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Library Notes for December 7, 2023 

“The greatest gift in the passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it excites, it gives you knowledge of the world and experience of a wide king. It is a moral illumination.” ~ Elizabeth Hardwick 

Pam’s Pick this week: “A Royal Christmas” by Melody Carlson, this is the story of Adelaide Smith a no-nonsense law student. Who doesn’t believe in fairytales. So when she learns she’s the daughter of King Maximillian V, she is swept into a world filled with family mysteries. Will she live happily ever after?  

New fiction:  “The Little Liar” by Mitch Albom, “The Edge” by David Baldacci, “Tom Clancy Command and Control” by Marc Cameron, “Iwo, 26 Charlie” by P.T. Deutermann, “Every Duke Has His Day” by Suzanne Enoch, “Bright Young Women” by Jessica Knoll, “The Girl in the Vault” by Michael Ledwidge, “Absolution” by Alice McDermott, “Christmas in Painted Pony Creek” by Linda Lael Miller, this is the fourth book in the Painted Pony Creek series, and also in large print, “”Inheritance” by Nora Roberts, this is the first book in the Lost Bride trilogy, “A Winter in New York” by Josie Silver, and “Christmas Presents” by Lisa Unger. 

New Christian Fiction: “”Sisters by the Sea” by Wanda Brunstetter, “You Make it Feel Like Christmas” by Toni Shiloh, and “The Secrets Beneath” by Kimberley Woodhouse, this is the first book in the Treasures of the Earth. 

New Large Print: “The Devil’s Crossing” by William W. Johnstone, this is the fourth book in the Preacher and Jamie MacCallister. 

New Biographies: “Class” by Stephanie Land, and “My Name is Barbra” by Barbra Streisand. 

New Non-Fiction: “Christmas Cooking From the Heart” by Better Homes & Gardens, “Kindom Focus: Rethinking Today in Light of Eternity” by Tony Evans, “Stay Sane is an Insane World” by Greg Harden, “Taste of Home Christmas 2023,” “The Masters: Conversations with Bono, Dylan, Garcia, Jagger, Lennon, Springsteen, Townshend” by Jann Wenner, “Outdoor Paint Techniques & Faux Finishes” by Marina Niven, “Behind the Screens” by Inaki Aliste Lizarralde, and “Teddy and Booker T. : How Two American Icons Blazed a Path for Racial Equality” by Brian Kilmeade. 

New Audio Books: “The Exchange” by John Grisham, “The Honeymoon Heist” by Brad Taylor, “Obsession” by Stuart Woods, “Wyoming Proud” by Diana Palmer. 

New Movies: “Deck the Heart,” “The Nine Kittens of Christmas,” “Shaun the Sheep: the Flight Before Christmas,” “Coyote Creek Christmas,” “Mission: Impossible: Dead Reckoning, Part 1,” and “Blue Beetle.” 

New TV Season: “The Crown” season 5, and “Joe Pickett” season 2. 

Happy Reading! 

Pam Metts

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Library Notes for November 15, 2023 

“I don’t have to look far to find treasures. I discover them every time I visit a library.” ~Michael Embry 

What’s Happening at the Library:   

Don’t forget to check us out on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest.   

Hoopla is here! You can check out E-Books, E-Audios, E-Comics, Movies & more online.  

Storytime with Ms. Katie every Wednesday at 10:30 

Book Club: November 16th 6:00-7:00 

Game Night: November 20th 5:30-6:30 

Craft Night: November 30th 5:30-7:00 make a DIY Snow Globe 

Pam’s Pick this week is: “The Secret” by Lee Child, this is a Jack Reacher novel. When eight respectable people are found dead across the US. Jack Reacher, assigned as the Army’s representative, he must discover the link between these victims and who killed them. Reacher searchs around the motives and has to decide if he should bring the bad guys to justice the official way or his way. 

