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Library Notes for September 5, 2024

“Knowledge is FREE at the library. Just bring your own container.” ~unknown
September is Sign Up for Library Card Month, stop by and get one they are FREE.
What’s happening at the library:
Check us out on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest
E-Books, E-Audios, E-Comics, Movies and much more can be checked out on Hoopla
Storytime will start again September 4th at 10:30
Bridgerton Tea Party: September 14th at Fairholme at 2:00
Pam’s Pick this week is: “Husbands & Lovers” by Beatriz Williams, this book will take you on a journey of heartbreak and redemption, from the revolutionary fires of midcentury Egypt to the now beaches of New England.
New Fiction: “The Match” by Sarah Adams, “Trust Her” by Flynn Berry, “The Lost Coast” by Jonathan & Jesse Kellerman, “The Family Experiment” by John Marrs, “House of Glass” by Sarah Pekkanen, “Arkangel” by James Rollins, and “Joy” by Danielle Steel, this book is also in large print.
New Christian Fiction: “What We Hide” by Colleen Coble, this is the first book in the Tupelo Grove series.
New Mystery: “The Conditions of Unconditional Love” by Alexander McCall Smith, this is an Isabel Dalhousie mystery.
New Non-Fiction: “How to Build a Thriving Marriage as You Care for Children with Disabilities” by Kristin Evans, “The Handy Civics Answer Book” David Hudson, “Mayo Clinic Guide to Fertility and Conception,” “Ask Not: The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed” by Maureen Callahan.
New Audio Book: “Shadow of Doubt” by Brad Thor.
New Movies: “One Life,” and “The Bikeriders.”
New TV Season: “Strawberry Shortcake Berry in the Big City” season 1.
Happy Reading!
Pam Metts, Director

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Library Notes for August 29, 2024

“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:
Check us out on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest
E-Books, E-Audios, E-Comics, Movies and much more can be checked out on Hoopla
Book Sale: August 26th-31st
BINGOcize September 3rd & 17th at 1:30
Storytime will start again September 4th at 10:30
Bridgerton Tea Party: September 14th 
Pam’s Pick this week is: “The Perfect Son” by Freida McFadden, this is the story of Erika Cass who has a perfect life or so she thinks. When the police show up to question her son about a missing girl, things turn upside down. Could her perfect son have done the unthinkable?
New Fiction: “The Hollywood Assistant” by May Cobb, “Calder Country” by Janet Dailey, this is the fourth book in the Calder Brand series, “Breaking the Dark” by Lisa Jewell, “Hard to Kill” by James Patterson, “Storm Child” by Michael Robotham, “The Cliffs” by J. Courtney Sullivan, and “A Talent for Murder” by Peter Swanson.
New Christian Fiction: “The Protector” by Wanda Brunstetter, this is the first book in the Mifflin County series, and also in large print.
New Mystery: “The Wrong Hands” by Mark Billingham.
New Biography: “Prairie Man: My Little House Life & Beyond” by Dean Butler.
New Non-Fiction: “The Anxious Generation” by Jonathan Haidt, “So You Want to Work in Sports” by K.P. Wee, and “Arizona and the Grand Canyon” by Teresa Bitler.
New Audio Book: “A Death in Cornwall” by Daniel Silva.
New Movie: “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,” and “IF.”
New TV Season: “The Blacklist” season 6.
Happy Reading!
Pam Metts, Director

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Library Notes for August 22, 2024

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” – Dr. Seuss
What’s happening at the library:
Check us out on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest
E-Books, E-Audios, E-Comics, Movies and much more can be checked out on Hoopla
Book Sale: August 26th-31st
Storytime will start again September 4th at 10:30
Bridgerton Tea Party: September 14th
Pam’s Pick this week is: “Happy Harbor” by Rachel Hanna, the story of Josie who has spent her adult life trying to get as far away from Happy Harbor, the town she grew up in, as she can. When Josie’s Nana dies, she and her daughter Kendra come back to run her restaurant. Everything is working out great until Diane, Josie’s mother, shows up claiming to be sober. Can the two reconcile their differences?       
New Fiction: “The Burning” by Linda Castillo, “One Big Happy Family” by Jamie Day, “The Best Lies” by David Ellis, “Zero Option” by Peter Kirsanow, “What Have You Done?” by Shari Lapena, “The Lost Story” by Meg Shaffer, “Shadow of Doubt” by Brad Thor, and “Lovers and Liars” by Amanda Eyre Ward.
New Christian Fiction: “A Choice Considered” by Tracie Peterson, this is the second book in the Heart of Cheyenne series and also in large print.
New Non-Fiction: “When the Night Comes Falling: a Requiem for the Idaho Student Murders” by Howard Blum, “Never Enough: From Barista to Billionaire” by Andrew Wilkinson, “Olympic Legends USA” by Keir Radnedge, and “Missouri: off the Beaten Path” by Patti DeLano.
New Audio Books: “Flashpoint” by Catherine Coulter, and “Greenlights” by Matthew McConaughey.
New Movies: “Unsung Hero,” and “Care Bears: Share Your Care.”
New TV Season: “Supergirl” season 6.
Happy Reading!
Pam Metts, Director

