The library is open to the public on Monday through Thursday, from 9:00 a.m. – to 7:00 p.m., and Friday and Saturday from 9:00 a.m. – to 4:00 p.m.
Tinker Time in our Maker Space is open every Friday at 2:00 pm. Register online for help with your projects, or stop by to explore the space and ask questions. Equipment includes a Poster Printer, Embroider Machine, Cricut Vinyl Cutter, and more. Sign up today.
Our annual Friends of the Library book sale will take place on September 20 and 21. If you have gently used books you’d like to donate, please drop them by the library. We can’t have a book sale without books. We appreciate the community support.
New books for children include: Why Won’t You Sleep?! by Adam Wallace and Carla Martell, Ten Little Dinosaurs by Amanda Sobotka, Little Ghost Makes a Friend by Maggie Edkins Willis, Hena Is… by Marzieh Abbas, The Big Bang Theory: A Matter of Friendship by Ivan Cohen, That Always Happens Sometimes by Kiley Frank, Go, Wilma, Go! by Amira Rose Davis and Michael G. Long, Trick or Treat on Scary Street by Lance Bass, I’m Not Scary by Raahat Kaduji, Where? by Jordan Collins, Volcanoes by Nell Cross Beckerman and More Peppa 5-Minutes Stories by Scholastic.
Older children will enjoy: Secret Factopia! Follow the trails of 400 Facts by Paige Towler, Wild Wave by Rodman Philbrick, Wagnificent: The Adventure of Thunder and Sage by Bethanie Murguia, Nether Ghost (Diary of a Minecraft World #3) by Winston Wolf, The Best Halloween Ever by Barbara Robinson, Fowl Play by Kristin O’Donnell Tubb, Anne Dreams adapted by Kallie George, and The Creepening of Dogwood House by Eden Royce.
New books for young adults include: Under the Surface by Diana Urban, Hunter x Hunter Vol. 37 by Yoshihiro Togashi, Hover Girls by Geneva Bowers, The Gulf by Adam De Souza, Guardians of Dawn: Zhara by S. Jae-Jones, The Grandest Game by Jennifer Lynn Barnes, A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson, Freshman Year by Sarah Mai, and A Courts of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas.
New books on the adult fiction shelf include: A Novel Summer by Jamie Brenner, Bear by Julia Phillips, Made for You by Jenna Satterthwaite, Maria: A Novel of Maria Von Trapp by Michelle Moran, The Unraveling by Vi Keeland, All This & More by Peng Shepherd, The In Crowd by Charlotte Vassell, The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman, The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali, The Astrology House by Carinn Jade, The Haters by Robyn Harding, Bad River by Marc Cameron, A Refiner’s Fire by Donna Leon, The Wrong Hands by Mark Billingham, One Big Happy Family by Jamie Day, Storm Child by Michael Robotham, Matters of the Heart by Kelly Irvin, and Trouble is Brewing by Vicki Delany.
New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include: Tiger, Tiger: His Life, As It’s Never Been Told Before by James Patterson, Demystifying the Propetic: Understanding the Voice of God for the Coming Days of Fire by Joseph Z, Entrances and Exits by Michael Richards, JFK Jr. An Intimate Oral Biography by Rosemarie Terenzio and Liz McNeil, When the Sea Came Alive: An Oral History of D-Day by Garrett M. Graff, On Call: A Doctor’s Journey in Public Service by Anthony Fauci, M.D., and What It Takes to Heal: How Transforming Takes Ourselves Can Change the World by Prentis Hemphill.
Getting a free library card is easy. Call 270-237-3861 or visit us with a photo I.D. and recently postmarked mail. Once you have your card, a world of books, movies, and music will be at your fingertips. And remember, your voice matters. Let us know if there’s a particular book, movie, or music artist you’d like to see in our collection. We’re here to make your library experience the best it can be.