New Fiction: “The Sound of Sleighbells” by Janet Dailey, “The Burnout” by Sophie Kinsella, “The Witch of Maracoor” by Gregory Maguire, this is the third book in the Another Day series, “Wyoming Proud” by Diana Palmer this is a Wyoming Men novel, and “The Christmas Guest” by Peter Swanson. 

New Large Print: “Coldwater Range” by John D. Nesbitt. 

New Christian Fiction: “Marshaling Her Heart” by Mary Connealy, this is the third book in the Wyoming Sunrise series, and “Into the Fire” by Irene Hannon, this is the first book in the Undaunted Courage series. 

New Mystery: “Hercule Poirot’s Silent Night” by Sophie Hannah. 

New Biography: “When It’s Your Turn to Serve: Experiencing God’s Grace in His Calling for Your Life” by Karen Pence. 

New Non-Fiction: “Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Level Up,” “Hidden Potential: the Science of Achieving Greater Things” by Adam Grant, “Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones” by Dolly Parton, and “Christmas with Southern Living 2023.” 

New Audio Books: “Judgment Prey” by John Sandford, and “Bright Lights, Big Christmas” by Mary Kay Andrews. 

New Music: “30” Adele, and “Red: Taylor’s Version” by Taylor Swift. 

New Movie: “Air,” and “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts.” 

New TV Season: “Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin” season 1.   

Happy Reading! 

Pam Metts, Director 

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Library Notes for November 9, 2023 

“They say in every library there is a single book that can answer the question that burns like a fire in the mind.” ~Lemony Snicket 

What’s Happening at the Library:   

Don’t forget to check us out on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest.   

Hoopla is here! You can check out E-Books, E-Audios, E-Comics, Movies & more online.  

Storytime with Ms. Katie every Wednesday at 10:30 

Tea Rex Party: November 13th 5:00-6:00 

Book Club: November 16th 6:00-7:00 

Game Night: November 20th 5:30-6:30 

Craft Night: November 30th 5:30-7:00 make a DIY Snow Globe 

Pam’s Pick this week is: “Dirty Thirty” by Janet Evanovich, our favorite bounty hunter Stephanie Plum is back and taking care of Bob, Joe’s giant dog. She also tracks two former security guards of a local jeweler who supposedly stole a fortune in diamonds. This book will keep you laughing from beginning to the end. 

New Fiction: “Bright Lights, Big Christmas” by Mary Kay Andrews, “Wreck the Halls” by Tessa Bailey, “Sword Catcher” by Cassandra Clare, “Distant Sons” by Tim Johnston, “Roman Stories” by Jhumpa Lahiri and “Sisters Under the Rising Sun” by Heather Morris. 

New Christian Fiction: “An Amish Cinderella” by Shelley Shepard Gray, this is the third book in the Amish of Apple Creek, and “The Last Exchange” by Charles Martin. 

New Large Print: “The Exchange” by John Grisham. 

New Biography: “Being Henry: the Fonz…and Beyond” by Henry Winkler. 

New Non-Fiction: “Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism” by Rachel Maddow, “Solar Power for Beginners” by Douglas Green, “The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Dinner’s Ready!” by Ree Drummond, and “Fodor’s Las Vegas.” 

New Audio Books: “Blood Lines” by Nelson DeMille, and “Dirty Thirty” by Janet Evanovich. 

New Movies: “Strays,” and “Elemental.” 

New TV Season: “Boardwalk Empire” season 4. 

Happy Reading! 

Pam Metts, Director 

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Library Notes for November 1, 2023

“Autumn’s sweet whisper, requires a good book and a warm drink.” ~LaDonne Aldon

What’s Happening at the Library:  

Don’t forget to check us out on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest.  

Hoopla is here! You can check out E-Books, E-Audios, E-Comics, Movies & more online. 

