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Library Notes for July 16, 2026

“Librarians have always been among the most thoughtful and helpful people. They are teachers without a classroom. No libraries, no progress.” ~Willard Scott
Summer Reading has started: “Unearth a Story” each Wednesday at 10:30 or 12:30
What’s happening at the library:
Check out Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and our website: www.jlslibrary.org for upcoming programs
E-Books, E-Audios, E-Comics, Movies and more can be checked out on Hoopla & Libby
All our Cadiz Records and Trigg County High School Yearbooks are available on our website
Craft Station the entire month with different crafts & activities each week
Book Club: July 16th 6:00
America 250 Geocache the library in July: download the Geocache app on your smart phone
Pop-up Book Sales: July 24th
Pam’s Pick this week is: “It Could Have Been Her” by Lisa Jewell, this is a Jane Trevally novel. Jane is walking her dogs when a small white terrier runs up to her.  There is no sign of the teenaged girl he’d been staying with nearby. When the teenager is reported missing, Jane offers to return the dog to his registered owner in London. Arriving at the house called Thornwood, Jane knows this unsettling house holds the key to the missing teenager, to her own traumatic story, and to the dark secrets of the past.
New Fiction: “Stuart Woods’ Deep Water” by Brett Battles, “The May House” by Jillian Cantor, “The Lake House” by Lori Foster, this is the second book in the Firefly Summer series, “Ghalen” by Walter Mosley, “Blaze of Glory” by Dianna Palmer, this is a Long, Tall Texans novel, “The Someday Garden” by Ashley Poston, “The Boleyn Secret” by Alison Weir, and “Midnight” by Sharon Sala, this is the second book in the Crossroads series and only in large print.
New Christian Fiction: “With the Enduring Tides” by Jane Kirkpatrick, this is the second book in the Women of Cannon Beach series.
New Mystery: “Ode to the Bones” by Carolyn Haines this is a Sarah Booth Delaney mystery.
New Biography: “Communion” by JD Vance.
New Non-Fiction: “Shameful Silence” by Alexandra Lozano, “Summer Picnics & Parties” by Taste of Home, “Fodor’s Complete Guide to the National Parks of the West.”
New Audio Book: “A Murder in Hollywood” by Michael Crichton.
New Movies: “Send Help” and “Hoppers.”
New TV Season: “Chicago P.D.” season 5.
Happy Summer Reading!
Pam Metts, Director

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Library Notes for July 9, 2026

“Having the freedom to read and the freedom to choose is one of the best gifts my parents ever gave me.” – Judy Blume
Summer Reading has started: “Unearth a Story” each Wednesday at 10:30 or 12:30
What’s happening at the library:
Check us out Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and our website: www.jlslibrary.org for upcoming programs
E-Books, E-Audios, E-Comics, Movies and more can be checked out on Hoopla & Libby
All our Cadiz Records and Trigg County High School Yearbooks are available on our website
Craft Station the entire month with different crafts & activities each week
Craft Night: July 9th 6:00-7:00
Puzzle Tournament: July 11th 9:30-12:00
Book Club: July 16th 6:00
America 250 Geocache @ the library in July: download the Geocache app on your smart phone
Pop-up Book Sales: July 10th & 24th
Pam’s Pick this week is: “Road Trip” by Mary Kay Andrews, this is the story of two sisters estranged for many years until their mother died. Together the sisters must solve a mystery surrounding an inherited painting. Is it real and worth millions or fake?
New Fiction: The Windsor Affair” by Melanie Banjamin, “Trouble’s Turn to Lose” by Susan M. Boyer, this is the third book in the Carolina Tale series, “Beach Thriller” by Jamie Day, “The Summer Share” by Jenn McKinlay, “Down with the Shipmans” by Meg Mitchell Moore, “Rocket’s Red Glare” by James Patterson, “Choke Point” by Brad Thor, and “The Missed Connection” by Tia Williams.
New Christian Fiction: “A Brewed Awakening” by Pepper Basham.
New Mystery: “Natural Barn Killer” by Amanda Flower, this is the fifth book in the Farm to Table mysteries and only in large print.
New Non-Fiction: “What Conservatives Believe” by Mike Pence, “Courage Can Save Us” by Rye Barcott, “No Dumb Questions” by Jason & Travis Kelce, and “1,000 Days in America: An Illustrated History of the Moments the Defined a Nation.”
New Audio Book: “A Woman’s Place” by Danielle Steel.
New Movies: “You, Me & Tuscany,” and “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.”
New TV Season: “Tulsa King” season 3.
Happy Summer Reading!
Pam Metts, Director

