Once Upon a Time… at the Stuart Public Library 8/31/23

FUN FACTS FROM FISCAL YEAR ‘23

Did you know we offered a total of 550 programs with 7,813 participants between July 2022 – June 2023?!!

Did you know we average 1,181 people entering the library monthly? The highest total visitors were 1,620 in June of 2023!

SEPTEMBER 2023 CALENDAR 

Closed Saturday, September 2-4th 

Cribbage Tuesdays and Fridays 10:00 a.m. – noon. 

Toddler Time Thursdays 10:00 a.m.

Smash Journaling Wednesday, September 6th & 20th 4:00 – 5:30 p.m.

Books & Badges Thursday, September 7th at 10:00 a.m.

Movie & Snack Monday, September 11th at 2:00 p.m. (WCV No School Day)

Toastmasters Wednesday, September 13th at 5:00 p.m.

Trustee Meeting Monday, September 18th at 5:30 p.m.

Poetry Club Wednesday, September 20th at 1:00 p.m.

Early Out BINGO Monday September 25th at 3:00 p.m. (WCV Early Out Day)

Book Club Monday, September 25th at 5:00 p.m.

PALS Meeting Monday, September 25th at 6:00 p.m. 

Toastmasters Wednesday, September 27th at Noon

Iowa Author Beth Hoffman book signing & presentation of her book, Bet the Farm: The Dollars and Cents of Growing Food in America.Saturday, September 30th at 10:00 a.m.

NEW BOOKS

Diamonds and Doom by John D. Nesbitt. Filled with cowboys, interpersonal relations and a murder investigation.

Do I Know You? by Emily Wibberly. When a couple starts to feel like they’re married to a stranger, a flirtatious game of pretend becomes the spark they need to reignite their relationship.

The Fires of Hell by William W. Johnstone, J.A. Johnstone. When a band of merciless, murdering thieves raise hell across the territory, three men committed to justice descend upon them like angels of death. And when the guns fall silent and the smoke clears, the Jackals are always the last men standing.

The In-Between: Unforgettable Encounters During Life’s Final Moments by Hadley Vlahos. Passionate advocate for end-of-life care and TikTok star Nurse Hadley shares moving stories of joy, wisdom, and redemption from her patients’ final moments, offering powerful lessons on facing death, recovering from loss, and how to live your life in this deeply personal memoir.

The Wedding Gift by Carolyn Brown.  A week before your wedding is one heckuva time for your ex to ride back into town, stirring up trouble. But that’s exactly the predicament Darla McAdams finds herself in.