Skip to content

New Books at the Library for Young Readers August 2025

The Day the Books Disappeared by Joanna Ho; Ellie Has a Secret by Amelia Bothe; Witchycakes: Sweet Magic by Kara Lareau; The Library of Unruly Treasures by Jeanne Birdsall; On Our Way with Mr. Jay by Chelsea Lin Wallace; Resist a Story of D Day by Alan Gratz

Read more

SPEAKER SERIES: Rewilding Our Lawns with Murray Fisher

https://youtu.be/F8GjY5nNT8w?si=n7Uiv2A-qiOt2tsh Presented at the Fishers Island Library August 12, 2025, Murray Fisher shared how he turned half his Westchester County yard into a thriving wild oasis-and why it changed everything for him and his family. With 60 million acres of…

Read more

AUTHOR TALK: Roberta Downs

https://youtu.be/zeKdFIiAb3c?si=yOhQznj1ZNQSwfk4 Presented at the Fishers Island Library August 6, 2025, author Roberta Downs shares the remarkable true story behind her debut historical novel The Man Who Slept with the Mona Lisa: A Historical Novel Based On Memory. A captivating evening…

Read more

New Books at the Library August 2025

This Other Eden by Paul Harding; Sheepdogs by Elliot Ackerman; Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe; The Dark Dark Stories by Samantha Hunt; Crosshairs by James Patterson and James O. Born; Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Torzs; An Inside Job by Daniel Silva; Moon and the Mars by Kia Corthron; Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton; The Fate of the Day by Rick Atkinson; Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza by Peter Beinart; Source Code-My Beginnings by Bill Gates; The Handmaid's Tale: The Graphic Novel by Margaret Atwood; Nightshade by Michael Connelly (large print); Under the Stars by Beatriz Williams . . . and more!

Read more

AUTHOR TALK: Samantha Hunt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8K6scu7fHg Presented July 29, 2025 in partnership with Lighthouse Works, celebrated author Samantha Hunt visited Fishers Island to share selections from The Seas a novel about a girl who might be a mermaid – and to join author and Library…

Read more

SPEAKER SERIES: Women’s Sailing on Fishers

Presented at the Fishers Island Library on July 22, 2025, a distinguished group of women sailors shared their experiences on the water – both here on Fishers Island and around the world, and what sailing on Fishers has meant to them as they have journeyed out for competition on the international circuit.

Read more
Back To Top