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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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Library Notes for September 14, 2023 

“A book, too, can be a star, a living fire to lighten the darkness, leading out into the expanding universe.”  ~Madeleine L’Engle, at Library of Congress in 1983 

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.  

Story Time with Ms. Katie every Wednesday at 10:30 

Libby/Hoopla Workshop: September 18th 3:00-4:30  

Game Night: September 18th 5:30 

BINGO: September 25th 5:30 

Pam’s Pick this week is: “The Invisible Hour” by Alice Hoffman, this is a novel about a heroine whose life is saved by a book and its author, ever though they live hundreds of years apart. When Mia was a young girl she fell in love with a book. Now as a young woman she falls in love with the writer as she goes back in time. What if the book had never been written or Mia never found it on the day she planned to die? 

New Fiction: “Canary Girls” by Jennifer Chiaverini, “The Trade Off” by Sandie Jones, “Lion & Lamb” by James Patterson, “Gone Tonight” by Sarah Pekkanen, “Tides of Fire” by James Rollins, and “Dragons of Fate” by Margaret Weis, this is the second book in the Dragonlance Destinies series. 

New Large Print: “Love’s Dwelling” by Kelly Irvin, this is the first book in the Amish Blessings series. 

New Christian Fiction: “Rocky Mountain Rendezvous” by Misty M. Beller, this is the first book in the Sisters of the Rockies series. 

New Mystery: “Sewing Suspicion” by Kathryn Mykel, this is the first in the Quilting Cozy mystery series.  

New Reference Book: “Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2021-2031.” 

New Non-Fiction: “The Dog Encyclopedia,” “The Nursing Mother’s Companion” by Kathleen Huggins, and “The Book of Outdoor Games” by Emily Philpott. 

New Audio Books: “Dead Fall” by Brad Thor, and “After That Night” by Karin Slaughter. 

New Movies: “Kandahar,” and “14 Love Letters.” 

New TV Season: “The Flash” season 6. 

Happy Reading! 

Pam Metts, Director 

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Library Notes for September 6, 2023 

“The book to read is not the one that thinks for you but the one which makes you think.” ~ Harper Lee 

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.  

Book Sale: August 30-September 2, W-F 9:30-4:30 & Sat. 9:00-12:00 

Story Time with Ms. Katie every Wednesday at 10:30 

Libby/Hoopla Workshop: September 18th 3:00-4:30  

Game Night: September 18th 5:30 

BINGO: September 25th 5:30 

Pam’s Pick this week is: “At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities” by Heather Webber, this is a book of love, magic and mystery. Ava Harrison is not sure where her life is going after the death of her boyfriend. A letter in the mail offering her a job as a live-in caregiver, comes at just the right time. She sees this as a way to start a new life. When Ava meets Maggie Mae at the Magpie’s, Driftwood’s Coffee and Curiosity Shop they soon find they’re kindred spirits, both haunted by the past. Can they learn to let go of the past to move on? Because sometimes change brings you to the place you need to be.  

New Fiction: “The Shadow Girls” by Alice Blanchard, this is the fourth book in the Natalie Lockhart series, “The First Death” by Kendra Elliot, this is the fourth book in the Columbia River series, “None of this is True” by Lisa Jewell, “Prom Mom” by Laura Lippman, “Ricochet” by Taylor Moore, this is the third book in the Garrett Kohl series, “Dead Mountain” by Preston & Child and “Ralph Compton Stagecoach Revenge” by D.B. Pulliam, this book in only in large print. 

New Christian Fiction: “A Gift to Cherish” by Victoria Bylin, this is the second book in the Road of Refuge series. 

New Mystery: “A Cryptic Clue” by Victoria Gilbert, this is the first book in the Hunter and Clewe series. 

New Biography: “Empress of the Nile: the Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt’s Ancient Temples from Destruction” by Lynne Olson. 

New Non-Fiction: “Asthma for Dummies” by William E. Berger, “Hometown Favorites” by Better Homes & Gardens, and “Cuba: an American History” by Ada Ferrer. 

New Audio Books: “Hello Beautiful” by Ann Napolitano, and “Happiness” by Danielle Steel. 

New Movies: “Sun, Sand, & Romance” and “Thomas & Friends: Back on Track.” 

New TV Season: “Euphoria” season 2. 

Happy Reading! 

