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I hope all my readers had a great Memorial Day weekend. Now it’s June. Don’t stop reading just because it’s great June weather. Take that book with you out to the porch swing or lawn chair. Boating- leave the book at home, please! “Pam’s Picks” will be great June reading.

New Fiction: “Now You See Her” by Joy Fielding, the story of a newly divorced woman attempting to heal her heartbreak, but finds herself on a desperate search for her daughter.

“Gideon’s Sword” by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, this book introduces Gideon Crew, trickster, prodigy and master thief. His mother, on her death bed asks Gideon to avenge his father’s death. This is book 1 in this series.

“Angel” by James Patterson, this is the seventh book in the Maxium Ride series. Angel and Max and the gang live on the edge as fugitives. Now they’re up against a mysterious and deadly force.

“Wedding Promise” by Thomas Kinkade and Katherine Spencer, this is the second book in the Angel Island series. The inn is officially open for business. The first major event- a June wedding.

“Fire the Sky” by Michael W. & Kathleen Gear, this is the second book in the new Contact: The Battle for America series. It follows deSoto’s brutal expedition north from Florida.

New Non-fiction: “I Beat the Odds” by Michael Oher, Michael tells the story of his struggle to break out of the ghetto into a world of opportunity. The movie “Blind Side” is based on his life.

“Simple Government” by Mike Huckabee, this book tells us the twelve things we really need from Washington and a trillion that we don’t need.

“Do the Right Thing” by Mike Huckabee, this book has the inside story of the movement that’s bringing common sense back to America.

New Cookbook: “Serve Yourself” by Joe Yonan, this is the adventures in cooking for one.

New Audio Books on CD: “Now You See Her” by Joy Fielding, and “Gideon’s Sword” by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child.

New CDs: “Battle of the Sexes” by Ludacris, and “The Hits Collection, Vol. 1” by Jay-Z.

New DVDs: “Springtime for Max & Ruby,” and “For the Love of Grace.”

E-Books: We have e-books available now on our web page www.tclibrary.org All you need to have is your library card number, no pin is required. We are very excited about this new service. So if you have a Nook, Sony E-reader, Kobo, or a Smart Phone with a Nook app., you will be able to download e-books! If you have any questions please call.

Start signing your kids up June 1 for Summer Reading in July. Each summer we have a Summer Reading Program for kids ages 2-12 each Wednesday, in July.

Happy Reading!

Pam Metts

Director

May, May, May, May… the Merry Month of May. If the weather has not made the month merry then maybe “Pam’s Picks” will.

New Fiction: “Mystery” by Jonathan Kellerman, this is an Alex Delaware and Milo Sturgis mystery. They have a mutilated body of a beautiful young woman, no DNA. Her death is as mysterious as her life.

“Sing you Home” by Jodi Picoult, the story of identity, love, marriage, and parenthood. Zoe Baxer’s whole life has been surrounded by music. After a series of personal tragedies, she throws herself into her career as a music therapist. Slowly a friendship blossoms into love and Zoe makes plans for a new life, but to her shock some people, even those she loves and trusts most, don’t want that to happen.

“The Winter Ghosts” by Kate Mosse, a thrilling story of haunting and romance. Two lives touched by war and transformed by courage.

“Union Quilters” by Jennifer Chiaverini, this is the 17^th Elm Creek Quilt novel. The women of Elm Creek are propelled into the unknown as the men rally to Mr. Lincoln’s call to arms. The women support one another through loneliness and fear and devise a business to keep Water’s Ford functioning.

“Vicious Cycle” by Terri Blackstock, this is book two in the Intervention series. Fifteen year old Lance is thrown into the criminal world when he finds a baby and is accused of kidnapping. Can he help himself and the teenage mother hiding behind her lies?

New Non-fiction: “Vertical Gardening” by Derek Fell, this book will let your garden grow to new heights. Grow your garden up, not out, for more vegetables and flowers in less space.

“Sister States, Enemy States” by Kent Dollar, the story of the Civil War in Kentucky and Tennessee.

And a last minute “Pick” for Non-fiction that reads like fiction. “Pioneer Woman” by Ree Durmmond, from black heels to tractor wheels. This is a love story, the story of a cowboy and wranglers, and chaps, and the girl who fell in love with them. Drummond has an award winning website where she shares her transition from city life to ranch life.

New Juvenile Fiction: “Crank,” “Fallout,” and “Glass” all by Ellen Hopkins. The heart-wrenching bestselling Crank trilogy shows that addiction is never just one person’s problem.

New Audio Books: “Full Dark, No Stars,” by Stephen King and “The Secret Soldier” by Alex Berenson.

New DVDs: “The Company,” and “Remember Me.”

E-Books: We will have e-books available the beginning of June. We are very excited about this new service. So if you have a Nook, Sony E-reader, Kobo, or a Smart Phone with a Nook app., you will be able to download e-books! More information coming next week.

Start signing your kids up June 1 for Summer Reading in July. Each summer we have a Summer Reading Program for kids ages 2-12 each Wednesday, in July.

Happy Reading!

Pam Metts

Director

Library Notes for June 1, 2011

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