(Photo provided — Jenny Curtis, Saranac Lake Free Library)

Art show

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Cosmic Studio, a new art organization, will hold its inaugural exhibit in the Cantwell Room from Sept. 2 through Oct. 26. The exhibit features the work of Betty Boothe, Debra Smith and Leigh Ann Tahash. An opening reception will be held on Friday, Sept. 6, from 5 to 7 p.m.

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Great comedy

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The 1934 movie “The Thin Man” starring William Powell and Myrna Loy, will be shown in the Cantwell Room on Tuesday, Sept. 24 at 2 p.m. This black and white film has been described as a comedy, crime, drama, mystery and thriller.

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Thank you

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A very sincere thank you goes out to those volunteers whose dedication and commitment made the Mary MacIntyre Summer Reading Program a success.

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Current Events Cafe

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The Cafe, where good coffee and tea accompany congenial conversation about local, national and world events, will meet on the following Mondays from 10:30 a.m. to noon: Aug. 12, 19 and 26, and Sept. 2 and 9.

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Chamber music

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Loon Lake Live will present a free concert of chamber music for children of all ages on Saturdays, Aug. 10 and 17, at 10:30 a.m. in the children’s room.

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Fiction Book Group

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“Anna Karenina” by Leo Tolstoy is the book to be discussed when this group meets again in the Dickert Room at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 10.

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Racism Study Group

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When this group meets again on Monday, Sept. 16, they will begin a review of “Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom” by David Blight. The discussion will continue on Oct. 21.

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Science Book Group

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On Tuesday, Sept.17, this group will discuss “Milk! A 10,000 Year Food Fracas” by Mark Kurlansky.

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Recent acquisitions

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Fiction: “One Good Deed” (Baldacci), “Window on the Bay” (Macomber), “The Philosopher’s War” (Miller), “Machines Like Me” (McEwen), “Backlash” (Thor), “Lost and Found” (Steel)

Nonfiction: “Everything Below the Waist, Why Health Care Needs a Feminist Revolution” (Block), “Ten Years a Nomad” (Kepnes), “On the Clock” (Guendelsberger), “The Fate of Food: What We’ll Eat in a Bigger, Hotter, Smarter World” (Little), “Northland: A 4,000 Mile Journey Along America’s Forgotten Border” (Fox).

Large Print Fiction: “The Great Pretenders” (Kalpakian), “Lights All Night Long” (Fitzpatrick),“Lock Every Door” (Sager).

Large Print Nonfiction: “The Honey Bus” (May).

Juvenile Fiction: “Sophia, Princess Among Beasts” (Patterson).

Juvenile Nonfiction: “Moon! Earth’s Best Friend” (McAulty).

Juvenile Graphic Novel: “They Called Us Enemy” (Takei).

Easy Fiction: “Lawrence in the Fall” (Farina), “Muddy, The Raccoon Who Stole Dishes” (Ondaatje).

Music CDs: “Exitus de Gloria Estefan” (Estefan), “T.S.1989” (Swift), “Millenium” (Backstreet Boys).

DVDs: “The Warriors,” “The Adventures of Tin Tin,” “Arthur,” “Rain in the Mountain,” “Mr. Bean: The Whole Bean”