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Library Notes for June 13, 2024

“Librarians have always been among the most thoughtful and helpful people. They are teachers without a classroom. No libraries, no progress.” ~ Willard Scott
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
Game Night: June 17th
Book Club: June 20th at 6 pm.
LEGO Day: June 29th 1-3pm.
Sign up for Summer Reading! The fun begins July 10th
Pam’s Pick this week is: “Camino Ghosts” by John Grisham, this is the story of Mercer Mann, a popular writer from Camino Island. Bay Books owner Bruce Cable tells Mercer he has a story for her next book. A true story about Dark Isle, an uninhabited island not far off the coast of North Florida. The deep secrets of this island’s past are about to be revealed. The fate of the island hangs in the balance.
New Fiction: “Tom Clancy Act of Defiance” by Andrews & Wilson, “James” by Percival Everett, “How to Plot a Payback” by Melissa Ferguson, “Look on the Bright Side” by Kristan Higgins, “Safe and Sound” by Laura McHugh, “Christa Comes Out of Her Shell” by Abbi Waxman, and “Never Let Them See You Bleed” by William W. Johnstone, this book is only in large print.
New Christian Fiction: “A Noble Scheme” by Roseanna M. White, this is the second book in the Imposters series.
New Mystery: “An Unfinished Murder” by Jude Deveraux, this is the fifth book in the Medlar Mystery series.
New Biography: The Rulebreaker: the Life and Times of Barbara Walters” by Susan Page.
New Non-Fiction: “Living Vegan for Dummies” by Cadry Nelson, “Papercraft Art: 35 Projects to Transform Paper and Card” by Clare Youngs, “Writers Who Changed History,” and “The Situation Room: the Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis” by George Stephanopoulos.
New Audio Books: “Only the Brave” by Danielle Steel.
New Movies: “Bob Marley One Love,” and “PBS Kids: 17 Fun Food Stories.”
New TV Season: “Bones” season 9.
Happy Reading!
Pam Metts, Director

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Library Notes for June 6, 2024

“Libraries always remind me that there are good things in this world.” ~ Lauren Ward
What’s happening at the library:
Don’t forget to check us on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest
Check out Hoopla for: E-Books, E-Audios, E-Comics, Movies and so much more!
Game Night: June 17th
Book Club: June 20th at 6 p.m.
Hoopla Hidden Gems Book Club: June 19th “The Board Walk Book Shop” by Susan Mallery
LEGO Day: June 29th 1-3 p.m.
Sign up for Summer Reading now. It starts July 10th
 
Pam’s Pick this week: “The Game of Lies” by Clare Mackintosh, this is the story of seven people stranded on a mountain for a reality show. Each member has a secret and the others must guess the truth. They will not only be eliminated- they will be exposed on live TV. When one gets murdered they must figure out who has a secret worth killing for.
New Fiction: “The Cemetery of Untold Stories” by Julia Alvarez, “The Instruments of Darkness” by John Connolly, “Wildfire” by Hannah Grace, this is the second book in the Maple Hills series, “The Last Word” by Elly Griffiths, “You Like It Darker” by Stephen King, “Mind Games” by Nora Roberts, and “The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club” by Helen Simonson.
New Christian Fiction: “Garment of Praise” by Linda Byler, this is the third book in the New Directions series.
New Mystery: “Pay Dirt” by Sara Paretsky.
New Biography: “Bits and Pieces” by Whoopi Goldberg.
New Non-fiction: “The Criminal Law Handbook: Know Your Rights, Survive the System” by Paul Bergman, “Garden Hacks: 70 Smart, Sustainable Tips for Gardeners” by Filip Johansson, “The Complete Book of Pickleball: The Ultimate Training Guide for Passionate Players of All Levels” by Kurt Brungardt, and “Patton’s Prayer: a True Story of Courage, Faith, and Victory in World War II” by Alex Kershaw.
New Audio Books: “Extinction” by Douglas Preston, and “Summers at the Saint” by Mary Kay Andrews.
New Movies: “The Iron Claw,” and “Madame Web.”
New TV Season: “Bonanza” season 4.
Happy Reading!
Pam Metts, Director

