Library Notes for November 16, 2016

Library Notes for November 16, 2016

Real Simple Magazine has an article “5 Reasons the World Is Still a Wonderful Place” by Liz Loeke

Things are—how shall we say it?—a little bananas these days. Real Simple asked five experts to remind us about some of the good stuff that can get lost in the shuffle.  No. 1 was? Libraries Still Exist. Yes, libraries are still No 1!

November 19th is International Games Day @ Your Library! Yes, @ the John L. Street Library basement from 9:00-12:00. We will have games and refreshments! Bring your friends! Bring your favorite games!

“Pam’s Pick” this week is: “Paris for One and Other Stories” by Jojo Moyer, a story in which a girl abandoned during a romantic mini-vacation gathers the courage to embark on an independent tour of Paris. Will she find love in the most romantic city in the world?

New Fiction: “High Heat” by Richard Castle, this is book eight in the Nikki Heat series, “El Paso” by Winston Groom, “Monticello” by Sally Cabot Gunning, “Family Sins” by Sharon Sala, and “Sex, Lies & Serious Money” by Stuart Woods.

New Christian Fiction: “Twilight at Blueberry Barrens” by Colleen Coble this is the third book in the Sunset Cove series, also in large print, and “Sewn with Joy” by Tricia Goyer, this is the third book in the Pinecraft Pie Shop series.

New Large Print: “Shawn O’Brien, Town Tamer” by William W. Johnstone.

New Mystery: “Ghost Times Two” by Carolyn Hart this is a Bailey Ruth mystery.

New Biographies: “The Magnolia Story” by Chip & Joanna Gaines, and “Marconi: the Man Who Networked the World” by Marc Raboy.

New Non-fiction: “O’s Little Guide to Starting Over,” “The Great Good Thing” by Andrew Klavan, “Who Killed These Girls?: Cold Case: the Yogurt Shop Murders” by Beverly Lowry, “Everyday Cook” by Alton Brown, “DIY Stamped Metal Jewelry: from Monogrammed Pendants to Embossed Bracelets” by Adrianne Surian, “Adulting: How to Become a Grown-Up in 468 Easy(ish) Steps” by Kelly Williams Brown, and “Israel: a Concise History of a Nation Reborn” by Daniel Gordis.

New Audios: “Sex, Lies & Serious Money” by Stuart Woods, “Downfall” by J.A. Jance, “Hunted” by James Patterson, and “Winter of Wishes” by Charlotte Hubbard.

New DVDs: “Ghostbusters,” “Northpole,” and “LEGO Superheroes: Justice League: Gotham City Breakout.”

New TV Season: “Scandal” season 1.

The Library will be closed November 24th, 25th, and 26th for the Thanksgiving Holiday!

Happy Thankful Reading!

Pam Metts, Director