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Library Notes for July 2, 2026

“Come with me,’ Mom says. To the library. Books and summertime go together.” ~Lisa Schroeder
Sign up for Summer Reading and “Unearth a Story” it starts July 8th, 15th, 22nd, & 29th at 10:30 & 12:30
The library will be closed Friday & Saturday July 3rd & 4th for the Independence Day Holiday.
What’s happening at the library:
Check out our Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and our website: www.jlslibrary.org for all the upcoming programs
E-Books, E-Audios, E-Comics, Movies and more can be checked out on Hoopla & Libby
All our Cadiz Records and Trigg County High School Yearbooks are available on our website
Craft Station the entire month with different crafts & activities each week
Craft Night: July 9th 6:00-7:00
Puzzle Tournament: July 11th 9:30-12:00
Book Club: July 16th 6:00
America 250 Geocache @ the library in July: download the Geocache app on your smart phone
Pop-up Book Sales: July 10th & 24th
Pam’s Pick this week is: “Whistler” by Ann Patchett, this is the story about two adults looking back on the choices they made, and the choices made for them. It is about how love endures, and how the feeling of being known by another person, even for a short period of time, can change your life.
New Fiction: “A Deal with a Debutante” by Chelsea Bobulski, this is the first book in the London’s Most Eligible series, “This Song Is About Me” by Melissa de la Cruz, “The Midnight Train” by Matt Haig, “Tom Clancy Rules of Engagement” by Ward Larsen, “Dolly All the Time” by Annabel Monaghan, “The Final Target” by Nora Roberts, this book is also in large print, “Fever Dream” By Elsie Silver, this is the first book in the Emerald Lake series, and “Caught Up” by Liz Tomforde, this is the third book in the Windy City series.
New Christian Fiction: “Chase the Light” by Suzanne Woods Fisher, this is the second book in the National Parks Summers series.
New Mystery: “The Chowder House Murder” by Lee Hollis, this is the first book in the Downeast Maine Mystery series.
New Non-Fiction: “10-Minute Chair Yoga Exercises for Seniors” by April Hattori, “First-Time Fostering” by Laura the Foster Parent Partner, and “Vengeance: the Last Stands of Custer, Crazy Horse, and Sitting Bull” by Tom Clavin.
New Biography: “View from the East Wing” by Jill Biden.
New Audio Book: “The Final Target” by Nora Roberts.
New Movies: “I Can Only Imagine 2,” and “Pout-Pout Fish.”
New TV Season: “The Gilded Age” season 3.
Happy Summer Reading!
Pam Metts, Director

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Library Notes for June 25, 2026

“Who doesn’t love a library? It is a place you can go in any town and discover the world.”
~ Pat MacEnulty
Sign up for Summer Reading and “Unearth a Story” it starts July 8th, 15th, 22nd, & 29th
What’s happening at the library:
Check out our Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and our website: www.jlslibrary.org for all the upcoming programs
E-Books, E-Audios, E-Comics, Movies and more can be checked out on Hoopla & Libby
All our Cadiz Records and Trigg County High School Yearbooks are available on our website
Hide & Seekasaurus: the month of June, can you find the hidden dinosaur? Check each day
Pop-up Book Sale: June 19th
Hunger Games Book Club: June 25th
Library Mini Golf: June 26th
Dig into Your Past (Genealogy Class): June 29th  
Craft Night: July 9th 6:00-7:00
Puzzle Tournament: July 11th 9:30-12:00
Book Club: July 16th 6:00
Pam’s Pick this week is: “The Divorce” by Freida McFadden, the story of Naomi Roth whose world is turned upside down when her husband Jeremy tricks her into moving out of their house and then initiates divorce proceedings. Naomi is determined not to lose custody of their five-year-old son, Teddy. But she also wants to win Jeremy back, something she thinks is possible until she discovers he’s been seeing a younger woman named Veronica. As much as Naomi wants Jeremy back Veronica wants to keep him. Which one will win?
 
New Fiction: “Ironwood” by Michael Connelly, “Redbelly Crossing” by Candice Fox, “First and Forever” by Lynn Painter, “The Parisian Chapter” by Janet Skeslien Charles, and “Don’t Tell Me How It Ends” by Adrienne Thurman.
 
