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At the Library
By Allie Paarsmith
Jun. 18, 2019 3:00 pm
It's summer reading time at the library, which means we are wonderfully busy. To kick off our summer reading season we had our ridiculously huge book sale! And what a success that was! We made over $900 for the library. We will be using this money to buy new books and movies for the library! We'll be focusing these efforts by adding classic and niche titles to our movies, like Battle of the Bulge starring Henry Fonda and Monty Python's Holy Grail. I'm also buying some popular new and classic TV series, like Outlander, Finding Your Roots, and Fawlty Towers. When it comes to books, we're looking at fulfilling several patron requests, books that people come in and ask for! It never hurts to ask for books! With the rest of the money we will be working on updating our adult nonfiction collection. Information is constantly changing, being presented in new and more accessible ways. I'm hoping to buy some more books on parenting, health, and travel! If you have any requests for nonfiction topics, let me know.
New Materials at the Library
Adult Fiction
The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins
The Oracle by Clive Cussler
Recursion by Blake Crouch
City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
Cari Mora by Thomas Harris
Rules For Visiting by Jessica Francis Kane
Ask Again Yes by Mary Beth Keane
The Summer of Sunshine & Margot by Susan Mallery
Wherever You Go by Tracie Peterson
The Priority of an Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
The Electric Hotel by Dominic Smith
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner
Adult Nonfiction
First To Fly by Charles Bracelen Flood
The Mueller Report by Robert Mueller
The Shadow War by Jim Sciutto
The Millionaire's Unit by Marc Wortman
Adult Biography
The Truths We Hold by Kamala Harris
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