Library Notes

Library Notes for January 18, 2017

Who invented New Year’s resolutions?

Babylonians made promises to their gods at the start of each year that they would return borrowed objects and pay their debts. The Romans began each year by making promises to the god Janus, for whom the month of January is named.

How long does the average person keep their New Year’s resolution?

Surprisingly, 75% of resolutions will be continued through the entire first week of January, but only 46% make it past six months. University of Scranton also stated that 39% of people in their twenties will achieve their resolution each year while only 14% of people over 50 years of age will achieve theirs.

Did you make any New Year’s resolutions?

If it was to get healthy, then “Pam’s Picks” this week may help: “Eat Fat, Get Thin” by Mark Hyman, MD, this book tells us why the fat we eat is the key to sustained weight loss, “Walking for Fitness” by Nana Barough, this book will help you make every step count, and “The Whole 30 Cookbook” by Melissa Hartwig, this book has 150 delicious and totally complaint recipes to help you succeed with the Whole30 and beyond diet.

New Fiction: “Curtain of Death” by W.E.B. Griffin this is book three in the Clandestine Operations, “The Midnight Bell” by Jack Higgins, “Expecting to Die” by Lisa Jackson, “Crowning Design” by Leila Meacham, “Crash and Burn” by Fern Michaels this is a Sisterhood book and also in large print, “Denim and Lace” by Diana Palmer, “Private: the Royals” by James Patterson, “Shadowed Souls: Short Stories.”

New Christian Fiction: “Hester on the Run” by Linda Byler, this is the first book in the Hester’s Hunt for Home series.

New Mystery: “The Book Stops Here” by Kate Carlisle.

New Biographies: “American Ulysses: a Life of Ulysses S. Grant” by Ronald C. White, and “River of Time: my Descent Into Depression and How I Emerged with Hope” by Naomi Judd.

New Non-fiction: “Finding Your Voice: What Every Woman Needs to Live Her God-given Passions Out Loud” by Natalie Grant, “How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind” by Dana White, Robert Hook, “Barns of Trigg County”, and “Childhood Toys and Games: Celebrating the Gadgets, Gizmos, and Glory of Youth”.

New Audio Books: “Curtain of Death” by W.E.B. Griffin, “Odessa Sea” by Clive Cussler, “Night Watch” by Iris Johansen, and “The Long Winter” by Laura Ingalls Wilder.

New CDs: “Damn Country Music” by Tim McGraw, and “Now That’s What I Call Country” volume 8.

New DVDs: “Free State of Jones,” “Suicide Squad” and “Vowel Power: Between the Lions.”

New TV Season: “The Vampire Diaries” season 7.

Happy Reading!

Pam Metts, Director

Library Notes for January 11, 2017

Happy Reading in 2017! Congratulations to Sally Vollmer for winning the 2016 Library Challenge. Sally finished the year long project in nine months. She turned her information back in September. Thank you to everyone who participated and I hope you enjoyed the challenge and your prize. I would like to congratulate Lenox Wallis, she was the winner of the Elf on the Shelf. We will be having a new contest coming soon!

“Pam’s Pick” this week is: “I’ll Take You There” by Wally Lamb, this is the story of Felix, a film scholar, who is visited by the ghost of Lois Weber a silent film director. Lois helps Felix understand his past by showing him scenes from his past as a big screen movie.

New Fiction: “The Spy” by Paulo Coelho, “Sunrise Canyon” by Janet Dailey, “Tom Clancy’s True Faith and Allegiance” by Mark Greaney, “Faithful” by Alice Hoffman, “Black & Blue” by James Patterson, “The Bone Collection: Four Novellas” by Kathy Reichs, “Island of Glass” by Nora Roberts, this is the third book in the Guardians trilogy, “The Candidate” by Lis Weihl, this is the second book in the Newsmakers series, “The Dollhouse” by Fiona Davis, “Chasing Shadows” by Karen Harper this is the first book in the South Shores, “Marry Me on Main Street” by LuAnn McLane, this is a Cricket Creek novel, “The Seventh Plague” by James Rollins, and “Iris & Lily: Book One” by Angela & Julie Scipioni.

