Library Notes

Library Notes for March 29, 2017

Amnesty Week at the Library!

The Library is offering a week-long fine forgiveness event for people with overdue items. The amnesty period begins April 9 and runs through April 15, for National Library Week. The Library is encouraging its patrons to return all late materials during this period and have their fines waived regardless of how long the materials have been overdue. Fees for materials not returned will not be waived.

 

“Pam’s Pick” this week is: “A Million Little Things” by Susan Mallery, this is the third book in the Mischief Bay series, and also in large print. This is the story of Zoe Saldivar. Feeling alone after breaking up with a longtime boyfriend, Zoe’s life gets complicated. Her father begins flirting with her best friend’s mom and she starts seeing her best friend’s brother in a new way.

 

New Fiction: “Broken Glass” by V.C. Andrews, this is the second book in the Mirror Sisters series, “Vicious Circle” by C.J. Box, “The Cutthroat” by Clive Cussler, “Ross Poldark” by Winston Graham this is the first book in the Poldark series, and “Spymaster” by Margaret Weis, this is the first book in the Dragon Corsairs series.

 

New Christian Fiction: “Someone Like You” by Victoria Bylin, and “Her Daughter’s Dream” by Francine Rivers this is the second book in the Marta’s Legacy series and only in large print.

 

New Mystery: “Books of a Feather” by Kate Carlisle.

 

New Biography: “Mrs. Sherlock Holmes: the True Story of New York City’s Greatest Female Detective and the 1917 Missing Girl Case that Captivated a Nation” by Brad Ricca.

 

New Fiction: “Old School: Life in the Sane Lane” by Bill O’Reilly, “Men Without Work: America’s Invisible Crisis” by Nicholas Eberstadt, “Illusion of Justice: Inside “Making a Murderer” and America’s Broken System” by Jerome F. Buting, “Succulents: the Ultimate Guide to Choosing, Designing, and Growing 200 Easy-Care Plants” by Robin Stockwell, “The Chicken Whisperer’s Guide to Keeping Chickens” by Andy Schneider, “Salvage Style: Decorate with Vintage Finds” by Leslie Linsley, and “Kentucky Bourbon Country: the Essential Travel Guide” by Susan Reigler.

 

New Audio Books: “Echoes in Death” by J.D. Robb, “A Million Little Things” by Susan Mallery, and “A Dog’s Purpose” by W. Bruce Cameron.

 

New CDs: “Now That’s What I Call Country Volume 9,” and “The Weight of These Wings” by Miranda Lambert.

 

New DVDs: “Doctor Strange,” “The Accountant,” and “Trolls.”

 

New TV Season: “A Place to Call Home” season 1.

 

Don’t forget the New Game at the library: Ms. Cheryl has put together a “Kentuckyland” game. It is played a lot like Candyland but uses a Kentucky theme. The game is for everyone and can be played every day until someone wins. The prize? A book folded to look like the state of Kentucky.

 

Happy Reading!

Pam Metts, Director

Library Notes for March 22, 2017

“I want every little girl who is told she is bossy to be told she has leadership skills.” — Sheryl Sandberg

New Game at the library: Ms. Cheryl has put together a “Kentuckyland” game. It is played a lot like Candyland but uses a Kentucky theme. The game is for everyone and can be played every day until someone wins. The prize? A book folded to look like the state of Kentucky.

We are still doing the 2 Pokémon Scavenger Hunt. If you have only done the first one come in to do the second. This will only run as long as we have Pokemon prizes.

“Pam’s Pick” this week for Women’s History month is: “Danger Close” by Amber Smith, this is a biography. Smith is one of only a few women to pilot the Kiowa Warrior helicopter. She flew into enemy fire in some of the most dangerous combat zones in the world.

New Fiction: “The Hollywood Daughter” by Kate Alcott, “Oath of Honor” by Matthew Betley, “Come and Get Us” by James Patterson, this is a BookShot, “Without Warning” by Joel C. Rosenberg, and “In This Grave Hour” by Jacqueline Winspear.