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Library Notes for August 15, 2024

“Everything you need for a better future and success has already been written. And guess what? All you have to do is go to the library.” ~Henri Frederic Amiel
What’s happening at the library:
Check us out on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest
E-Books, E-Audios, E-Comics, Movies and much more can be checked out on Hoopla
JLS Reads Book Club: August 15th
Game Night: August 19th
Book Sale: August 26th-31st
Storytime will start again September 4th at 10:30
Bridgerton Tea Party: September 14th  
Pam’s Pick this week is: “How to Age Disgracefully” by Clare Pooley, this is the story of Lydia, who takes a job at the local Senior Citizens’ Social Club. She assumes she’ll be setting around drinking tea and playing card games. The club members are a little more active than she thought. When the city threatens to sell the community center building, the members join forces with their tiny friends in the daycare next door as well as one of the father and a geriatric dog to save the building.
New Fiction: “Storm Warning” by David Bell, “The Love Shack” by Lori Foster, “Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Shadow” by Brian Freeman, “The Black Bird Oracle” by Deborah Harkness this is the fifth book in the All Souls series, “Shanghai” by Joseph Kanon, “Proof” by Fern Michaels, this is the fourth book in the Lost & Found series, “Confessions of the Dead” by James Patterson, and “Some Murders in Berlin” by Karen Robards.
New Christian Fiction: “Toward the Dawn” by Mary Connealy, this is the second book in the Western Light series.
New Mystery: “Public Anchovy” by Mindy Quigley, this is the third book in the Deep Dish mysteries series and only in large print.
New Non-Fiction: “Becoming Homeschoolers” by Monica Swanson, “Taste of Home Everyday Comfort Food,” “DK Eyewitness Canada,” and “Africa: the Definitive Visual History of a Continent.”
New Audio Books: “One Deadly Eye” by Randy Wayne White, and “Resurrection” by Danielle Steel.
New Movies: “Back to Black” and “Rubble & Crew: Construction Crew to the Rescue!”
New TV Season: “Vikings” season 6.
Happy Reading!
Pam Metts, Director

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Library Notes for August 7, 2024

