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May 10, 2023 by Pam

Library Notes for May 10, 2023

“If you read one book a week, starting at the age of 5, and live to be 80, you will have read a grand total of 3,900 books, a little over one-tenth of 1 percent of the books currently in print.” ~ Lewis Buzbee

What’s Happening at the Library:

Storytime every Wednesday at 10:30 with Ms. Katie

Book Club May 18^th in the basement at 6:00: “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Don’t forget to check us out on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest.

NEW: Hoopla is here! You can check out E-Books, E-Audios, E-Comics, E-Movies & more. Just download the app, and use your library card number to check out up to 10 items a month.

Pam’s Pick this week is: “Happy Place” by Emily Henry, this is the story of a couple who break up after nearly a decade, but pretend to still be together for their annual best friend’s vacation. Harriet and Wyn were the perfect couple, but now for some unknown reason they aren’t. Will they get away without telling their friends for a week or will the friends find out and try to get them back together?

New Fiction: “Forgotten War” by Don Bentley, this is the fourth Matt Drake novel, “Earth’s the Right Place for Love” by Elizabeth Berg, “On the Line” by Fern Michaels, “The Rescue” by T. Jefferson Parker, “Strawberry Lane” by Jodi Thomas this is the first book in the Someday Valley series, and “Two Wars and a Wedding” by Laruen Willig.

New Christian Fiction: “Second Time Around” by Melody Carlson, and “A Brighter Dawn” by Leslie Gould, this is the first book in the Amish Memories series.

New Mystery: “The Enigma of Garlic” by Alexander McCall Smith, this is a 44 Scotland Street series novel.

New Biography: “George VI and Elizabeth: the Marriage that Saved the Monarchy” by Sally Bedell Smith.

New Non-Fiction: “Heroes are Human: Lessons in Resilience, Courage, Wisdom from the COVID Front Lines” by Bob Delaney, “Complete Horse Riding Manual” by William Micklem, and “The Secret Gate: a True Story of Courage and Sacrifice During the Collapse of Afghanistan” by Mitchell Zuckoff.

New Audio Books: “The Trackers” by Charles Frazier, and “The Soulmate” by Sally Hepworth.

New Movies: “Plane” and “The Son.”

New TV Season: “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” season 5.

Happy Reading!

Pam Metts, Director

Library Notes

May 3, 2023 by Pam

Library Notes for May 3, 2023

A good book makes you want to live in the story. A Great book gives you no choice.” ~unknown

SPRING BOOK SALE this week. Lots of Great Bargains!

What’s Happening at the Library:

Storytime every Wednesday at 10:30 with Ms. Katie

Book Club May 18^th in the basement at 6:00: “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Don’t forget to check us out on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest.

NEW: Hoopla is here! You can check out E-Books, E-Audios, E-Comics, E-Movies & more. Just download the app, and use your library card number to check out up to 10 items a month.

Pam’s Pick this week is: “Where are the Children Now?” by Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke, this is the sequel to her classic “Where are the Children?” written over four decades ago. We met Nancy and her children in the first book. Now, Nancy’s daughter Melissa is grown and recently married a man with a young daughter. Melissa’s stepdaughter goes missing, bringing back memories of her own abduction. She and her brother Mike race to find Riley, to save her from the trauma they still struggle with or worse.

New Fiction: “Simply Lies” by David Baldacci, “The Trackers” by Charles Frazier, “Homecoming” by Kate Morton, “The Loner” by Diana Palmer, “Romantic Comedy” and “Beyond That, the Sea” by Laura Spence-Ash.

New Christian Fiction: “After the Shadows” by Amanda Cabot, this is the first book in the Secret of Sweetwater Crossing series.

New Mystery: “Collateral Damage” by J. A. Jance.

New Non-Fiction: “A Fever in the Heartland” by Timothy Egan, “Volcanoes and Earthquakes: a Guide to Our Unquiet Earth” by Chiara Maria Petrone, “The Wisdom of the Bullfrog: Leadership Made Simple (But Not Easy)” by William McRaven, and “Creative Family Home” by Ashley Gibson.

New Audio Books: “Simply Lies” by David Baldacci, and “The Loner” by Diana Palmer.

New Movies: “North to Home,” and “Blue’s Big City Adventure.”

New TV Season: “Reacher” season 1.

Happy Reading!