New Christian Fiction: “The Cottage” by Michael Phillips this is the second book in the Secrets of the Shetland series, and “For the Record” by Regina Jennings.

New Large Print: “The House on Windridge” by Tracie Peterson, and “Ralph Compton: the Cheyenne Trail” by Jory Sherman.

New Mysteries: “A Blossom of Bright Light” by Suzanne Chazin, and “Murder in the Courthouse” by Nancy Grace.

New Biographies: “Natalie Wood: Reflections on a Legendary Life” by Manoah Bowman, and “Where am I Now?: True Stories of Girlhood and Accidental Fame” by Mara Wilson.

New Non-fiction: “Jump: Take the Leap of Faith to Achieve Your Life of Abundance” by Steve Harvey,  “The Undoing Project: a Friendship That Changed Our Minds” by Michael Lewis, “Cooking for Jeffrey” by Ina Garten, “The Everything Art Handbook,” “Drop-dead Easy Knits,” “The American Fisherman: How Our Nation’s Anglers Founded, Fed, Financed, and Forever Shaped the U.S.A.” by Willie Robertson, “Fodor’s Essential Caribbean” by Laura Adzich-Brander, “Archaeology of the Bible: the Greatest Discoveries from Genesis to the Roman Era” by Jean-Pierre Isbouts, “Nolo’s Encyclopedia of Everyday Law: Answers to Your Most Frequently Asked Legal Questions,” “American Battles & Campaigns: A Chronicle from 1622-present,” “The Brain Warrior’s Way: Ignite Your Energy and Focus” by Daniel Amen, “Martha Stewart’s Vegetables,” “Knock’em Dead Cover Letters” by Martin Yate, and “A Touch of Farmhouse Charm: Easy DIY Projects to Add a Warm and Rustic Feel to Any Room” by Liz Fourez.

New Audio Books: “Cross the Line” by James Patterson, “No Man’s Land” by David Baldacci, “The Hawaiian Quilt” by Wanda Brunstetter, “The Last Star” by Rick Yancey, “Chaos” by Patricia Cornwell, “Precious and Grace” by Alexander McCall Smith, “The Christmas Mystery” by James Patterson, and “The Whole Town’s Talking” by Fannie Flagg.

New DVDs: “The Magnificent Seven,” “Nine Lives,” “The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar,” “Genius,” “Jason Bourne,” “Dining with the Dearly Departed 2016,” and “Finding Dory.”

New TV Season: “Grantchester” season 2, and “Vikings” season 4.

The library will be closed Monday, January 16, for Martin Luther King, Jr Day.

Happy New Year of Reading!

Pam Metts, Director
 

 

Library Notes for December 28, 2016

“Happiness is soft pajamas and a good book,

and time enough to indulge in both!”

“Pam’s Pick” this week is one last Christmas story: “The Christmas Town” by Donna Van Liere, this is a moving and uplifting story about finding love, hope, and family in unexpected places.

New Fiction: “The Mirror Sisters” by V.C. Andrews, “The Flame Bearer” by Bernard Cornwell, “The Whole Town’s Talking” by Fannie Flagg, this book is also in large print, “Pretty Paper” by Willie Nelson, “The Christmas Mystery” by James Patterson, this is a BookShots, and “Lovers and Newcomers” by Rosie Thomas.

New Large Print: “A Log Cabin Christmas Collection,” and “Badlanders” by David Robbins.

New Christian Fiction: “Becky Meets Her Match: An Amish Christmas Romance” by Linda Byler, “An Amish Family Christmas” by Shelley Shepard Gray this is the fourth book in the Charmed Amish Life series, and “Kissing Father Christmas” by Robin Jones Gunn, this is the third book in the Father Christmas series.

New Mystery: “Triple Crown” by Felix Francis.

New Biographies: “Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood” by Trevor Noah, and “Our Revolution: a Future to Believe in” by Bernie Sanders.

