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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
 

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Library Notes for May 8, 2025

“Libraries are the backbone of our society. They are the strong foundation upon which we can build the future.” ~Linda Sue Park
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
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: “Strangers in Time” by David Baldacci, this story is set in London in 1944. Charles is a 14-year-old living day to day until he can enlist and fight the Germans. He meets up with Molly, a 15-year-old, on the streets as well. Unexpectedly the two find Ignatius, a book store owner, who gives them protection and stability.
New Fiction: “Girl Anonymous” by Christina Dodd, “The Love Simulation” by Etta Easton, “Hidden in Smoke” by Lee Goldberg, this is the third book in the Sharpe & Walker series, “Great Big Beautiful Life” by Emily Henry, “The Perfect Divorce” by Jeneva Rose, and “The Griffin Sisters’ Greatest Hits” by Jennifer Weiner.
New Christian Fiction: “Welcome to the Honey B&B” by Melody Carlson, this book is also in large print.
New Large Print: “Fort Buzzard” by William W. Johnstone, this is the sixth book in the Preacher & MacCallister series.
New Mystery: “Overkill” by J.A. Jance.
New Non-Fiction: “The Body Keeps the Score” by Bessel Van der Kolk, “The Best of Family Handyman 2025,” “Next Door to the Dead: Poems” by Kathleen Driskell, and “Fodor’s Essential Spain.”
New Audio: “Overkill” by J.A. Jance.
New Movies: “Kraven: The Hunter,” and “Rubble & Crew: On the Job!”
New TV Season: “Dexter” season 8.
Happy Reading!
Pam Metts, Director

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Library Notes for May 1, 2025

“In principle and reality, libraries are life-enhancing palaces of wonder.” ~ Gail Honeyman
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
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: “Fight or Flight” by Fern Michaels, this is the gripping story of a woman imprisoned by her painful past. She now faces a crisis that might just set her free to claim the life she deserves. Also in large print.
New Fiction: “The Fake Out” by Stephanie Archer, this is the second book in the Vancouver Storm series, “Galaphile” by Terry Brooks, this is the first book in the First Druids of Shannara series, “The Ragpicker King” by Cassandra Clare, this is the second book in the Chronicles of Castellane series, “The Second Sun” by P.T. Deutermann, “The Paris Express” by Emma Donoghue, and “Say You’ll Remember Me” by Abby Jimenez.
New Christian Fiction: “The Pharisee’s Wife” by Janette Oke.
New Mystery: “Sinister Graves” by Marcie Rendon, this is the third book in the Cash Blackbear mystery series.
New Biography: “The Tell” by Amy Griffin.
New Non-Fiction: “The Best of Reminisce 2025,” “Personal Finance in Plain English” by Michele Cagan, “How to Paint it! :100 Simple Watercolor Paintings in Six Steps or Less” by Sharone Stevens, and “The Fate of the Day” by Rick Atkinson.
New Audio Book: “Sunrise on the Reaping” by Suzanne Collins.
New Movies: “Gunner,” and “Dog Man.”
New TV Season: “Ray Donovan” season 4.
Happy Reading!
Pam Metts, Director

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Library Notes for April 24, 2025

“Some books you read. Some books you enjoy. But some books just swallow you up heart and soul.” ~ Joanne Harris
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 April: the challenge is to read an author’s first book
Tea Party at Fairholme: April 26th at 2:00 or 3:30 call to sign up
Pam’s Pick this week is: “Nobody’s Fool” by Harlan Coben, this is the story of Sami Kierce, he and some friends are backpacking in Spain when he wakes up on morning, covered in blood. There’s a knife in his hand and his girlfriend is dead beside him. He has no memory of killing her. Did he do it or did someone else?
New Fiction: “Isola” by Allegra Goodman, “The Baking Games” by Rachel Hanna, “A Map to Paradise” by Susan Meissner, “2 Sisters Detective Agency” by James Patterson, “Ted Bell’s Monarch” by Ryan Steck, and “The Girl from Greenwich Street” by Lauren Willig.
New Christian Fiction: “The Peacemaker” by Wanda Brunstetter, this book is also in large print, and “Ambush” by Colleen Coble, this is the first book in the Sanctuary novel series.
New Biography: “The Ride: Paul Revere and the Night That Saved America” by Kostya Kennedy.
New Non-Fiction: “Black & Decker the Complete Guide to Patios,” “I am Maria: My Reflections and Poems on Heartbreak, Healing, and Finding Your Way Home” by Maria Shriver.
New Audio Books: “The Girl From Greenwich Street” by Lauren Willig.
New Movies: “Baked with a Kiss” and “The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim.”
New TV Season: “James A. Michener’s Centennial (Miniseries).
Happy Reading!
Pam Metts, Director