New Christian Fiction: “An Amish Second Chance” by Beth Wiseman, this book is only in large print.
 
New Biography: “Killin’ Time: My Life and Music” by Clint Black.
 
New Non-Fiction: “The Official ACT Prep Guide, 2026-2027,” “The Veteran’s Keeper: Empowering Caregivers of PTSD Warriors” by Laura Johnson, and “Fodor’s Toronto” by Kimberly Lyn.
 
New Audio Book: “Chasing the Clouds Away” by Debbie Macomber.
 
New Movies: “Wuthering Heights,” and “Due North.”
 
New TV Season: “Supernatural” season 8.
 
Happy Summer Reading!
Pam Metts, Director

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Library Notes for June 18, 2026

“Librarians are the tour-guides for all of knowledge.” ~Patrick Ness
What’s happening at the library:
Check out our Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and our website: www.jlslibrary.org for all the upcoming programs
E-Books, E-Audios, E-Comics, Movies and more can be checked out on Hoopla & Libby
All our Cadiz Records and Trigg County High School Yearbooks are available on our website
Hide & Seekasaurus: the month of June, can you find the hidden dinosaur? Check each day
Pop-up Book Sale: June 19th
Hunger Games Book Club: June 25th
Library Mini Golf: June 26th
Dig into Your Past (Genealogy Class): June 29th  
Pam’s Pick this week is: “The Shippers” by Katherine Center, this is the story of JoJo who up until now has been bad at love. While at her sister’s destination wedding on a cruise ship, she sets her eye on the neighborhood guy who was her first crush. She asks her childhood friend Cooper to be her wingman. JoJo and Cooper find themselves caught up in all sorts of trouble.
New Fiction: “The Sullivan’s Island Supper Club” by Susan M. Boyer, this is the second book in the Carolina Tales series, “Red Verdict” by James Comey, “Kill for a Million” by Janet Dailey, this book is also in large print, “A Founding Mother” by Stephanie Dray, and “The Things We Never Say” by Elizabeth Strout.
New Large Print: “The Rancher” by Peter Brandvold, this is the third book in the Nordic & Finn series.
New Christian Fiction: “The Sapphire Sea” by Davis Bunn.
New Mystery: “Robert B. Parker’s Booked” by Alison Gaylin.
 
New Biography: “True Crime: a Memoir” by Particia Cornwell.
 
New Non-Fiction: “On Witness and Respair” by Jesmyn Ward, and “The History of the USA Year by Year.”
 
New Audio Book: “The Moonlight Runner” by Karen Robards.
 
New Movies: “Solo Mio,” and “We’re Back!: A Dinosaur’s Story.”
 
New TV Season: “Fallout” season 2.
 
Happy Summer Reading!
Pam Metts, Director

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Library Notes for June 11, 2026

“The public library is where place and possibility meet.” ~Stuart Dybek
What’s happening at the library:
Check out our Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and our website: www.jlslibrary.org for all the upcoming programs
E-Books, E-Audios, E-Comics, Movies and more can be checked out on Hoopla & Libby
All our Cadiz Records and Trigg County High School Yearbooks are available on our website
Hide & Seekasaurus: the month of June, can you find the hidden dinosaur? Check each day
Pop-up Book Sale: June 19th
Dinosaur Terrarium for Tween/Teens June 11th
Hunger Games Book Club: June 25th
Library Mini Golf: June 26th
Dig into Your Past (Genealogy Class): June 29th  
Pam’s Pick this week is: “Summer State of Mind” by Kristy Woodson Harvey, this is the story of Daisy Stevens a burnt-out NICU nurse runs away to Cape Carolin, looking for a new life and maybe a new romance. On her first day of her new job, high school baseball Coach Mason Thaysden finds an abandoned baby. Daisy becomes attached to the abandoned child. The startling discovery has made a devastating rip in the town and Daisy and Mason are in the center of the storm.
New Fiction: “The Fourth Option” by Jack Carr, “The Anniversary” by Alex Finlay, “Elegy in Blue” by Mark Helprin, “Caller Unknown” by Gillian McAllister, “The Last Mandarin” by Louise Penny & Melissa Fung, and “A Woman’s Place” by Danielle Steel, this book is also in large print.
New Christian Fiction: “Not What We Pictured” by Becca Kinzer.
New Mystery: “Clawed and Dangerous” by Rita Mae Brown.
New Non-Fiction: “Atlas of Botany,” “IRAs, 401 (k)s & Other Retirement Plans” by Twila Slesnick, “Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy, Happy Heart” by Amir Lerman, and “Beginner’s Guide to Backyard Building” by Lee Mothes.
New Audio Book: “Paradox” by Douglas Preston.
New Movies: “Reminder of Him,” and “Goat.”
New TV Season: “Dark Winds” season 3.
Happy Summer Reading!
Pam Metts, Director