Pam Metts, Director

Library Notes

April 26, 2023 by Pam

Library Notes April 26, 2023

It’s National Library Week!

“Librarian hold the keys to universes, open portals to worlds beyond, and dole out dreams to fill our hearts.” ~Jamie E. Davis

“I would like to say a great big Thank You to the wonderful ladies here at John L. Street Library for making the library the best it can be.” ~Pam

What’s Happening at the Library:

Storytime every Wednesday at 10:30 with Ms. Katie

Book Club May 18^th in the basement at 6:00: “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Trivia Night April 27^th in the basement from 5:30-6:30

Don’t forget to check us out on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest.

Spring Book Sale May 1^st-6^th. Lots of Great Bargains!

NEW: Hoopla is here! You can check out E-Books, E-Audios, E-Comics, E-Movies & more. Just download the app, and use your library card number to check out up to 10 items a month.

Pam’s Pick this week is: “The Only Survivors” by Megan Miranda, this story is about a group of former classmates who ten years before survived a terrible accident. One the anniversary of the accident one of the survivors disappears. This makes the others wonder if it has something to do with the original tragedy itself.

New Fiction: “Robert Ludlum’s the Treadstone Rendition” by Joshua Hood, “The Perfumist of Paris” by Alka Joshi this is the third book in the Henna Artist series, “Love, Honor, Betray” by Mary Monroe, and “Dark Angel” by John Sandford.

New Christian Fiction: “Once Upon a Buggy” by Shelley Shepard Gray, this is the second book in the Amish of Apple Creek series, and “Remember Me” by Tracie Peterson, this is the first book in the Pictures of the Heart and also in large print.

New Mystery: “Lowcountry Getaway” by Susan M. Boyer, this is a Liz Talbot mystery.

New Biography: “The Road to Unafraid: How the Army’s Top Ranger Faced Fear and Found Courage Through “Black Hawk Down” and Beyond” by Jeff Struecker.

New Non-Fiction: “The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide: What You and Your Family Need to Know” by David Miklowitz, “Deliciously Vintage Baking & Desserts” by Victoria Glass, and “Fodor’s 2023 New York City” by Kelsy Chauvin.

New Audio Books: “The Only Survivors” by Megan Miranda, and “Where are the Children Now?” by Mary Higgins Clark & Alafair Burke.

New Movies: “Babylon,” and “PBS Kids 15 Sports Stories!”

New TV Season: “Gotham” season 3.

Happy Reading!

Pam Metts

Library Notes

April 19, 2023 by Pam

Library Notes for April 20, 2023

“There’s nothing quite like getting lost in a good book. The world around you disappears, time seems to stand still and you find yourself completely immersed in another world. It’s a feeling that’s hard to describe, but anyone who loves to read knows what I’m talking about.” ~ Olivia Savage

What’s Happening at the Library:

Storytime every Wednesday at 10:30 with Ms. Katie

Book Club April 20^th in the basement at 6:00: “Gone Girl” by Gillian Flynn

Trivia Night April 27^th in the basement from 5:30-6:30

Check out our New Displays

Don’t forget to check us out on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest.

Spring Book Sale May 1^st-6^th. Lots of Great Bargins!

Pam’s Pick this week is: “So Close” by Sylvia Day, is the first book in the Blacklist series, this is the story of Kane Black who is grieving the death of his wife, Lily. Then he sees a woman with his wife’s beauty on the street in Manhattan, and takes her to his penthouse. Kane is happier than he’s ever been, and he’ll do anything to stay that way.

New Fiction: “Community Board” by Tara Conklin, “Her Deadly Game” by Robert Dugoni, “River Sing Me Home” by Eleanor Shearer and “The White Lady” by Jacqueline Winspear.

New Christian Fiction: “Fields of Bounty” by Lauraine Snelling, this is the third book in the Leah’s Garden series.

New Large Print: “When He Was Wicked” by Julia Quinn, this is the sixth book in the Bridgerton series.

New Mystery: “Hiss & Tell” by Rita Mae Brown, this is a Mrs. Murphy mystery.

New Non-Fiction: “You Don’t Have to Carry It All: Ditch the Mom Quilt & Find a Better Way Forward” by Paula Faris, “Reelfoot Lake: Oasis on the Mississippi” by Jim Johnson, “The Complete Guide to Bathrooms” by Black & Decker, and “Saved: a War Reporter’s Mission to Make It Home” by Benjamin Hall.

