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Library Notes for July 17, 2025

“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:
Don’t forget the 2025 Reading Challenge for July: the challenge is to read a book with a color in the title
Summer Reading theme, “Color Our World!” Open to all ages. See the front desk for more information. Wednesdays in July at 10:30 & 12:30
Book Club: July 17th 6:00
Puzzle Tournament: July 19th 10:00-12:00
Paint Party: July 24th 3:00-6:00 for Adults
Bad Art Night: July 29th 6:00 for all ages
We have a Reading Challenge for all ages. Complete your reading log for entries into our Prize Drawings
Pam’s Pick this week is: “Do Not Disturb” by Freida McFadden, this is a Hitchcock style thriller. Quinn is on the run when she is caught in a snowstorm. She stops at the Baxter Hotel for the night. The owner Nick seems nice but the silhouette of his ailing wife across the street is disturbing. Quinn only wants to survive the night and get back on the road. Will she survive?
New Fiction: “Whistle” by Linwood Barclay, “The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau” by Kristin Harmel, “Night in the City” by Michael McGarrity, “Sounds Like Love” by Ashley Poston, “Slow Burn” by Josie Silver, and “So Far Gone” by Jess Walter.
New Large Print: “Nathan Stark, Army Scout” by William W. Johnstone.
New Christian Fiction: “The Shop Down the Lane” by Leslie Gould, this is the first book in the Letters from Lancaster County series, and “An Unexpected Grace” by Tracie Peterson, this is the third book in the Jewels of Kalispell series.
New Mystery: “No One Was Supposed to Die at This Wedding” by Catherine Mack, this is the second book in the Vacation Mysteries series.
New Non-Fiction: “Windows 11 for Seniors in Easy Steps” by Nick Vandome, “Living Well with Autoimmune Diseases” by Julius Birnbaum, “The Carolinas & Georgia” by Fodor’s Travel, and “The Cherokees: in War and at Peace, 1670-1840” by David Narrett.
New Audio Book: “The Love Haters” by Katherine Center.
New Movies: “A Working Man,” and “A Minecraft Movie.”
New TV Season: “NCIS” season 14.
Happy Summer Reading!
Pam Metts, Director

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Library Notes for July 3, 2025

“That’s the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet.” ~ Jhumpa Lahiri
Did you know we have a Library of Things? Yes, we have Things! We have: fishing poles, tackle boxes, disc golf, and jigsaw puzzles with more to come.
What’s happening at the library:
Check us out on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and our website: www.jlslibrary.org for all the 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
Don’t forget the 2025 Reading Challenge for July: the challenge is to read a book with a color in the title
Summer Reading theme, “Color Our World!” Open to all ages. See the front desk for more information.
Tie-Dye Party for Tweens and Teens July 10th at 5:30 bring your own item to tie-dye
Pam’s Pick this week is: “With A Vengeance” by Riley Sager, this is a deadly game of survival and revenge. Anna Matheson’s family were killed twelve years ago. Now, she is seeking revenge. She invites the six people responsible for the deaths on a train trip. When the train stops will she be the only one left alive or will she be killed too.
New Fiction: “It Takes a Psychic” by Jayne Castle, this book is also in large print, “The First Gentleman” by Bill Clinton & James Patterson, “The Children of Eve” by John Connolly, “One Golden Summer” by Carley Fortune, “The Guest Cottage” by Lori Foster, “Badlands” by Preston & Child, and “Atmosphere” by Taylor Jenkins Reid.
New Christian Fiction: “Tough Choices” by Linda Byler, this is the third book in the Stepping Stones series.
New Biographies: “I’ve Lived my Dreams” by Lonnie Dean Nelson, and “Randy Travis: Storms of Life” by Diane Diekman.
New Non-Fiction: “Lululemon and the Future of Technical Apparel” by Chip Wilson, and “The Magnolia Bakery Handbook: Icebox Desserts” by Bobbie Lloyd.
New Audio Book: “The Murder Machine” by Heather Graham.
New Movies: “Black Bag,” and “Elmo Loves to Giggle.”
New TV Season: “Special Ops: Lioness” season 1.
Happy Summer Reading!
Pam Metts, Director

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Library Notes for July 3, 2025

