Chanteuse Cyrille Aimee and More Great Programming at the Scarsdale Library

November brings a wonderful free concert, book discussion, foreign film, author talk and lots more to Scarsdale. Check out these upcoming events and find even more at www.scarsdalelibrary.org.

The Friends of the Scarsdale Library will present a Swingin' Sunday concert with Cyrille Aimee on Sunday, Nov. 30th at 4:00 pm. Vocalist Cyrille Aimée was primarily raised in France by a French father and Dominican mother. As a curious child in Samois-sur-Seine, she would sneak out of her bedroom window to wander into the nearby gypsy encampments filled with those attending the annual Django Reinhardt Festival.

She quickly fell in love with gypsy music and way of life; years later she would sing on street corners with friends while traveling across Europe. While in the midst of one such odyssey, she found herself at the Montreux Jazz Festival, where she won first prize in the vocal competition - which included the financing of her first self-produced album.

She now happily tours the world with her band as well as in a duo setting with Brazilian guitarist Diego Figueiredo. Aimée's talents also recently caught the attention of Stephen Sondheim, who cast her in an Encores Special Presentation at New York City's City Center in November 2013. She is often heard on Jonathan Schwartz's program on National Public Radio.

The New York Times referred to Aimée's major label debut in August 2014, as "a bravura turn, presented with a smile. Now you can see her – free in Scarsdale.

Rescuing Julia Twice: Thursday, Nov. 6th at 7:30 pm

Journalist Tina Traster knew "something wasn't right" when she and her husband adopted a six-month-old baby from a Siberian orphanage in 2003. She eventually discovered that her daughter suffered from Reactive Attachment Disorder, an affliction that affects a portion of children who are abused, neglected, or orphaned. In her moving memoir "Rescuing Julia Twice," Traster exposes the "dark underbelly" of the Russian adoption system and provides parents facing this disorder with valuable insight and information, as well as sharing her experience of learning what it truly means to be a mother.

Tina Traster is an author, award-winning journalist and blogger. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The New York Post, Redbook, Psychology Today, The Daily Beast, Everyday Health,Yahoo, The Journal News, Hudson Valley Magazine, etc. "Rescuing Julia Twice" has been featured on national and regional TV, on radio, and reviewed in Parents, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal,The Chicago Tribune, The New York Post, The Chronogram, and Booklist.

Nancy's Book Group Discussion: "The Other Typist"

Nancy Zachary, will lead a discussion of "The Other Typist" by Suzanne Rindell at the Scarsdale Public Library on Wednesday, November 19, at 1 p.m., with an evening session at 7:30 p.m. Rindell's novel takes place in the 1920s as women's social roles are changing. Rose Baker is prudish typist in a New York City Police Department precinct. Rose is like a high priestess taking confessions of criminals. But as soon as she leaves the interrogation room she is once again the weaker sex, best suited for filing and making coffee. When a glamorous new girl joins the typing pool, Rose falls under her spell and is drawn fully into a high-stakes social world. Soon Rose's fascination with the new girl turns into an obsession from which she may never recover.
Registration is required at the library's main desk or by calling 722-1300.
On December 17, Nancy's Book Group will discuss "Rise and Fall of Great Powers" by Tom Rachman.

Foreign Film: For a Woman

Description: In her mid-thirties, Anne still knows practically nothing of her family's past. After her mother's death, Anne discovers old photos and letters that convince her to take a closer look at her parents' life after the concentration camps of World War II. Her research reveals the existence of a mysterious uncle everyone seems intent on forgetting entirely. As she closes in on a discovery she didn't expect, her father grows ever more ill, and may take the family secret to his grave. In a journey that stretches from post-war France to the 1980s, Anne's destiny intertwines with her father's past until they form a single, unforgettable story.

Wednesday, Nov. 12th at 7:30 pm
Friday, Nov. 14th at 1:30 pm

France / 2013 / 110 minutes / French (English subtitles)

How Insects Affected World History : Topic of Talk at Scarsdale Library
Sarah Albee, author of "Bugged: How Insects Changed History" will discuss her book and the impact of little critters on people's lives throughout the centuries on Monday, November 17, at 7 p.m., at the Scarsdale Public Library. The program is for children in grades 3 and up. Registration is required at the library's website, www.scarsdalelibrary.org. "Bugged" is a combination of world history, social history, natural science, epidemiology, public health, conservation, and microbiology told with fun and informative graphics in an irreverent voice.