Storytime with Ms. Katie every Wednesday at 10:30

Family Trivia Night: November 2nd 5:30-6:30

Tea Rex Party: November 13th 5:00-6:00

Book Club: November 16th 6:00-7:00

Game Night: November 20th 5:30-6:30

Pam’s Pick this week is: “Blood Lines” by Nelson DeMille, this is the second Scott Brodie novel. CIA Scott Brodie and Maggie Taylor are tasked with investigating the murder of CID Special Agent Harry Vance.  Unfortunately, Brodie and Taylor realize that his murder was just the prelude to a much more sinister future event and they must unravel the mystery in time to stop it.

New Fiction: “Part of Your World” by Abby Jimenez, “The Leftover Woman” by Jean Kwok, “The Coworker” by Freida McFadden, “Second Act” by Danielle Steel, “Let Us Descend” by Jesmyn Ward, and “Obsession” by Stuart Woods.

New Christian Fiction: “Against the Wind” by Amanda Cabot, this is the second book in the Secret of Sweetwater Crossing series, and “The Heirloom” by Beverly Lewis, this book is also in large print.

New Mystery: “No Reserve” by Felix Francis.

New Biography: “Make it So: a Memoir” by Patrick Stewart.

New Non-Fiction: “Collision of Power: Trump, Bezos, and the Washington Post” by Martin Baron, “Going Infinite: the Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon” by Michael Lewis, “Birds in Every Season” by Birds & Blooms, and “Heirloom Rooms: Soulful Stories of Home” by Erin Napier.

New Audio Books: “23 ½ Lies” by James Patterson, and “Blessing of the Lost Girls” by J.A. Jance.

New Movies: “Haunted Mansion” and “Barbie.”

New TV Season: “CSI” season 10.

 

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Library Notes for October 25, 2023 

“I think of life as a good book. The further you get into it, the more it begins to make sense.” ~ Harold Kushner 

What’s Happening at the Library:   

Don’t forget to check us out on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest.   

Hoopla is here! You can check out E-Books, E-Audios, E-Comics, Movies & more online.  

Storytime with Ms. Katie every Wednesday at 10:30 

Fall Book Sale: October 25th -28th  

Craft Table: all month with a different craft each week 

Family Trivia Night: November 2nd 5:30-6:30 

Tea Rex Party: November 13th 5:00-6:00 

Book Club: November 16th 6:00-7:00 

Game Night: November 20th 5:30-6:30 

Pam’s Pick this week is: “The Land of Lost Things” by John Connolly, this is a sequel to “The Book of Lost Things.”  This is the story of a mother’s love for her child. As Ceres sets by her daughter’s bedside reading aloud the fairytale stories she loves. Ceres is called to a land of memories of her childhood and the folklore of her beloved father, where old enemies are watching and waiting. Will a Mother’s love be enough to save her daughter?  

New Fiction: “Normal Rules Don’t Apply: Stories” by Kate Atkinson, “The Exchange” by John Grisham, “All the Dead Shall Weep” by  Charlaine Harris, this is the fifth book in the Gunnie Rose series, “23 ½ Lies” by James Patterson, and “The Fragile Threads of Power” by V. E. Schwab. 

New Christian Fiction: “Wildflower Falls” by Denise Hunter, this book is also in large print, and “Until Then” by Cindy Woodsmall. 

New Biography: “Not That Fancy: Simple Lessons on Living, Loving, Eating, and Dusting Off Your Boots” by Reba McEntire.  

New Non-Fiction: “American Ghost Stories: True Tales From All 50 States” by Michael Kozlowski, “The Illustrated Catalog of Rifles and Shotguns” by David Miller, “The Wingmen: the Unlikely, Unusual, Unbreakable Friendship Between John Glenn and Ted Williams” by Adam Lazarus, and “The Ultimate 70s Collection.” 

New Audio Books: “Killing the Witches” by Bill O’Reilly, and “All the Dead Shall Weep” by Charlaine Harris. 

New Movies: “Evil Dead Rise,” and “Monster High: The Movie.” 

New TV Season: “The Good Fight” season 1. 