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Library Notes for June 4, 2026

 
“Come with me,’ Mom says. To the library. Books and summertime go together.” ~ Lisa Schroeder
 
What’s happening at the library:
Check out our Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and our website: www.jlslibrary.org for all the upcoming programs
E-Books, E-Audios, E-Comics, Movies and more can be checked out on Hoopla & Libby
All our Cadiz Records and Trigg County High School Yearbooks are available on our website
Hide & Seekasaurus: the month of June, can you find the hidden dinosaur? Check each day
Pop-up Book Sale: June 5th & 19th
Dinosaur Party: June 8th
Smokey Bear Poster Contest: June 10th 
Dinosaur Terrarium for Tween/Teens June 11th
Hunger Games Book Club: June 25th
Library Mini Golf: June 26th
Dig into Your Past (Genealogy Class): June 29th  
Pam’s Pick this week is: “The Calamity Club” by Kathryn Stockett, this is a heart-warming story about a sisterhood of unbreakable women who risk everything to take control of their own fates. In a time where women’s freedom is fragile, even the smallest act of defiance can have dangerous consequences.
New Fiction: “Our Perfect Storm” by Carley Fortune, “The Daisy Chain Flower Shop” by Laurie Gilmore, this is the sixth book in the Dream Harbor series, “Last One Out” by Jane Harper, “26 Beauties” by James Patterson, “Lidie” by Jane Smiley, and “Shadow of a Cross” by John D. Nesbitt, this book is only in large print.
New Christian Fiction: “Over the Edge” by Susan May Warren, this is the first book in the Summer Rangers series.
New Mystery: “A Deadly Episode” by Anthony Horowitz.
New Biography: “Dogs, Boys, and Other Things I’ve Cried About” by Isabel Klee.
New Non-Fiction: “A History of Dinosaurs in 50 Fossils” by Paul Barrett, “Fodor’s Essential Australia,” and “The Queen and Her Presidents” by Susan Page.
New Audio Book: “The Hired Man” by Sandra Dallas.
New Movie: “Christy.”
New TV Season: “Chicago Fire” season 8.
 
Happy Reading!
Pam Metts, Director

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Library Notes for May 28, 2026

“The contents of a library can take you further than your own imagination could begin to imagine. To open a book is to open your mind.” ~ Amberle Cianne
What’s happening at the library:
Check out our Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and our website: www.jlslibrary.org for all the upcoming programs
E-Books, E-Audios, E-Comics, Movies and more can be checked out on Hoopla & Libby
All our Cadiz Records and Trigg County High School Yearbooks are available on our website
Hide & Seekasaurus: the month of June, can you find the hidden dinosaur? Check each day
Pop-up Book Sale: June 5th & 19th
Dinosaur Party: June 8th
Smokey Bear Poster Contest: June 10th 
Dinosaur Terrarium for Tween/Teens June 11th
Hunger Games Book Club: June 25th
Library Mini Golf: June 26th
Dig into Your Past (Genealogy Class): June 29th  
Pam’s Pick this week is: “The Moonlight Runner” by Karen Robards, this is a story of love and heroism set during the Irish Revolutionary War. Rynn Carmichael is pulled into the war when her boyfriend Donal, a gunrunner is in danger. She soon finds herself caught up in a terrifying and tragic series of events. She and her family must fight for their lives and country.
New Fiction: “Leave Your Mess at Home” by Tolani Akinola, “The Council” by Matthew Betley, “The Patchwork Players” by Jennifer Chiaverini, this is an Elm Creek Quilts novel, “Bad Seeds” by Mary Monroe, and “Trigger Happy” by William W. Johnstone, this book is only in large print.
New Christian Fiction: “More Than Friends” by Denise Hunter, “In Pursuit of Civility” by Jen Turano, this is the second book in the Merriweather Academy for Young Ladies.
New Mystery: “Fatal Fiction” by Karen MacInerney, this is the fourth book in the Snug Habor Mystery series.
New Non-Fiction: “Detours: Hope & Growth After Life’s Hardest Turns” by Elizabeth Smart, “The Easy Garden” by Michael Griffiths, “Around the Table: Tables & Traditions for Gathering” by Shea McGee, and “Painted Applique” by Linda Poole.
New Audio Book: “Shadow Strike” by Brad Taylor.
New Movie: “Thieves Highway.”
New TV Season: “The Chosen” season 4.
Happy Reading!
Pam Metts, Director

