At the Library, February 19, 2025 Memorials: Gift to the memorial fund in memory of Randall Raines. Given by the Pink Ribbon Ladies.
February 22, 2025 – Book signing by Rick Shockey, author of “Hardy’s Heroes” 9:00 – 2:00
Regular Events: Crochet – Thursday’s at 1:00 pm Story Time – Wednesdays at 10:00, every 1st Saturday at 10:00 Book Club – 1st Saturday at 1:00 New fiction:
Paranoia : by James Patterson
At every death scene, Bennett says a prayer over the victim. But recently, too many of departed have been fellow cops. ‘I want you to look at these deaths on special assignment,’ NYPD Inspector Celeste Cantor says. ‘Report only to me.’ Bennett excels as a solo investigator. But he’s chasing a killer who feeds on isolation–and paranoia.
Open season : an Alex Delaware novel by Jonathan Kellerman
The body of an aspiring actress is found dumped near a hospital emergency room. She’s been drugged and murdered and the motive for the callous crime remains maddeningly out of reach. Until, a prime suspect materializes. Another Hollywood hopeful. Only to be shot dead by a sniper using a weapon that turns out to have been catalogued in a previous murder. And another, before that. It’s not long before more bodies begin piling up. What makes the murderous spree baffling is the apparent lack of connection among the victims. Is this the work of a random thrill killer, the toughest of all cases to unravel? But as Alex and Milo dig deeper they’re faced with an even knottier scenario: a highly complex killer with deep-seated motivation that will require all of their highly honed skills to decipher.
Blood ties : a novel by Jo Nesbø
By all accounts, Carl and Roy Opgard are doing quite well for themselves. Or at least they’re doing as well as can be expected in a small town like Os. Carl manages the area’s swanky and successful spa and hotel, while Roy runs a nearby gas station and harbors grand plans to build it out into an entire amusement park complete with a roller coaster. But when news breaks about a new highway to be built nearby, bypassing Os and leaving the town cut-off and isolated, it’s clear that something has to be done… even if the methods are bound to be dirty. Fortunately, Carl and Roy have experience with just that kind of work. Meanwhile, the town sheriff has gotten his hands on new technology that will enable him to take a deeper look at a slate of unsolved murders from years past – including that of his own father. And just as the sheriff reopens his investigation, the death toll begins to climb. It’s like Roy says about his roller coaster: “Once it’s rolling, it’s too late to get off.”
Robert B. Parker’s Buried secrets : by Christopher Farnsworth
Just another day in Paradise . . . Chief of Police Jesse Stone is on his way home from a long shift when a call comes in for a welfare check on an elderly resident of the wealthy seaside town of Paradise, Massachusetts. Inside a house packed with junk and trash is a man’s dead body. It’s a sad, lonely end, but nothing criminal . . . until Jesse finds the photos of murder victims strewn around the corpse, on top of a treasure trove of $2 million in cash. Jesse takes on the case and finds a trail leading to an aging mobster who will do whatever it takes to keep the past from coming to light. Before long, Jesse has a
price on his head as hit men converge on Paradise to take back the cash and destroy any remaining evidence. But the real danger might be coming from inside his own department. Jesse Stone must unearth the truth buried under the wreckage of a dead man’s life . . . before he winds up in the ground himself.
New Non Fiction:
Source code : my beginnings by Bill Gates
For the first time, Bill Gates shares the story of how he became the influential, transformative business leader and philanthropist he is today.
My time to stand : a memoir by Gypsy Rose Blanchard
Forced to use a wheelchair in public and endure a lifetime of faux illness, fraud, and exploitation, Gypsy was subjected not only to her mother’s medical, physical, and emotional abuse, but deprived of childhood milestones. Prevented from attending school or socializing, Gypsy’s formative years were defined by pain and isolation. After serving 8 years in prison for the role she played in her mother Dee Dee’s murder, Gypsy is embracing her fresh start–and reminding all of us that it’s never too late.
Influencing death : reframing dying for better living by Penny Hawkins Smith
Penny brings transparency and levity to the grim topic of death while revealing truths about the reckless past that influenced her decision to become a hospice nurse. Using down-to-earth, compassionate storytelling, she transports readers into the room with dying people and their families, laying bare the raw and real human emotions and behaviors people have when life and death are hanging in the balance.
The Ozempic revolution : a doctor’s proven plan for success to help you reverse obesity, end yo-yo dieting, and protect yourself from disease by Alexandra Sowa
Dr. Sowa offers this comprehensive user guide to GLP-1s (such as Ozempic, Wegovy, and Zepbound) with an overview of how they work and possible side effects. Also including companion recipes, exercise guidance, and new habits to maintain lifelong health and keep weight off for good.
New Easy Readers:
Let’s be bees by Shawn Harris
A parent and child play make-believe as a variety of animals, plants, and forces of nature.
Hope in a jar by Deborah Marcero
When a flood destroys their jars filled with their hopes and dreams for the future, Llewellyn and his rabbit friends rediscover hope amidst the wreckage.
Bigfoot’s big heart by Sarah Glenn Marsh
When Bigfoot loses the valentines he meant to send to his fellow monsters in hiding, scouts from all over the world come together to deliver the letters.
Bruce saves the planet by Ryan T. Higgins Bruce the bear wants to spend a quiet morning fishing, but instead he is caught up in a protest movement, and ends up accidentally saving the forest.
