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Library Notes for February 15, 2023 

“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:   

February is the Month of Love: so back by popular demand “Blind Date with a Book.” Stop by and check one out. It could be Love! 

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

Book Club: February 16th at 6:00 discussing the book: “The Memoirs of Jane Austen” by Syrie James 

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

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.  

Game Night for all ages: February 23rd at 6:00 

Pam’s Pick this week is: “Murder Book” by Thomas Perry, this is a suspense thriller. Ex-cop Harry Duncan is called by the U.S. Attorney (his ex-wife) to take on a widespread criminal organization targeting mid-west towns.  Harry quickly finds himself in conflict with a violent syndicate that targets both him and his ex. 

New Fiction: “Don’t Open the Door” by Allison Brennan, “The Bullet Garden” by Stephen Hunter, and “The Reunion” by Kayla Olson. 

New Large Print: “Ralph Compton’s the Too-Late Trail” by Matthew P. Mayo, and “An Officer from a Gentleman” by Julia Quinn, this is the third book in the Bridgerton series.  

New Christian Fiction: “The Rose and the Thistle” by Laura Frantz, and “Her Heart’s Desire” by Shelley Shepard Gray, this is the first book in the A Season in Pinecraft series and also in large print. 

New Non-Fiction: “8 Rules of Love: How to Find It, Keep It, and Let It Go” by Jay Shetty, “Zoology: Inside the Secret World of Animals,” “Bright Dead Things: Poems” by Ada Limon, and “Blue Ridge Parkway Road Trips” by Amy Balfour. 

New Audio Books: “The Cabinet of Dr. Leng” by Preston & Child, and “Just the Nicest Couple” by Mary Kubica. 

New Movies: “The Woman King,” and “PAW Patrol: Big Truck Pups.” 

New TV Season: “Dexter” season 6. 

Happy Reading! 

Pam Metts, Director 

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Library Notes for February 8, 2023 

“A BOOK is not just a book it is Sanity, it is Happiness, it is a Teacher, it is a Therapist, and a Best Friend.” ~Unknown 

What’s Happening at the Library:   

February is the Month of Love: so back by popular demand “Blind Date with a Book.” Stop by and check one out. It could be Love! 

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

Book Club: February 16th at 6:00 discussing the book: “The Memoirs of Jane Austen” by Syrie James 

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

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.  

Game Night for all ages: February 23rd at 6:00 

Pam’s Pick this week is: “Killer Cupid” by Laurien Berenson, this is a Melanie Travis canine mystery. Melanie and her husband Sam are on a Valentine’s getaway when their trip is interrupted by one of the other guests at their cozy Inn who has an unexpected date with death. Melanie must slip into something sleuthier for the weekend.  

New Fiction: “The Light Pirate” by Lily Brooks-Dalton, “How to Sell a Haunted House” by Grady Hendrix, “Three-Edged Sword” by Jeff Lindsay, “Ten Rules for Faking It” by Sophie Sullivan, this is the first book in the Jansen Brothers series, and “The Devil’s Ransom” by Brad Taylor, this is a Pike Logan novel. 

New Christian Fiction: “Dark of Night” by Colleen Coble, this is the second book in the Annie Pederson series. 

New Large Print: “The Duke & I” by Julia Quinn, this is the first book in the Bridgerton series, and “The Viscount Who Loves Me” by Julia Quinn, this is the second book in the Bridgerton series. 

New Biography: “You Should Sit Down for This” by Tamera Mowry-Housley. 

New Non-Fiction: “Farewell: Vital End-of-Life Questions with Candid Answers From a Leading Palliative and Hospice Physician” by Edward Creagan, “Two-of-a-Kind Quilts: 12 Scrappy Designs That Are Double the Fun” by Lissa Alexander, and “The Nazi Conspiracy: the Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill” by Brad Meltzer. 

New Reference: “Kovels’ Antiques & Collectibles Price Guide 2023.” 

New Audio Books: “Code 6” by James Grippando, and “Without a Trace” by Danielle Steel. 

New Movies: “Beast,” and “PBS Kids-Be My Valentine.” 

New TV Season: “Army Wives” season 4. 

Happy Reading! 