“That’s the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet.” ~ Jhumpa Lahiri
Did you know we have a Library of Things? Yes, we have Things! We have: fishing poles, tackle boxes, disc golf, and jigsaw puzzles with more to come.
What’s happening at the library:
Check us out on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and our website: www.jlslibrary.org for all the 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
Don’t forget the 2025 Reading Challenge for July: the challenge is to read a book with a color in the title
Summer Reading theme, “Color Our World!” Open to all ages. See the front desk for more information.
Tie-Dye Party for Tweens and Teens July 10th at 5:30 bring your own item to tie-dye
Pam’s Pick this week is: “With A Vengeance” by Riley Sager, this is a deadly game of survival and revenge. Anna Matheson’s family were killed twelve years ago. Now, she is seeking revenge. She invites the six people responsible for the deaths on a train trip. When the train stops will she be the only one left alive or will she be killed too.
New Fiction: “It Takes a Psychic” by Jayne Castle, this book is also in large print, “The First Gentleman” by Bill Clinton & James Patterson, “The Children of Eve” by John Connolly, “One Golden Summer” by Carley Fortune, “The Guest Cottage” by Lori Foster, “Badlands” by Preston & Child, and “Atmosphere” by Taylor Jenkins Reid.
New Christian Fiction: “Tough Choices” by Linda Byler, this is the third book in the Stepping Stones series.
New Biographies: “I’ve Lived my Dreams” by Lonnie Dean Nelson, and “Randy Travis: Storms of Life” by Diane Diekman.
New Non-Fiction: “Lululemon and the Future of Technical Apparel” by Chip Wilson, and “The Magnolia Bakery Handbook: Icebox Desserts” by Bobbie Lloyd.
New Audio Book: “The Murder Machine” by Heather Graham.
New Movies: “Black Bag,” and “Elmo Loves to Giggle.”
New TV Season: “Special Ops: Lioness” season 1.
Happy Summer Reading!
Pam Metts, Director

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Library Notes for June 26, 2025

“I count myself as one of millions of Americans whose life simply would not be the same without the libraries that supported my learning.” ~Scott Turow
What’s happening at the library:
Check us out on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and our website: www.jlslibrary.org for all the 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
Don’t forget the 2025 Reading Challenge for June: the challenge is to read a book that a friend recommends
Summer Reading theme, “Color Our World!” Open to all ages. See the front desk for more information.
Palette of Treats Snack Tasting: June 27th at 6:00 Taste & rank treats from every flavor & hue
Tie-Dye Party for Tweens and Teens July 10th at 5:30 bring your own item to tie-dye
Pam’s Pick this week is: “Never Flinch” by Stephen King, this is an extraordinary thriller with an intertwining storyline. One about a killer and the other about a vigilante targeting a celebrity speaker.
New Fiction: “FDR Drive” by James Comey, “Parents Weekend” by Alex Finlay, “The Martha’s Vineyard Beach and Book Club” by Martha Hall Kelly, “Where the Rivers Merge” by Mary Alice Monroe, and “Silverleaf Rapids” by Jodi Thomas, this is the prequel to the Ransom Canyon series.
New Christian Fiction: “The Bridge Between Us” by Victoria Bylin, this is the third book in the Road of Refuge, and “The Pursuit of Elena Bradford” by Ann Gabhart.
New Mystery: “Broken Fields” by Marcie Rendon, this is the fourth book in the Cash Blackbear series.
New Biography: Notes to John” by Joan Didion.
New Non-Fiction: “Who Deserves Your Love” by KC Davis, “How to Menopause” by Tamsen Fadal, and “One-Patch Quilts” by Carolyn Forster.
New Audio Book: “Hidden Nature” by Nora Roberts.
New Movies: “Mickey 17,” and “The Day the Earth Blew Up: a Looney Tunes Movie.”
New TV Season: “Yellowstone” season 5: volume 2.
Happy Reading!
Pam Metts, Director

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Library Notes for June 19, 2025

