Stopped by the recently opened Battery Park City Library and it is quite a place. Great selection, nice looking overall, lovely view of the Hudson and a nice walk from Brooklyn Bridge/Chambers St. Congrats to the neighborhood; my parts had to wait quite long for a library too.
I will probably say a word about some of the books (a history of the Second Amendment saved for another day; there also is a look at the Supreme Court and Native Americans that might provide a resource I have been looking for) eventually. Also, the Reagan myth book I referenced earlier was overall a good read. The DVD selection was also notable, providing a diversified collection (foreign films, television and apparently the whole Friday the 13th collection included). [On the horror movie, of sorts, front, here's an update on a remake of a controversial 1970s film.]
One was A Walk To Remember. I caught parts of this multiple times on t.v. and found the DVD good as well, including the novelist/screenwriter commentary. The latter (as was done with The Notebook) did a good job with the book, good performances helping. The books might be too precious, but they have made good films. And, the author does believe in his material and has some special connections to some of it. For instance, the girl (played well by Mandy Moore) here is somewhat based on his own sister, for whom the film is dedicated.
I did not see the latest screen adaption (the couple don't quite look Notebook worthy), but perhaps the next one with Miley Cyrus will be worthwhile. Greg Kinnear is in it and he has turned out to be a very good actor.