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Library Notes for May 30, 2024

“The library is an arena of possibility, opening both a window into the soul and a door onto the world.” ~Rita Dove
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?
Game Night: June 17th
Book Club: June 20th at 6 p.m.
Hoopla Hidden Gems Book Club: June 21st “The Board Walk Book Shop” by Susan Mallery
LEGO Day: June 29th 1-3 p.m.
Sign up for Summer Reading in July is coming up soon
Pam’s Pick this week is: “The Summer We Started Over” by Nancy Thayer, a moving story about family, and courage. When Eddie and Barrett lost their brother, their lives fell apart. Their mother left, their father buys a farm and Eddie moves to the city. Barrett decides to open a gift shop and Eddie comes home to help. While home Eddie is met with the past she has tried so hard to forget.
New Fiction: “The Museum of Lost Quilts” by Jennifer Chiaverini, this is the 22nd book in the Elm Creek Quilts series, “Think Twice” by Harlan Coben, “The Paradise Problem” by Christina Lauren, “The Marriage Act” by John Marrs, “The 24th Hour” by James Patterson, “Home is Where the Bodies Are” by Jeneva Rose, “Only the Brave” by Danielle Steel, and “Always Remember” by Mary Balogh, this is the third book in the Ravenswood series and only in large print.
New Christian Fiction: “Set in Stone” by Kimberley Woodhouse, this is the second book in the Treasures of the Earth series.
New Mystery: “Feline Fatale” by Rita Mae Brown.
New Biography: “The Fixer: Moguls, Mobsters, Movie Stars and Marilyn” by Josh Young.
New Non-Fiction: “Reading Genesis” by Marilynne Robinson, “The Perilous Fight: Overcoming Our Culture’s War on the American Family” by Ben Carson, “Barbie: Her Inspiration, History and Legacy” by Robin Gerber, “Kentucky Quilts and Quiltmakers: Three Centuries of Creativity, Community, and Commerce” by Linda LaPinta.
New Audio Books: “After Annie” by Anna Quindlen.
New Movies: “Night Swim,” and “Mean Girls.”
New TV Season: “When Calls the Heart” season 10.
New CDs: “A Hundred Highways” by Zach Williams, and “Always” by Chris Tomlin.
Happy Reading!
Pam Metts, Director

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Library Notes for May 23, 2024

“But I loved the library simply because it was a library. I love libraries. I like reading, but I love libraries. Being surrounded by books makes me feel safe, the way some people need trees or mountains around them to feel secure. Not me nature’s not what I cling to. I cling to books.” – Emily Wing Smith
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 & more on Hoopla?
Hoopla Hidden Gems Book Club: “The Board Walk Book Shop” by Susan Mallery
Game Night: June 17th
Book Club: June 20th at 6:00 pm
Lego Day: June 29th 1-3 pm
Pam’s Pick this week: “Summers at the Saint” by Mary Kay Andrews, this is the story of Traci Eddings the widowed owner of the St. Cecelia Hotel. She has one season to restore and return the hotel to its glory days. A tragic death may change everything. Traci must put wrongs right, guilty parties in their place and maybe even find time for a new romance along the way.
New Fiction: “I Will Ruin You” by Linwood Barclay, “Clive Cussler’s the Heist” by Jack Du Brul, “The Kiss Countdown” by Etta Easton, “Darling Girls” by Sally Hepworth, and “Lost Birds” by Anne Hillerman.
New Christian Fiction: “The Elusive Truth of Lily Temple” by Joanna Davidson Politano, and “One Last Shot” by Susan May Warren, this is the first book in the Alaska Air One Rescue series.
New Large Print: “Six Feet Deep Dish” by Mindy Quigley, this is the first book in the Deep Dish Mystery series.
New Mystery: “Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies” by Catherine Mack, this is the first book in the Vacation series.
New Biography: “You Never Know” by Tom Selleck.
New Non-Fiction: “The Best of Reminisce 2024,” “Nothing but the Tooth: an Insider’s Guide to Dental Health” by Teresa Yang, “Simple Patchwork: Stunning Quilts that are a Snap to Stitch” by Kim Diehl, and “The Demon of Unrest” by Erik Larson.
New Audio Books: “The Reaper Follows” by Heather Graham.
New Movie: “Lisa Frankenstein,” and “Strawberry Shortcake’s Spring Spectacular.”
New TV Season: “Blue Bloods” season 11.
Happy Reading!
Pam Metts, Director