New Non-fiction: “The Broken Way: a Daring Path into the Abundant Life” by Ann Voskamp, “Night Fighter: an Insider’s Story of Special Ops from Korea to Seal Team 6” by William Hamilton, Jr., “Living with Schizophrenia: a Family Guide to Making a Difference” by Jeffrey Rado, “Homemade Christmas” by Gooseberry Patch, “Nolo’s Essential Guide to Buying Your First Home” by Ilona Bray, “Star Wars Rogue One: the Ultimate Visual Guide” by Pablo Hidalgo, and “The Wars of the Roosevelts: the Ruthless Rise of America’s Greatest Political Family” by William J. Mann.

New Audio Books: “This Was a Man” by Jeffrey Archer, “Vince Flynn’s Order to Kill” by Kyle Mills, and “Small Great Things” by Jodi Picoult.

New DVDs: “Star Trek Beyond,” “Nerve,” and “The Secret Life of Pets.”

New TV Season: “Outlander” season 2.

Don’t forget to return your Library Challenge by December 29^th. I hope you have enjoyed the Challenge!

The Library will be closed on December 30^th, & 31^st and January 2^nd, for the New Year’s Holidays.

Happy New Year’s Reading!

Pam Metts, Director

 

 

 

Library Notes for December 21, 2016

Holly our Shelf Elf has been a busy little elf this month. She has showed up in places I never would have thought about. She is a very good Elf and does love to read. She is excited to be going home with someone for the Holidays on Thursday. The drawing for Holly will be Thursday, December 22.

Also don’t forget to return your Library Challenge by December 29^th. I hope you have enjoyed the Challenge!

“Pam’s Pick” this week is: “Because It’s Christmas” by Katherine Spencer, this is a Thomas Kinkade’s Cape Light novel. Sophie makes a deal with her family to spend one last Christmas on Potter Orchard. Her grandson James comes to help her have the best Christmas ever. James didn’t plan on staying but when he meets Zoey, he understands leaving might cost him falling in love.

New Fiction: “The Twenty-three” by Linwood Barclay, this is the last book in the Promise Falls trilogy, “Bridget Jones’s Baby: the Diaries” by Helen Fielding, “Victoria” by Daisy Goodwin, “An Angel’s Touch” by Heather Graham, “Conclave” by Robert Harris, “Cross the Line” by James Patterson, this is also in large print, and “Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis” by Anne Rice.

New Christian Fiction: “An Amish Noel” by Patricia Davids, this is the second book in the Amish Bachelors series.

New Mystery: “The Mistletoe Murder: and Other Stories” by P.D. James.

New Biographies: “Al Capone: His Life, Legacy, and Legend” by Deirdre Bair, and “Tippi: a Memoir” by Tippi Hedren.

New Non-fiction: “Windows 10 All-in-One for Dummies” by Woody Leonhard, “Watch Your Mouth: Understanding the Power of the Tongue” by Tony Evans, “Food Freedom Forever: Letting Go of Bad Habits, Guilt, and Anxiety Around Food” by Melissa Hartwig, “Good Housekeeping Christmas Cookies,” “Knock’em Dead Resumes” by Martin Yate, “The Daily Show (the Book): an Oral History” by Chris Smith, and “Portrait of Route 66: Images from the Curt Teich Postcard Archives” by T. Lindsay Baker.

New Audio Books: “Infamy” by Robert K. Tanenbaum, “113 Minutes” by James Patterson, “The Sleeping Beauty Killer” Mary Higgins Clark, and “The Most Wonderful Time” by Fern Michaels.

New DVDs: “Christmas Eve,” “Northpole- Open for Christmas,” “Daniel Tiger’s Happy Holidays.”

New TV Season: “24” season 3.

The Library will be closed on December 23^rd, 24^th, 26^th, 30^th, & 31^st and January 2^nd, for the Christmas and New Year’s Holidays.

Seasons Reading!