Happy Reading! 

Pam Metts, Director 

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Library Notes for October 18, 2023

“The very existence of libraries affords the best evidence that we may yet have hope for the future of man.” ~T.S. Eliot

What’s Happening at the Library:  

Don’t forget to check us out on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest.  

Hoopla is here! You can check out E-Books, E-Audios, E-Comics, Movies & more online. 

Storytime with Ms. Katie every Wednesday at 10:30

Book Club: October 19th 6:00 “Rebecca” by Daphne Du Maurier

Murder Mystery Game Night: October 23rd 5:30 Registration Required

Fall Book Sale: October 25th -28th

Craft Table all month with a different craft each week

Family Trivia Night November 2nd 5:30-6:30

Tea Rex Party November 13th 5:00-6:00

Game Night November 20th 5:30-6:30

Pam’s Pick this week is: “Midnight in the Darkest Hour” by Ashley Winstead, this is a twisted tale of murder, obsessive love, and the beastly urges that lie within us. Ruth Cornier is a small town librarian who has always felt like an outsider. When horror strikes her small town, Ruth and her friend Everett are the only ones with the power to search the town’s secret underbelly for the true evil and destroy it before it destroys them.

New Fiction: “Memory and Desire” by Philip Caputo, “The Oceans and the Stars” by Mark Helprin, “Chenneville” by Paulette Jiles, “The Traitor Among Us” by Anne Perry, “Kiss Me, Mi Amor” by Alana Quintana Albertson, this is the second book in the Love & Tacos series, and “Judgment Prey” by John Sandford.

New Christian Fiction: “Tapestry of Love” by Linda Byler, this is the second book in the New Directions series, and “The Last Way Home” by Liz Johnson, this is the second book in the Prince Edward Island Shores series.

New Mystery: “The Raging Storm” by Ann Cleeves, and “The Last Devil to Die” by Richard Osman.

New Biography: “Playin’ Possum: My Memories of George Jones” by Nancy Jones.

New Non-Fiction: “Creating Your Vintage Halloween: the Folklore, Traditions, and Some Crafty Makes” by Marion Paull, “Quick Functional Exercises for Seniors” by Cody Sipe, “Renovation” by Michael Litchfield, and “Why We Love Baseball: a History in 50 Moments” by Joe Posnanski.

New Audio Books: “Holly” by Stephen King, and “Clive Cussler Condor’s Fury” by Graham Brown.

New Movies: “Nefarious,” and “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.”

New TV Season: “Transformers: EarthSpark” season 1.

Happy Reading!

Pam Metts, Director

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Library Notes for October 11, 2023 

Libraries are a cornerstone of democracy, where information is free and equally available to everyone. People tend to take that for granted, and they don’t realize what is at stake when that is put at risk.” ~Carla Hayden 

What’s Happening at the Library:   

Don’t forget to check us out on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest.   

Hoopla is here! You can check out E-Books, E-Audios, E-Comics, Movies & more online.  

Storytime with Ms. Katie every Wednesday at 10:30 

Book Club: October 19th 6:00 “Rebecca” by Daphne Du Maurier 

Murder Mystery Game Night: October 23rd 5:30 Registration Required 

Fall Book Sale: October 25th -28th  

Craft Table all month with a different craft each week 

Pam’s Pick this week is: “The Only Purple House in Town” by Ann Aguirre, this is the story of Eli Reese who is renting a room in Iris Collins’s house, which is a haven for lost souls. The wealthy app designer becomes enchanted by the misfit boarders and even more so by Iris. She was his first crush from long ago, and wonders if he’s finally found a person and a place to call “home.” 

New Fiction: “Traitors Gate” by Jeffrey Archer, “North of Nowhere” by Allison Brennan, “Clive Cussler Condor’s Fury” by Graham Brown, “The Running Grave” by Robert Galbraith, and “12 Months to Live” by James Patterson. 