Pam Metts, Director 

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Library Notes for February 1, 2023 

“When I think of all the books still left for me to read, I am certain of further happiness.” ~Jules Renard 

What’s Happening at the Library:   

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

Book Club: February 16th at 6:00 discussing the book: “The Memoirs of Jane Austen” by Syrie James 

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

Next Month: Blind Date with a Book and new this year a Seed Library more info to come  

Game Night for all ages: February 23rd at 6:00

Pam’s Pick this week is: “Loathe to Love You” by Ali Hazelwood, this is a collection of three STEMinist novellas: “Under One Roof,” “Stuck with You,” and “Below Zero.” Mara, Sadie, and Hannah are friends and scientists. They all agree on this one truth: when it comes to love, opposites attract and rivals make you burn. 

New Fiction: “The Mitford Affair” by Marie Benedict, “The Villa” by Rachel Hawkins, “The House at the End of the World” by Dean Koontz, and “The House of Wolves” by James Patterson. 

New Christian Fiction: “The Letter Keeper” by Charles Martin, this is the second book in the Murphy Shepherd series, and “The Story of Love” by Beth Wiseman, this is the second book in the Amish Bookstore series. 

New Mystery: “Put Out to Pasture” by Amanda Flower, this is the second book in the Farm to Table mysteries, and only in large print. 

New Biography: “The Grimkes: the Legacy of Slavery in an American Family” by Kerri Greenidge. 

New Non-Fiction: “Chicken Soup for the Soul: My Wonderful, Wacky Family: 101 Loving Stories about Our Crazy, Quirky Families” by Amy Newmark, “Whole House Pro Tips” by Family Handyman, “Bluegrass Banjo for Dummies” by Bill Evans, and “Myth America: Historians Take on the Biggest Legends and Lies About Our Past.” 

New Audio Books: “Spare” by Prince Harry, and “The Perfect Assassin” by James Patterson. 

New Movies: “Till,” and “Nope.” 

New TV Season: “Bluey” season 2. 

Happy Reading! 

Pam Metts, Director 

 

   

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Library Notes for January 25, 2023 

 “A book, too, can be a star, a living fire to lighten the darkness, leading out into the expanding universe.”  ― Madeleine L’Engle 

What’s Happening at the Library:   

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

Book Club: February 16th at 6:00 book: “The Memoirs of Jane Austen” by Syrie James. 

Taxes with RSVP: we are now taking appointments Monday-Friday for the Free Tax Service. 

Next Month: Blind Date with a Book and new this year a Seed Library more info to come.  

Game Night for all ages: February 23rd at 6:00.

Pam’s Pick this week is: “Spare” by Prince Harry, this is the first time Prince Harry has told his own story. Before the death of his mother to the leaving of the Royal Family, he has a lot to tell.  

New Fiction: “Love, Clancy: Diary of a Good Dog” by W. Bruce Cameron, “Lessons in Chemistry” by Bonnie Garmus, “Code 6” by James Grippando, “Sleep No More” by Jayne Ann Krentz, this is the first book in the Lost Night Files series, and also in large print, “The Cabinet of Dr. Leng” by Preston & Child, and “Without a Trace” by Danielle Steel. 

New Christian Fiction: “Engaging Deception” by Regina Jennings, this is the third book in the Joplin Chronicles.  

New Mystery: “A Streetcar Named Murder” by T.G. Herren, this is the first book in the New Orleans mysteries. 

New Non-fiction: “Loving People Who Are Hard to Love” by Joyce Meyer, “The Best Preschool Learning Activities: 75 Fun Ideas for Literacy, Math, Science, Motor and Social-Emotional Learning” by Katie Christiansen, and “How Art Works: the Concepts Visually Explained.” 

New Reference Books: “Guinness World Records 2023,” and “The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2023.” 

New Audio Books: “Night Shift” by Robin Cook, and “Tom Clancy’s Red Winter” by Marc Cameron. 

New Movies: “Amsterdam,” and “My Little Pony: the Friendship Express.” 

New TV Season: “Magnum P.I.” season 2. 

Happy Reading! 

Pam Metts, Director 

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Library Notes for January 18, 2023 

 Reading Tip! “A child that reads aloud 10 minutes a day, every day, will have almost 60 hours of speaking practice at the end of a year!” ~ Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy 

What’s Happening at the Library:   

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

Book Club: January 19th at 6:00 in the basement, this month’s book is: “The Year of Pleasures” by Elizabeth Berg. 

