Going back to school means hitting the books, so how about you help them get prepared? Youth libriarians from Baldwin Public Library shared their picks for books to help get your kids ready for the classroom. Picture books Is Your Buffalo Ready for Kindergarten? by Aubrey Vernick From author Vernick and illustrator Daniel Jennewein comes this hilarious and heartwarming look at first-day-of-school jitters. Rubia and the Three Osos by Susan Middleton Elya This is the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears retold in a musical combination of English and Spanish, illustrated with great humor and …

What's new at Baldwin Public Library this week? Check out this week's Library Picks, courtesy of Baldwin librarians: Tuesday’s Child by Fern Michaels When nurse Sophie Lee, who has spent 10 years in prison for a crime she did not commit, is exonerated and released, she retreats to her attorney's home to avoid the media frenzy that surrounds her and must learn how to make her way back into the world and adjust to her freedom. Summerland by Erin Hilderbrand After a fatal car crash during a summer celebration on Nantucket island, four teenagers question if the roots of the accident lie further …

What's new at Baldwin Public Library this week? Check out this week's Library Picks, courtesy of Baldwin librarians: A Place in the Country by Elizabeth Adler Newly-single mother Caroline Evans dreams of restoring an old barn into a restaurant, but her chance at happiness suddenly hangs in the balance as whispers of murder and vengeance find their way to her and her daughter Issy, hovering in that limbo between girl and young woman, begins to make some dangerous choices. The Risk Agent by Ridley Pearson When a Chinese National working for an American-owned construction company is grabbed off …

What's new at Baldwin Public Library this week? Check out this week's Library Picks, courtesy of Baldwin librarians: The Third Gate by Lincoln Child Believing he has discovered the burial chamber of a near-mythical Egyptian pharaoh and a mystical double crown, famed archaeologist Porter Stone and his team suffer bizarre accidents that Professor Jeremy Logan is brought in to investigate. A Conspiracy of Friends by Alexander McCall Smith There's never a dull moment for the residents of Corduroy Mansions: Berthea Snark is still at work on her scathing biography of her own son, Oedipus; literary …

What's new at Baldwin Public Library this week? Check out this week's Library Picks, courtesy of Baldwin librarians: Sarah Thornhill by Kate Grenville In the final book of a trilogy that began with her bestselling novel, The Secret River, Grenville returns to the youngest daughter of the Thornhills and her quest to uncover, at her peril, the family's hidden legacy. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn On a warm summer morning in North Carthage, MO, it is Nick and Amy Dunne’s fifth wedding anniversary. Presents are being wrapped and reservations are being made when Nick’s clever and beautiful wife …

What's new at Baldwin Public Library this week? Check out this week's Library Picks, courtesy of Baldwin librarians: Beautiful Sacrifice by Elizabeth Lowell A dedicated female archaeologist and a former Immigration and Customs Enforcement Officer must recover priceless South American artifacts that could bring deadly chaos into the world. Red Tails (DVD) Italy, 1944: As the war takes its toll on Allied forces in Europe, a squadron of black pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen are finally given the chance to prove themselves in the sky, even as they battle discrimination on the ground. The …

What's new at Baldwin Public Library this week? Check out this week's Library Picks, courtesy of Baldwin librarians: Home by Toni Morrison Frank Money is an angry, self-loathing veteran of the Korean War who, after traumatic experiences on the front lines, finds himself back in racist America with more than just physical scars. His home may seem alien to him, but he is shocked out of his crippling apathy by the need to rescue his medically abused younger sister and take her back to the small Georgia town they come from and that he’s hated all his life. As Frank revisits his memories from …

What's new at Baldwin Public Library this week? Check out this week's Library Picks, courtesy of Baldwin librarians: The Wind Through the Keyhole by Stephen King Sent by his father to investigate evidence of a murderous shape shifter, a "skin man," Roland Deschain takes charge of Bill Streeter, a brave but terrified boy who is the sole surviving witness to the beast's most recent slaughter. Roland, himself only a teenager, calms the boy by reciting a story from the Magic Tales of the Eld that his mother used to read to him at bedtime, "The Wind through the Keyhole." Crystal Gardens by Amanda …

What's new at Baldwin Public Library this week? Check out this week's Library Picks, courtesy of Baldwin librarians: The Innocent by David Baldacci Will Robie, a freelance hitman working for the government, rescues a teenage girl whose parents' disappearance may be linked to a vast, high-level cover-up. Unnatural Acts by Stuart Woods When a hedge fund billionaire hires Stone Barrington to talk some sense into his wayward son, it seems like an easy enough job; no one knows the hidden sins and temptations of the ultra-wealthy better than Stone. But as Stone and his erstwhile protege, Herbie …

What's new at Baldwin Public Library this week? Check out this week's Library Picks, courtesy of Baldwin librarians: Calicoe Joe by John Grisham Calicoe Joe follows the divergent paths of a rookie hitter for the Chicago Cubs and a hard-hitting Mets pitcher. Come Home by Lisa Scottoline Jill Farrow is a typical suburban mom who has finally gotten her and her daughter's lives back on track after a divorce. But Jill's life is turned upside down when her ex-stepdaughter, Abby, shows up on her doorstep late one night and delivers shocking news: Jill's ex-husband is dead. As Jill digs deeper into …

