New Items ~ October 2020

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FICTION All the devils are here by Louise Penny.  Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Surete du Quebec investigates a sinister plot in the City of Light. Bear necessity by James Gould-Bourne.  A feel-good story about coping with grief that focuses on the love between a dad and his son and how it can lead to friendship. Before she was Helen by Caroline Cooney.  Clemmie is a 70something, semi-retired Latin teacher, a spinster living in a somnolent Florida retirement community.  But there must be more to her.  Why else is she rattled when she learns that a cold case is …

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Home Schooling Information

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Homeschooling vs. Distance-Learning Though homeschooling and online schooling have similarities, and many people tend use these terms interchangeably, there are certainly some differences between the two. Homeschooling is when a parent or other caregiver is physically present in the home and actively teaching the student. It is home education and the biggest difference is that the caregiver is the full-time instructor/primary educator. Distance learning, also known as online schooling, is any form of remote learning where the student is not present at school but is being taught through communication with the school/teacher. With this type of learning students are asked …

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New Items ~ September 2020

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 FICTION The book of lost names by Kristin Harmel.  A young woman with a talent for forgery helps hundreds of Jewish children flee the Nazis in this historical novel. The daughters of Erietown by Connie Schultz.  The evolving role of women in middle America in the second half of the 20th century is illuminated by the story of one Ohio family, its secrets and failures, its hopes and dreams. Deadlock by Catherine Coulter.  A young wife, a psychopath, and three red boxes puzzle FBI agents Savich and Sherlock. The end of her by Shari Lapena.  The parents of colicky twin …

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Are you looking for something to read? 

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As many of you know, we are open with limited access.  We are still open with our Pick-Up Window, at the rear of the building, as well. Many of us (staff as well as patrons) have been keeping lists of items we would like to borrow from the library, or libraries when you include the Minerva lending system.  I know that my list grew rather rapidly, and by the time the items were available for requesting, there were many other folks ahead of me in the queue. So, that led me to . . . . What can I find …

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Opening Soon!!

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Beginning the week of August 10th, the library will be open for folks to enter the building. Hours of operation at this time will be – – – Monday thru Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. people may enter the building. Pick-Up Window – Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 10 a.m. to 5:25 p.m. Wednesday – 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. You may return items during the above listed times Our services and hours have been adjusted in the interest of best service and of safety for the public and staff. We are following the CDC guidelines in re-opening the …

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New Items ~ July 2020

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FICTION All adults here by Emma Straub.  A funny and keenly perceptive novel about the life cycle of one family – as the kids become parents, grandchildren become teenagers, and a matriarch confronts the legacy of her mistakes. The ancestor by Danielle Trussoni.  A bewitching gothic novel of suspense that plunges readers into a world of dark family secrets, the mysteries of human genetics, and the burden of family inheritance. The astonishing life of August March by Aaron Jackson.  An irrepressibly optimistic oddball orphan is thrust into the wilds of postwar New York City after an extraordinary childhood in a …

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