Pam Metts, Director

 

 

Library Notes for December 14, 2016

It is hard to believe 2016 is about to come to an end! And so is our “Take the Library Challenge in 2016.” I hope everyone working on this is just about finished. You need to have your Challenge back to the library on December 29^th. I hope you have enjoyed the Challenge!

Don’t forget we have a library Elf on the Shelf. Her name is Holly. She can be found in a new place in the library every day. If you find where Holly is hiding that day, put your name, phone number and her location on an entry form for a drawing on December 23. You just may win Holly for your very own!

“Pam’s Pick” this week is: “A Christmas Message” by Anne Perry,

New Fiction: “No Man’s Land” by David Baldacci, also in large print, “Cakewalk” by Rita Mae Brown, “Chaos” by Patricia Cornwell, also in large print, “Odessa Sea” by Clive Cussler, “The Orphan Mother” by Robert Hicks, “When All the Girls Have Gone” by Jayne Ann Krentz and “French Kiss” by James Patterson, this is a bookshot.

New Christian Fiction: “The Christmas Angel Project” by Melody Carlson, and “The Angel of Forest Hill” by Cindy Woodsmall.

New Mystery: “Eggnog Murder” by Leslie Meier.

New Biographies: “Settle for More” by Megyn Kelly, and “All the Gallant Men: the First Memoir by a USS Arizona Survivor” by Donald Stratton.

New Non-fiction: “Because of Bethlehem: Love is Born, Hope is Here” by Max Lucado, “Stock Market 101” by Michele Cagan, “My Sweet Angel: the True Story of Lacey Spears, the Seemingly Perfect Mother Who Murdered Her Son in Cold Blood” by John Glatt, “Taste of Home Christmas 2016,” “Gifts in Jars: Homemade Cookie Mixes, Soup Mixes, Candles, Lotions, Teas, and More!” by Natalie Wise, “Game Changers: the Unsung Heroines of Sports History” by Molly Schiot, and “Rouge Heroes: the History of the SAS, Britain’s Secret Special Forces Unit That Sabotaged the Nazis and Changed the Nature of War” by Ben Macintyre.

New Audio Books: “Night School” by Lee Child, “Pirate” by Clive Cussler, “The Mistletoe Secret” by Richard Paul Evans, and “An Amish Family Christmas” by Shelley Shepard Gray.

New CDs: “Christmas Wish List” by Kidz Bop, and “Rockin’ Christmas Party.”

New DVDs: “The Night Before,” “The Legend of Tarzan,” and “PAW Patrol: Pups Save Christmas.”
New TV Season: “The Borgias” season 1.

The Library will be closed on December 23^rd, 24^th, 26^th, 30^th, & 31^st and January 2^nd, for the Christmas and New Year’s Holidays.

Seasons Reading!

Pam Metts, Director

Library Notes for December 7, 2016

We have a library Elf on the Shelf. Her name is Holly. She can be found in a new place in the library every day. If you find where Holly is hiding that day, put your name, phone number and her location on an entrée form for a drawing on December 23. You just may win Holly for your very own!

“Pam’s Pick” this week is: “The Mistletoe Secret” by Richard Paul Evens, this is the moving Christmas love story of two people who brave loneliness and loss to find love.

New Fiction: “This Was a Man” by Jeffrey Archer, this is the final book in the Clifton Chronicles, “Night School” by Lee Child, “The Sleeping Beauty Killer” by Mary Higgins Clark, this book is also in large print, “Turbo Twenty-Three” by Janet Evanovich, this book is also in large print, “Napoleon’s Last Island” by Thomas Keneally, “The Chemist” by Stephenie Meyer, and “The Forgotten Room” by Karen White.

New Christian Fiction: “The Christmas Secret” by Wanda Brunstetter, and “A Royal Christmas Wedding” by Rachel Hauck, this is book four in the Royal Wedding series.

New Mystery: “All the Little Liars” by Charlaine Harris, this is an Aurora Teagarden mystery.

New Biographies: “The Boy Who Runs: the Odyssey of Julius Achon” by John Brant, and “The Nine of Us: Growing Up Kennedy” by Jean Kennedy Smith.

