MAY 2023 CALENDAR
Cribbage Tuesdays and Fridays 10:00 a.m. – noon. Audience: Family.
Plant Exchange Saturday, May 6th 10:30-noon. Bring your seedlings, starts and more! Audience: Family.
ISU Extension “Bees and Pollination STEM” Monday, May 8th @ 1:00 p.m. Audience: Children.
Toastmasters Wednesday, May 10th @ 5:00 p.m. Open to the public! Audience: Adults.
Library Trustee meeting Monday, May 15th @ 5:30 p.m.
Poetry Club Wednesday, May 17th @ 1:00 p.m. Audience: Adults.
Card Stitching Craft Wednesday, May 24th @ 2:00 p.m. Led by Kay Hauf. Audience: Family.
Closed Saturday, May 27th – Monday May 29th in Remembrance & honoring all who served.
NEW LIBRARY HOURS starting May 30th. Monday & Wednesday 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 9:00 a.m. – 5 p.m., Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Sunday CLOSED.
Adair County Farm Bureau donated this agricultural book, I Love Strawberries by Shannon Anderson, pictures by Jaclyn Sinquett. It is a story about Jolie who loves strawberries and is determined to grow her very own plants. But her parents aren’t sure she is ready. It is a delightful read!
NEW BOOKS
A Chance Inheritance by Carolyn Brown. A Southern homecoming is always a little bitter, a whole lot sweet, and full of surprises.
Downriver South by Greg Hunt.The bloody Civil War has ended at last, and Marshal Ridge Parkman is looking forward to visiting his family at last in exhausted, war-torn western Missouri. But no sooner has he settled in to relax and catch up on things, then whimsical fate drops a mission in front of him that he can hardly ignore.
Go as a River by Shelley Read. A riveting and deeply moving debut–a love story in the spirit of Where the Crawdads Sing–that is both a stunning exploration of the natural world and an unforgettable coming-of-age novel.
Loyalty by Lisa Scottoline. Another emotional, action-packed epic of love and justice, set during the rise of the Mafia in Sicily.
Ralph Compton: Stagecoach Revenge by D.B. Pulliam. Revenge is a rocky road in this nonstop adventure in Ralph Compton’s bestselling Gunfighter series.
Texarkana by William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone. To thoroughly enjoy each cow pie Perley steps in. Penny is a delightful little surprise!
The Wintering Place by Kevin McCarthy. Deserting to escape the horrors of the Indian wars two soldiers, Irish brothers, seek peace with the woman they love.