New Christian Fiction: “Long Time Gone” by Mary Connealy this is the second book in the Cimarron Legacy series, and “An Uncommon Protector” by Shelley Shepard Gray, this is the second book in the Lone Star Hero series and also in large print.

New Mysteries: “The Lioness is the Hunter” by Loren Estleman, and “Banana Cream Pie Murder” by Joanne Fluke, this book is also in large print.

New Non-fiction: “Cop Under Fire” by David Clarke, “Unholy Alliance: the Agenda Iran, Russia, and Jihadists Share for Conquering the World” by Jay Sekulow, “Social Security, Medicare & Government Pensions: Get the Most Out of Your Retirement and Medical Benefits” by Joseph Matthews, “The Tree Doctor: a Guide to Tree Care and Maintenance” by Daniel Prendergast, “She Sheds: a Room of Your Own” by Erika Kotite, “The Loyal Union Sampler from Elm Creek Quilts” by Jennifer Chiaverini, “Mammoth Cave Curiosities: a Guide to Rockphobia, Dating, Saber-toothed Cats, and Other Subterranean Marvels” by Colleen O’Connor Olson, and “Dodge City: Wyatt Earp, Bat Matterson, and the Wickedest Town in the American West” by Tom Clavin.

New Audio Books: “Ring of Fire” by Brad Taylor, “Wyoming Rugged” by Diana Palmer, and “Sully” by Chesley B. Sullenberger III.

New DVDs: “Hacksaw Ridge,” “Loving,” and “Moana.”

New TV Season: “The Golden Girls” season 4.

Happy Spring Reading!!

Pam Metts, Director

 

 

 

Library Notes for March 15, 2017

“Words actually matter, they’re significant, they can transform and open up our Imagination.” by Opal Tometi.

New Game at the library: Ms. Cheryl has put together a “Kentuckyland” game. It is played a lot like Candyland but uses a Kentucky theme. The game is for everyone and can be played every day until someone wins. The prize? A book folded to look like the state of Kentucky.

“Pam’s Pick” this week is: “A Book of American Martyrs” by Joyce Carol Oates, this is a stunning depiction of an issue hotly debated on a national stage but which makes itself felt most lastingly in communities torn apart by violence and hatred.

New Fiction: “Most Dangerous Place” by James Grippando, “Humans, Bow Down” by James Patterson, “and “The Chilbury Ladie’s Choir” by Jennifer Ryan.

New Christian Fiction: “Hester Takes Charge” by Linda Byler, this is the third book in the Hester’s Hunt for Home series, and “I’ll Be Seeing You” by Melody Carlson, this is the first book in the Mulligan Sisters series.

New Large Print: “The Most Famous Illegal Goose Creek Parade” by Virginia Smith this is the first book in the Goose Creek B & B series.

New Mysteries: “Dearly Departed” by Hy Conrad, this is the second book in the Amy’s Travel mysteries, and “Bone Box” by Faye Kellerman.

New Non-fiction: “The Psychology Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained,” “Ripper: the Secret Life of Walter Sickert” by Patricia Cornwell, “Chicken Soup for the Soul: Living with Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias,” “The Beginner’s Guide to Starting a Garden: 326 Fast, Easy, Affordable Ways to Transform Your Yard One Project at a Time” by Sally Roth, “Kentucky’s Cookbook Heritage: Two Hundred Years of Southern Cuisine and Culture” by John Van Willigen, “200 Fun Things to Crochet: Decorative Flowers, Leaves, Bugs, Butterflies, and More!” “The Today Show: Transforming Morning Television” by Cathleen Londino, and “The Death at the Little Bighorn: a New Look at Custer, His Tactics, and the Tragic Decisions Made at the Last Stand” by Philip T. Tucker.

New Biography: “I’ll be Damned: How My Young and Restless Life Led Me to America’s #1 Daytime Drama” by Eric Braeden.

