We know who New Hampshire voters like best, but I was wondering which candidate is winning in book sales?

It seems that Barack Obama’s “The Audacity of Hope” and his memoir “Dreams From My Father” are both outpacing Hillary Clinton’s memoir “Living History,” so says an Associated Press story which appeared in many national newspapers.

Amazon.com lists quite a few Clinton books, some by her others about her.   There is a list of Obama books on the site as well.  Interesting enough, when I clicked on one of them, the site referenced me to titles from the other candidate.

I guess lots of people are interested in watching — and reading — about these would-be presidents.

Happy reading!

Nationally, library use is on an upward swing which continues a decade-long trend towards increased library use even in spite of greater computer use. There is no doubt our lower Hudson Valley libraries are well-used and are important centers in our communities, so the fact we are on target with new libraries and renovations on tap is good to hear.

The new stats came from a Pew survey on the state of America’s libraries released this month with comments from the national trade group, American Library Association, based in Chicago.

The American Library Association’s president seems very pleased with the results. “The survey supports our assertion that libraries are flourishing in the age of the Internet,” said Loriene Roy, adding that “almost 1.8 billion visitors checked out more than 2 billion items last year.”

The report shows that job-seeking and education are two main uses of a library’s technology. It also shows that readers in the 18-30 year age group were active library users which validates why libraries in our region are spending money and effort in their teen areas. Check out the newly renovated Warner Library in Tarrytown for a dynamic and youthful renovation done with teens in mind.

Role Mommy, a website that says it is designed for busy mothers, is hosting a Book and Author event later this month at the White Plains Public Library featuring a panel discussion with women writers talking about books moms love.

This program, Jan. 23, is the first of its series of its programs and sounds like a real winner.

Featured will be these women:

•Gwendolen Gross, author of “The Other Mother,” portraits of the intense divide between a working and stay at home mom

•Jane Green, author of “Second Chance,” a second novel by this mother of four.

•Pamela Dorman, editorial director of Every Woman’s Voice which publishes books for women including “The Feminine Mistake” by Leslie Bennetts, which you can read about in my earlier post.

This book event is from 7 to 9 p.m. at White Plains Public Library, 100 Martine Ave. Seating is limited so if you are interested send an email to beth@rolemommy.com