New Non-Fiction: “31 Verses to Write on Your Heart” by Liz Curtis Higgs, “Thank You for Being Late: an Optimist’s Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations” by Thomas Friedman, “When Someone You Know Has Depression: Words to Say and Things to Do” by Susan Noonan, “Christmas Cooking From the Heart” by Better Homes & Gardens, “A Very Vintage Christmas: Holiday Collecting, Decorating and Celebration” by Bob Richter, “The Christmas Family Songbook,” and “Pearl Harbor: 75 Years Later: a Day of Infamy and Its Legacy.”

New Audio Books: “Turbo Twenty-Three” by Janet Evanovich, “The Award” by Danielle Steel, “Broken Trust” by W.E.B. Griffin, and “Two by Two” by Nicholas Sparks.

New CDs: “Today is Christmas” by Leann Rimes, and “Once Again It’s Christmas” by Kenny Rogers.

New DVDs: “The Nine Lives of Christmas,” “Alice Through the Looking Glass,” and “Beauty and the Beast: the Enchanted Christmas.”

New TV Season: “Fargo” season 1.

The Library will be closed on December 23^rd, 24^th, 26^th, 30^th, & 31^st and January 2^nd, for the Christmas and New Year’s Holidays.

Merry Holiday Reading!

Pam Metts, Director

 

 

Library Notes for November 30, 2016

Books are keys to wisdom’s treasure;
Books are gates to lands of pleasure;
Books are paths that upward lead;
Books are friends. Come, let us read.

By Emilie Poulsson

“Pam’s Pick” this week is: “Christmas on My Mind” by Janet Dailey, this is the story of Sheriff Marsden and new comer Jessica Ramsey.  Sheriff Ben Marsden has no plans to attend the annual Christmas ball until the mysterious Jessica Ramsey moves to town and gets involved in planning the event. The Sheriff finds himself wanting to keep an eye on Jessica not just because her relatives seem to be in jail more than out.

New Fiction: “Without Mercy” by Jefferson Bass, “The Wrong Side of Goodbye” by Michael Connelly, “Sun Born” by W. Michael Gear this is the second book in the Morning Star series, “News of the World” by Paulette Jiles, “Killer Chef” by James Patterson, this is a bookshots, “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” by J. K. Rowling, “Pharaoh” by Wilbur Smith, and “The Award” by Danielle Steel this book is also in large print.

New Christian Fiction: “Finding Father Christmas” and “Engaging Father Christmas” by Robin Jones Gunn, and “Love Bears All Things” by Beth Wiseman this is the second book in the Amish Secrets series, also in large print.

New Mystery: “Drive Time” by Hank Philippi Ryan this is the fourth book in the Charlotte McNally series.

New Biographies: “The Princess Diarist” by Carrie Fisher, and “The Fall of the House of Wilde: Oscar Wilde and His Family” by Emer O’Sullivan.

New Non-fiction: “Wake Up Happy: the Dream Big, Win Big Guide to Transforming Your Life” by Michael Strahan, “Chosen for Greatness: How Adoption Changes the World” by Paul J. Batura, “The Runner’s Guide to Healthy Feet and Ankles” by Brian W. Fullem, “Southern Living 2016 Annual Recipes,” “Forever Words: the Unknown Poems” by Johnny Cash, “Success is the Only Option: the Art of Coaching Extreme Talent” by John Calipari, “Fodor’s Essential Australia,” and “360 Australia” by Robert Fischer.

New Audio Books: “Home” by Harlan Coben, “Winter Storms” by Elin Hilderbrand, and “Missing” by James Patterson.

New CDs: “Adore: Christmas Songs” by Chris Tomlin, and “It’s Christmas!” by Merceyme.

New DVDs: “Neighbors 2,” “Let It Snow,” and “Santa Clause 2.”

New TV Season: “The Good Wife” season 2.

Happy Reading!