Libby Workshop: Monday, January 23rd 2:00-4:00.

 Pam’s Pick this week is: “Just the Nicest Couple” by Mary Kubica, this is a high-octane thriller. Jake Hayes is missing. His wife Nina at first thinks he is just blowing off steam, but after a few days he is know where to be found. Lily Scott is Nina’s friend and co-worker and the last person to see Jake before he went missing. Lily decides that no one can find out what really happened. Nina will not stop looking for her husband until she discovers the truth.   

 New Fiction: “Eden’s Children” by V.C. Andrews, “Amok” by Barry Eisler, “Christmas Surprises at the Door” by Ann Hazelwood, this is the fifth book in the Door County Quilts series, “Wicked Dreams” by Lisa Jackson, “Hard to Break” by Michael Ledwidge, and “The Perfect Assassin” by James Patterson. 

New Christian Fiction: “The Sisters of Sea View” by Julie Klassen, this is the first book in the On Devonshire Shores series. 

New Non-Fiction: “American Agriculture: From Farm Families to Agribusiness” by Mark Wetherington, “Reptiles & Amphibians of North America” by Catherine Howell, “Straight Talk About ADHD in Girls: How to Help Your Daughter Thrive” by Stephen Hinshaw, “The Earl and the Pharaoh: from the Real Downton Abbey to the Discovery of Tutankhamun” by The Countess of Carnarvon, and “Our America: a Photographic History” by Ken Burns. 

 New Audio Books: “Clive Cussler’s Hellburner” by Mike Maden, and “The Serpent in Heaven” by Charlaine Harris. 

 New CDs: “Now That’s What I Call Country Volume 14,” and “Famous Friends” by Chris Young. 

 New Movies: “Ticket to Paradise” and “Farmageddon: a Shaun the Sheep Movie.” 

 New TV Season: “House of the Dragon” season 1. 

 Happy Reading! 

Pam Metts, Director 

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Library Notes for January 11, 2023

“Reading is essential for those who seek to rise above the ordinary.” ~Jim Rohn 

What’s Happening at the Library:   

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

Book Club: January 19th at 6:00 in the basement, this month’s book is: “The Year of Pleasures” by Elizabeth Berg 

We will be closed January 16th for Martin Luther King Jr. Day 

Libby Workshop: Monday, January 23rd 2:00-4:00               

Pam’s Pick this week is:  “Night Shift” by Robin Cook,this is a new medical thriller with Dr. Laurie Montgomery and Dr. Jack Stapleton. The doctors are lured into the dark underbelly of hospital dangers when an internist dies mysteriously. What started out as an inquiry into the death soon turns into a deadly game between the doctors and the deranged serial killer. 

New Fiction: “Blue Moon Haven” by Janet Dailey, “The Ice Orphan” by Kathleen O’Neal Gear, this is the third book in the Rewilding Reports series and “Texas Homecoming” by Carolyn Brown, this is the second book in the Ryan Family series and only in large print. 

New Christian Fiction: “Like the Wind” by Robin Lee Hatcher, and “The Water Keeper” by Charles Martin, this is the first book in the Murphy Shepherd series. 

New Mystery: “Showstopper” by Peter Lovesey. 

New Non-Fiction: “The World of the End” by David Jeremiah, “The Forever Witness: How DNA and Genealogy Solved a Cold Case Double Murder” by Edward Humes, “Birding Basics: Tips, Tools & Techniques for Great Bird-Watching” by Noah Strycker, “Southern Living 2022 Annual Recipes,” and “National Geographic Complete National Parks of the United States” by Mel White. 

New Audio Books: “Desert Star” by Michael Connelly, and “W.E.B. Griffin the Devil’s Weapons” by Peter Kirsanow. 

New Movies: “Don’t Worry Darling,” and “PBS Kids Secret Superheroes.” 

New TV Season: “A Discovery of Witches” season 3. 

Happy Reading! 

Pam Metts, Director 

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Library Notes for January 4, 2023 

Happy New Year! We hope your New Year’s resolution is to read more this year. We have a wonderful collection in the library and online. Stop by and check us out. 