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Library Notes for May 16, 2024

“Inside every book is a beating heart.” ~Lucy Gilmore
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 & more on Hoopla?
Book Club: May 16th at 6:00
Pam’s Pick this week is: “The Library of Borrowed Hearts” by Lucy Gilmore, the story of two young lovers and a mystery worth solving. Chloe finds a book in the library with corresponds between two young lovers from long ago. Can she find who they were?  
New Fiction: “It Had to be You” by Mary Higgins Clark & Alafair Burke, this book is also in large print, “She’s Not Sorry” by Mary Kubica, “The Murder Inn” by James Patterson, “Lucky” by Jane Smiley, and “The Wild Lavender Bookshop” by Jodi Thomas, this is book two in the Someday Valley series.
New Christian Fiction: “The Lady with the Dark Hair” by Erin Bartels, and “Midnight Harbor” by Davis Bunn, this is a Miramar Bay novel.
New Mystery: “Circle in the Water” by Marcia Muller.
New Non-Fiction: “Building DIY Websites for Dummies” by Jennifer DeRosa, “We’ve Got Issues: How You Can Stand Strong for America’s Soul and Sanity” by Phillip McGraw, “Whole House Repair Guide” by Family Handyman, “Composers Who Changed History,” and “The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook” by Hampton Sides.
New Audio Books: “Toxic Prey” by John Sandford, and “It Had to be You” by Mary Higgins Clark.
New Movies: “Lawmen: Bass Reeves,” and “Poor Things.”
New TV Season: “Supernatural” season 6.
Happy Reading!
Pam Metts, Director

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Library Notes for May 9, 2024

“Libraries always remind me that there are good things in this world.” ~ Lauren Ward

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: May 16th at 6:00 “The Guest List” by Lucy Foley.

Craft Table coming soon.

We will be closed on Monday, May 27th for Memorial Day

Pam’s Pick this week is: “A Calamity of Souls” by David Baldacci, this is the story of two lawyers, one white and one black trying to save the life of a wrongly accused black man in a Virginia courtroom in the 1960’s. Jerome Washington is the hired help and accused of killing the two landowners. The police find him standing over the bodies and charge him with murder. Jack Lee and Desiree DuBose team up to save Jerome’s life maybe at the cost of their own lives.

New Fiction: “The Other Side of Disappearing” by Kate Clayborn, “The Sweet Blue Distance” by Sara Donati, “The Reaper Follows” by Heather Graham, “The Bucket List” by Rachel Hanna, “Funny Story” by Emily Henry, “Nothing But the Bones” by Brian Panowich, and “Powerless” by Elsie Silver, this is the third book in the Chestnut Springs series.

New Christian Fiction: “The Songbird of Hope Hill” by Kim Vogel Sawyer, this book is also in large print.

New Mystery: “Close to Death” by Anthony Horowitz

New Biography: “Rescue Story: Faith, Freedom, and Finding my Way Home” by Zach Williams.

New Non-Fiction: “The Backyard Bird Chronicles” by Amy Tan, “Fat, Stressed, and Sick: MSG, Processed Food, and America’s Health Crisis” by Katherine Reid, “Taste of Home Budget-Friendly Cookbook,” and “Fodor’s Puerto Rico” by Paulina Antonetti.