Pam Metts, Director  

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Library Notes for August 30, 2023 

“Nothing is pleasanter than exploring a library.” ~Walter Savage Landor, 1775-1864, English writer and poet. 

It time to sign up for Story Time. Ms. Katie is getting ready for a wonderful year of Books, Crafts, and fun! Story Time will start at 10:30 on Wednesday, September 6th. 

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.  

Book Sale: August 30-September 2, W-F 9:30-4:30 & Sat. 9:00-12:00 

Story Time with Ms. Katie every Wednesday at 10:30 

Game Night: September 18th 

BINGO: September 25th 

Pam’s Pick this week is: “After that Night” by Karin Slaughter, this is an electrifying thriller. Will Trent and Sara Linton are back together to solve a 15 year old mystery, involving Sara and a new victim. A young woman comes in the ER after being brutally attacked. Sara thinks the victim’s case and hers may be linked.  

New Fiction: “The Last Dance” by Mark Billingham, “An Evil Heart” by Linda Castillo, this is a Kate Burkholder novel, “Gryphon in Light” by Mercedes Lackey, this is the first book in the Kelvren’s Saga, “The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store” by James McBride, “Tom Lake” by Ann Patchett, and “Circle of Death” by James Patterson. 

New Large Print: “Remember Me” by Mary Balogh, this is the second book in the Ravenswood series and only in large print. 

New Christian Fiction: “Break of Day” by Colleen Coble, this is the third book in the Annie Pederson series. 

New Mystery: “Peg and Rose Stir Up Trouble” by Laurien Berenson, this is the second book in the Senior Sleuths series. 

New Non-Fiction: “The Simplest Pregnancy Book in the World” by S.M. Gross, “Highways and Heartaches: How Ricky Skaggs, Marty Stuart, and Children of the New South Saved the Soul of Country Music” by Michael Streissguth, “Fodor’s Florida,” and “Ira Hayes: the Akimel O’odham Warrior, World War II, and the Price of Heroism” by Tom Holm. 

New Audio Books: “The Collector” by Daniel Silva, and “Everyone Here is Lying” by Shari Lapena. 

New Music: “The Mockingbird & the Crow” by Hardy, and “One Thing at a Time” by Morgan Wallen. 

New Movies: “Beau is Afraid,” and “Hotel Transylvania: Transformania.” 

New TV Season: “Bones” season 8. 

Happy Reading! 

Pam Metts, Director 

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Library Notes for August 24, 2023 

“Books, minds, and umbrellas only work if they’re open.” ~unknown 

It time to sign up for Story Time. Ms. Katie is getting ready for a wonderful year of Books, Crafts, and fun! Story Time will start at 10:30 on Wednesday, September 6th. 

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.  

Book Sale: August 30-September 2, W-F 9:30-4:30 & Sat. 9:00-12:00 

Story Time with Ms. Katie every Wednesday at 10:30 

Game Night: September 18th 

BINGO: September 25th 

Pam’s Pick this week is: “Happiness” by Danielle Steel, this is the uplifting story of an author who inherits a grand estate near London. Sabrina Brooks is a successful, bestselling author of thrillers. Determined to sell the estate quickly and return home, Sabrina is surprised by how much she loves the historic manor. As she learns more about her family’s history, she begins to wonder what life would be like as Lady Brooks. Is she brave enough to choose a new life? 

New Fiction: “Out of Nowhere” by Sandra Brown, “Sleepless City” by Reed Farrel Coleman, this is the first book in the Nick Ryan series, “Secrets in the Dark” by Heather Graham, this is the second book in the Blackbird trilogy series, “The Last Ranger” by Peter Heller, “The Long Ago” by Michael McGarrity, “Ramon and Julieta” by Alana Quintana Albertson, this is the first book in the Love and Tacos series, and “The Wishing Game” by Meg Shaffer. 

New Christian Fiction: “Beyond the Tides” by Liz Johnson, this is the first book in the Prince Edward Island Shores series. 

New Mystery: “Muddled Through” by Barbara Ross, this is a Maine Clambake mystery and only in large print. 

New Non-Fiction: “Tangled Vines: Power, Privilege, and the Murdaugh Family Murders” by John Glatt, “The Art Playroom: Make a Home Art Space for Kids” by Megan Schiller, “Football for Dummies” by Howie Long, and “Essential Guide to Kentucky Family Research” by Kentucky Genealogical Society. 