“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 us out on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and our website: www.jlslibrary.org for all the 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
Don’t forget the 2025 Reading Challenge for June: the challenge is to read a book that a friend recommends
Summer Reading theme, “Color Our World!” Open to all ages. See the front desk for more information.
Pam’s Pick this week is: “Burned Bridges” by John Gilstrap, this is an Irene Rivers thriller. Trouble begins when Irene’s nephew finds a dead body in a cave. Irene learns the body points to a murder of long ago. Soon her family is the target of threats and intimidation. Irene knows she won’t get any help from the local police. She is on her own to solve this before being the next victim.
New Fiction: “Speak to Me of Home” by Jeanine Cummins, “Beach House Rules” by Kristy Woodson Harvey, “Problematic Summer Romance” by Ali Hazelwood “The Amalfi Curse” by Sarah Penner, and “Tom Clancy’s Line of Demarcation” by M.P. Woodward.
New Christian Fiction: “The Marriage Pact” by Kathleen Fuller, this is the third book in the Amish of Marigold series.
New Large Print: “Lilac Time” by Fern Michaels, Carolyn Brown, and Lori Foster.
New Mystery: “Return to Sender” by Craig Johnson.
New Non-Fiction: “ChatGPT for Dummies” by Pam Baker, “No New Things: a Radically Simple 30-Day Guide to Saving Money, the Planet, and Your Sanity” by Ashlee Piper, “Ancient Greece: The Definitive Visual History,” and “Original Sin” by Jake Tapper.
New Audio Book: “Open Season” by Jonathan Kellerman.
New Movies: “Falling in Love in Niagara” and “McVeigh.”
New TV Season: “Little House on the Prairie” season 5.
Happy Reading!
Pam Metts, Director

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Library Notes for June 12, 2024

“I read all the time. I love it. My fantasy would be to be locked into a library. I’d be very, very happy.” ~ Pink
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
Check out our website: www.jlslibrary.org
All our Cadiz Records and Trigg County High School Yearbooks are available on our website
Don’t forget the 2025 Reading Challenge for June: the challenge is to read a book that a friend recommends
“Color Our World” Bookmark Design Contest: Design a bookmark related to our 2025 Summer Reading theme, “Color Our World!” Open to all ages. See the front desk for more information.
Pam’s Pick this week is: “Hidden Nature” by Nora Roberts, this is the story of an injured cop who must fight to bring down a pair of twisted killers. Police Officer Sloan Cooper is shot when she walks into a robbery in progress. After being shocked back to life and a long recovery she moves back into parents’ home. While recovering Sloan research missing women online. They don’t seem to have anything in common, but it seems to be happening across three states. She will risk her life again if that’s what it takes to stop a killer. This book is also in large print.
New Fiction: “The Wingman” by Stephanie Archer, this is the third book in the Vancouver Storm series, “The Love Haters” by Katherine Center, “Nightshade” by Michael Connelly, “Fever Beach” by Carl Hiaasen, and “Austen at Sea” by Natalie Jenner.
New Christian Fiction: “Two Seconds too Late” by Dani Pettrey, this is the second book in the Jeopardy Fall series, “Hope’s Enduring Echo” by Kim Vogel Sawyer, and “The Grump’s Bodyguard” by Latisha Sexton.
New Mystery: “Marble Hall Murders” by Anthony Horowitz.
New Biography: “Class Clown” by Dave Barry.
New Non-Fiction: “Fight: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House” by Jonathan Allen, “The Moon: From Imagination to Exploration,” and “The Gut-Brain Paradox” by Steven Gundry.
New Audio Book: “A Mind of Her Own” by Danielle Steel.
New Movies: “Thelma,” and “Around the World in 80 Days.”
New TV Season: “Outlander” season 7.
Happy Reading!
Pam Metts, Director

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Library Notes for June 5, 2025

