Library Notes for July 17, 2025
“Librarians have always been among the most thoughtful and helpful people. They are teachers without a classroom. No libraries, no progress.” ~Willard Scott
What’s happening at the library:
Don’t forget the 2025 Reading Challenge for July: the challenge is to read a book with a color in the title
Summer Reading theme, “Color Our World!” Open to all ages. See the front desk for more information. Wednesdays in July at 10:30 & 12:30
Book Club: July 17th 6:00
Puzzle Tournament: July 19th 10:00-12:00
Paint Party: July 24th 3:00-6:00 for Adults
Bad Art Night: July 29th 6:00 for all ages
We have a Reading Challenge for all ages. Complete your reading log for entries into our Prize Drawings
Pam’s Pick this week is: “Do Not Disturb” by Freida McFadden, this is a Hitchcock style thriller. Quinn is on the run when she is caught in a snowstorm. She stops at the Baxter Hotel for the night. The owner Nick seems nice but the silhouette of his ailing wife across the street is disturbing. Quinn only wants to survive the night and get back on the road. Will she survive?
New Fiction: “Whistle” by Linwood Barclay, “The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau” by Kristin Harmel, “Night in the City” by Michael McGarrity, “Sounds Like Love” by Ashley Poston, “Slow Burn” by Josie Silver, and “So Far Gone” by Jess Walter.
New Large Print: “Nathan Stark, Army Scout” by William W. Johnstone.
New Christian Fiction: “The Shop Down the Lane” by Leslie Gould, this is the first book in the Letters from Lancaster County series, and “An Unexpected Grace” by Tracie Peterson, this is the third book in the Jewels of Kalispell series.
New Mystery: “No One Was Supposed to Die at This Wedding” by Catherine Mack, this is the second book in the Vacation Mysteries series.
New Non-Fiction: “Windows 11 for Seniors in Easy Steps” by Nick Vandome, “Living Well with Autoimmune Diseases” by Julius Birnbaum, “The Carolinas & Georgia” by Fodor’s Travel, and “The Cherokees: in War and at Peace, 1670-1840” by David Narrett.
New Audio Book: “The Love Haters” by Katherine Center.
New Movies: “A Working Man,” and “A Minecraft Movie.”
New TV Season: “NCIS” season 14.
Happy Summer Reading!
Pam Metts, Director