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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   

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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 20th in the basement at 6:00 

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

Sign up for our Newsletter 

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 

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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 20th at 1:30 sign up today 

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

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

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

Sign up for our Newsletter 

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  

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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. 

Sign up for Computer Classes to start soon. 

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 

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Library Notes for March 1, 2023

“A Library is proof you can never have too much of a good thing.” ~unknown

What’s Happening at the Library:

Stop by to pick up your garden, flower, and herb seeds to get a head start on your garden this year

Storytime with Ms. Katie every Wednesday at 10:30

Sign up now of Computer Classes starting soon

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

Pam’s Pick this week is: “Lying Beside You” by Michael Robotham, this is a Cyrus Haven psychological thriller. When a man is murdered and his daughter is missing, Cyrus is called in to profile a killer. Soon a second victim is taken and Evie Cormac is the only person who glimpsed the person behind the wheel. There are only two people who believe her Cyrus and this killer.

New Fiction: “Burner” by Mark Greaney, “Code Name Sapphire” by Pam Jenoff, “Encore in Death” by J.D. Robb, “A Guide to Being Just Friends” by Sophie Sullivan this is the third book in the Jansen Brothers series.

New Christian Fiction: “The Courtship Plan” by Kathleen Fuller, this is the first book in the Amish of Marigold series, “The Record Keeper” by Charles Martin, this is the third book in the Murphy Shepherd series.

New Mystery: “The Mitford Secret” by Jessica Fellowes, this is the sixth book in the Mitford Murder mystery series.

New Large Print: “The Last Mile” by Kat Martin, this is the second book in the Blood Ties, the Logans series.

New Biography: “Elizabeth Taylor: the Grit & Glamour of an Icon” by Kate Andersen Bower.

New Non-Fiction: “World Religions: a Guide to the Essentials” by Thomas A. Robinson, “Working Daughter: a Guide to Caring for Your Aging Parents While Making a Living” by Liz O’Donnell, and “Wicked Western Kentucky” by Richard Parker.

New Music CDs: “Macon” by Jason Aldean, and “Denim & Rhinestones” by Carrie Underwood.  

New Audio Books: “The House at the End of the World” by Dean Koontz, and “The Devil’s Ransom” by Brad Taylor. 

New Movies: “She Said,” and “Secret Headquarters.” 

New TV Season: “I Dream of Jeannie” season 1.

Happy Reading!

Pam Metts, Director

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Library Notes for February 22, 2023

“Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination. They open up windows to the world and inspire us to explore and achieve and contribute to improving your quality of life. Libraries change lives for the better” ~ Sidney Sheldon
 
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.
 
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.
Taxes with RSVP: we are now taking appointments Monday-Friday for the free tax service
Game Night for all ages: February 23rd at 6:00
 
Pam’s Pick this week is: “Secretly Yours” by Tessa Bailey, this is the first book in the A Vine Mess series. This is the story of Hallie Welch, who at fourteen fell hard for Julian Vos when they almost kissed. Now, years later she is hired to revamp gardens on the Vos estate. She wonders if she’ll get that kiss after all these years.
 
New Fiction: Exiles” by Jane Harper, “Heart Bones” by Colleen Hoover, “Unnatural History” by Jonathan Kellerman, and “Now is Not the Time to Panic” by Kevin Wilson.
New Large Print: “Ralph Compton’s The Guns of Wrath” by Tony Healey.
 
New Christian Fiction: “Critical Threat” by Lynette Eason, this is the third book in the Extreme Measures series.
 
New Biography: Becoming Free Indeed” by Jinger Duggar Vuolo.
 
New Non-Fiction: “Romance Redux: Finding Love in Your Later Years” by Laura Stassi, “Deliberate Cruelty: Truman Capote, the Millionaire’s Wife, and the Murder of the Century” by Roseanne Montillo, 100 Plants to Feed the Birds: Turn Your Home Garden into a Healthy Bird Habitat” by Laura Erickson, and “Autismology: An Autism Dictionary” by Tosha Rollins.
 
New Audio Books: The House of Wolves” by James Patterson, and “The Villa” by Rachel Hawkins.
 
New Movies: “Black Adam,” and “Elmo & Tango Furry Friends Forever.”
 
New TV Season: “Euphoria” season 1.
 
Happy Reading!
Pam Metts, Director

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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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