Library Note for January 10, 2018
The book world received sad news on December 29, Sue Grafton, author of the Alphabet Mysteries passed away. “Y is for Yesterday” will be the last letter in the alphabet. Sue Grafton is a native of Louisville, Ky. “A is for Alibi” was published in 1982 and was the first in the Kinsey Millhone novel.
January is National Slower Cooker Month: Relissa Torian, Nutrition Education Program/SNAP-Ed Assistant for Trigg County will be at the library Friday, January 19, in the basement serving Hot Soup or Chili/Chips from 11:30-1:00 this program is free and is first come, first served and everyone is invited.
January Contest: This month we have a “Be Kind!Challenge!” Pick up a “Be Kind” paper complete at least four challenges bring it back pick a prize and put your name in for the drawing of the book: “Wonder” by R.J. Palacio, that is now a major motion picture.
Pam’s Pick this week is: “Hitchhiker: Stories from the Kentucky Homefront” by Bob Thompson, this book offers readers homegrown tales that interweave ghosts of the past with real and imagined worlds. The stories progress from Thompson’s childhood in Western Kentucky.
New Fiction: “Enchantress of Numbers” by Jennifer Chiaverini, this book is also in large print, “Refuge Cove” by Janet Dailey, “Death at Nuremberg” by W.E.B. Griffin this is the forth book in the Clandestine Operations series, and “Heather, the Totality” by Matthew Weiner.
New Christian Fiction: “The Homestead” by Linda Byler, this is the first book in the Dakota series, and “You’re Gonna Love Me” by Robin Lee Hatcher this book is also in large print.
New Mystery: “Sleep No More: Six Murderous Tales” by P.D. James.
New Biography: “President McKinley: Architect of the American Century” by Robert W. Perry.
New Non-fiction: “Hidden in Plain Sight: America’s Slaves of the New Millennium” by Kimberly Mehlman-Orozco, “Investing All-in-One for Dummies” by Robert Griswold, “Aerial Geology: a High-Altitude Tour of North American’s Spectacular Volcanoes, Canyons, Glaciers, Lakes, Craters, and Peaks” by Mary Caperton Morton, “The Super Carb Diet” by Bob Harper “The Complete Guide to Roofing & Siding” by Black & Decker, “You Ain’t Heard Nothin’ Yet: Interviews with Stars from Hollywood’s Golden Era” by James Bawden, and “Who’s Who in American History: Leaders, Visionaries, and Icons Who Shaped Our Nation.”
New Audio Books: “Killing Season” by Faye Kellerman, “Typhoon Fury” by Clive Cussler, and “The Sword of Summer” by Rick Riordan.
New DVDs: “Kingsman: the Golden Circle,” “Dunkirk,” and “Despicable Me 3.”
New TV Season: “Grey’s Anatomy” season 5.
The library will be closed January 15th for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday.
Happy Reading!
Pam Metts, Director