“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
Check out our website: www.jlslibrary.org
All our Cadiz Records and Trigg County High School Yearbooks are available on our website
Don’t forget the 2025 Reading Challenge for June: the challenge is to read a book that a friend recommends
“Color Our World” Bookmark Design Contest: Design a bookmark related to our 2025 Summer Reading theme, “Color Our World!” Open to all ages. See the front desk for more information.
Pam’s Pick this week is: “Going Home in the Dark” by Dean Koontz, this is the story of hometown horrors. As kids, Rebecca, Bobby, Spencer and Ernie were inseparable. Three left to pursue their dreams and Ernie stayed in the hometown. When Ernie falls into a coma, the three friends come home. As Ernie falls deeper into darkness, something strange awaits anyone who tries to save him. Can the three save him?
New Fiction: “My Friends” by Fredrik Backman, “The Book Club for Troublesome Women” by Marie Bostwick, “A Dead Draw” by Robert Dugoni, “I Would Die for You” by Sandie Jones, “The Page Turner” by Viola Shipman, and “Run for the Hills” by Kevin Wilson.
New Christian Fiction: “The Summer of You and Me” by Denise Hunter, and “The Curious Inheritance of Blakely House” by Joanna Davidson Politano.
New Non-Fiction: “Who is Government? The Untold Story of Public Service,” “Allergy for Dummies” by William Berger, “Baking for Two” by America’s Test Kitchen, “Petty vs. Person: the Rivalry that Shaped NASCAR” by Mike Hembree, and “The Big Book of Silly Dad Jokes: 750+ Jokes for Dads and Kids to Share” by Chris Cate.
New Audio Book: “We All Live Here” by Jojo Moyes.
New Movies: “Captain America: Brave New World” and “Companion.”
New TV Season: “Blue Bloods” season 13.
Happy Reading!
Pam Metts, Director

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Library Notes for May 29, 2025

“A library outranks any other one thing a community can do to benefit its people. It is a never-failing spring in the desert.” ~ Andrew Carnegie

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

Check out our website: www.jlslibrary.org

All our Cadiz Records and Trigg County High School Yearbooks are available on our website
Don’t forget the 2025 Reading Challenge for May: the challenge is to read a book in a genre you don’t normally read
“Color Our World” Bookmark Design Contest: Design a bookmark related to our 2025 Summer Reading theme, “Color Our World!” Open to all ages. See the front desk for more information.
Summer Reading Kick-off: Family Coloring Night, Monday, June 2nd in the basement of the library from 5:00-7:00

Pam’s Pick this week is: “Summer Light on Nantucket” by Nancy Thayer, this is the story of Blythe Benedict, a divorced mom of four. She is more than ready for their annual summer vacation on Nantucket. This summer, however, will be more than Blythe bargained for, especially since she knows a secret about her ex-husband’s girlfriend, and she’s having trouble maintaining her relationship with her in-laws, who also have homes on the island. It seems like it’s too much to handle. When Blythe sees her first love, Aaden, who is staying on the island for the summer as well, her heart skips a beat. Will he remember her? Will he be single too?

New Fiction: “First-Time Caller” by B.K. Borison, this is the first book in the Heartstrings series, “Tough Luck” by Sandra Dallas, “The Murder Machine” by Heather Graham, “The Tenant” by Freida McFadden, and “2 Sisters Murder Investigations” by James Patterson.

New Christian Fiction: “Fortunate Harbor” by Davis Bunn, and “Land of Dreams” by Lauraine Snelling, this is the first book in the Home to Green Creek series.

New Mystery: “Sealed with a Hiss” by Rita Mae Brown.

New Biography: “Uptown Girl” by Christie Brinkley.

New Non-Fiction: “No More Tears: the Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson” by Gardiner Harris, “The Best of Birds & Blooms 2025,” and “Selling Online for Dummies” by Paul Waddy.

New Audio Book: “Shadow of the Solstice” by Anne Hillerman.

New Movies: “Flight Risk” and “Love at the Shore.”

Happy Reading!
Pam Metts, Director

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Library Notes for May 22, 2025

