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July 14, 2008
Beat the boredom at the library
Jersey Journal
Monday, July 14, 2008
By EMILY ANNE EPSTEIN
JOURNAL STAFF WRITER
While the weather may make you want to hum "No more pencils, no more books," the Secaucus Library is the place to be during the summer months.
Head Reference Librarian Jenifer May, who has worked at the library since 1998, has observed the habits of Secaucus' bookworms.
"We don't have that rush of schoolchildren coming in to study after school, but there are more people coming in for leisure reading," May said.
And just what are people reading these lazy days?
"This time of year, people want a lighter read, usually fiction, mystery, suspense or romance," May remarked.
The Young Adult section gets a lot of traffic, too, with the "Clique" series by Lisa Harrison almost always off the shelves.
Thirteen-year-old Josie Sosa looks forward to reading the entire series of Ellen Hopkins books.
"I want to read "Crank," "Glass," "Impulse" - all of them in the two weeks after school's out," she said.
Daksha Jhaveri likes to spend her summer reading best sellers by Danielle Steele or Sidney Sheldon, but enjoys the options provided at the library.
"They have a very wide range of books to choose from," she said.
Yet the books aren't the only reason people are flocking to the Paterson Plank location.
Zhen Sullivan said she brings her 20-month-old son Connor regularly to play.
"We often come here for the playground and children's section."
Connor's favorite book is "Goodnight Moon," and the mom-son duo make sure to come for every LaptTot program to learn the different songs and rhymes.
The library has many different events scheduled for summer, from Tuesdays at the Movies to a Secaucus resident art show.
There are handy monthly calendars available at the front desk and online at the library's Web site, http://secaucus.bccls.org/.
May also mentioned another main attraction: the air conditioning. "We definitely have people who come in for the A.C.," she joked.
So forget about that age old melody and check out some of the activities and reading recommendations at the Secaucus library. Enjoy the books ... and the temperature.
Posted by tumulty at July 14, 2008 12:13 PM
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