“In principle and reality, libraries are life-enhancing palaces of wonder.” ~Gail Honeyman
What’s happening at the library:
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E-Books, E-Audios, E-Comics, Movies and much more can be checked out on Hoopla
Game Night: August 12th
Hoolpa Hidden Gems Book Club: August 19th
JLS Reads Book Club: August 15th
Storytime will start again September 4th at 10:30
Bridgerton Tea Party: September 14th
Pam’s Pick this week is: “Flash Back” by Iris Johansen, this is a Kendra Michaels thriller. Sisters Chloe and Sloane have been searching for their mother’s killer for 15 years. As they are getting close the sisters vanish. Kendra follows the sisters’ trail of clues hoping to not only find them but their mother’s killer.
New Fiction: “Don’t Let the Devil Ride” by Ace Atkins, “The Au Pair Affair” by Tessa Bailey this is the second book in the Big Shots series, “The Unwedding” by Ally Condie, “The Next Mrs. Parrish” by Liv Constantine, “The Summer Past” by Emily Griffin, “The Wilds” by Sarah Pearse, “Familiaris” by David Wroblewski, “Flashpoint” by Catherine Coulter, “Market for Murder” by Heather Graham, this is the second book in the Blackbird Files series, “Friends Don’t Fall in Love” by Erin Hahn, “Phantom Orbit” by David Ignatius, “Our Little Secret” by Lisa Jackson, “The God of the Woods” by Liz Moore, “The Briar Club” by Kate Quinn, “A Death in Cornwall” by Daniel Silva, and “Summer’s Lease” by John D. Nesbitt, this book is only in large print.
Christian Fiction: “One Last Chance” by Susan May Warren, this is the second book in the Alaska Air One Rescue series, and “Rocky Mountain Journey” by Misty Beller, this is the third book in the Sisters of the Rockies series.
New Mysteries: “Farewell, Amethystine” by Walter Mosley, and “Peg and Rose Play the Ponies” by Laurien Berenson, this is the third book in the Senior Sleuths series.
New Biographies: “My Mama, Cass: a Memoir” by Owen Elliot-Kugell, and “And Then? And Then? What Else?” by Daniel Handler aka Lemony Snicket.
New Non-Fiction: “The Astronomy Handbook: the Ultimate Guide to Observing and Understanding Stars, Planets Galaxies, and the Universe” by Govert Schilling, “The Complete Guide to Allergies: Recognizing and Treating Today’s Most Common and Unusual Allergens” by Catherine Quequet, “Perfect Day Kentucky: Day Trips, Weekend Getaways, and Other Escapes” by Kathryn Witt, “Throwbacks Home Interiors: One of a Kind Home Design From Reclaimed & Salvaged Goods” by Bo Shepherd, “Cracking the Nazi Code: the Untold Story of Agent A12 and the Solving of the Holocaust Code” by Jason Bell, and “The Great River: the Making & Unmaking of the Mississippi” by Boyce Upholt.
New Audio Books: “The Briar Club” by Kate Quinn, and “Stuart Woods’ Smolder” by Brett Battles.
New Movies: “Monkey Man,” “PBS-15 Sibling Stories,” “The Fall Guy,” and “Clifford the Big Red Dog: Clifford Saves the Day!”
New TV Seasons: “Ray Donovan” season 3, and “Chicago Fire” season 4.
Happy Reading!
Pam Metts

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Library Notes for July 25, 2024

“I don’t believe in the kind of magic in my books. But I do believe something very magical can happen when you read a good book.” ~ J. K. Rowling
What’s happening at the library:
Check us out on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest
E-Books, E-Audios, E-Comics, Movies and much more can be checked out on Hoopla
Sign up for Summer Reading! The fun began
Stop by all month for I Spy in July
Runaway Puppet Theater July 31st
Adults:
Hoolpa Hidden Gems Book Club: August 15th
Book Club: August 19th
Family Events:
Family Craft Night July 29th at 6p.m.
Craft Table each week with different activities
Tweens & Teens:
Around the World Mini Golf July 25th at 6 p.m.
Pam’s Pick this week is: “A Happier Life” by Kristy Woodson Harvey, this is the story of Keaton Smith, who goes to Beaufort, North Carolina to get her grandparent’s house ready to sell. Rebecca and Townsend Saint James went missing over fifty years before. Keaton faces new challenges and struggles to find the answer to why her grandparent went missing.
New Fiction: “Red Star Falling” by Steve Berry, “Iron Star” by Loren D. Estleman, “Shadow Heart” by Meg Gardiner, “A Novel Love Story” by Ashley Poston, “Resurrection” by Danielle Steel, “Horror Movie” by Paul Tremblay, “The Passionate Tudor” by Alison Weir, this is the third book in the Tudor Rose series, and “All the Colors of the Dark” by Chris Whitaker.
New Christian Fiction: “A is for Amish” by Shelley Shepard Gray, this is the first book in the Amish ABC’s series.
New Mystery: “Forget Me Never” by Susan Wittig Albert, this is a China Bayles mystery.
New Biography: “The Coal Miner Who Became Governor” by Paul E. Patton.
New Non-Fiction: “The Full-Body Fat Fix” by Stephen Perrine, “Biking for Dummies” by Tyler Benedict, and “We Shall Conquer or Die: Partisan Warfare in 1862 Western Kentucky” by Derrick Lindow.
New Audio Books: “Clete” by James Lee Burke.
New Movies: “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire,” and “Challengers.”
New TV Season: “Spongebob Squarepants” season 3.
Happy Summer Reading!
Pam Metts, Director

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Library Notes for July 18, 2024