New Audio Books: “I Will Find You” by Harlan Coben, and “Hang the Moon” by Jeannette Walls.

New Movies: “God’s Country,” and “Alice, Darling.”

New TV Season: “The Good Wife” season 7.

Happy Reading!

Pam Metts, Director

Library Notes

April 12, 2023 by Pam

Library Notes for April 12

Today is: “Drop Everything and Read Day!” So stop by the library and pick up something to Drop Everything and READ!

What’s Happening at the Library:

Storytime every Wednesday at 10:30 with Ms. Katie

RSVP are still doing TAXES until April 18^th call for an appointment

Book Club April 20^th in the basement at 6:00: “Gone Girl” by Gillian Flynn

Trivia Night April 27^th in the basement from 5:30-6:30

Check out our New Displays

Don’t forget to check us out on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest.

Spring Book Sale coming soon!

Pam’s Pick this week is: “A Most Intriguing Lady” by Sarah Ferguson Duchess of York, this is a novel of the Victorian Era. Lady Mary Montagu Douglas Scott, is the youngest child of Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch, who moonlights as an amateur sleuth for high society’s inner circle. Wealthy victims with their pride and reputation at stake would never go to the police, so Lady Mary must help them. She meets Colonel Walter Trefusis, a distinguished and extremely handsome war veteran. Walter, like Mary, lives a double life, with a desk job in Whitehall providing a front for his role in the British Intelligence Service. The two form an unlikely alliance to solve a series of crimes. Could the two spark a romance too?

New Fiction: “The Cotillion Brigade” by Glen Craney, “Forget What You Know” by Christina Dodd, “Countdown” by James Patterson, this book is also in large print, “Loyalty” by Lisa Scottoline, and “Hang the Moon” by Jeannette Walls, this book is also in large print.

New Christian Fiction: “A Match in the Making” by Jen Turano this is the first book in the Matchmakers series, and “A Novel Proposal” by Denise Hunter.

New Non-Fiction: “Take Control of Your Heart Disease Risk” by John Whyte, “An Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Raising Backyard Ducks” by Gail Damerow, “How to Sew Clothes” by Amelia Greenhall, and “But Have You Read the Book?” by Kristen Lopez.

New Audio Books: “Countdown” by James Patterson, “Loyalty” by Lisa Scottoline.

New Movies: “Big Sky River” and “Barbie It Takes Two: Best Friends Forever.”

New TV Season: “The Walking Dead” season 11.

Happy Reading!

Pam Metts, Director

Library Notes

April 7, 2023 by Pam

Library Notes for April 5, 2023

“I Think books are like people, in the sense that they’ll turn up in your life when you most need them.” ~ Emma Thompson

What’s Happening at the Library:

Storytime every Wednesday at 10:30 with Ms. Katie

RSVP are still doing TAXES until April 18^th call for an appointment
Book Club April 20^th in the basement at 6:00: “Gone Girl” by Gillian Flynn

Check out our New Displays

Don’t forget to check us out on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest.

Pam’s Pick this week is: “What Have We Done” by Alex Finlay, this is the story of three desparate lives and one deadly secret. As teenagers Jenna, Donnie and Nico were best friends, at the group home for parentless teens. When the home shut down the three were split up. Each has led a successful but troubled life. Now they are reunited for a haunting reason someone is trying to kill them. But why?

New Fiction: “All That is Mine I Carry with Me” by William Landay, “The Sister Effect” by Susan Mallery, this book is also in large print, “Symphony for a Deadly Throne” by E.J. Mellow this is the third book in the Mousai series, “The London Séance Society” by Sarah Penner, “Worthy Opponents” by Danielle Steel, this book is also in large print, and “Riding the Nightmare” by William W. Johnstone, this book is only in large print.

New Christian Fiction: “Forged in Love” by Mary Connealy, this is the first book in the Wyoming Sunrise series.

New Non-Fiction: “Social Security, Medicare & Government Pensions: Get the Most Out of Your Retirement & Medical Benefits” by Joseph Matthews, “Walk Through Fire: the Train Disaster that Changed America” by Yasmine Ali, “Freedom From Family Dysfunction: a Guide to Healing Families Battling Addiction or Mental Illness” by Kenneth Perlmutter, “Everyday Baking” by Better Homes & Garden, “Rock Painting Flowers, Cottages, Houses, and Towns: Step-by-Step Instructions, Techniques, and Ideas” by Lin Wellford.