“If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.” ~ Haruki Murakami 

What’s Happening at the Library: Storytime with Ms. Katie will return on January 4th at 10:30.  

Book Club: January 19th at 6:00 in the basement, this month’s book is: “The Year of Pleasures” by Elizabeth Berg 

We will be closed January 16th for Martin Luther King Jr. Day 

Libby Workshop: Monday, January 23rd 2:00-4:00               

Pam’s Pick this week is: “Tom Clancy Red Winter”by Marc Cameron, this is a new Jack Ryan novel. This is the previously untold story of young Jack’s adventures behind the Iron Curtain. Jack Ryan and Mary Pat Foley cross through Checkpoint Charlie into East Berlin to retrieve something stolen from the U.S. government. The stakes are high but Jack Ryan can do it if no one else can.

New Fiction: “Into the West” by Mercedes Lackey, this is the second book in the Founding of Valdemar series, “Stella Maris” by Cormac McCarthy, and “A Dangerous Business” by Jane Smiley. 

New Christian Fiction: “The Bride of Blackfrars Lane” by Michelle Griep, this is the second book in the Blackfriars Lane series, and “Mistaken for His Amish Bride” by Patricia Davids, this is the sixth book in the North Country Amish series, and only in large print. 

New Mystery: “Devil’s Delight” by M.C. Beaton. 

New Biography: “A Man of Iron: the Turbulent Life and Improbable Presidency of Grover Cleveland” by Troy Senik. 

New Non-Fiction: “Silent Spring Revolution: John F. Kennedy, Rachel Carson, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, and the Great Environmental Awakening” by Douglas Brinkley, “Amish Friends No Waste Cookbook” by Wanda E. Brunstetter, “The Sears Baby Book: Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby From Birth to Age Two” by William Sears, and “Tell Me What You See: Ten Stories” by Terena Elizabeth Bell. 

New Audio Books: “The Whittiers” by Danielle Steel, and “Stagecoach Revenge” by Ralph Compton. 

New Movies: “The Invitation,” and “Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile.” 

New TV Season: “Bluey” season 1. 

Happy Reading! 

Pam Metts, Director

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Library Notes for December 28, 2022

 The library staff and board of directors would like to wish everyone a Happy & Healthy New Year!
 
“The book is called Opportunity, and the first chapter is New Year’s Day.” ~Edith Lovejoy Pierce, poet
 
Theft of an Idol by Dana Stabenow
Pam’s Pick this week is: “Theft of an Idol” by Dana Stabenow, this is the story of Cleopatra. When Cleopatra’s most beloved actress disappears, her new Eye of Isis must solve a case that will lead to the darkest corners of Alexandria. 
 
 
New Fiction: “Clive Cussler’s the Sea Wolves” by Jack Du Brul, “Dawnlands” by Philippa Gregory, this is the third book in the Fairmile series, “The Serpent in Heaven” by Charlaine Harris, this is the fourth book in the Gunnie Rose series, and “W.E.B. Griffin’s the Devil’s Weapons” by Peter Kirsanow, this is a Men at War series novel.
 
Large Print: “The Guns of C.C. Ellis” by Ralph Cotton, this is the first book in the Long Riders series.
 
New Christian Fiction: “Love Conquers All” by Linda Byler.
 
New Mystery: “A World of Curiosities” by Louise Penny.
 
New Biography: “Waxing On: the Karate Kid and Me” by Ralph Macchio.
 
New Non-Fiction: “On Asking God Why” by Elisabeth Elliot, “2000 Mules” by Dinesh D’Souza, “Taunton’s Wiring Complete: Includes Home Charging Electric Vehicles” by Michael McAlister, and “The Last Campaign: Sherman, Geronimo and the War of America” by H.W. Brands.
 
New Audio Books: “Hunting Time” by Jeffery Deaver, and “Wyoming Homecoming” by Diana Palmer.
 
New Movies: “Blood Alley,” and “Merry Madagascar.”
 
New TV Season: “The Flash” season 5.
 
Happy New Year’s Reading!
Pam Metts, Director

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Library Notes for December 21, 2022

“A book is a gift you can open again and again.” ~Garrison Keillor 

What’s Happening at the Library: Storytime with Ms. Katie will return on January 4th at 10:30 a.m. 