New Audio Books: “Bone Box” by Faye Kellerman, “The House Husband” by James Patterson, and “Undead and Unforgiven” by MaryJanice Davidson.

New CDs: “Nine Track Mind” by Charlie Puth, and “Anti” by Rihanna.

New DVDs: “The Girl on the Train,” “The Boss,” and “Storks.”

New TV Season: “When Calls the Heart” season 2.

Happy Reading!

Pam Metts, Director

Library Notes for March 8, 2017

A few ways to choose a book:

The cover looks interesting.

The title attracts your attention.

Someone told you about a good book.

It’s by an author you like.

You have read it before and want to read it again.

It’s the next book in a series.

It’s about something you’re interested in.

The book has been made into a movie.

Or it was Pam’s Pick of the week.

“Pam’s Pick” this week is by a local author. “Partisans and Refugees” by Geoff Baggett, this is his second book in the American Revolution series. You don’t have to be a history buff to read this series. It is very interesting to the very end.

New Fiction: “Ava’s Place” by Emily Beck Cogburn, “What You Break” by Reed Farrel Coleman, “Gunmetal Gray” by Mark Greaney, “My Not So Perfect Life” by Sophie Kinsella, “Iris & Lily: Book Three” by Angela & Julie Scipioni, and “Wild Horse Springs” by Jodi Thomas this is book 5 in the Ransom Canyon series and also in large print.

New Christian Fiction: “The Innkeeper of Ivy Hill” by Julie Klassen, this is the first book in the Tales from Ivy Hill series and also in large print, and “Rescue Me” by Susan May Warren, this is the second book in the Montana Rescue series.

New Non-fiction: “Suddenly Single After 50: the Girlsfriends’ Guide to Navigating Loss, Restoring Hope, and Rebuilding Your Life” by Barbara Ballinger, “Appalachian Murders and Mysteries: True Stories From West Virginia, Kentucky, and Southern Ohio” “Chair Yoga: Sit, Stretch, and Strengthen Your Way to a Happier, Healthier You” by Kristin McGee, “Portraits of Courage: a Commander in Chief’s Tribute to America’s Warriors” by George W. Bush, “50 States, 5000 Ideas: Where to Go, What to See, What to Do” by Joseph Yogerst, and “The Big Break: the Greatest American WWII POW Escape Story Never Told” by Stephen Dando-Collins.

New Biographies: “Cravings: How I Conquered Food” by Judy Collins, and “Spider from Mars: My Life with Bowie” by Woody Woodmansey.

New Audio Books: “Never Never” by James Patterson, “River of Time” by Naomi Judd, and “Library of Souls” by Ransom Riggs.

New DVDs: “Jack Reacher: Never Go Back,” “Greater,” and “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Minnie’s Pet Salon.”

New TV Season: “Grimm” season 4.

Happy Reading!

Pam Metts, Director

Library Notes for March 1, 2017

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” By Dr. Seuss

Tomorrow March 2 is: National Read Across America Day is celebrated on the birthday of Dr. Seuss. This day is a motivational and awareness day, calling all children and youth in every community across the United States to celebrate reading. So, stop by the library pick up a few books and read to a child!

“Pam’s Pick” this week is: “Under Pressure” by Lori Foster, this is the first book in the Body Armor series. When Body Armor security guard Leese Phelps is hired to protect Catalina Nicholson, he is immediately drawn to her. This could be very dangerous, especially since it could be the man who hired Leese that is threatening her.

New Fiction: “The Night Bird” by Brian Freeman, “A Piece of the World” by Christina Baker Kline, “Robert B. Parker’s Revelation” by Robert Knott, and “Malicious” by James Patterson, this is a BookShots book.

New Christian Fiction: “The Seekers” by Wanda Brunstetter, this is the first book in the Amish Cooking Class series, and “Moving Target” by Lynette Eason, this is the third book in the Elite Guardians series.

