The library building is open to the public on Monday through Thursday, 9:00 am – 7:00 pm, and Friday and Saturday from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm.
If you’d like to learn to knit or crochet, join us for Strings’ n Things on Wednesdays at 2:30. We’ll provide new participants with a starter kit. All you need to do is register for the program under our events tab and show up.
All school-age children are invited to Lego My Library on Saturday, August 19, at 11:00. Ms. Abby will have a fun build challenge. Don’t forget to register for this free event under our events tab.
Teens are invited to learn a new art technique called Balloon Kiss Pour Paint on Monday, August 23, at 5:00 pm. As space and supplies are limited, pre-registration is required.
On Friday, August 25, at 10:00 am, adults are invited to learn how to make a Hypertufa pot. Hpertufa is a lightweight, porous material used in craft projects. It is made from a mixture of peat moss, cement, and either sand, vermiculite, or perlite. After mixing the ingredients, they are molded into shape and allowed to dry. Pre-registration is required as supplies are limited.
New books for children include: Wishing Season by Anica Mrose Rissi, Baby-Sitters Little Sister: Karen’s Haircut, a graphic novel by Katy Farina based on the novel by Ann M. Martin, Pizza and Taco: Dare to be Scared! by Stephen Shaskan, Bad Guys in Let the Games Begin! by Aaron Blabey, There’s a Beach in My Bedroom by Kevin Jonas & Danielle Jonas, The Red Jacket by Bob Holt, Back to School, Backpack! by Simon Rich, Night Night, Little Green Monster by Ed Emberley, Sometimes, a Tiger by Z.B. Asterplume, The Sharing Book by Dianne White, Ranger’s Apprentice: Duel at Araluen by John Flanagan, The Best Flower Ever! by Neesha Hudson, Glad Monster, Sad Monster by Ed Emberley and Anne Miranda, Diggersaurs Explore by Michael Whaite, and Paper Mice by Megan Wagner Lloyd and Phoebe Wahl.
New books on the adult fiction shelf include: Happiness by Danielle Steel, The Ghost Ship by Kate Mosse, Ripe by Sarah Rose Etter, The Song That Could Have Been by Amanda Wen, Silence for the Dead by Simone St. James, The Summer Skies by Jenny Colgan, The Summer Songbirds by Kristy Woodson Harvey, The Block Party by Jamie Day, A Soul of Ash and Blood by Jennifer L. Armentrout, The Echoes by Jess Montgomery, The Last Heir to Blackwood Library by Hester Fox, The St. Ambrose School for Girls by Jessica Ward, Little Monsters by Adrienne Brodeur, Lassiter by J. R. Ward, Sunshine Nails by Mai Nguyen, A Not So Convenient Marriage by Sandra Merville Hart, Ghost Eaters by Clay McLeod Chapman, Not That Duke by Eloisa James, Lovlight Farms by B.K. Borison, The Woods Are Waiting by Katherine Greene, Sweet Tea & Honey Bees by Rachel Hanna, and Wanderlust by Elle Everhart.
New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: Presidential Visits to Kentucky: 1819-2017 by Wane Onkst, King: A Life by Jonathan Eig, Jackie: Public, Private, Secret by J. Randy Taraborrelli, The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History by Serhii Polkhy, Knife Drop: Creative Recipes Anyone Can Cook by Nick Digiovanni, Strip Tees: A Memoir of Millennial Los Agneles by Kate Flannery and Baking Yesteryear: The Best Recipes from the 1900s to the1980s by B. Dylan Hollis.
To get a free library card, call 270-237-3861 or stop by the library with a photo I.D. and a recently postmarked piece of mail. Then you’ll be able to check out or download library materials. Also, please let us know if there’s a particular book, movie, or music artist you would like added to the collection. We’ll do our best to fulfill your requests.