Always in a hurry? Wish you had more time to read? Consider joining our Short Story Club where we’ll be discussing “Ming’s Biggest Prey” by Patricia Highsmith. In this short story, we meet Ming the cat, loved and adored by Elaine but despised by her boyfriend, Teddie. Teddie takes swipes at Ming every chance he gets. Will Ming get his revenge or will he fall victim to the ravages of the murderous Teddie? Read to find out!
We'll be meeting on Thursday, October 5th at 2:00pm in the 2nd floor fireplace room.
Pick up a copy of Highsmith’s story at the circ desk, or email joe@poconolibrary.org to sign up and get your copy.
Always in a hurry? Wish you had more time to read? Consider joining our Short Story Club where we’ll be discussing “Ming’s Biggest Prey” by Patricia Highsmith. In this short story, we meet Ming the cat, loved and adored by Elaine but despised by her boyfriend, Teddie. Teddie takes swipes at Ming every chance he gets. Will Ming get his revenge or will he fall victim to the ravages of the murderous Teddie? Read to find out!
We'll be meeting on Thursday, October 5th at 2:00pm in the 2nd floor fireplace room.
Pick up a copy of Highsmith’s story at the circ desk, or email joe@poconolibrary.org to sign up and get your copy.
Always in a hurry? Wish you had more time to read? Consider joining our Short Story Club where we’ll be discussing “Ming’s Biggest Prey” by Patricia Highsmith. In this short story, we meet Ming the cat, loved and adored by Elaine but despised by her boyfriend, Teddie. Teddie takes swipes at Ming every chance he gets. Will Ming get his revenge or will he fall victim to the ravages of the murderous Teddie? Read to find out!
We'll be meeting on Thursday, October 5th at 2:00pm in the 2nd floor fireplace room.
Pick up a copy of Highsmith’s story at the circ desk, or email joe@poconolibrary.org to sign up and get your copy.
Always in a hurry? Wish you had more time to read? Consider joining our Short Story Club where we’ll be discussing “Ming’s Biggest Prey” by Patricia Highsmith. In this short story, we meet Ming the cat, loved and adored by Elaine but despised by her boyfriend, Teddie. Teddie takes swipes at Ming every chance he gets. Will Ming get his revenge or will he fall victim to the ravages of the murderous Teddie? Read to find out!
We'll be meeting on Thursday, October 5th at 2:00pm in the 2nd floor fireplace room.
Pick up a copy of Highsmith’s story at the circ desk, or email joe@poconolibrary.org to sign up and get your copy.
Always in a hurry? Wish you had more time to read? Consider joining our Short Story Club where we’ll be discussing “Ming’s Biggest Prey” by Patricia Highsmith. In this short story, we meet Ming the cat, loved and adored by Elaine but despised by her boyfriend, Teddie. Teddie takes swipes at Ming every chance he gets. Will Ming get his revenge or will he fall victim to the ravages of the murderous Teddie? Read to find out!
We'll be meeting on Thursday, October 5th at 2:00pm in the 2nd floor fireplace room.
Pick up a copy of Highsmith’s story at the circ desk, or email joe@poconolibrary.org to sign up and get your copy.
East Stroudsburg University celebrates Latino Heritage Month with its tenth Latino Heritage Film Series. The festival will be held on Saturday, September 30 in Beers Lecture Hall on ESU’s campus. The festival is co-sponsored by the Department of Modern Languages, Philosophy, and Religion; the Office of the Provost; the College of Arts & Sciences; and Kemp Library.
Kicking off the film festival will be La Pecera (The Fishbowl) at 2 p.m. La Pecera, shown in Spanish and English with subtitles, is about a 40-year-old Puerto Rican visual artist who discovers her cancer has metastasized after spending several years in remission. Despite the insistence of her partner, she refuses to continue her treatment and decides to return to Vieques, the small Caribbean Island east of Puerto Rico where she grew up and where her mother lives.
Have you ever looked at a character on TV and thought “They’re just like me”? Maybe it’s because you look similar or because they act like you. Maybe they share your problems and insecurities.
According to the Williams Institute, 3.4% of women identify as queer and those women. Recently, shows featuring queer people have become more popular, giving these women a chance to see themselves represented. And that would have been the case if there wasn’t a trend of shows starring queer women getting canceled with little to no explanation.
It seems the reason why this is happening can quickly be narrowed down to three possible causes: homophobia, sexism, or a specific target set at queer women.
EYEWITNESS NEWS(WBRE/WYOU) — A lucky Pennsylvania Lottery player has won a $1 million prize, gaining $1,000 a week for life.
According to officials with the PA Lottery, the Cash4Life® multi-state game has been awarded its 15th $1 million prize in Pennsylvania.
The Cash4Life® winning ticket worth $1,000 a week for life, or $1 million cash, was sold in Monroe County for the Sunday drawing. The ticket correctly matched all five balls drawn, 6-8-42-54-60, winning an annuity prize valued at $52,000 a year for life, or a cash prize of $1 million.
The next meeting of the East Stroudsburg Council of Trustees is scheduled for Thursday, October 5, 2023. Committees and the full board will meet as follows:
Committee Meetings
Time: 10 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and 1:30 – 4 p.m.
Council of Trustees Full Board Meeting
Time: 4:00 p.m.
The Council of Trustees will meet both in person and via zoom. In-person meetings will be held at the East Stroudsburg University Innovation Center, Room 336. However, we continue to offer the option to participate via zoom.
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. He has been identified as 41-year-old Christopher Taylor of Butts County. WHAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE READING ...
Recommended for ages 5 to adult. Tour Sleepy Hollow with Katrina Van Tassle & Ichabod Crane, where skeletons high-step in a graveyard dance and hobgoblins haunt villagers in this spooky-but not scary-Halloween tale. Performance combines literature, dance, music, imagination, and improvisation with a great mixture of humor. Kids and adults are cast right into the show. Sponsored by the Friends of Eastern Monroe Public Library. Walk-in.
Recommended for ages 5 to adult. Tour Sleepy Hollow with Katrina Van Tassle & Ichabod Crane, where skeletons high-step in a graveyard dance and hobgoblins haunt villagers in this spooky-but not scary-Halloween tale. Performance combines literature, dance, music, imagination, and improvisation with a great mixture of humor. Kids and adults are cast right into the show. Sponsored by the Friends of Eastern Monroe Public Library. Walk-in.