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Library Notes for May 21, 2026

 
“A library is a place vibrating with ideas.” ~ Nancy Kunhardt Lodge
 
What’s happening at the library:
Check out our Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and our website: www.jlslibrary.org for all the upcoming programs
E-Books, E-Audios, E-Comics, Movies and more can be checked out on Hoopla & Libby
All our Cadiz Records and Trigg County High School Yearbooks are available on our website
 
Pam’s Pick this week is: “The Rain Catcher” by Buck Turner, this is the story of Diane Montgomery who discovers that even in the darkest of times love has the power to heal. After writing the memoir of Judge Sara Hastings, Diane finds herself at a crossroad in her life. She abandons her career in journalism and decides to move her and her daughter halfway across the state, after losing her husband. Will Diane gather the fragments of her heart and put them back together or will she allow herself to be consumed by the tide of sorrow?
 
New Fiction: “The Girls Trip” by Ally Condie, “Mad Mabel” by Sally Hepworth, “Killing Me Softly” by Sandie Jones, “Chasing the Clouds Away” by Debbie Macomber, “Paradox” by Douglas & Aletheia Preston, and “Shadow Strike” by Brad Taylor, this is a Pike Logan novel.
 
New Christian Fiction: “The Lumber Baron’s Wife” by Lynn Austin and “Harbor Pointe” by Irene Hannon, this is the twelfth book in the Hope Harbor series.
 
New Mystery: “This Weekend Doesn’t End Well for Anyone” by Catherine Mack, this is the third book in the Vacation mysteries series.
 
New Non-Fiction: “Procrastination Proof” by Jon Acuff, “Duty, Honor, Country & Life: A Tribute to American Spirit” by William H. McRaven, “50 States: The Ultimate Travel List,” and “The Civil War: A Visual History.”
 
New Audio Book: “The Bookstore Diaries” by Susan Mallery.
 
New Movies: “Shelter,” and “To Barcelona, with Love.”
 
New TV Season: “Chicago Med” season 3.
 
Happy Reading!
Pam Metts, Director
 

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Library Notes for May 14, 2026


“The most important asset of any library goes home at night – the library staff.” ~Timothy Healy
What’s happening at the library:
Check out our Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and our website: www.jlslibrary.org for all the upcoming programs
E-Books, E-Audios, E-Comics, Movies and more can be checked out on Hoopla & Libby
All our Cadiz Records and Trigg County High School Yearbooks are available on our website
Story Time with Ms. Katie every Wednesday at 10:30-the last one for the school year is May 20th
Afternoon Tea: May 9th at 2:00 at Fairholme. Sign up online.
Pam’s Pick this week is: “The Mother-Daughter Book Club” by Susan & James Patterson, this is the story of nine women: four mothers and five daughters who form the Mother Daughter Book Club. The women have been close for decades, texting regularly and meeting periodically for weekend book retreats. The women are coming together again for a book club weekend, this time in Mariella’s vacation home for days of food, fun, love, and personal growth as the friends talk books, hopes, dreams, and the future.
New Fiction: “Hope Rises” by David Baldacci, “Yesteryear” by Caro Claire Burke, “What Happened Next” by Edwin Hill, “Cherry Baby” by Rainbow Rowell, “American Fantasy” by Emma Straub, and “Witness Protection” by Robert Whitlow.
New Mystery: “Antiques Round-Up” by Barbara Allan, this is a Trash ‘n’ Treasures mystery.
New Non-fiction: “Law Forms for Personal Use,” “Ghosts of Sicily” by Mark Harmon, “The New Perimenopause” by Mary Claire Haver, and “Resumes for Dummies” by Laura DeCarlo.
New Audio Book: “The Hadacol Boogie” by James Lee Burke.
New Movies: “The Housemaid” and “Wildcat.”
 New TV Season: “SpongeBob Squarepants” season 5.
Happy Reading!
Pam Metts, Director