Cribbage Tuesdays and Fridays 10:00 a.m. – noon.
Books & Badges with Mrs. Claus Thursday, December 15th at 10:00 a.m.
Count Down to Christmas Make & Take Craft (available all day) Sat., December 17th.
Book Club Monday, December 19th at 5:00 p.m.
Library Trustee’s meeting Monday, December 19th at 5:30 p.m.
Poetry Club Wednesday, December 21st 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Toddler Time Thursday, December 22nd 10:00 a.m.
B.I.N.G.O. FOR KIDS Thursday, December 22nd 2:30 – 3:30p.m.
Library CLOSED DECEMBER 23RD – 26th. Open again on Tuesday the 27th.
LEGO Building Time Tuesday, December 27th 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Toastmasters Wednesday, December 28th at noon.
Board Games @ the Library all day Wednesday December 28th.
Crafts & Cocoa for Kids Thursday, December 29th 11:00 a.m. – noon.
No Toddler Time Thursday, December 29th.
Library CLOSED DECEMBER 30th – January 2nd. Open again on Tuesday the 3rd.
The Christmas Hummingbird by Davis Bunn.Stretched thin by double shifts and grappling with an out-of-season coastal wildfire, Christmas cheer feels as far away as a distant carol on a winter night.
A Model of Devotion by Mary Connealy.Book 3 in the Lumber Baron’s Daughters series.She’s finally claimed her independence . . . how far will she go to keep it? A brilliant engineer, Jilly Stiles has been educated since childhood to help run her father’s lumber dynasty. With the company safe from her stepfather after the marriages of her two sisters, Jilly can now focus on her dream of building a mountaintop railroad–and never marry.
Moon Over Montana by Mary Marelli. A writer of romance and young adult, Mary Marelli brings the word of God and love of animals through her stories. Her debut novel, Moon over Montana is packed with mystery, romance, and a young couple’s fight to save a herd of wild mustangs from rustlers. Mary is currently working on a young adult series about a grief-stricken young girl who forms a special bond with a traumatized horse.
The Paper Caper by Kate Carlisle. San Francisco book-restoration expert Brooklyn Wainwright loves a good book festival except when murder is the main.
The Twelve Topsy-Turvy, Very Messy Days of Christmas by James Patterson and Tad Safran. During the holiday season, a family of three, missing someone very dear to them, find their house filling up with unexpected guests, making Christmas memories to last a lifetime.
We are the Light by Matthew Quick. “We Are the Light is the book America needs right now. A novel that embraces our national heartbreak and division with love and compassion. Matthew Quick is the patron saint of the damaged and outcast and no one writes with more heart and empathy. You’ll love this book.” – Nickolas Butler
The Whittiers by Danielle Steel. In The Whittiers, Danielle Steel delivers an inspiring story about the everlasting bonds of one unforgettable family.
Within These Gilded Halls by Abigail Wilson. When a treasure hunt turns deadly, Miss Phoebe Radcliff realizes she’s caught in a den of liars, but she can’t leave the mysterious Avonthorpe Hall. Not yet at least. Not without confronting the demons from her past.
NEW NON-FICTION
The Land Remains: a Midwestern Perspective on our Past and Future by Neil D. Hamilton.A blend of personal memoir, a history of Iowa land conservation, and an analysis of contemporary issues of soil health, water quality, public lands and future challenges to tell the story how land shapes our lives. Written by Professor Neil Hamilton, a well-known authority on agriculture and land policy who recently retired after thirty-six years directing the Agricultural Law Center at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. The Land Remains weaves stories from his career working with food and the land to bring a fresh perspective to a topic most people take for granted.