What's new at Baldwin Public Library this week? Check out this week's Library Picks, courtesy of Baldwin librarians: The Lost Years by Mary Higgins Clark Biblical scholar Jonathan Lyons believes he has found the rarest of parchments – a letter that may have been written by Jesus Christ. Now, under the promise of secrecy, Jonathan is able to confirm his findings with several other experts. Within days Jonathan is found shot to death in his study while his Kathleen is found hiding in the study closet clutching the murder weapon. Did Kathleen kill her husband in a jealous rage? Or is his death …

What's new at Baldwin Public Library this week? Check out this week's Library Picks, courtesy of Baldwin librarians: A Dangerous Method (DVD) The relationship between fledgling psychiatrist Carl Jung and his mentor Sigmund Freud is torn apart when Sabina Spielrein, a troubled but beautiful young woman, comes between them and forever changes the face of modern thought. The Unseen by Heather Graham San Antonio has become a dumping ground for battered bodies, until now. Texas Ranger Logan Raintree cannot sit by and let his city's citizens be slain. So when he is approached to lead a brand-new …

What's new at Baldwin Public Library this week? Check out this week's Library Picks, courtesy of Baldwin librarians: Mudwoman by Joyce Carol Oates M.R. Neukirchen — the first female president of a lauded Ivy League institution — struggles to hold onto her self-identity in the face of personal and professional demons. Fall from Grace by Richard North Patterson Adam Blaine arrives at the funeral of his estranged father, Ben Blaine, a famous and charismatic writer who left behind him a string of secret legal and financial arrangements. Using his training as a CIA operative, Adam seeks to find …

What's new at Baldwin Public Library this week? Check out this week's Library Picks, courtesy of Baldwin librarians: Another Piece of My Heart by Jane Green A woman marries into a ready-made family and learns the true meaning of motherhood. The Descendants (DVD) Matt King is an indifferent husband and father of two girls, who is forced to re-examine his past and embrace his future when his wife suffers a boating accident off of Waikiki. The event leads to a rapprochement with his young daughters while Matt wrestles with a decision to sell the family's land handed down from Hawaiian royalty …

What's new at Baldwin Public Library this week? Check out this week's Library Picks, courtesy of Baldwin librarians: Chasing Midnight by Randy Wayne Wright Sneaking an underwater look at a notorious Russian black marketeer's fancy yacht, Doc Ford emerges to discover that the marketeer's private island has been taken over by environmental extremists who threaten to kill a hostage every hour until their demands are met.   Poison Flower by Thomas Perry Poison Flower opens as Jane spirits James Shelby, a man unjustly convicted of his wife's murder, out of the heavily-guarded criminal court …

Whether you like stories that keep your heart racing, or those that tug at the heartstrings, there's something for everyone this week at Baldwin Public Library. This week's Library Picks are: Victims: An Alex Delaware Novel by Jonathan Kellerman Under pressure to end a bloody crime spree and prevent a citywide panic, Milo redoubles his efforts to discover a link between disparate victims. Meanwhile, Alex Delware navigates the secretive world of mental health treatment, from the sleek office of a Beverly Hills therapist to a shuttered mental institution where he once honed his craft — and …

It's a grab bag of new arrivals at Baldwin Public Library this week. This week's Library Picks are: Celebrity in Death by J. D. Robb NYC Lt. Eve Dallas investigates the death of a young actress with the assistance of her husband Rourke and Detective Peabody. Sonoma Rose by Jennifer Chiaverini As the nation grapples with the strictures of Prohibition, Rosa Barclay lives on a Southern California rye farm with her volatile husband, John, who has lately found another source of income far outside the federal purview. Mother to eight children, Rosa mourns the loss of four who succumbed to the …

Get ready for a quartet of thrillers this week at Baldwin Public Library. This week's Library Picks are: Oath of Office by Michael Palmer What if a well respected doctor inexplicably goes on a murderous rampage? When Dr. John Meacham goes on a shooting spree in his office, his business partner, staff and two patients are killed in the bloodbath. Then Meacham turns the gun on himself. The blame falls on Dr. Lou Welcome. Welcome worked with Meacham years before as a counselor after John's medical license had been revoked for drug addiction. Lou knew that John was an excellent doctor and …

He's been named one of the most important authors of all time and today, he turns 200 years old. Baldwin Public Library helps you celebrate the 200th birthday of Charles Dickens with this week's Library Picks: David Copperfield David Copperfield (1849-50) was Dickens's favorite novel: 'Of all my books', he wrote, 'I like it the best.' Strikingly autobiographical in its childhood scenes, it relates David's history from birth to young manhood, and the host of characters he meets on his journey of self-knowledge: Mr Micawber, the Peggottys, Betsey Trotwood, Steerforth and Uriah Heep among them. …

There's a lot of everything at Baldwin Public Library this week, from the sweet comedy The Big Year to the thriller Contagion to the heartbreaking Home Front by Kristin Hannah. This week's Library Picks are: The Fear Index by Robert Harris A visionary scientist creates a revolutionary form of artificial intelligence that predicts movements in the financial markets with uncanny accuracy. His hedge fund, based in Geneva, makes billions. But after an intruder breaks into his home, he has to try to discover who is trying to destroy him. Home Front by Kristin Hannah From a distance, Michael and …