New Large Print: “Outlaw Town” by David Robbins.

New Mystery: “Death of a Ghost” by M.C. Beaton.

New Biographies: “This Life I Live: One Man’s Extraordinary, Ordinary Life and the Woman Who Changed It Forever” by Rory Feek, and “Ray & Joan: the Man Who Made the McDonald’s Fortune and the Woman Who Gave It All Away” by Lisa Napoli.

New Non-fiction: “The Choice for Love: Entering Into a New, Enlightened Relationship with Yourself, Others and the World” by Barbara DeAngelis, “Amazing Stories of the Space Age” by Rod Pyle, “How to Grow Your Own Nuts: Choosing, Cultivation and Harvesting Nuts in Your Garden” by Martin Crawford, “Southern Living Recipe Revival: Southern Classics Reinvented for Modern Cooks” by Mary Allen Perry, “Legends of Pro Wrestling: 150 Years of Headlocks, Body Slams, and Piledrivers” by Tim Hornbaker, and “Shall We Wake the President?: Two Centuries of Disaster Management From the Oval Office” by Tevi Troy.

New Audio Books: “The Prisoner” by Alex Berenson, “The Mistress” by Danielle Steel, and “Two by Two” by Nicholas Sparks.

New CDs: “Blurryface” by Twenty One Pilots, and “Beauty Behind the Madness” by The Weeknd.

New DVDs: “Tyler Perry’s BOO! A Madea Halloween,” “The Light Between the Oceans,” and “Bob the Builder: Building Fun at the Zoo.”

New TV Season: “Longmire” Season 4.

Happy Reading!

Pam Metts, Director

Library Notes for February 22, 2017

“Between the pages of a book, is a lovely place to be.” Lori Bush

“Pam’s Pick” this week is: “Dream a World Anew” from the National Museum of African American History & Culture, this book uses objects and stories from this unprecedented museum to take readers on a journey through the African American Experience and the Shaping of America.

New Fiction: “The Girl Before” by JP Delaney, “Right Behind You” by Lisa Gardner, “Death’s Mistress” by Terry Goodkind, this is the first book in the Nicci Chronicles, “Heartbreak Hotel” Jonathan Kellerman, “Once a Soldier” by Mary Jo Putney, this is the first book in the Rogues Redeemed series, and “A Gentleman in Moscow” by Amor Towles.

New Christian Fiction: “Always Close to Homes” by Jerry Eicher, this is the third book in the St. Lawrence County Amish series, and “Still Life” by Dani Pettrey, this is the second book in the Chesapeake Valor series.

New Large Print: “Mulberry Moon” by Catherine Anderson, this is the third book in the Mystic Creek series.

New Mystery: “Toured to Death” by Hy Conrad, this is the first book in the Amy’s Travel mystery series.

New Non-fiction: “The Invisibles: the Untold Story of African American Slaves in the White House” by Jesse J. Holland, “Amphibians and Reptiles of Land Between the Lakes” by David H. Snyder, “Dealing with Doctors, Denial, and Death” by Aroop Mangalik, “The Adrenal Thyroid Revolution” by Avivia Romm, “Vegan 101: a Vegan Cookbook” by Heather Bell, and “Star Wars: Year by Year: a Visual Chronicle.”

New Biography: “Jeff Gordon: His Dream, Drive & Destiny” by Joe Garner.

New Audio Books: “Hidden Figures” by Margot Lee Shetterly, “I’ll Take You There” by Wally Lamb, and “Hollow City” by Ransom Riggs.

New DVDs: “To Joey, with Love,” “When the Bough Breaks,” and “Alpha and Omega: the Big Fureeze.”

New TV Season: “Mama’s Family” season 3.

Stop by and fill out a: “I Love My Library Because” heart and be entered in the drawing for our Heart Book.

Don’t forget! We are still having the Pokémon Scavenger Hunts! Yes, we have two going on right now. If, you have completed the first one you can do the second one.  After all the prizes have been won we will do the drawing for a Special Pokémon Binder.