“It is an awfully sad misconception that librarians simply check books in and out. The library is the heart of a community, and without a librarian, it is but an empty shell.” ~Jarrett J. Krosoczka
What’s happening at the library:
Check us out on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest
E-Books, E-Audios, E-Comics, Movies and much more can be checked out on Hoopla
Sign up for Summer Reading! The fun began
Stop by all month for I Spy in July
Runaway Puppet Theater July 31st
Family Events:
Family Craft Night July 29th at 6p.m.
Craft Table each week with different activities
Book Club: July 18th at 6 p.m.
Tweens & Teens: Snacks Around the World July 22nd at 5:30
Around the World Mini Golf July 25th at 6 p.m.
Pam’s Pick for the week: “Clete” by James Lee Burke, this is a Dave Robicheaux novel. Dave and his partner Clete Purcell are looking into smugglers with a dangerous new drug. Clete thinks they are the one who ransacked his car. When they hear rumors of the dangerous substance with potentially catastrophic effect, they know they must get the drugs off the streets.   
New Fiction: “You’ll Never Find Me” by Allison Brennan, “The Glassmaker” by Tracy Chevalier, “Sentinel” by Mark Greaney, “The Year of What If” by Phaedra Patrick, “Pardon my Frenchie” by Farrah Rochon, “Middle of the Night” by Riley Sager, and “One Deadly Eye” by Randy Wayne White.
New Christian Fiction: “The Proposal Plot” by Kathleen Fuller, this is the second book in the Amish of Marigold series.
                                                               
New Mystery: “The Stellar Debut of Galactica MacFee” by Alexander McCall, this is a 44 Scotland Street mystery.
New Biography: “On Call: a Doctor’s Journey in Public Service” by Anthony Fauci.
New Non-Fiction: “Love & Whiskey: The Remarkable True Story of Jack Daniel, His Master Distiller Nearest Green, and the Improbable Rise of Uncle Nearest” by Fawn Weaver, “Adorable Macrame” by Stacy Malimban, “Fodor’s Essential Ireland.”
New Audio Books: “Rancher’s Law” by Diana Palmer, and “Clive Cussler’s the Heist” by Jack du Brul.
New Movies: “Godzilla X Kong: the New Empire,” and “Paw Patrol: Jungle Pups.”
New TV Season: “Waltons” season 4.
Happy Summer Reading!
Pam Metts, Director  

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Library Notes for July 11, 2024

“Librarian (n.) Keeper of books, guardian of knowledge, and professional shusher.”
What’s happening at the library:
Check us out on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest
E-Books, E-Audios, E-Comics, Movies and much more can be checked out on Hoopla
Sign up for Summer Reading! The fun began
Stop by all month for I Spy in July
Smokey the Bear July 17th
Runaway Puppet Theater July 31st
Family Events: July 13th Puzzle Tournament at 10:30-12
Family Craft Night July 29th at 6p.m.
Craft Table each week with different activities
Adults: Interactive Mystery Party July 11th at 6 p.m.
Book Club: July 18th at 6 p.m.
Tweens & Teens: Snacks Around the World July 22nd at 5:30
Around the World Mini Golf July 25th at 6 p.m.
Pam’s Pick this week is: “Stuart Woods’ Smolder” by Brett Battles, this is a Stone Barrington novel. Stone agrees to attend an art exhibit, there he meets an intriguing woman. She is on the trail of a ring of art thieves. Soon Stone is forced to reckon with a familiar enemy, who is after his mother’s paintings. He must act fast before whoever is out to get him can finish what they started.
New Fiction: “Red Sky Mourning” by Jack Carr, this is the seventh book in the Terminal List series, “The Midnight Feast” by Lucy Foley, “Not Love” Ali Hazelwood, “Swan Song” by Elin Hilderbrand, “The Wealth of Shadows” by Graham Moore, “Summer Fridays” by Suzanne Rindell, “The Shadow of War” by Jeff Shaara, and “Shelterwood” by Lisa Wingate.
New Christian Fiction: “With Each Tomorrow” by Tracie Peterson, this is the second book in the Jewels of Kalispell.
New Mystery: “Ashes to Ashes, Crust to Crust” by Mindy Quigley, this is the second book in the Deep Dish Mystery series, and only in large print.
New Biography: “The Call to Serve: the Life of an American President, George H.W. Bush” by Jon Meacham.
New Non-Fiction: “Truck: the Definitive Visual History,” “Living with Depression” by Deborah Serani, and “Willie, Waylon, and the Boys: How Nashville Outsiders Changed Country Music Forever” by Brian Fairbanks.
New Audio Book: “She’s Not Sorry” by Mary Kubica.
New Movies: “Imaginary,” and “Strawberry Shortcake’s Summer Vacation.”
New TV Season: “Outlander” season 7: volume 1.
Happy Summer Reading!
Pam Metts, Director

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Library Notes for June 27, 2024

