APRIL 2024 CALENDAR
Cribbage Tuesdays and Fridays 10:00 a.m. – noon.
Toddler Time Thursdays @ 10:00 a.m.
Rain Barrel Workshop Saturday, April 13th @ 9:00 a.m. or 10:30 a.m. $50 class fee with supplies included, registration is required.
Trustee Meeting Monday,April 15th @ 5:30 p.m.
HAPPY NATIONAL LIBRARIAN DAY! Tuesday, April 16th.
Poetry Club Meeting Wednesday, April 17th @ 1:00 pm.
Library Foundation Meeting Wednesday, April 17th @ 5:00 p.m.
Books & Badges Thursday, April 18th @ 10:00 a.m.
Kwik-Star Walk-in Interviews Thursday, April 18th 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
PALS Appreciation Luncheon Monday, April 22nd @ noon
Seed Bombs with ISU Extension @ 3:00 p.m.
Toastmasters Wednesday, April 24th @ noon.
Plant Swap Saturday, April 27th 10:00 – 11:30 p.m.
NEW BOOKS
Black Wolf by Juan Gomez-Jurado; translated from the Spanish by Nick Caistor, Lorenza Garcia.Antonia Scott has an unusually gifted mind, able to see what others miss, able to solve the crimes that baffle all others. The only thing she fears is herself. Antonia is the lynchpin of the Red Queen project, created to work behind the scenes to solve the most devious and dangerous crimes. But she is unwilling to move past the last case, convinced it’s related to a personal tragedy, until a series of deadly events pulls her back in.
The Boy from Block 66 by Limor Regev. January, 1945. 14-year-old Moshe Kessler steps off the train at Buchenwald concentration camp. Having endured the horrors of Auschwitz-Birkenau, lost touch with his entire family, and survived the death march in the freezing European winter, he has seen more than his share of tragedy. Moshe knows only one thing about Buchenwald. Everyone knows it. If you want to survive, you have to get to Block 66.
The Inmate by Freida McFadden. There are three rules Brooke Sullivan must follow as a new nurse practitioner at a men’s maximum-security prison: 1) Treat all prisoners with respect. 2) Never reveal any personal information. 3) Never EVER become too friendly with the inmates. But none of the staff at the prison knows Brooke has already broken the rules.
Lone Oaks Crossing by Janet Dailey. Determined to save the family farm from foreclosure, Derby-winning horse trainer Jo Beth Ellis reinvents the property as a healing retreat for horses and makes a deal with her handsome neighbor in hopes of winning a trifecta–a champion horse, a happy family and a forever love
Miracles at Promise Lodge by Charlotte Hubbard. A season of change has blessed the Amish of Missouri’s Promise Lodge, as mothers-to-be anticipate the arrival of their little miracles and one young man’s life is about to take an unexpected turn as he sheds his bad boy reputation and embraces the value of faith and hard work.
Never Too Late by Danielle Steel.A stirring drama about the power of human connection and embracing brave change.
The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley.The socialite. The nice guy. The alcoholic. The girl on the verge. The concierge. Everyone’s a neighbor. Everyone’s a suspect. And everyone knows something they’re not telling.
The Truth About the Devlins by Lisa Scottoline. TJ Devlin is the charming disappointment in the prominent Devlin family, all of whom are lawyers at their highly successful firm-except him. After a stint in prison and rehab for alcoholism, TJ can’t get hired anywhere except at the firm, in a make-work job with the title of investigator.
The Wild Side by Fern Michaels.Called back to the Office of Special Investigations for a highly specialized assignment, school guidance counselor Melanie Drake must pose as an escort to infiltrate a dangerous international group of billionaires during a decadent dinner to collect information vital to national security.