Go by the Janice Mason Art Museum to see our Very Hungry Caterpillar Christmas Tree!

In the display case this month is a beautiful collection of Christmas Snow globes and sleds. 

Someone is hiding in the library can you find him? If you do you may win a prize!

The library will be closed December 23rd-26th and December 30th-January 2nd. 

Pam’s Pick this Week is: “A Wish for Winter”A Wish for Winterby Viola Shipman, this is a story of the magic of Christmas. Susan has a goal: to meet and marry a man dressed as Santa, like her mother and grandmother. When she makes an instant connection with someone at the annual Santa Run he is lost in the crowd before she can get his name. Will she find her Santa?

New Fiction: “A Very Merry Bromance” by Lyssa Kay Adams, this is the fifth book in the Bromance Book Club series, “The Zero Night” by Brian Freeman, “Reckoning” by W. Michael Gear, this is the sixth book in the Donovan series, “Murder at Black Oaks” by Phillip Margolin, and “The Prisoner” by B.A. Paris. 

New Christian Fiction: “Anything but Plain” by Suzanne Woods Fisher. 

New Mystery: “Farm to Trouble” by Amanda Flower, this is the first book in the Farm to Table mysteries, and only in large print. 

New Biography: “The Queen: Her Life” by Andrew Morton.

 New Non-Fiction: “Reminisce Holidays & Celebrations Through the Years,” “Codependent No More” by Melody Beattie, this is the revised and updated edition, “52 Things to do in Nashville” by Margaret Littman, and “Taking Berlin: the Bloody Race to Defeat the Third Reich” by Martin Dugard. 

New Audio Books: “NYPD Red 7” by Marshall Karp, and “Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six” by Lisa Unger. 

New Movies: “Honk for Jesus,” and “Tom and Jerry-Snowman’s Land.” 

New TV Season: “Charlie’s Angels” season 1. 

The Library Staff and Board of Directors would like to wish everyone a Very Merry Christmas & a Happy and Healthy New Year!

Seasons Reading! 

Pam Metts, Director

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Library Notes for December 7, 2022

A Christmas Memory by Richard Paul Evans

“My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others. Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that?”         – Bob Hope

Pam’s Pick this week is: “A Christmas Memory” by Richard Paul Evans, this is a heartwarming tale of rediscovering faith and love. This book is based on the experiences of Evan’s own childhood. It shows how hope and acceptance can be found in the most unexpected places.
 
What’s Happening at the Library: Storytime with Ms. Katie at 10:30 on Wednesdays. Santa will be at Storytime on December 14th 
Don’t forget to get your Reading Challenges in by the end of the year
Go by the Janice Mason Art Museum to see our Very Hungry Caterpillar Christmas Tree
Check out our Christmas in the park display
In the display case this month is a beautiful collection of Christmas Snow globes and sleds
Someone is hiding in the library can you find him? If you do you may will a prize
Book Club is December 15th at 6:00pm the book: “The Christmas Bus” by Melody Carlson
 
New Fiction: “The Magic Kingdom” by Russell Banks, “Something in the Heir” by Suzanne Enoch, “Blood Moon” by Heather Graham, this is the second book in the Rising series, “Clive Cussler’s Hellburner” by Mike Maden, “Marmee: a Novel of Little Women” by Sarah Miller, “The Choice” by Nora Roberts, this is the third book in the Dragon Heart Legacy, and “Law of the Land” by Elmer Kelton.
 
New Christian Fiction: “A Model of Devotion” by Mary Connealy, this is the third book in the Lumber Baron’s Daughters series, and “Christmas at the Amish Market” by Shelley Shepard Gray.
 
New Biography: “The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times” by Michelle Obama.

New Non-Fiction: “Dr. Nita’s Crash Course for Women” by Nita Landry, “Taste of Home Christmas 2022,” “The Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee Book” by Jerry Seinfeld, and “Decisions at Perryville: the Twenty-Two Critical Decisions That Defined the Battle” by Larry Peterson.
 
New Audio Books: “No Plan B” by Lee Child, and “Going Rogue” by Janet Evanovich.
 
New Movies: “Country Roads Christmas,” “A Kiss Before Christmas,” and “Gone in the Night.”
 
New TV Season: “CSI” season 9.

Seasons Reading!
Pam Metts, Director

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