New Christian Fiction: “A Beautiful Disguise” by Roseanna M. White this is the first book in the Imposters series. 

New Large Print: “Shadow Dance” by Christine Feehan, this is the eighth book in the Shadow Riders series. 

New Mysteries: “Big Trouble on Sullivan’s Island” by Susan M. Boyer, this is the first book in the Carolina Tale series, and “Halloween Cupcake Murder” by Carlene O’Connor. 

New Biography: “Astor” by Anderson Cooper. 

New Non-Fiction: “Build the Life You Want: the Art and Science of Getting Happier” by Arthur Brooks & Oprah Winfrey, “The Democrat Party Hates America” by Mark Levin, “The Home Edit: Stay Organized” by Clea Shearer, and “5-Minute Sketching: Landscapes” by Virginia Hein. 

New Audio Books: “Tom Clancy Weapons Grade” by Don Bentley, and “The Keeper of Hidden Books” by Madeline Martin. 

New Movies: “Moving On” and “Ruby Gillam, Teenage Kraken.” 

New TV Season: “Interview with the Vampire” season 1. 

Happy Reading! 

Pam Metts, Director 

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Library Notes for October 4, 2023

“Book lovers can teleport to different worlds; they just need a good book, a soft blanket, and a comfy chair.” ~Jamie E. Davis

What’s Happening at the Library:  

Don’t forget to check us out on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest.  

Hoopla is here! You can check out E-Books, E-Audios, E-Comics, Movies & more online. 

Storytime with Ms. Katie every Wednesday at 10:30

Craft Night: October 5th 5:30 decorate a stack of wooden books. Registration Required

Book Club: October 19th 6:00 “Rebecca” by Daphne Du Maurier

Murder Mystery Game Night: October 23rd 5:30 Registration Required

Pam’s Pick this week is: “Just Another Missing Person” by Gillian McAllister, this is the story of missing 22 year old Olivia. She has no history of running away. Detective Julia heads up the case. But Julia has no idea how close to home this case is going to get. Because her family’s safety depends on her not finding out what happened to Olivia. What should she do?

New Fiction: “Tom Clancy Weapons Grade” by Don Bentley, “Learned by Heart” by Emma Donoghue, “Good Bad Girl” by Alice Fenney, “The River We Remember” by William Kent Krueger, “Payback in Death” by J. D. Robb, and “Holler, Child: Stories” by Latoya Watkins.

New Large Print: “None of This is True” by Lisa Jewell.

New Christian Fiction: “Letters of Comfort” by Wanda Brunstetter, this is the second book in the Friendship Letters series.

New Mystery: The Longmire Defense” by Craig Johnson, this is a Longmire mystery.

New Biography: ‘Counting the Cost: a Memoir” by Jill Duggar.

New Non-Fiction: “God Never Gives Up On You” by Max Lucado, “The Book of (More) Delight: Essays” by Ross Gay, and “Encyclopedia of Native Tribes of North America” by Michael Johnson.

New Audio Books: “Code Red” by Kyle Mills, and “Payback in Death” by J.D. Robb.

New CDs: “Human: the Double Album” by Cody Johnson, and “Now That’s What I Call Music, Volume 78.”

New Movies: “To Catch a Killer,” and “Dorothy and Toto’s Storytime: Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz.”

New TV Season: “Young Sheldon” season 1.

Happy Reading!

Pam Metts, Director

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Library Notes for September 27, 2023 

“My two favorite things in life are libraries and bicycles. They both move people forward without wasting anything. The perfect day: riding a bike to the library.” —Peter Golkin 

What’s Happening at the Library:   

Don’t forget to check us out on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest.   

Hoopla is here! You can check out E-Books, E-Audios, E-Comics, Movies & more online.  