New Audio Books: “What Have We Done” by Alex Finlay, and “The Sister Effect” by Susan Mallery.

New Movies: “The Old Way” and “I Wanna Dance with Somebody.”

New TV Season: “ER” season 7.

Happy Reading!

Pam Metts, Director

Library Notes

April 7, 2023 by Pam

Library Notes for March 30, 2023

“Read lots of books to your children. Books and novels with noble strong characters, and fables with great moral lessons. Books that fill their hearts and nourish their souls.” ~Jeannie Fulbright

Pam’s Pick of the week: “The House Guest” by Hank Philippi Ryan, this is the story of love, revenge and betrayal. Alyssa could use a friend. After being dumped by her rich husband she was terrified that he would ruin her, leaving her penniless and alone. Alyssa makes friends with Bree who is running from a dangerous relationship herself. The two become confidantes. When Bree comes up with the idea they can solve each other’s problems. Will Alyssa go along with the plan?

New Fiction: “Little Paula” by V. C. Andrews, this is the second book in the Eden series, “I Will Find You” by Harlan Coben, “It’s One of Us” by J.T. Ellison, “Every Man a King” by Walter Mosley, this is a sequel to “Down the River Unto the Sea,” “Arch-Conspirator” by Veronica Roth, and “Two Steps Onward” by Graeme Simsion.

New Large Print: “To Sir Phillip, With Love” by Julia Quinn, this is the fifth book in the Bridgerton series.

New Christian Fiction: “Yesterday’s Tides” by Roseanna M. White.

New Mystery: “The Lies That Bind” by Karen MacInerney, this is the third book in the Snug Harbor series.

New Biography: “Paris: the Memoir” by Paris Hilton.

New Non-Fiction: “Life is 10% What Happens to You and 90% How You React” by Charles Swindoll, “Mayo Clinic A-Z Health Guide: What You Need to Know About Signs, Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment” and “Quilting Know-How: Techniques and Tips for All Levels of Skill From Beginner to Advanced” by Michael Caputo.

New Audio Books: “It’s One of Us” by J. T. Ellison, and “The Last Kingdom” by Steve Berry.

New Movies: “Devotion,” and “The Menu.”

New TV Season: “The Blacklist” season 4.

Happy Reading!

Pam Metts, Director

Library Notes

May 30, 2023March 22, 2023 by Pam

Library Notes for March 22, 2023

“Paper books are great, E-books are great, audiobooks are great, new books are great, old books are great, library books are great, classic books are great, genre books are great. Read what you want to read however you want to read it, and let others do likewise.” ~Jonathan Edward Durham

What’s Happening at the Library:

Storytime every Wednesday at 10:30 with Ms. Katie

RSVP are still doing TAXES call for an appointment

Book Club April 20^th in the basement at 6:00

Check out our New Displays: Woman’s History Month & Vintage Toys

Don’t forget to check us out on Facebook and Instagram

Pam’s Pick this week is: “Hello Beautiful” by Ann Napolitano, Will the loyalty that once rooted a family be strong enough to draw them back together when it matters most? William had a solitary upbringing tinted with grief. So when he married Julia with her big Italian family his life changed for the better. But then darkness from William’s past surfaces to jeopardize it all.

New Fiction: “The Last Kingdom” by Steve Berry, “Georgie, All Along” by Kate Clayborn, “The Dangerous One” by Lori Foster, this is the first book in the Osborn Brothers series, “Maame” by Jessica George, and “The Cradle of Ice” by James Rollins, this is the second book in the Moonfall series.

New Christian Fiction: “Everything is Just Beginning” by Erin Bartels.

New Mystery: “The Twist of a Knife” by Anthony Horowitz.

New Biography: “Warrior: My Path to Being Brave” by Lisa Guerrero.

New Non-Fiction: “No One is Fatherless: 365 Day of Opa Dan’s Two Cents’ Worth of Daily Devotionals” by Daniel Kostrzebski, “The Foxfire Book of Appalachian Women: Stories of Landscape and Community in the Mountain South,” “Understanding Osteoporosis: an Introduction for Patients and Caregivers” by Naheed Ali, and “Backyard Basics” by Birds & Blooms.

