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Library Notes for October 15, 2026

 
“Libraries allow children to ask questions about the world and find the answers. And the wonderful thing is that once a child learns to use a library, the doors to learning are always open.” ~Laura Bush
 
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
Storytime with Ms. Katie every Wednesday at 10:30
JLS READS: October 15 at 6:00
Book Sale: October 22nd-30th
Sunrise on the Reaping Book Club: October 22nd at 6:00
Murder Mystery Night: at Fairholme October 23rd at 6:00
Halloween Safe Night: October 30th 4:00-6:00 downtown Cadiz
 
Pam’s Pick this week is: “A Time of Witches” by Madeline Martin, this is the story of two women, two centuries, and one chance to rewrite history. Savannah’s life hasn’t been the same since her mom passed away. She has noticed strange things happening, and a recurring dream of being burned at the stake. In her search for answers she finds her ancestor, Sybil Brantham was accused of being a witch. Can Savannah help to rewrite her family history?  
 
New Fiction: “Grim Tidings” by B. K. Borison, this is the second book in the Ghosted series, “You Know Why” by J. T. Ellison, “The French Illusion” by John Grisham, “The Thoroughbreds” by Elin Hilderbrand & Shelby Cunningham, this is the second book in the Academy series, “The Boat House” by Fern Michaels, this is the second book in the Twin Lights series, and “Threshing Day” by Rebecca Yarros, this is the 3.5 in the Empyrean series.
 
New Christian Fiction: “Three Steps Behind” by Dani Pettrey, this is the third book in the Jeopardy Falls series and “Thursday’s Bride” by Patricia Johns, this book is only in large print.
 
New Mysteries: “The Chase” by Felix Francis and “The Opposite of Murder” by Sophie Hannah.
 
New Biography: “I Once Knew a Guy Named Charlie: A Memoir” by Jaclyn Smith.
 
New Non-Fiction: “The American Way of Killing” by Malcolm Gladwell, “Beyond the Pink: Navigating Life, Health, and Breast Cancer” by Eleonora Teplinsky, and “Great Smoky Mountains National Park” by Max Humphrey.
 
New Audio Book: “The Pirate Queen” by Ariel Lawhon.
 
New Movies: “Young Washington” and “Pokemon: Spooky Stories.”
 
New TV Season: “Chicago Fire” season 9.
 
Happy Reading!
Pam Metts, Director

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Library Notes for October 8, 2026

 
“A library is where you meet fascinating characters you never forget.” ~ Judy Blume
 
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
Storytime with Ms. Katie every Wednesday at 10:30
Popcorn Tasting: October 12th at 6:00
JLS READS: October 15 at 6:00
Book Sale: October 22nd-30th
Sunrise on the Reaping Book Club: October 22nd at 6:00
Murder Mystery Night: at Fairholme October 23rd at 6:00
Halloween Safe Night: October 30th 4:00-6:00 downtown Cadiz
 
Pam’s Pick this week: “Hollow Bones” by Jodi Picoult, this is the story of Molly, who lost her mother on 9/11. She was just a baby but her mother’s death shaped her life, motivating her to pursue a career in disaster relief. Now, Molly is head of the Center for Emergency Preparedness and Response in Rhode Island. She falls for and marries Jesse Fitzgerald. When Molly discovers she’s pregnant, she struggles with the implications of bringing a child into her life given her career. Can she protect her child from the disaster she has faced her whole life?
 
New Fiction: “The Newer World” by Sebastian Barry, “Under Story” by Chloe Benjamin, “The Butcher’s Masquerade” by Matt Dinniman, this is the fifth book in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series, “Big Bad Wolf” by Laurie Gilmore, “The Me I Used to Be” by Kristan Higgins, “The Pirate Queen” by Ariel Lawhon, and “Exit Party” by Emily St. John Mandel.
New Christian Fiction: “In a Word, Yes” by Kit Tosello, “To Enchant a Lady’s Heart” by Robin Lee Hatcher, this is the first book in the British are Coming series and only in large print.
 
New Non-Fiction: “Go and Do Likewise: How We Heal a Broken Country” by Andy Beshear, “Redwood: The Untold Story of the Cold War’s Most Extraordinary Spy” by Ben Macintyre, “Home Learning Year by Year” by Rebecca Rupp, and “Life with Birds” by Birds & Blooms.
 
