JULY 2024 CALENDAR
Cribbage Tuesdays and Fridays 10:00 a.m. – noon. Come when you can, stay as long as you are able.
Drop Everything and Read Fridays from 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Bring a pillow, check out a book, and find a quiet place in the library to spend an hour just reading! Shhhhhhhh!
Library Trustee Meeting Monday, July 15th at 5:30 p.m.
Summer Library Program Storyteller Darrin Crow Tuesday, July 16th @ 3:00 p.m.
Kwik Star Walk-In Interviews Tuesday, July 16th 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Lunch & Learn with Catherine Van Hove, author of I’m Packin’ Insulin. Wednesday, July 17th 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Reservations are preferred, call the library 515.523.2152
Stuart Poetry Club Wednesday, July 17th at 1:00 p.m.
PALS Meeting Monday, July 22nd @ 6:00 p.m.
NEW BOOKS
Chasing Endless Summer by V.C. Andrews. After the tragic death of her mother and a long period of isolation under the thumb of a cruel grandfather, young Caroline Bryer has little to hope for in her life in the foreboding Sutherland mansion. Her only companion, her enigmatic cousin, Simon, may be a wolf in sheep’s clothing and is not to be trusted. When Caroline’s estranged father suddenly resurfaces in Hawaii with a new wife and stepchildren that she’ll finally be allowed to visit, Caroline dares to hope for a new, normal life.
Flashpoint by Catherine Coulter. As a deadly conspiracy unfolds, FBI agent Dillon Savich races to protect a witness from an attack and help a psychic child search for his missing father in the latest novel of the series following Reckoning.
The Hunter’s Daughter by Nicola Solvinic. A hypnotic, sinister debut mystery about a seemingly good cop who is secretly the daughter of a notorious serial killer who must, against all the rules, insert herself into a new investigation when ritually killed bodies start appearing in her father’s old territory.
Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman. A chilling horror novel about a haunting, told from the perspective of a young girl whose troubled family is targeted by an entity she calls “Other Mommy,” from the New York Times bestselling author of Bird Box.
Look on the Bright Side by Kristan Higgins. From the author of Pack Up the Moon comes a funny, romantic, and deeply moving novel about the unexpected rewards that come from life’s detours.
Swan Song by Elin Hilderbrand. “The … #1 New York Times bestselling author brings her Nantucket novels to a … finish”
There Should Have Been Eight by Nalini Singh. In this chilling thriller, in a remote estate in the New Zealand Alps hosts a reunion no one will ever forget. Seven friends. One last weekend. A mansion half in ruins. No room for lies. Someone is going to confess. Because there should have been eight…