The library will be closed Monday, February 20^th in honor of Presidents Day!

Happy Reading!

Pam Metts, Director

 

Library Notes for February 15, 2017

February is Black History Month: this year we have added “The Complete Encyclopedia of African American History” this 4-volume set includes: Notable Firsts, Heroes and Heroines, 400 Years of Achievement, and Civil Rights Feats and Facts.

“Pam’s Pick” this week is: the new biography of Coretta Scott King, “My Life, My Love, My Legacy.”

This is the life story of the wife of Martin Luther King Jr., founder of the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change and singular 20th-century American civil rights activist presents her full life story, as told before her death to one of her closest confidants, Dr. Barbara Reynolds.

New Fiction:  “The Rising” by Heather Graham, “Drowning Tides” by Karen Harper this is book two in the South Shores series, “Fatal” by John Lescroart, “The House Husband” by James Patterson, this is a BookShot, “Echoes in Death” by J. D. Robb, and “No Man’s Land” by Simon Tolkien.

New Christian Fiction: “The Newcomer” by Suzanne Woods Fisher, this is book two in the Amish Beginnings series, and “In the Shadow of Denali” by Tracie Peterson, this book is in large print and the first in the Heart of Alaska series.

New Non-fiction: “Born to Win: Find Your Success” by Zig Ziglar, “Gosnell: the Untold Story of America’s Most Prolific Serial Killer” by Ann McElhinney, “Zero Sugar Diet: the 14-Day Plan to Flatten Your Belly, Crush Cravings, and Help Keep You Lean for Life” by David Zinczenko, “200 Fun Things to Knit,” “The Birth of a Nation: Nat Turner and the Making of a Movement,” “Pacific Northwest,” and “A Consequential President: the Legacy of Barack Obama” by Michael D’Antonio.

New Audio Books: “Wyoming Brave” by Diana Palmer, “All the Gallant Men” by Donald Stratton, and “The High Graders” by Louis L’Amour.

New CDs: “Now That’s What I Call Movies” by a variety of artists.

New DVDs: “Mr. Church,” “Valentine Ever After,” and “The BFG.”

New TV Season: “The Walking Dead” season 6.

Don’t forget! We are still having the Pokémon Scavenger Hunt! A new Hunt starts today- ask at the front desk for a scavenger hunt form. Find all the Pokémon in the library and win a Pokémon.

TAX SEASON: We are now scheduling tax appointments. RSVP will be here every Tuesday and Thursday in the basement doing taxes. Please call the library for an appointment.

SPECIAL EVENT: On Saturday, February 18^th Alyssa Foster will be in the library board room to “Show & Tell” us more about the Blind and the useful things the blind use every day to help them. She is a delightful young lady who is willing to share her knowledge. She will be here from 9:00-12:00. I hope you will stop by and enjoy this busy month at your library!

The library will be closed Monday, February 20^th in honor of Presidents Day!

Happy Reading!

Pam Metts, Director

Library Notes for February 8, 2017

The word “Bibliophile” is: a lover of books; someone who finds joy and peace of mind while holding a quality book. Our newest contest at the library is “I Love My Library Because…” All you have to do is write on a heart why you love your library. We will put the heart on our bulletin board and at the end of the month we will draw one lucky person to win at Heart Shaped Folded Book. Stop by and tell us why you love your library.

“Pam’s Pick” this week is: “Hidden Figures” by Margot Lee Shetterly, this is the phenomenal true story of the black female mathematicians at NASA whose calculations helped fuel some of America’s greatest achievements in space. It is also now a major motion picture.

New Fiction: “The Fifth Petal” by Brunonia Barry, “The Prisoner” by Alex Berenson, this is a John Wells novel, “The Trapped Girl” by Robert Dugoni, “The Nowhere Man” by Gregg Hurwitz, “Wyoming Brave” by Diana Palmer, this is a Wyoming Men series novel and also in large print, and “Copycat” by Kimberla Lawson Roby.

