Library News for August 30, 2017

The Scottsville Art Guild will offer a free acrylic art class for students ages 8 – 18 on Thursday August 31 at 4:00 pm. Students will be painting a sunflower.  All supplies will be provided, but you must pre-register to attend as space is limited.  Call 270-237-3861.

The library will be closed on Monday, September 4, for the Labor Day Holiday.

Preschool children can attend Story Hour on Tuesdays at 10:00 am and Saturdays at 1:00 pm. Toddler Time is Thursdays at 10:00 am. We hope you make visiting the library a part of your child’s weekly routine.

Tweens are invited to Perler Bead Art on Thursday, September 7 at 5:00 pm.

On Saturday, Septmeber 9, from 10:00 am -12:00 pm,  youth art from the Summer Art Series will be displayed on the library’s front porch.  Light refreshments will be served.

At 2:00 pm on September 9 we’ll have a Grandparents’ Day program.  We’ll be reading stories, offer crafts, a photo booth and snacks. Kids are encouraged to stop by with grandparents.

On Monday, September 11 at 5:00 pm, Colonel Turner, Instructor for Allen County Scottsville  High School’s JROTC, will present a program on flag folding, flag etiquette, and other symbols of patriotism.  All families are invited to attend.

New books for children this week include: Hair Pocalypse by Geoff Herbach, Ready, Set, Build! by Meg Fleming, A Different Pond by Bao Phi, Pig the Pug: Winner by Aaron Blabey, L M N O pea-quel by Keith Baker, Another Way to Climb a Tree by Liz Garton Scanlon, Little Junoichi: The Ninja Girl by Sane Ishida, Pokémon: Thunderstshock in Pummelo Stadium adapted by Tracey West, Pokémon: Psyduck Ducks Out adapted by Jennifer Johnson, and Pokémon: Talent Show adapted by Tracey West.

New books for young adults include: Jack The Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco, Gilt Hollow by Lori Langdon, Lost Girls by Merrie Destefano, One of Us Lying by Karen M. McManus, In 27 Days by Alison Gervais, The Perfect Stranger by Megan Miranda, All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda, Corruption by Jessica Shirvington, This Land Is Our Land by Linda Barrett Osborne, The Gender Plan by Bella Forrest, and We Should Hang Out Sometime by Josh Sundquist.

New books on the adult fiction shelf include: Ten Dead Comedians by Fred Van Lente, Almost Dead by Lisa Jackson, The Girl with No Name by Diney Costeloe, The Other Side of the World by Stephanie Bishop.  Taming Angelina by Helen Hardt, Gathering the Threads by Cindy Woodsmall, Rose Madder by Stephen King, The Diplomat’s Daughter by Karin Tanabe, Collared by David Rosenfelt, The Marsh King’s Daughter by Karen Dionne, Sun at Midnight by Rose Thomas, All Is Not Forgotten by Wendy Walker, Hello Sunshine by Laura Dave, Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips, What We Lose by Zinzi Clemmons, The Locals by Jonathan Dee. The Atlas of Forgotten Places by Jenny D. Williams, Who is Rich? by Matthew Klam, The Cartel by Ashley & JaQuavis and Undertow by Elizabeth Heathcote.

New books on the adult non-fiction shelf include:. The Making of the President 2016 by Roger Stone, Game of Thorns: The Inside Story of Hillary Clinton’s Failed Campaign and Donald Trump’s Winning Strateg by Doug Wead, The Koran for Dummies by Sohaib Sultan, and A Beautiful, Terrible Thing: A Memoir of Marriage and Betrayal by Jen Waite.

New movies include: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul starring Jason Drucker, Scales: Mermaids are Real starring Emmy Perry, Kill Switch starring Dan Stevens, and Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor,  

To access our digital resources or to borrow movies or music from the library, simply get a library card. Library cards are free with a photo I.D. and a recently postmarked piece of mail.  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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