Library News for April 4, 2018

Children are invited to Meet & Greet Pete the Cat on Thursday, April 5 at 5:00 pm. Teens are invited to Perler Bead Art at 5:00 pm on Thursday, April 5th.

Dr. Glenn Conner will present a program on our fickle weather for school age childen on Friday, April 6 at 2:00 pm.

On Saturday, April 7, parents with children who will enter kindergarten this fall will want to join us for Step Into Learning with Pete the Cat. This is a kindergarten readiness program and parents will learn what children are expected to know when entering kindergarten. We’ll also have some fun learning activities that will help you evaluate your child’s preparedness. Each child who attends with his parent/guardian will receive a backpack full of learning activities that will help him prepare for school. The program starts at 10:00 and ends at noon. Space is limited for this free program.  Call 270-237-3861 to register your child.

Preschool children are invited to Story Hour on Tuesdays at 10:00 am. Homeschool Enrichment programs are offered on Tuesdays at 1:00, and Toddler Time is Thursdays at 10:00 am. Saturday at 1:00 pm we offer Crafternoon for all school age children. Don’t wear your best clothes for Crafternoon because we are sure to make a mess.We hope you make visiting the library a part of your child’s weekly routine.

Loose Ends will teach you to knit or crochet. Crafters meet every Tuesday at 3:30. Supplies are provided for beginners. Adults are invited to Chair Yoga on Wednesday’s at 2:00 pm.

New books for children this week include: Plant, Cook, Eat!  A Children’s Cookbook by Joe Archer and Caroline Craig, Hooked by Tommy Greenwalkd, Jellyfish by Christina Leaf, From Mother to Mother by Ėmilie Vast, A Penny by Allan Morey, It’s a Puppy’s Life by Seth Casteel, A Couch for Llama by Leah Gilbert, They Say Blue by Jillian Tamaki, Roadwork by Sally Sutton, She Persisted Around the World by Chelsea Clinton, Giant Pants by Mark Fearing, Hello Hello by Brendan Wenzel, This is the Nest That Robin Built by Denise Fleming, There’s a Tiger in the Garden by Lizzy Stewart, and I Am The Boss of This Chair by Carolyn Crimi.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include:  Truth or Dare by Fern Michaels, As Bright as Heaven by Susan Meissner, The Sea Before Us by Sarah Sundin, This Treacherous Journey by Misty M. Beller, Song of a Captive Bird by Jasmin Darznik, The Pope of Palm Beach by Tim Dorsey, White Chrysanthemum by Mary Lynn Bracht, Green Sun by Kent Anderson, The French Girl by Lexie Elliott, Game Over by Christine Feehan, Every Note Played by Lisa Genova, Duel to the Death by J.A. Jance, Kremlin’s Candidate by Mason Matthews, Alternate Side by Anna Quindlen, The Punishment She Deserves by Elizabeth George, Accidental Heroes by Danielle Steel, A Treacherous Curse by Deanna Raybourn,  A Dream of Home by Amy Clipston, The Disappeared by C.J. Box, The Devil You Know by Mike Carey, and The Italian Teacher by Tom Rachman,

New books on the adult non-fiction shelf:  The Looking Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 by Lawrence Wright, Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids about Money – That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!  by Robert T. Kiyosaki, Business Boutique:  A Woman’s Guide for Making Money By Doing What She Loves by Christy Wright, Little Book of Feminist Saints by Julie Peirpont,  The Line Becomes a River by Francisco Cantú, Sister of Darkness: The Chronicles of a Modern Exorcist by R.H. Stavis, Grow Something Different to Eat by Matthew Biggs, Mayo Clinic A to Z Health Guide edited by Scott C. Litin, MD. Martha’s Flowers: A Practical Guide to growing Gathering, and Enjoying by Martha Stewart with Kevin Sharkey,

To access our digital resources or to borrow movies or music from the library, simply get a library card.  If there’s a special book, movie, or music artist you would like to see offered, please let us know. We’ll do our best to meet your needs.

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