflix) The Home Edit (Netflix) The Boy and the Heron All of Us Strangers (Hulu) Poor Things (Hulu) The Holdovers (Peacock)   LISTEN: The Holdovers soundtrack Amadeus: original soundtrack recording: Talk Art Podcast: https://pod.link/1439567112 What is a Painting Podcast: https://pod.link/1646896091

On this episode of Read, Watch, Listen, host Chris Barnes interviewed local artist Komal Mehra. Check out these items with your EBPL or LMxAC library card by clicking here: https://ilove.ebpl.org/adults/news/read-watch-listen-komal-mehra  READ She walks in beauty : a woman's journey through poems by Caroline Kennedy Watercolor 1 by Carolina Linscott Drawing: Faces & Features by Debra Kauffman Yaun WATCH Sweet Magnolias (TV series) This Is Us (TV series) When Calls the Heart (TV series) Heartland Firefly Lane (TV series) Julia (TV series)

Follow the Lost Souls Public Memorial Project for major updates: Instagram Website Two years ago, we brought you an important podcast series called, "Reclaiming the Lost Souls", where we spoke with people that were part of the Lost Souls Public Memorial Project who had uncovered important New Jersey history that everyone should know about. We're very excited to tell you that we're going to have a new episode coming up soon. But for this Black History Month, we wanted to remind you of this very important story. So enjoy this Encore presentation.

Community Spotlight is back, and Melissa Hozik interviews Today, I'm joined by Maria Katrina Eng, President, and Dave Chan, Vice President and Chair of the Advocacy Committee of AAPI of East Brunswick. AAPI of East Brunswick Website: https://www.aapiofeb.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aapiofeb/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aapiofeb ⁠AAPI of East Brunswick Stamp⁠ Music by Grand_Project from Pixabay

Started using LinkedIn learning with your EBPL Library card here: https://ilove.ebpl.org/linkedin-learning Are you looking to skyrocket your career, hone your skills, or simply quench your thirst for knowledge? Well, look no further! The East Brunswick Public Library is excited to announce that you have access to LinkedIn Learning for free with your library card! LinkedIn Learning is an online educational platform with a treasure trove of over 5,000 exhilarating course videos. Dive deep into business, technology, and creative realms like never before! Some of the course topics include management, leadership, marketing, multimedia, design, web development, social media, and more – LinkedIn Learning has you covered! Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a tech enthusiast, or a creative soul searching for inspiration, LinkedIn Learning is your one-stop-shop for all thing’s education. Login to LinkedIn Learning TODAY and unlock a world of endless possibilities. Visit ebpl.org and click on the Research, then Online Databases, and then Adults to get started with your EBPL library card. Sign Up NOW and embark now on a new learning adventure with the East Brunswick Public Library! Voiceover by Mark Spurlock and music courtesy Pixabay.

Are you a member of a book club or are interested in starting one? East Brunswick Public Library’s Book Club in a Bag kits have everything you need to get going! The bags can be checked out for five weeks and can be renewed for one additional five-week period. They are available only for EBPL cardholders. See what titles are available, including Anxious People by Fredrik Backman, Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann, and Little Fire Everywhere by Celeste Ng. Reserve yours today at ilove.ebpl.org/book-club-bag . EBPL hopes you get your book club started and happy discussing! Voiceover by Lizzy Woodall Music by Roman Senyk from Pixabay

On the season finale of Match+Book, get cozyin a warm place while host Paul Kibala share some perfect winter reads. Check out these titles with your EBPL or LMxAC library card by clicking here. Beartown by Fredrik Backman Snow Child Eowyn Ivey One by One by Ruth Ware

On this episode of Match+Book, host Paul Kibala recommends some books that are similar to Daisy Jones & the Six. Check out these titles with your EBPL or LMxAC library card by clicking here. Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter

On this episode, editor Melissa Hozik goes through some our top moments episodes that we think you might have missed. Librarians & Dragons playlist  Cooking through the Collection – The Vegan Baking Bible Vocal Canvas – Pace Local Author Days – Poetry Writers & Performers Read, Watch, Listen: Chris Barnes & His Treatise on Batman Music by SoundGalleryBy from Pixabay

On this episode of Match+Book, librarian Paul Kibala shares some of his favorite titles he read of 2023. Check out these titles with your EBPL or LMxAC library card by clicking here. The Wager : a tale of shipwreck, mutiny and murder by David Grann The only one left : a novel by Riley Sager Blood & ink : the scandalous jazz age double murder that hooked America on true crime by Joe Pompeo

Vocal Canvas: Epilogue Welcome to Vocal Canvas, a compelling five-part podcast journey into the world of voice acting. This series, a collaborative venture between East Brunswick Public Library, NextGen Acting, and Playhouse 22, is a rich blend of education and creativity that illuminates the powerful intricacies of voice. From Volume to Pitch, Pace to Diction, and Resonance, each episode shines a spotlight on one essential aspect of voice, interspersed with performances and pieces penned by community members. Directed by seasoned actor and NextGen Acting founder, Dennis Connors, Vocal Canvas is more than just a podcast; it's a celebration of local talent and a bridge between community theatre and voice-over work. Tune in to this auditory adventure and appreciate the wonders of voice acting. Listen to the entire series on Spotify here.

Enjoy this author panel from Local Author Day 2023! Brooke Beyfuss Website | Instagram | Facebook Purchase After We Were Stolen or Before You Found Me Brooke Beyfuss is a freelance writer from Woodbridge, New Jersey, and the author of two critically acclaimed novels. Her debut, After We Were Stolen, was featured in Bustle magazine, Booklist, the New York Journal of Books, Buzzfeed, and selected as a Fall ’22 Hoopla Book Club pick. Her second release, Before You Found Me, was featured in Booklist and chosen as Bookmarked for Book Club’s August ‘23 selection. Aparna Parthasarathy Purchase Tales of the Invisible Aparna Parthasarathy is a high school senior passionate about remedying structural inequalities, closing educational gaps and representing Generation Z’s values to shape legislation with elected officials. Aparna is a literary advocate and author of Tales of the Invisible, a book that addresses the intersectionality of feminism and the importance of representation. She utilized her interest in reading and writing to increase awareness about the levels of oppression and inequality that occur around the globe. An author, her book titled "Tales of the Invisible" was published last Fall and rose to become a best seller in its category within a month of release. This book not only explores the hardships of women across the world but to celebrate their strength and to find the one thing that unites us all. Hope. Shirley Russak Wachtel Website | Facebook Purchase A Castle in Brooklyn Shirley Russak Wachtel is the daughter of Holocaust survivors and was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. She holds a doctor of letters degree from Drew University and for the past thirty years has taught English literature at Middlesex College in Edison, New Jersey. The mother of three grown sons and grandmother to three precocious granddaughters, she currently resides in East Brunswick with her husband, Arthur. About the Moderator: Theresa Agostinelli is the child of two librarians and holds degrees in Studio Art, English Writing Arts, and Library Science. She currently works as an academic librarian and ESL instructor. Theresa has planned and moderated numerous panel discussions and conferences at the state and local levels. Books from thrift shops, book stores, and libraries often find their way home with her. Theresa is happiest when she is sitting with a cup of tea surrounded by good reads.