Pam Metts, Director

 

 

Library Notes for November 23, 2016

Happy Thanksgiving! To all our patrons we are thankful for you all!

Thanksgiving

The year has turned its circle,

The seasons come and go.

The harvest is all gathered in

And chilly north winds blow.

Orchards had shared their treasures,

The fields their yellow grain.

So open wide the door way-

Thanksgiving comes again. (author unknown)

“Pam’s Pick” this week is: “Twelve Days of Christmas” by Debbie Macomber, this holiday novel is full of romance and cheer, and the magical prospect of finding love in even the most guarded hearts.

New Fiction: “The German Girl” by Armando Lucas Correa, “Treason” by Newt Gingrich, “Night Watch” by Iris Johansen, “Closer to the Chest” by Mercedes Lackey, this is book three in the Harald Spy series, “The House on Honeysuckle Lane” by Mary McDonough, and “Seduced” by Randy Wayne White, this is the fourth book in the Hannah Smith series.

New Christian Fiction: “The Domino Effect” by Davis Bunn and “Wild Montana Skies” by Susan May Warren, this is the first book in the Montana Rescue series.

New Mystery: “Friday on My Mind” by Nicci French.

New Biographies: “Not Dead Yet: a Memoir” by Phil Collins, and “The Swamp Fox: How Francis Marion Saved the American Revolution” by John Oller.

New Non-fiction: “Shaken: Discovering Your True Identity in the Midst of Life’s Storms” by Tim Tebow, “Waging War: the Clash Between Presidents and Congress, 1776 to ISIS” by David J. Barron, “Let Me Tell You About Jasper…: How My Best Friend Became America’s Dog” by Dana Perino, “The Stars: the Definitive Visual Guide to the Cosmos,” “Out of the Box Desserts: Simply, Spectacular, Semi-homemade Sweets” by Hayley Parker, and “Woodwork Projects for Your Garden and Porch: Simple, Functional, and Rustic Décor You Can Build Yourself” by Mattias Wenblad.

New Audio Books: “Shaken” by Tim Tebow, “Twelve Days of Christmas” by Debbie Macomber, and “Robert B. Parker’s Debt to Pay” by Reed Farrel Coleman.

New CDs: “Now That’s What I Call Country Christmas,” and “Disney Channel Holiday Playlist.”

New DVDs: “Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates,” “Christmas at Cartwright’s,” and “Ice Age: Collision Course.”

New TV Season: “Agatha Christie’s Partners in Crime.”

The Library will be closed November 24-26, for the Thanksgiving Holiday.

Happy Thankful Reading!

Pam Metts, Director

Library Notes for November 16, 2016

Real Simple Magazine has an article “5 Reasons the World Is Still a Wonderful Place” by Liz Loeke

Things are—how shall we say it?—a little bananas these days. Real Simple asked five experts to remind us about some of the good stuff that can get lost in the shuffle.  No. 1 was? Libraries Still Exist. Yes, libraries are still No 1!

November 19^th is International Games Day @ Your Library! Yes, @ the John L. Street Library basement from 9:00-12:00. We will have games and refreshments! Bring your friends! Bring your favorite games!

“Pam’s Pick” this week is: “Paris for One and Other Stories” by Jojo Moyer, a story in which a girl abandoned during a romantic mini-vacation gathers the courage to embark on an independent tour of Paris. Will she find love in the most romantic city in the world?

New Fiction: “High Heat” by Richard Castle, this is book eight in the Nikki Heat series, “El Paso” by Winston Groom, “Monticello” by Sally Cabot Gunning, “Family Sins” by Sharon Sala, and “Sex, Lies & Serious Money” by Stuart Woods.

New Christian Fiction: “Twilight at Blueberry Barrens” by Colleen Coble this is the third book in the Sunset Cove series, also in large print, and “Sewn with Joy” by Tricia Goyer, this is the third book in the Pinecraft Pie Shop series.

New Large Print: “Shawn O’Brien, Town Tamer” by William W. Johnstone.

New Mystery: “Ghost Times Two” by Carolyn Hart this is a Bailey Ruth mystery.