“A library is a place that is a repository of information and gives every citizen equal access to it. That includes health information. And mental health information. It’s a community space. It’s a place of safety, a haven from the world.” – Neil Gaiman
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
Check out our website: www.jlslibrary.org
All our Cadiz Records and Trigg County High School Yearbooks are available on our website
Don’t forget the 2025 Reading Challenge for May: the challenge is to read a book in a genre you don’t normally read
“Color Our World” Bookmark Design Contest: Design a bookmark related to our 2025 Summer Reading theme, “Color Our World!” Open to all ages. See the front desk for more information.
BINGO: Tuesday May 27th at 10:30-11:30 in the basement of the library all ages welcome
Summer Reading Kick-off: Family Coloring Night, Monday, June 2nd in the basement of the library from 5:00-7:00
Pam’s Pick this week is: “The Maid’s Secret” by Nita Prose, this is a Maid series novel. Molly’s life is about to change in a way she could not have imagined. At an antiquities TV show, she finds out the old trinkets her Gran left her maybe worth millions. She decided to keep it and find out more about it. Her Gran’s diary may hold the secret to the mystery.
New Fiction: “The World’s Fair Quilt” by Jennifer Chiaverini, this is an Elm Creek Quilts series novel, “A Duke Never Tells” by Suzanne Enoch, “Shadow of the Solstice” by Anne Hillerman, “Six Days in Bombay” by Alka Joshi, and “Haunted” by Kat Martin, this book is only in large print.
New Christian Fiction: “Sunrise Reef” by Irene Hannon, this is the 11th book in the Hope Harbor series, and “The Keeper” by Charles Martin, this is the fourth book in the Murphy Shepherd series.
New Mystery: “Show Stopper” by Shirley Raye Redmond, the is the fifth book in the Mysteries of Cobble Hill Farm series.
New Biography: “Resolute: How We Humans Keep Finding Ways to Beat the Toughest Odds” by Benjamin Hall.
New Non-Fiction: “Never Give Up: God is Good When Life Isn’t” by Max Lucado, “Conquering Crisis: Ten Lessons to Learn Before You Need Them” by William H. McRaven, “Remember Us: American Sacrifice, Dutch Freedom, and a Forever Promise Forged in World War II” by Robert Edsel.
New Audio Book: “The World’s Fair Quilt” by Jennifer Chiaverini.
New Movies: “One of Them Days,” and “Paddington in Peru.”
New TV Season: “Reacher” season 3.
Happy Reading!
Pam Metts, Director

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Library Notes for May 15, 2025

“Books are good company, in sad times and happy times, for books are people. People who have managed to stay alive by hiding between the comers of a book.” ~ E.B. White
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 every Wednesday at 10:30
Check out our website: www.jlslibrary.org
All our Cadiz Records and Trigg County High School Yearbooks are available on our website
Don’t forget the 2025 Reading Challenge for May: the challenge is to read a book in a genre you don’t normally read
“Color Our World” Bookmark Design Contest: Design a bookmark related to our 2025 Summer Reading theme, “Color Our World!” Open to all ages. See the front desk for more information.
Spring Book Sale: May 12th-17th
JLS Reads: May 15th at 6:00 in the basement of the library
BINGO: Tuesday May 27th at 10:30-11:30 in the basement of the library all ages welcome
Pam’s Pick this week is: “The Summer Guests” by Tess Gerritsen, this is a Martini Club thriller.
Maggie retired to a quiet life by the sea. When enemies from the past threaten to destroy everything, she survived thanks to her ex-CIA friends in her cocktail-sipping book club. Their work catches the attention of young police chief Jo Thibodeau. Now Jo and her neighborhood ex-spies have an alliance. After a teenager vanishes and Maggie’s neighbor becomes the prime suspect, she joins the investigation, determined to prove her friend’s innocence.
New Fiction: “Some Like it Scot” by Pepper Basham, “Bent But Not Broken” by Mary Monroe, “25 Alive” by James Patterson, “A Mind of Her Own” by Danielle Steel, this book is also in large print, “Into the Gray Zone” by Brad Taylor, this is a Pike Logan novel, and “One Death at a Time” by Abbi Waxman. Only in large print, “Nordic & Finn” by Peter Bradvold.
New Christian Fiction: “A Place to Call Home” by Linda Byler, this is the second book in the Stepping Stones series.
New Mystery: “No Roast for the Weary” by Cleo Coyle.
New Non-Fiction: “The House of My Mother” by Shari Franke, “ASVAB 2025/2026 for Dummies,” “Nancy’s Green & Easy Kitchen” by Nancy Birtwhistle, and “100 Years of Grand Ole Opry” by Craig Shelburne.
New Audio Book: “Into the Gray Zone” by Brad Taylor.
New Movies: “Wolf Man,” and “Hitpig!”
New TV Season: “Suits” season 1.
Happy Reading!
Pam Metts, Director