New Christian Fiction: “Amish Weddings” by Leslie Gould this is the third book in the Neighbors of Lancaster County, and “My Valentine” by Tracie Peterson, this book is only in large print.

New Mysteries: “No Witness but the Moon” by Suzanne Chazin, and “A Puzzle to be Named Later” by Parnell Hall.

New Non-fiction: “Beyond Mars and Venus: Relation Skills for Today’s Complex World” by John Gray, “Big Agenda: President Trump’s Plan to Save America” by David Horowitz, “Yeah, Baby!: the Modern Mama’s Guide to Mastering Pregnancy, Having a Healthy Baby, and Bouncing Back Better Than Ever” by Jillian Michaels, “Food, Health and Happiness: 115 On-point Recipes for Great Meals and a Better Life” by Oprah Winfrey, “The Beginner’s Guide to Vinyl: How to Build, Maintain, and Experience a Music Collection in Analog” by Jenna Miles, and “The Lost Colony of the Confederacy” by Eugene Harter.

New Biographies: “George Lucas: a Life” by Brian Jay Jones, and “A Warrior of the People: How Susan La Flesche Overcame Racial and Gender Inequality to Become American’s First Indian Doctor” by Joe Starita.

New Audio Books: “The Midnight Bell” by Jack Higgins, “Island of Glass” by Nora Roberts, and “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children” by Ransom Riggs.

New CDs: “Wildfire” by Rachel Platten, and “Busted Jukebox: Volume 1” by Shovels & Ropes.

New DVDs: “The Perfect Match,” “The Birth of a Nation,” and “Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown.”

New TV Season: “Reba” season 4.

Don’t forget! We are still having the Pokémon Scavenger Hunt! A new Hunt starts today- ask at the front desk for a scavenger hunt form. Find all the Pokémon in the library and win a Pokémon.

We are now scheduling tax appointments. RSVP will be here every Tuesday and Thursday in the basement doing taxes. Please call the library for an appointment.

On Saturday, February 18^th Alyssa Foster will be in the library board room to “Show & Tell” us more about the Blind and the useful things the blind use every day to help them. She is a delightful young lady who is willing to share her knowledge. She will be here from 9:00-12:00. I hope you will stop by and enjoy this busy month at your library!

The library will be closed Monday, February 20^th in honor of Presidents Day!

Happy Reading!

Pam Metts, Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

Library Notes for February 1, 2017

Do you know what the New York Public Library’s number one check out for 2016 was? You might think it would be: “NYPD Red 4” by James Patterson. But it isn’t.  It was “The Girl on the Train” by Paula Hawkins. So, what was the number one check out at John L. Street Library? It was “Lone Heart Pass” by Jodi Thomas. Have you read it yet? Several patrons have.

We have a lot going on at the library this month! We are having a Pokémon Scavenger Hunt- ask at the front desk for a scavenger hunt form. Find all the Pokémon in the library and win a Pokémon. This Saturday, February 4^th at 1:00 in the basement of the library President George Washington will be here to tell us all about his life and being the first president of the United States. On Saturday, February 18^th Alyssa Foster will be in the library board room to “Show & Tell” us more about the Blind and the useful things the blind use every day to help them. She is a delightful young lady who is willing to share her knowledge. She will be here from 9:00-12:00. I hope you will stop by and enjoy this busy month at your library!

“Pam’s Pick” this week is: “Ring of Fire” by Brad Taylor, this is a Pike Logan novel.  Pike Logan, Jennifer Cahill and the Taskforce race against time to stop catastrophic events in multiple locations, set by a terrorist group attacking the U.S.

New Fiction: “The Sleepwalker” by Chris Bohjalian, “Never Never” by James Patterson, “The Old Man” by Thomas Perry, “Iris and Lily: book two” by Angela Scipioni, and “The Mistress” by Danielle Steel.