New Audio Book: “The Most Dangerous Games” by MrBeast & James Patterson.
 
New Movie: “Disclosure Day” and “Toy Story 5.”
 
New TV Season: “Landman” season 2.
 
Happy Reading!
Pam Metts, Director

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Library Notes October 1, 2026

 
“A library is a house of hope. It’s a place where we all, whatever our situation, can feed our ideas and develop our dreams.” – Doug Wilhelm
 
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
Storytime with Ms. Katie every Wednesday at 10:30
Analog Night: October 1st at 6:00
Game Night: October 5th at 5:30
Popcorn Tasting: October 12th at 6:00
JLS READS: October 15 at 6:00
Book Sale: October 22nd-30th
Sunrise on the Reaping Book Club: October 22nd at 6:00
Murder Myster Night: at Fairholme October 23rd at 6:00
Halloween Safe Night: October 30th 4:00-6:00 downtown Cadiz
 
Pam’s Pick this week is: Hollywood, Ending” by John Green, this is a tender, heartbreaking and funny story of the behind the scenes of a Hollywood love story. Kai and Juniper are cast in their first big picture. Their big break turns into a big blow up. Along with their lives in terrifying ways.
 
New Fiction: “The Shadow Friends” by Tess Gerritsen, this is the third book in the Martini Club series, “The Witches of Cambridge” by Alice Hoffman, “Fury in Death” by J.D. Robb, “Free Falling” by Lyla Sage, this is the second book in the Sweetwater Peak series, “Vengeance” by Wilbur Smith, and “You’ll Love It Here” by Natalie Sue, this book is only in large print.
 
New Christian Fiction: “Fair are the Meadows” by Lauraine Snelling, this is the third book in the Home to Green Creek series.
 
New Mysteries: “Eat, Drink, and Get Buried” by Cleo Coyle, and “Post Mortem” by David Lagercrantz.
 
New Biography: “Swan Song: Diana, My Sister” by Charles Spencer.
 
New Non-Fiction: “Your Fellow Americans” by Peter Santenello, “Fodor’s Pacific Northwest,” and “Confronting America” by Bill O’Reilly.
 
New Audio Books: “Big Little Truths” by Liane Moriarty.
 
New Movies: “Power Ballad” and “Minions & Monsters.”
 
New TV Season: “Outlander” Season 8.
 
Happy Reading!
Pam Metts, Director

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Library Notes for September 24, 2026

“The books that help you most are those which make you think the most.” -Theodore Parker
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
Storytime with Ms. Katie every Wednesday at 10:30
Home School Day: September 21st Sign up for a library card
Hunger Games Book Club: September 24th at 6:00
Analog Night: October 1st at 6:
Game Night: October 5th at 5:30
Popcorn Tasting: October 12th at 6:00
JLS READS: October 15 at 6:00
Sunrise on the Reaping Book Club: October 22nd at 6:00
Murder Myster Night: at Fairholme October 23rd at 6:00
Halloween Safe Night: October 30th 4:00-6:00 downtown Cadiz
Pam’s Pick this week is: “Paper Ghost” by Sarah Addison Allen, this book is part ghost story, and part love story. It is steeped in magical realism and will transport you to a place where secrets echo through the years and where love finds a way back home. Every family has its secrets… the Wester women live in their.
New Fiction: “No One Knew” by Kendra Elliot, this is the second book in the Noelle Marshall series, “These Ancient Bones” by Heather Graham, this is the second book in the Crows series, “The Only Good Indians” by Stephen Graham Jones, “Stay Buried” by Jennifer McMahon, “The Most Dangerous Games” by MrBeast & James Patterson, and “Tom Clancy Pressure Depth” by Jack Stewart.
New Christian Fiction “Shortbread in the Highlands” by Robin Jones Gunn, this is the third book in the Suitcase Sisters series, and “The Spy Keeper of Marseille” by Roseanna M. White.
New Reference: “The Official Red Book, a Guidebook of United States Coins, 2026.”
New Non-Fiction: “London Falling” by Patrick Radden Keefe, “Amigurumi Made Easy” by Mariska Vow-Bolman, and “Eco Printing for Beginners” by Mandla Nair.
New Audio Book: “Getting Away with Murder” by Kathryn Foxfield.
New Movies: “Breadwinner” and “Obsession.”
New TV Season: “Reacher” season 3.
Happy Reading!
Pam Metts, Director