Storytime with Ms. Katie every Wednesday at 10:30 

Craft Night: October 5th 5:30 decorate a stack of wooden books. Registration Required 

Book Club: October 19th 6:00 

Murder Mystery Game Night: October 23rd 5:30 Registration Required 

Pam’s Pick this week is: “The Keeper of Hidden Books” by Madeline Martin, this is the heartwarming story of the power of books. This book was inspired by the true story of the underground library in WWII Warsaw. Zofia finds comfort in books and her friend Janina. As the bombs fall she finds that now books are also in need of saving. Zofia must fight to save her friend and preserve her culture and community using the only weapon they have, literature. 

New Fiction: “Out of the Dawn” by P.C. Cast, this is the second book in the Into the Mist series, “The Armor of Light” by Ken Follett, “Cursed at Dawn” by Heather Graham, this is the third book in the Blackbird Trilogy, “Holly” by Stephen King, “Vince Flynn’s Code Red” by Kyle Mills, “Silver Lady” by Mary Jo Putney, this is the first book in the Dangerous Gifts series, and “The Breakaway” by Jennifer Weiner. 

New Christian Fiction: “Countdown” by Lynette Eason, this is the fourth book in the Extreme Measures series. 

New Mystery: “Dressed to Drill” by Kate Carlisle, this is a Fixer-Upper mystery and only in large print. 

New Biography: “You Could Make This Place Beautiful” by Maggie Smith. 

New Non-fiction: “A Beginner’s Guide to Quilting” by Michael Caputo, “Fodor’s Washington, DC.” And “Killing the Witches” by Bill O’Reilly. 

New Audio Books: “Dead Mountain” by Preston & Child, and “Lessons in Chemistry” by Bonnie Garmus. 

New Movies: “The Flash,” and “The Little Mermaid.” 

New TV Season: “Army Wives” season 5. 

Happy Reading! 

Pam Metts, Director  

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Library Notes for September 20, 2023

Happiness is: ignoring the world because you’re reading!

What’s Happening at the Library:  

Don’t forget to check us out on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest.  

Hoopla is here! You can check out E-Books, E-Audios, E-Comics, Movies & more online. 

Storytime with Ms. Katie every Wednesday at 10:30

BINGO: September 25th 5:30

Craft Night: October 5th 5:30 decorate a stack of wooden books. Registration Required

Murder Mystery Game Night: October 23rd 5:30 Registration Required

Pam’s Pick this week is: “Things I Wish I Told My Mother” by Susan Patterson, this is the story of Laurie and her mother Liz, who go on the vacation of a lifetime to Paris. As the two travel they learn how to talk to each other and share their love for each other as well as a few secrets.

New Fiction: “California Golden” by Melanie Benjamin, “Granted” by Angela Correll, “Malibu Burning” by Lee Goldberg, this is the first book in the Sharpe & Walker series, “Rock Bottom” by Fern Michaels, this is a Sisterhood novel, “The Girl in the Eagle’s Talons” by Karin Smirnoff, this is the seventh book in the Millennium series, and “Pride & Puppies” by Lizzie Shane, this is the fourth book in the Pine Hollow series and only in large print.

New Christian Fiction: “Finding Us” by Tracie Peterson, this is the second book in the Pictures of the Heart series, and “The Love Script” by Toni Shiloh.

New Mystery: “The Discreet Charm of the Big Bad Wolf” by Alexander McCall Smith, this is the fourth book in the Detective Varg series.

New Biography: “Elon Musk” by Walter Isaacson.

New Reference Book: “SAT Prep Book, 2023-2024.”

New Non-Fiction: “Harvesting Rainwater for Your Homestead in 9 Days or Less” by Renee Dang, and “Best-Selling 1 Story Home Plans.”

New Audio Books: “The Bone Hacker” by Kathy Reichs, and “The Block Party” by Jamie Day.

New Music: “Now That’s What I Call Classic Rock,” and “Midnights” by Taylor Swift.

New Movies: “About My Father,” and “PBS Kids: Grandparents are Great!

New TV Season: “Fear the Walking Dead” season 3.

Happy Reading!

Pam Metts, Director

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