At The Library

Memorials: Gift to the memorial fund in memory of Bennie Shaver. Given by David & Beth Clarke.
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
Keep an eye out for news on a new project we’re working on!
New fiction:
The summer guests by Tess Gerritsen
When former spy Maggie Bird retired to the seaside hamlet of Purity, Maine, she settled in for a quiet life with breathtaking views. But enemies from her past soon threatened to destroy everything. Maggie survived, thanks to her wits and the collective intelligence of the Martini Club, the circle of ex-CIA friends in her cocktail-sipping book club. Their handiwork, however, caught the attention of young police chief Jo Thibodeau. Now Jo and her neighborhood ex-spies have an uneasy alliance. After a teenager vanishes and Maggie’s neighbor becomes the prime suspect, she joins the investigation, determined to prove her friend’s innocence. But the girl’s wealthy family pushes for an arrest. And when authorities discover a long-dead corpse in a nearby pond, the case becomes doubly complicated, with unthinkable ties to long-buried secrets.
Fight or flight by Fern Michaels
From the comfort of her beautiful mountain-top retreat, Katherine Winston creates her bestselling young adult series, Girls with Unusual Powers. No one in the nearby small town has any idea of her true identity. To them, she’s just the reclusive woman on the mountain, and Katherine is grateful to be left alone. It wasn’t always this way. Though her parents were as neglectful as they were wealthy, Katherine built up a busy, full life. Then tragedy struck and she retreated, panic-stricken at the idea of engaging with anyone again. Aside from her two faithful dogs who provide companionship and security, Katherine mostly interacts with people anonymously online through reader fan pages. Now one of those fans appears to be in danger, and Katherine desperately wants to help. But that means moving beyond her isolated world for the first time in years. More and more, Katherine can’t shake the feeling that some of her fears may be justified. Someone is watching her, she’s sure of it, and they’re getting closer all the time. And only by leaving her self-imposed exile can she hope to find the answers she needs, the courage to trust again, and an unexpected new beginning…
Bellevue : a novel by Robin Cook
Twenty-three-year-old Michael “Mitt” Fuller starts his surgical residency with great anticipation at the nearly three-hundred-year-old, iconic Bellevue Hospital, following in the footsteps of four previous, celebrated Fuller generations. The pressure is on for this newly minted doctor, and to his advantage he’s always had a secret sixth sense, a sensitivity to the nonphysical. But quickly one patient after another assigned to his care begin to die from mysterious causes. As he tries to juggle these inexplicable deaths with the demands of being a first-year resident, things rapidly spiral out of control. Visions begin to plague Mitt–visions of a little girl in a bloodstained dress, bloodcurdling screams in the distance, and worse. As bodies mount and Mitt’s stress level rises, he finds himself drawn to the monumental, abandoned Bellevue Psychopathic Hospital building, which to his astonishment has somehow defied the wrecking-ball and still stands a few doors north of the modern Bellevue Hospital high-rise. Forcing an
unauthorized entry into this storied but foreboding structure, Mitt discovers he’s more closely tied to the sins of the past than he ever thought possible.
Monarch by Ryan Steck
Lord Alexander Hawke is looking forward to some quiet time at Teakettle Cottage, his home in Bermuda, along with his wife and son. But he’s not a man who can avoid trouble. Former chief inspector of Scotland Yard Ambrose Congreve calls him with stunning news. King Charles has disappeared while vacationing at Balmoral Castle–just days before a controversial vote threatening to tear the United Kingdom apart. The prime minister believes he can keep the news quiet for no more than 48 hours. After that Britain will be plunged into chaos. It’s up to Hawke and his team of misfit spies to find and rescue the missing monarch.
New Non-Fiction:
Free : my search for meaning by Amanda Knox
Amanda Knox spent nearly four years in prison and eight years on trial for a murder she didn’t commit-and became a notorious tabloid story in the process. Though she was exonerated, it’s taken more than a decade for her to reclaim her identity and truly feel free. Free recounts how Knox survived prison, the mistakes she made and misadventures she had reintegrating into society, and culminates in the untold story of her return to Italy and the extraordinary relationship she’s built with the man who sent her to prison.
Attainable sustainable pantry : a back-to-basics guide to stocking your kitchen by Kris Bordessa
With more than 120 recipes–from cake mixes and marmalades to relishes, pickles, and coffee creamer–this comprehensive guide will help you ditch store-bought processed foods and fill your pantry with homemade, healthier options that will save you time and money–and taste better, too.
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.
The good death : a guide for supporting your loved one through the end of life by Suzanne B O’Brien
O’Brien provides a comprehensive plan and the empowering knowledge to make death a beautiful, sacred, and profound experience for everyone involved.
New Easy Readers:
Book comes home by Rob Sanders
Book loved being a book. And she loved the children who came to visit her. She was checked out. Read and reread. Shared and discussed. And each time, Book was brought back to the library. It was her home…until the day it wasn’t.
Over in the garden by Janna Matthies
Little gardeners come together one by one to tend to a community garden.
Nellie’s big splash by Cori Doerrfeld
When Nellie the sea turtle hatches, she is too scared to join her siblings in the ocean, but as night falls, she overcomes her fear and discovers a whole new world waiting for her.