“Everything you need for better future and success has already been written. And guess what? All you have to do is go to the library.” ~Henri Frederic Amiel 
 
What’s happening at the library:
Check us out on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest
E-Books, E-Audios, E-Comics, Movies and much more can be checked out on Hoopla
LEGO Day: June 29th 1-3pm.
Sign up for Summer Reading! The fun begins July 10th
Children: Mr. Bond’s Science Guys July 10th
Runaway Puppet Theater July 31st
Family Events: July 13th Puzzle Tournament at 10:30-12
Family Craft Night July 29th at 6p.m.
Craft Table each week with different activities
Adults: Interactive Mystery Party July 11th at 6 p.m.
Book Club July 18th at 6 p.m.
Tweens & Teens: Snacks Around the World July 22nd at 5:30
Around the World Mini Golf July 25th at 6 p.m.
 
Pam’s Pick this week is: “The Housemaid is Watching” by Freida McFadden, this is the third book in the Housemaid series. This is the story of a young family moving into a new neighborhood. Thinking they had left their darkest secrets behind but could this quiet street be the most dangerous place of all?
New Fiction: “The Rule Book” by Sarah Adams, “The Devil’s Fortress” by Dale Brown, “The Rom-Commers” by Katherine Center, “Death Behind Every Door” by Heather Graham, “The Stolen Child” by Ann Hood, “Lies and Weddings” by Kevin Kwan, “When Among Crows” by Veronica Roth, “Long Island” by Colm Toibin, and “The Last Time She Saw Him” by Kate White.
New Christian Fiction: “The Song of Sourwood Mountain” by Ann H. Gabhart.
New Mystery: “Lights, Camera, Bones” by Carolyn Haines.
New Biography: “Life’s Too Short” by Darius Rucker.
New Non-Fiction: “Gospeler: Turning Darkness into Light One Conversation at a Time” by “Willie Robertson, “The Best of Family Handyman 2024,” “Growing Up: a Guide to Puberty and Adolescence for Teenagers and Parents,” and “Throne of Grace: a Mountain Man, an Epic Adventure, and the Bloody Conquest of the American West” by Bob Drury.
New Audio Book: “You Like It Darker” by Stephen King.
New Movies: “Drive-Away Dolls,” and “Kung Fu Panda 4.”
New TV Season: “Signed, Sealed, Delivered: the Series.”
Happy Reading
Pam Metts, Director

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Library Notes for June 20, 2024

“Libraries are where we learn that we can live our lives through books.” ~Kevin Barry
What’s happening at the library:
Don’t forget to check us on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest.
Did you know you can check out: E-Books, E-Audios, E-Comics, Movies: and more on Hoopla?
Hoopla Hidden Gems Book Club: June 19th “The Board Walk Book Shop” by Susan Mallery
Book Club: June 20th at 6 p.m.
Bridgerton Tea Party: June 21 at 6 p.m.
LEGO Day: June 29th 1-3 p.m.
Sign up for Summer Reading in July its coming up soon
Pam’s Pick this week is: “One Perfect Couple” by Ruth Ware, this is the story of Lyla and Nico. Nico is an aspiring actor. He talks Lyla into joining the cast of a new reality TV show, One Perfect Couple. Whisked off to a tropical paradise things start to go wrong not long after they arrive. As tensions and tempers run high and fresh water runs low, Lyla finds the game is too real. The stakes are life and death.
New Fiction: “People in Glass Houses” by Jayne Castle, “Summer on Highland Beach” by Sunny Hostin, “Southern Man” by Greg Iles, “Love at First Book” by Jenn McKinlay, “Miss Morgan’s Book Bridage” by Janet Skeslien Charles, and “The Last Murder at the End of the World” by Stuart Turton.
New Christian Fiction: “Love on a Whim” by Suzanne Woods Fisher, this is the third book in the Cape Cod Creamery series, and “Unforgiven” by Shelley Shepard Gray.
New Mystery: “First Frost” by Craig Johnson.
New Biography: “What a Fool Believes: a Memoir” by Michael McDonald.
New Non-Fiction: “In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face-to-Face with the Idea of an Afterlife” by Sebastian Junger, “Shells of the World: a Natural History” by M.G. Harasewych, and “Small Business for Dummies” by Eric Tyson.
New Audio Book: “Mind Games” by Nora Roberts.
New Movies: “Dune Part Two,” and “The Beekeeper.”
New TV Season: “Bluey” season 3.
Happy Reading!
Pam Metts, Director

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