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Library Notes for September 17, 2026

“Your library is your paradise.” ~Desiderius Erasmus
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
Storytime with Ms. Katie every Wednesday at 10:30
Coloring Night: September 14th at 5:30
Craft Table: September 14th -19th
JLS READS: September 17th at 6:00
Puzzle & Book Swap: September 19th at 10:30-11:30
Home School Day: September 21st Sign up for a library card
Hunger Games Book Club: September 24th at 6:00
Pam’s Pick this week is: “Promise Me Never” by Liv Constantine, this is a thriller about a woman who become intrigued by the mystery of her husband’s first wife’s death. Savannah is deeply in love with her husband. When she moves into his remote home in the woods, she feels the presence of his first wife everywhere. Savannah feels she must rival her for her husband’s affection. Soon she learns her husband is not who he seems. He has a very dark side. The women who came before Savannah have all disappeared under strange circumstances. Will Savannah be next?
New Fiction: “Not a Word” by Linwood Barclay, “God’s Country” by William Kent Krueger, “Fallen for France” by Elizabeth Letts, “Big Little Truths” by Liane Moriarty, “Honest John Pine” by Vince Wheeler and “Born to Be Killed” by William W. Johnstone, this book is only in large print.

New Christian Fiction: “Through the Valley” by Patricia Johns, this is the third book in the Amish of Shepherd’s Hill, and “In Too Deep” by Susan May Warren, this is the second book in the Summer Rangers series.
New Mystery: “The Subtle Pleasures of Indiscretion” by Alexander McCall Smith, this is the sixth book in the Isabel Dalhousie series.
New Biography: “The Long Flight Home” by Beth & Jim Aubrey.
New Non-Fiction: “Design & Style Modern Dried Flowers” by Sarah Ogden, “Port William Novels & Stories: the Postwar Years” by Wendell Berry, and “The Wrech of the Mentor” by Eric Jay Dolin.
New Audio Book: “The Secrets We Hide” by Karin Slaughter.
New Movies: “Signal One” and “Animal Farm.”
New TV Season: “Marshals” season 1.
Happy Reading!
Pam Metts, Director

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Library Notes for September 10, 2026

 
September is Sign Up for Library Card Month! If you do not have a library card now is a great time to get one. It’s easy and free!
“I have found the most valuable thing in my wallet is my library card.” ~ Laura Bush
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
Storytime with Ms. Katie every Wednesday at 10:30
Coloring Night: September 14th at 5:30
Craft Table: September 14th -19th
JLS READS: September 17th at 6:00
Puzzle & Book Swap: September 19th at 10:30-11:30
Home School Day: September 21st Sign up for a library card
Hunger Games Book Club: September 24th at 6:00
Pam’s Pick this week is: “The Book of Chuck” by LaToya Watkins, this is the story of a multiple generation family whose inheritance includes a dash of second sight: some can foresee a person’s death when they touch them. Nannie is an infant who sees her father’s death is blamed with bringing a curse on their family. Forty years later, Nannie’s son, Chuck, raised by distant cousins, is a young husband and father intent on building a stable, happy life for his family but his second sight causes a rift between him and his pregnant wife. Will the baby have the second sight too?
New Fiction: “Birds of Prey: New Crime Stories,” “The Amateur” by Chris Bohjalian, “Deceptions” by Jeffery Deaver, “You’ll Be Sorry” by Lisa Gardner, “A Thousand Little Goodbyes” by Lucy Gilmore, “The Delivery” by Gregg Hurwitz, “Brain Damage” by Freida McFadden, “The Women in White” by Sarah Pekkanen, “The Secrets We Hide” by Karin Slaughter, this is the second book in the North Falls series, “The True Meaning of Love” by Danielle Steel, this book is also in large print, “Rewind It Back” by Liz Tomforde, this is the fifth book in the Windy City series, and “The Texas Hill Country” by William W. Johnstone, this book is only in large print.
New Christian Fiction: “The Ties That Bind” by Linda Byler, this is the second book in the Seekers series, “Twilight Tactics” by Lynette Eason this is the first book in the Soldiers in Shadows series, “Autumn at the Cat Café” by Kathleen Fuller, and “Bookmarked for Love” by Sarah Monzon, this is the third book in the Checking Out Love series.
New Mystery: “Deadly Does It” by Abbi Waxman, this is the second book in the Mason & Mann series.
New Non-Fiction: “By the River’s Edge” by Gregg Olen, “Financial Accounting” by Maire Loughran, “Curves Ahead: by No-Fear Techniques, Spectacular Quilts” by Susan Nelsen, “A Nation’s Birth” by Max Victor Alper, “Great Leaders of the Bible” by John C. Maxwell, “Our Best Hometown Favorites” by Better Homes & Gardens and “The Back Page” by Byron Crawford.
New Audio Books: “Meet Me in Paris” by Kristin Harmel, and “The Country Road Murders” by James Patterson.
New Movies: “Normal,” “Pressure,” “Project Hail Mary,” and “The Sheep Detectives.”
New TV Seasons: “Gotham” season 5 and “The Outsider.”
New CDs: “Generation Rx” by Good Charlotte, and “Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent” by Lewis Capaldi.
Happy Reading!