New Audio Books: “After Death” by Dean Koontz, and “Hello Stranger” by Katherine Center. 

New Movies: “Fast X,” and “PBS Kids-We Love Camping!” 

New TV Season: “Ray Donovan” season 1. 

Happy Reading! 

Pam Metts, Director 

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Library Notes for August 17, 2023 

“Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them at all.” ~Henry David Thoreau. 

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.  

Adult Book Club: August 17, at 6:00 “Lark Ascending” by Silas House. 

Game Night: August 21, at 5:30-7:30 in the basement. 

Book Sale: August 30-September 2, W-F 9:30-4:30 & Sat. 9:00-12:00 

Pam’s Pick this week is: “Everyone Here is Lying” by Shari Lapena, this is the story of Avery Wooler, a very difficult 9 year-old. When she goes missing her family and neighbors are all under suspicion. When she shows up days later will they believe the story she tells?  

New Fiction: “Try Not to Breathe” by David Bell, “The Block Party” by Jamie Day, “Pineapple Street” by Jenny Jackson, “The Ghost Ship” by Kate Mosse, “The Bone Hacker” by Kathy Reichs, “All the Demons are Here” by Jake Tapper, “Crook Manifesto” by Colson Whitehead, and “The Next Best Day” by Sharon Sala, this book is only in large print. 

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

New Mystery: “Antiques Liquidation” by Barbara Allan, this is a Trash ‘n’ Treasures mystery, this book is only in large print.  

New Non-Fiction: “Taste of Home Make Ahead Favorites,” “Hand-Stitched Quilts” by Carolyn Forster, “The Greatest Gambling Story Ever Told: a True Tale of Three Gamblers, the Kentucky Derby, and the Mexican Cartel” by Mark Paul, “Valiant Women: the Extraordinary American Servicewomen Who Helped Win World War II” by Lena Andrews. 

New Audio Books: “The 9th Man” by Steve Berry and “Must Love Flowers” by Debbie Macomber. 

New Movies: “Paint,” and “Rip in Time.” 

New TV Season: “1923” season 1. 

Happy Reading! 

Pam Metts, Director 

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Library Notes for August 10, 2023 

“One glance at a book and you hear the voice of another person, perhaps someone dead for 1,000 years. To read is to voyage through time.” – Carl Sagan 

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.  

Adult Book Club: August 17, at 6:00 “Lark Ascending” by Silas House. 

Game Night: August 21, at 5:30-7:30 in the basement. 

Pam’s Pick this week is: “Hello Stranger” by Katherine Center, this is the story of Sadie Montgomery a struggling artist. When she becomes a finalist in the North American Portrait Society competition she thinks she has it made. But the next thing she knows she is in a hospital bed diagnosed with a condition known as face blindness. She soon learns there are always other ways of seeing. 

New Fiction: “The Spare Room” by Andrea Bartz, “Robert Ludlum’s the Bourne Defiance” by Brian Freeman, “The Missus” by E. L. James, “The Little Italian Hotel” by Phaedra Patrick, “The Dead Romantics” by Ashley Poston, “Dead Fall” by Brad Thor, “The Beach at Summerly” by Beatriz Williams, and “Queen Charlotte” by Julia Quinn, this is a Bridgerton Series novel and only in large print. 

New Christian Fiction: “The Heart’s Choice” by Tracie Peterson, this is the first book in the Jewels of Kalispell series. 

New Mystery: “Pink Lemonade Cake Murder” by Joanne Fluke, this is a Hannah Swensen mystery. 

New Biography: “Tucker” by Chadwick Moore, the biography of Tucker Carlson. 

New Non-Fiction: “Unbroken Bonds of Battle: a Book of Heroism, Patriotism, and Friendship” by Johnny Joey Jones, “Women in White Coats: How the First Women Doctors Changed the World of Medicine” by Olivia Campbell, and “Barndominiums: Your Guide to a Perfect, Inexpensive Dream Home” by Chris Peterson. 

New Audio Books: “Flags on the Bayou” by James Lee Burke, and “Clive Cussler’s Fire Strike” by Mike Maden. 

New CDs: “Scorpion” by Drake, and “Trustfall” by P!nk. 

New Movies: “Love Again,” and “PBS Kids: Get Up and Dance!” 

New TV Season: “Grey’s Anatomy” season 8. 

Happy Reading! 

Pam Metts, Director