New Biographies: “The Magnolia Story” by Chip & Joanna Gaines, and “Marconi: the Man Who Networked the World” by Marc Raboy.

New Non-fiction: “O’s Little Guide to Starting Over,” “The Great Good Thing” by Andrew Klavan, “Who Killed These Girls?: Cold Case: the Yogurt Shop Murders” by Beverly Lowry, “Everyday Cook” by Alton Brown, “DIY Stamped Metal Jewelry: from Monogrammed Pendants to Embossed Bracelets” by Adrianne Surian, “Adulting: How to Become a Grown-Up in 468 Easy(ish) Steps” by Kelly Williams Brown, and “Israel: a Concise History of a Nation Reborn” by Daniel Gordis.

New Audios: “Sex, Lies & Serious Money” by Stuart Woods, “Downfall” by J.A. Jance, “Hunted” by James Patterson, and “Winter of Wishes” by Charlotte Hubbard.

New DVDs: “Ghostbusters,” “Northpole,” and “LEGO Superheroes: Justice League: Gotham City Breakout.”

New TV Season: “Scandal” season 1.

The Library will be closed November 24^th, 25^th, and 26^th for the Thanksgiving Holiday!

Happy Thankful Reading!

Pam Metts, Director

Library Notes for September 21, 2016

Today is: International Day of Peace is observed around the world each year on 21 September. Established in 1981 by unanimous United Nations resolution 36/37, the General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to “commemorating and strengthening the ideals of peace both within and among all nations and peoples.” By United Nations

“Pam’s Pick” this week is: “First Star I See Tonight” by Susan Elizabeth Philips, this is the story of Piper Dove a feisty female detective. Her first case is to follow Cooper Graham a former Chicago star quarterback. The only problem he has spotted her and is not happy that she is following him. Neither one can stand to lose. So what will happen next?

New Fiction: “Puppet Master” by Dale Brown, “Tom Clancy’s Op-Center: Scorched Earth” by George Galdorisi, “Sunday Kind of Love” by Dorothy Garlock, this book is also in large print, “The One Man” by Andrew Gross, “Any Minute Now” by Eric Van Lustbader, and Apprentice in Death” by J.D. Robb.

New Book Shot: “Let’s Play Make-Believe” by James Patterson.

New Christian Fiction: “The Selfless Act” by Wanda Brunstetter this is the sixth book in the Amish Millionaire series, and “Guide Me Home” by Kim Vogel Sawyer.

New Mysteries: “A Great Reckoning” by Louise Penny, and “Disappearing Nine Patch” by Arlene Sachitano, this is a Harriet Truman mystery.

New Non-fiction: “The 37^th Parallel: the Secret Truth Behind America’s UFO Highway” by Ben Mezrich, “A Different Beautiful: Discovering and Celebrating Beauty in Places You Never Expected” by Courtney Westlake, “The War on Cops: How the New Attack on Law and Order Makes Everyone Less Safe” by Heather MacDonald, “Wanda Brunstetter’s Amish Friends Harvest Cookbook” by Wanda Brunstetter, “It Happened on Broadway: an Oral History of the Great White Way” compiled by Myrna Katz and Harvey Frommer, “Killing the Rising Sun: How America Vanquished World War II Japan” by Bill O’Reilly, and “In Trump We Trust” by Ann Coulter.

New Biographies: “Living with No Excuses: the Remarkable Rebirth of an American Soldier” by Noah Galloway and “Hillbilly Elegy: a Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis” by J. D. Vance.

New Audio Book: “Robert Ludlum’s the Bourne Enigma” by Eric Van Lustbader, “Killer Look” by Linda Fairstein, “Fly Away” by Kristin Hannah, and “By the Shores of Silver Lake” by Laura Ingalls Wilder.

New DVDs: “Eddie the Eagle,” “I Saw the Light,” and “The Angry Birds Movie.”

New TV Season: “The Brady Bunch” by season 1.

Happy Reading!

Pam Metts, Director