We have a lot of activities planned for the month of September, with Library Card Sign-Up Month at the top of the list! What a great time to get your card!
Cribbage Tuesdays and Fridays 10:00 a.m. – noon
Toddler Time Thursday at 10:00 am.
Youth Health Fair September 12th 1-3 pm. Various community partners will be providing educational and learning activities on this WCV early out day.
Toastmasters Wednesday, September 14th @ 5pm and Wednesday, September 28th at noon.
Children’s Story Hour Mrs. Cook with a banned book on Saturday, September 17th at 11am.
Banned Book Week September 18th – 24th. Stop in to check out our display.
B.I.N.G.O. for kids Monday, September 26th 2:30-3:30pm on this WCV early out day.
Book Club meets on September 26th at 5:00 pm.
NEW FICTION BOOKS
Accidentally Family by Sasha Summers. Welcome to Pecan Valley, where the town may be small but the townspeople will always lend a helping hand or a shoulder to lean on. Where good times, good humor, and good people will always lead to happily ever after.
An Affair at Stonecliffe by Candace Camp. LARGE PRINT. In this delightful new Regency romance from New York Times bestseller Candace Camp, a feisty commoner and a ruthless aristocrat spar in all the right ways.
Beyond the Desert Sands by Tracie Peterson. Accustomed to an opulent life with her aunt, the last thing twenty-five-year-old Isabella Garcia wants is to celebrate Christmas in her parents’ small silver-mining desert town, leaving her handsome beau, Diego Morales, behind in California.
The Many Daughters of Afong Moy by Jamie Ford. “Read with Jenna” From the New York Times bestselling author of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet comes a powerful novel about the love that binds one family of women across generations.
The Devil’s Crossing by William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone. LARGE PRINT. Settling the American West required true grit, fortitude, and when necessary, shedding blood. It also required men like Preacher and MacCallister to enforce peace in a land where the law was scarce–and justice was delivered from the barrel of a gun.
Girl Forgotten by Karin Slaughter. Who killed Emily Vaughn? A girl with a secret … Longbill Beach, 1982. Emily Vaughn gets ready for prom night, the highlight of any high school experience. But Emily has a secret. And by the end of the evening, she will be dead. A murder that remains a mystery … Forty years later, Emily’s murder remains unsolved. Her friends closed ranks, her family retreated inwards, the community moved on. But all that’s about to change with a final chance to uncover a killer.
The Honeymoon Cottage by Lori Foster. LARGE PRINT. When it comes to creating the perfect happily-ever-after, Yardley Belanger is a bona fide miracle worker. From bridal bouquets to matching cowboy boots, the quirky wedding planner’s country-chic affairs have caused quite a stir in the small town of Cemetery. But when it comes to her own love life? She’s clueless.
Latecomer by Jean Hanff Korelitz. The Latecomer is a tender and witty family story from an accomplished author, known for the depth of her character studies and her love of a plot twist.
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus. “Good Morning America Book Club” Set in 1960s California, this book is a hilarious, idiosyncratic and uplifting story of a female scientist whose career is constantly derailed by the idea that a woman’s place is in the home, only to find herself starring as the host of America’s most beloved TV cooking show. Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, she would be the first to point out that there is no such thing as an average woman. But it’s the 1960s and despite the fact that she is a scientist, her peers are very unscientific when it comes to equality.
The Lost Book of Eleanor Brock by Kimberly Brock. LARGE PRINT. Based on real history and alternating between the story of war widow Alice searching for identity in the 1940s and excerpts from Eleanor Dare’s Commonplace Book and the tale of her harrowing survival, The Lost Book of Eleanor Dare explores the meaning of female history and the sacrifices every mother makes for her daughter.
November 9 by Colleen Hoover. LARGE PRINT. Fallon meets Ben, an aspiring novelist, the day before her scheduled cross-country move. Their untimely attraction leads them to spend Fallon’s last day in Los Angeles together, and her eventful life becomes the creative inspiration Ben has always sought for his novel. Over time and amidst the various relationships and tribulations of their own separate lives, they continue to meet on the same date every year. Until one day Fallon becomes unsure if Ben has been telling her the truth or fabricating a perfect reality for the sake of the ultimate plot twist. Can Ben’s relationship with Fallon—and simultaneously his novel—be considered a love story if it ends in heartbreak?
Overkill by Sandra Brown. When Eban, the scion of a wealthy North Carolina family who brutally attacked Rebecca Pratt, leaving her on life support, gets an early release from prison, brilliant state prosecutor Kate Lennon asks former Super Bowl MVP quarterback–and Rebecca’s ex-husband–to make an impossible decision for justice.
Texas Bound by Jason Manning. LARGE PRINT. At a mission called the Alamo, Santa Anna’s army wins a brutal victory-in a massacre that became a call to arms around the country. Brave men answered the call-Kentuckians and Cajuns, New Englanders and Tennesseans, all coming to the brawling land called Texas that was fighting for its independence from Mexico.
The Tin Nose Shop by Don J. Snyder. A stirring and emotional tale based on the real-life story of the Tin Nose Shop, where young artist Sam Burke is spared death by firing squad on the battlefields of France and brought to a remote castle by the Irish Sea. Sam is tasked with creating intricate masks to hide the mutilated faces of his fellow soldiers from the Front.
Wildflower Season by Michelle Major. LARGE PRINT. When Emma Cantrell’s marriage imploded, she learned a fast and painful lesson about trusting her heart. Then, on a visit to Magnolia, North Carolina, to see her brother, an elegant, if dilapidated, mansion for sale presents the opportunity to start over.
NEW NON-FICTION BOOKS Pig Years by Ellyn Gaydos. As a seasonal farmer in upstate New York and Vermont-living hand-to-mouth, but in love with the land and its creatures-Ellyn Gaydos understands the delicate balance between loss and gain. Choosing such work instead of moving to the city with her long-distance boyfriend, Gaydos recognizes her role in cycles bigger than herself.