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Library Notes for August 27, 2026

“Here’s to books, the cheapest vacation you can take.” ~ Charlene Harris
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
Storytime with Ms. Katie will start September 2nd at 10:30
Adult Craftapalooza: September 3rd at 10:30 and 6:00 please register
The library will be closed: September 7th for Labor Day
Coloring Night: September 14th at 5:30
Craft Table: September 14th -19th
JLS READS: September17th at 6:00
Puzzle & Book Swap: September 19th at 10:30-11:30
Home School Day: September 21st Sign up for a library card
Hunger Games Book Club: September 24th at 6:00
Pam’s Pick this week: “The Unknown” by Riley Sager, this is the story of five women who disappeared from a remote island in Vermont, in 1926. A hundred years later, it’s happening again. As a major motion picture is about to be made on the island people are beginning to disappear. Is it the work of someone who doesn’t want the movie to be made? Or is the island’s alleged supernatural past catching up with the present?
New Fiction: “The Half Life” by Rachel Beanland, “Backtrack” by Marc Cameron, “Pride Comes Before a Fall” by Virginia Heath, this is the first book in the Miss Prentice’s Protegees, “The Housemaid’s Wedding: a Housemaid Novella” by Freida McFadden, “Sunlight Finds You” by Laura Moriarty, and “Delusional” by James Patterson.
New Christian Fiction: “Candy Apple Kisses” by Amy Clipston, and “The Unexpected Caller” by Shelley Shepard Gray, this is the first book in the Amish Widows Club series.
New Mystery: “The Shadow Step” by Mark Billingham, this is the third book in the Detective Declan Miller mysteries.
New Non-Fiction: “This Patch of Earth: Observations on a Rural Life” by Daryln Hoffstot, “What Great Leaders Do” by Andy Stanley, and “Obstinate Daughters: The Rebels, Writers, and Renegade Women Who Ignited the American Revolution” by Denise Kiernan.
New Audio Book: “Ransom” by Daniel Silva.
New Movies: “Epic: Elvis Presley in Concert” and “In the Grey.”
New TV Season: “New Girl” season 1.
Happy Reading!
Pam Metts, Director

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Library Notes for August 20, 2026

“A library is a place vibrating with ideas.” ~ Nancy Kunbardt Lodge
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
JLS READS: August 20TH   
Storytime with Ms. Katie will start September 2nd at 10:30
The library will be closed: September 7th for Labor Day
Pam’s Pick this week is: “Meet Me in Paris” by Kristin Harmel, this is the story of Julia who has a terminal illness. She is taking her daughter on the trip of a lifetime to Paris. Her daughter Piper has never been to Paris before. However, neither expects Piper to meet a charming French waiter and Julia to have another chance at love.
New Fiction: “The Gate of the Feral Gods” by Matt Dinniman, this is the forth book in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series, “Not What It Seems” by Lisa Jackson, “Getting Away with Murder” by Shari LaPena, “Country People” by Daniel Mason, “Everything was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt” by Ben Reeves, “Until Midnight” by Luanne Rice, “When You Loved Me” by Beatriz Williams, and “The Wall of Winnipeg and Me” by Mariana Zapata.
New Christian Fiction: “The Melody of Love” by Wanda Brunstetter, and “A Chance for Kallie Mae” by Ann Gabhart.
New Non-Fiction: “Nolo’s Essential Guide to Child Custody & Support” by Emily Doskow, “Algebra 1 for Dummies” by Mary Jane Sterling, “A Nation’s Heritage: a Town-by-Town Guide to Colonial and Revolutionary War History in the South” by Max Victor Alper.
New Audio Book: “Stuart Woods’ Deep Water” by Brett Battles.
New Movies: “Michael” and Lucky Dog.”
New TV Season: “Dark Winds” season 4.
Happy Reading!
Pam Metts, Director