New Christian Fiction: “Which Way Home?” by Linda Byler, this is the second book in the Hester’s Hunt for Home series, and “Because You’re Mine” by Colleen Coble.

New Large Print: “Shawn O’Brien: Better Off Dead” by William W. Johnstone.

New Mystery: “Dead and Breakfast” by Kate Kingsbury, this is the first book in the Merry Ghost Inn series.

New Biographies: “Three Days in January: Dwight Eisenhower’s Final Mission” by Bret Baier, and “Inside the NFL’s First Family: My Life of Football, Faith, and Fatherhood” by Bruce Matthews.

New Non-fiction: “Reverse Diabetes Forever: How to Shop, Cook, Eat and Live Well with Diabetes,” “Classic Car: the Definitive Visual History,” “Guy Fieri Family Food: Kitchen Tested, Home Approved” by Guy Fier, “Pot Holders for All Seasons: 20 Fun and Easy Projects” by Chris Malone, “Where’s Elvis?: Find Him in 20 Pieces of Elvis-Inspired Art” by Andrew Grant Jackson, and “The Lost City of the Monkey God” by Douglas Preston.

New Audio Books: “The Obsidian Chamber” by Preston & Child, “Tom Clancy’s True Faith and Allegiance” by Mark Greaney, and “The Whole Town’s Talking” by Fannie Flagg.

New DVDs: “Sully,” “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children,” and “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows.”

New TV Season: “Game of Thrones” season 3.

The library will be closed February 20 in observance of Presidents Day.

Happy Reading!

Pam Metts, Director

Library Notes for January 25, 2017

Special Guests at the library! February will bring two Special Guests to the library this year. First, President George Washington will be here Saturday, February 4, in the basement of the library at 1:00. David Wolfe is a wonderful performer from Owensboro who portrays several historical characters. This program will be about an hour long. On February 18, Alyssa Foster will be in the library board room to “Show & Tell” us more about the Blind and the useful things the blind use every day to help them. She is a delightful young lady who is willing to share her knowledge. She will be here from 9:00-12:00.

“Pam’s Pick” this week is: “Below the Belt” by Stuart Woods, Stone Barrington and the gang are back in the line of fire again. When Stone is asked to a favor from an old friend, he didn’t know he would end up holding the key not only to the man’s fate, but to the fate of the nation.

New Fiction: “Nest” by Terry Goodkind, “Lord of the Privateers” by Stephanie Laurens this is the fourth book in the Adventurers Quartet, “Ruler of the Night” by David Morrell, “Hidden” by James Patterson (bookshot), and “Modern Lovers” by Emma Straub.

New Large Print: “Shadow Rider” by Christine Feehan this is the first book in the Shadow series.

New Christian Fiction: “A Moonbow Night” by Laura Frantz, and “From This Day Forward” by Lauraine Snelling, this is book four in the Song of Blessing series and also in large print.

New Mystery: “The Dangerous Ladies Affair” by Marcia Muller.

New Biographies: “Relentless Spirit: the Unconventional Raising of a Champion” by Missy Franklin, and “Courageous Faith: My Story from a Life of Obedience” by Charles F. Stanley.

New Non-fiction: “Books for Living” by Will Schwalbe, “Tools of Titans: the Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers” by Tim Ferriss, “Murder and Mayhem in Nashville” by Brian Allison, “The Easy Way for Women to Lose Weight” by Allen Carr, “Taste of Home Skinny Slow Cooker,” “I Loved Her in the Movies: Memories of Hollywood’s Legendary Actresses” by Robert J. Wagner, and “The Ghost Army of World War II” by Rick Beyer.

New Audio Books: “The Wrong Side of Goodbye” by Michael Connelly, “Private: the Royals” by James Patterson, and “Lord of the Privateers” by Stephanie Laurens.

New DVDs: “Warcraft,” “Bad Moms,” and “Pete’s Dragon.”

New TV Season: “Poldark” season 2.

Happy Reading!!

Pam Metts, Director