APRIL 2025 CALENDAR
Cribbage Tuesdays and Fridays 10:00 a.m. – noon. Come when you can, stay as long as you are able.
Gentle Yoga Mondays & Wednesdays @ 10:00 a.m. Call the library for more information.
Dungeons & Dragons Saturdays 9:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Open to new players ages 13-17.
Toddler Time with Ms. Rachel. Thursdays @ 10:00 a.m.
Meet the Author: Judith Kay Saturday, April 5th @ 10:00 a.m. Sponsored by the PALS.
Potluck Club Monday, April 7th @ NOON. The theme is Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, inspired by the book, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. This program is for an adult audience.
Book Club Monday, April 7th @ 5:00 p.m.
Mark your calendars now for Monday, April 21st @ NOON for the annual PALS appreciation lunch, with the library staff providing a Baked Potato Bar and soup. Great time to become a PALS member and for the 18 + age group. Please call to reserve your spot. 515-523-2152.
NEW BOOKS
The Housemaid’s Wedding by Freida McFadden. I’m engaged to the man of my dreams, and in a few short hours, I’m going to stand before a judge, who will declare us husband and wife, till death does us part. Despite some bumps in the road, this is everything I dreamed it would be. There’s only one problem: someone out there doesn’t want me to live long enough to say my vows. If I’m not careful, they may very well get their wish.
Imagine the God of Heaven: Near-Death Experiences, God’s Revelation, and the Love You’ve Always Wanted by John J Burke. Never in history, until now, have we been able to hear from so many people around the world who have been brought back from clinical death. Modern medical resuscitation and digital communication have revealed a goldmine of intriguing near-death experiences (NDEs) that show us the character of God.
The Queens of Crime by Marie Benedict. London, 1930. The five greatest women crime writers have banded together to form a secret society with a single goal: to show they are no longer willing to be treated as second class citizens by their male counterparts in the legendary Detection Club. Led by the formidable Dorothy L. Sayers, the group includes Agatha Christie, Ngaio Marsh, Margery Allingham and Baroness Emma Orczy. They call themselves the Queens of Crime. Their plan? Solve an actual murder, that of a young woman found strangled in a park in France who may have connections leading to the highest levels of the British establishment.
Quilting Through Life: Patterns and Prose for Every Stage of Life by Jenny Doan. This book has been donated by Marilyn Reed in memory of her cousin, Dorothy Brooks Stearns. Thank you, Marilyn.
Switching Gears by W. Michael Gear & Kathleen O’Neal Gear. Discover the unparalleled talent of New York Times bestselling authors W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O’Neal Gear in Switching Gears, an extraordinary collection of award-winning and critically acclaimed Western short stories.