New Audio Books: “Storm Watch” by C.J. Box, and “Collateral Damage” by J. A. Jance.

New Movies: “A Man Called Otto,” and “Puss in Boots: the Last Wish.”

Happy Reading!

Pam Metts, Director

Library Notes

March 15, 2023 by Pam

Library Notes for March 15, 2023

“In the nonstop tsunami of global information, librarians provide us with floaties and teach us to swim.” ~Linton Weeks

What’s Happening at the Library:

Storytime every Wednesday at 10:30 with Ms. Katie

Computer Classes start March 20^th at 1:30 sign up today

RSVP are still doing TAXES call for an appointment
Book Club March 16^th in the basement at 5:30

Game Night March 20^th at 5:30 in the basement

Check out our New Displays: Woman’s History Month & Vintage Toys

Don’t forget to check us out on Facebook and Instagram

Pam’s Pick this week is: “Storm Watch” by C. J. Box, this is a Joe Pickett novel. After finding the frozen and mutilated body of a man killed near the location of a mysterious high-tech structure, Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett finds his investigation obstructed by federal agents, extremists and the governor and must find a way around them to stop.

New Fiction: “A Calder at Heart” by Janet Dailey, this is the third book in the Calder Brand series, “The Neighbor Favor” by Kristina Forest, “3 Days to Live” by James Patterson and “Antiques Ravin” by Barbara Allan, and only in large print.

New Christian Fiction: “Something Old, Something New” by Amy Clipston, and “The Last Chance Cowboy” by Jody Hedlund, this is the fifth book in the Colorado Cowboys series.

New Mystery: “Death of a Traitor’ by M. C. Beaton.

New Non-Fiction: “Coding for Beginners” by Mike McGrath, “Surviving: Why We Stay and How We Leave Abusive Relationships” by Beverly Gooden, “Young Forever” by Mark Hyman, “Tennessee” by Margaret Littman, and “Curious Counties in Kentucky” by Steve Asher.

New Audio Books: “Unnatural History” by Jonathan Kellerman, and “The Guns of C.C. Ellis” by Ralph Cotton.

New Movies: “The Fabelmans” and “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.”

New TV Season: “Heartland” season 6.

Happy Reading!

Pam Metts, Director

Library Notes

March 8, 2023 by Pam

Library Notes for March 8, 2023

“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:

Storytime with Ms. Katie is every Wednesday at 10:30.

Taxes with RSVP: we are now taking appointments Monday-Friday for the free tax service.

Are you ready to start planning your garden? We have just what you need. New this year a Seed Library: We have bags of vegetables, flowers, and herbs. You can put your name in for a drawing for garden tools.

Pam’s Pick this week is: “Irish Coffee Murder” by Leslie Meier, Lee Hollis, and Barbara Ross, this is a collection of three St. Patrick’s Day novellas set in Maine. Lucy Stone, Hayley Powell and Julia Snowden are all trying to solve suspicious death in unexpected circumstances.

New Fiction: “Black Candle Women” by Diane Marie Brown, “White Smoke” by John Gilstrap, “Never, Never” by Colleen Hoover, “The Last Orphan” by Gregg Hurwitz, “More Than Meets the Eye” by Iris & Roy Johansen, and “Someone Else’s Shoes” by Jojo Moyes.

New Large Print: “Romancing Mister Bridgerton” by Julia Quinn, this is the fourth book in the Bridgerton series.

New Christian Fiction: “A Mark of Grace” by Kimberley Woodhouse, this is the third book in the Secrets of the Canyon series.

New Biography: “All My Knotted-Up Life: a Memoir” by Beth Moore.

New Non-fiction: “Not Too Old for That: How Women are Changing the Story of Aging” by Vicki Larson, “Walk the Blue Line: They Walk the Line Between Life and Death” by James Patterson, “Better Homes & Gardens Annual Recipes 2022,” and “George Washington and the Irish” by Niall O’Dowd, a special Thank you to the SAR for the donation of this book.

New Audio Books: “3 Days to Live” by James Patterson, and “More Than Meets the Eye” by Iris & Roy Johansen.

New Movies: “Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings,” and “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood: Top 10 Tiger Tales!”

New TV Season: “Chicago Fire” season 1.

Happy Reading!

Pam Metts, Director