New Audio Books: “Daughter of Mine” by Megan Miranda.

New Movies: “Anyone But You,” and “Wish.”

New TV Season: “Chicago Fire” season 3.

Happy Reading!

Pam Metts, Director

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Library Notes for May 2, 2024

Librarian: “A person who creates “Book Joy” by pulling a book from a shelf, handing it to someone and saying, “You’ve got to read this. You’re going to love it.” ~ James Patterson

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: May 16th at 6:00

Pam’s Pick this week is: “Just for the Summer” by Abby Jimenez, this is the story of two people who think they are cursed. Every person they date finds their soul mate in the next person they date. So Emma and Justin decide to break their curses by dating each other. Will it work or will it bring the two of them together?

New Fiction: “The House on Biscayne Bay” by Chanel Cleeton, “A Killing on the Hill” by Robert Dugoni, “One by One” by Freida McFadden, “Daughter of Mine” by Megan Miranda, “Extinction” by Douglas Preston, and “Matterhorn” by Christopher Reich.

New Christian Fiction: “Sandcastle Inn” by Irene Hannon, this is a Hope Harper novel.

New Mystery: “Patchwork Quilt Murder” by Leslie Meier.

New Non-Fiction: “The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading” by James Patterson, “The Raised Bed Book: the Definitive Step-by-Step Guide to Elevated Growing” by David Hurrion, “10 Minute Decoration Ideas” by Dari Anne Wood, “The World War I Book,” and “An Unfinished Love Story: a Personal History of the 1960’s” by Doris Kearns Goodwin.

New Audio Books: “Being Henry” by Henry Winkler, and “Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter?” by Nicci French.

New Movies: “Ferrari,” and “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.”

New TV Season: “Fear the Walking Dead” season 4.

Happy Reading!

Pam Metts, Director

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Library Notes for April 25, 2024

“A library is like a candy store where everything is free.” ~ Jamie Ford

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

Spring Book Sale: April 22nd-27th

Book Club: April 25th, “The Hideaway” by Laura Denton

Murder Mystery Night: April 29th 

Pam’s Pick this week is: “Everyone is Watching” by Heather Gudenkauf, the story of five people competing on the new reality TV show, with the hopes of winning ten million dollars. It doesn’t take long for them to realize they’re all linked in some way, through some person. While the show’s host, Fern, attempts to keep the live-streamed show from becoming a disaster. She must make excuses for the contestants severely injuring themselves. Soon those competing begin to piece together the real reason they have been selected: someone wants revenge. The only question now is who is it and how do they escape?

New Fiction: “Sharpe’s Command” by Bernard Cornwell, “Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter” by Nicci French, “The Wild Side” by Fern Michaels, “Happily Never After” by Lynn Painter, and “Table for Two” by Amor Towles.

New Christian Fiction: “Love, Unscripted” by Denise Hunter.

New Large Print: “Half a Pig and Other Frontier Stories” by Matthew Mayo.

New Mystery: “Threading Trouble” by Kathryn Mykel, this is the fourth book in the Quilting Cozy Mystery.

New Biography: “Dear Mom and Dad: a Letter About Family, Memory, and the America We Once Knew” by Patti Davis.

New Non-Fiction: “The Autoimmune Cure” by Sara Gottfried, “Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts” by Crystal Wilkinson, “Best Road Trips Southwest USA” by Anthony Ham, and “Normal Women: Nine Hundred Years of Making History” by Philippa Gregory.

New Audio Books: “The Truth About the Devlins” by Lisa Scottine.

New Movies: “The Blessings Bracelet,” and “Stan Lee’s Superhero Kindergarten-Weirdo World.”

New TV Season: “Heartland” season 8.

Happy Reading!