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Library Notes for August 13, 2026

“Libraries are where we learn that we can live our lives through books.” ~Kevin Barry
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
JLS READS: August 20TH   
Storytime with Ms. Katie will start September 2nd at 10:30
Pam’s Pick this week is: Wait and See” by Iris Johansen, this is an investigator Kendra Michaels novel. Michaels receives a cryptic message from her paramour Adam Lynch, she concludes he must be in great danger. She is ready to put everything on the line for him. They soon find they are on a deadly chase that just might change life for everyone on the planet.
New Fiction: “Whisper Creek” by Allison Brennan, “A Neighbor’s Guide to Murder” by Louise Candlish, “Keep Them Close” by David Ellis, “Helpless” by Jessica Knoll, “The Butler” by Clare Mackintosh, “Nine Lives” by Catherine Steadman, and “Cool Machine” by Colson Whitehead.
New Christian Fiction: “Conspiracy” by Colleen, this is the third book in the Sanctuary series, and “A Life So True” by Tracie Peterson this is the second book in the Minnesota Legacy and also in large print.
New Non-Fiction: “The Warmth of Other Suns” by Isabel Wilkerson, “SAT Prep 2027,” “How to Make Food Your Kids Will Actually Eat” by Anouska Emily Mauree, and “Fodor’s Essential Greece.”
New Audio Books: “Road Trip” by Mary Kay Andrews.
New Movies: “Mortal Kombat II” and “Sesame Street Essential Collection: Milestones 3-Pack.”
New TV Season: “Death in Paradise” season 1.
Happy Reading!
Pam Metts, Director

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Library Notes for August 6, 2026

“The library is a temple of learning, a palace of wisdom, a paradise of the mind.” ~Simisola Bejide
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
Pop-up Book Sales: August 7th
JLS READS: August 20TH
Pam’s Pick this week is: “Ransom” by Daniel Silva, in this suspense thriller art restorer and legendary spy Gabriel Allon searches for the missing wife of a British billionaire in this story of greed, corruption, and betrayal.
New Fiction: “A Dark Path” by Linda Castillo, this is a Kate Burkholder novel, “An Infinite Love Story” by Chanel Cleeton, “Love You More” by Emily Giffin, “The Romance Revival” by Christina Lauren, “The Country Road Murders” by James Patterson, “This Changes Everything” by Lisa Scottoline, “Play Along” by Liz Tomforde, this is the fourth book in the Windy City series, “Hot Girl Murder Club” by Ashley Winstead, and “Not What We Pictured” by Becca Kinzer, this book is only in large print.
New Christian Fiction: “D is for Daisy” by Shelley Shepard Gray, this is the fourth book in the Amish ABC’s series.
New Mystery: “At Death’s Dough” by Mindy Quigley, this is the fifth book in the Deep Dish mystery series and only in large print.
New Non-Fiction: “The Well-Educated Child” by Deborah Kenny, “First Aid Manual” by Aaron Kuzel, and “American Imagination: 250 Years of Invention, Creativity, and Innovation” by Jennifer Newens.
New Audio Book: “Choke Point” by Brad Thor.
New Movies: “Youngblood” and “The Last Whale Singer.”
New TV Season: “Chicago Med” season 4.
New Music on CD: “Songs About Us” by Jason Aldean, “Now: the Very Best of Country: 15th Anniversary Edition,” “Bell Bottom Country” by Lainey Wilson, and “The Tortured Poets Department” by Taylor Swift.
Happy Summer Reading!
Pam Metts, Director