Pam Metts, Director

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Library Notes for April 18, 2024

“My two favourite 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

Book Club: April 18th, “The Hideaway” by Laura Denton

Libby & Hoopla Workshop: April 22nd

Spring Book Sale: April 22nd-27th

Murder Mystery Night: April 29th 

Pam’s Pick this week is: “Every Single Secret” by Christina Dodd, this is an emotional thriller about a woman’s quest for revenge. Rowan Winterbourne lives a solitary life with only her secrets to keep her company. Her mission to avenge her mother’s death. Killed by Gregory Torval a powerful drug and arms dealer who vowed to eliminate everyone in her family. When the dark truth comes out she recognizes her last chance for revenge has come. But is it worth everything she must sacrifice to get out alive?

New Fiction: “Practice Makes Perfect” by Sarah Adams, this is the second book in the When in Rome series, “The Princess of Las Vegas” by Chris Bohjalian, “Double Lives” by Mary Monroe, “Toxic Prey” by John Sandford, “The Truth About the Devlins” by Lisa Scottoline, and “Expiration Dates” by Rebecca Serle.

New Christian Fiction: “Just for the Summer” by Melody Carlson, and “A Love Discovered” by Tracie Peterson this is the first book in the Heart of Cheyenne series and also in large print.

New Biography: “Phyllis George: Shattering the Ceiling” by Paul Volponi.

New Non-Fiction: “I Could be Wrong, But I Doubt It: Why Jesus is Your Greatest Hope on Earth and in Eternity” by Phil Robertson, “Blood Money” by Peter Schweizer, “Estate Planning Basics” by Denis Clifford, and “The Best of Birds & Blooms 2024.”

New Audio Books: “Never Too Late” by Danielle Steel.

New CDs: “Different Man” by Kane Brown, and “Country Again Side A” by Thomas Rhett.

New Movies: “The Independent,” and “Waitress: the Musical.”

New TV Season: “Peaky Blinders” season 2.

Happy Reading!

Pam Metts, Director

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Library Notes for April 11, 2024

“A library is the only single place you can go to learn something new, be comforted, terrified, thrilled, saddened, overjoyed, or excited all in one day. And for free.” ~Amy Neftzger

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: April 11th

Game Night: April 15th

Book Club: April 18th, “The Hideaway” by Laura Denton

Libby & Hoopla Workshop: April 22nd

Spring Book Sale: April 22nd-27th

Murder Mystery Night: April 29th 

Pam’s Pick: “Good Half Gone” by Tarryn Fisher, this is the story of Iris Walsh who saw her twin sister, Piper get kidnapped as a child. Iris now an adult wants to find out what happened to her sister. She saw the kidnapper and knows he is in Shoal Island Hospital for the criminally insane. She decides to intern at the hospital to get her answers. Iris soon realizes that something sinister is going on and the patients aren’t the only ones being watched.  

New Fiction: “American Spirits” by Russell Banks, “Watch Where They Hide” by Tamron Hall, this is the second book in the Jordan Manning series, The Perfect Passion Company” by Alexander McCall Smith, “Flawless” by Elsie Silver this is the first book in the Chestnut Springs series, and  “The New Couple in 5B” by Lisa Unger.

New Christian Fiction: “Letters of Wisdom” by Wanda Brunstetter, this is the third book in the Friendship Letters series, and “If the Boot Fits” by Karen Witemeyer, this is the second book in the Texas Ever After series.

New Biography: “It’s Hard for Me to Live with Me: a Memoir” by Rex Chapman.

New Non-Fiction: “American Black Widow: the Shocking True Story of a Preacher’s Wife Turned Killer” by Gregg Olsen, “Cute Knitted Animals Scarves, Socks, and More” by Fiona Goble, “Design Happy: Colorful Homes for the Modern Family, and “Sharing too Much: Musings From an Unlikely Life” by Richard Paul Evans.

New Audio Books: “The Ghost Orchid” by Jonathan Kellerman.

New Movies: “Hypnotic,” “Priscilla,” and “The Canterville Ghost.”

New TV Season: “Ray Donovan” season 2.

Happy Reading!

Pam Metts, Director

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