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  • Community & Craftivism: New exhibit beginning Thursday, June 12

    This summer, the library is celebrating the art of making with Community & Craftivism, an exhibit showcasing how art can become an opportunity to build community and advocate for change, one stitch at a time. 

    From June 12 to July 23, this exhibit will display community-driven quilts, art projects created through craftivism and more, all curated by the library in partnership with artist and activist Shannon Downey. An opening event celebration will also take place on the library’s first floor on June 12 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. 

    The centerpiece of the exhibit is the unveiling of the library's Pride Community

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  • Stream music now using hoopla

    Never be without something to read, watch or listen to! Use your library card to access the library's hoopla database and conveniently stream or download something to read, watch or listen to anywhere, anytime.

    In addition to thousands of books and movies, hoopla provides access to music of all sorts. You can easily listen to the latest releases from musicians such as Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, Morgan Wallen, Chappell Roan and more. Unlike other hoopla formats, music titles are added to hoopla on their release day so library cardholders don't have to wait to listen to the next best

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  • Online Learning at Your Library

    I Can Learn About My Family’s History  
    Learning about and doing genealogy can be a rewarding experience, especially if you have good tools to help along the way. The library offers one of the premier regional genealogy collections and many online resources, including: 

    Ancestry Library Edition (Available in-library only)
    Search thousands of collections, census documents, voter lists, immigration documents, vital records, military records and more. 

    ArkivDigital (Available in-library only)
    Swedish genealogy source containing historical documents, church records, court records and estate inventories. 

    HeritageHub
    Obituaries and death notices from U.S. and international sources, including the Chicago Tribune (1860-1984). 

    HeritageQuest
    Census records

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NEW TO THE LIBRARY

The famine orphans
Falvey, Patricia,
"In 1848, 4,000 Irish girls--mostly orphans from overcrowded workhouses--are sent to Australia under the Earl Grey scheme, intended to provide them with work and help "civilize" the convict population. Among them is Kate Gilvarry, who leaves behind famine-ravaged Ireland hoping for a better life. But in Sydney, she faces hostility and heartbreak. As a servant and later a farmer's wife in the harsh Outback, Kate endures isolation, danger, and disillusionment. Through hardship, she discovers strength, resilience, and the promise of a new beginning. The Famine Orphans is a tribute to their courage and legacy." --
Love languages / James Albon
Albon, James,
Two foreigners in France reach across language barriers and turn each other's lives upside down in this stunningly beautiful queer romance graphic novel painted in dazzling watercolor
Moscow rules
Silva, Daniel, 1960-
The death of a journalist leads Gabriel Allon to Russia, where he finds that, in terms of spy-craft, even he has something to learn. He's playing by Moscow rules now. Ivan Kharkov, a former KGB colonel who built a global investment empire on the rubble of the Soviet Union, is an arms dealer and he is about to deliver Russia's most sophisticated weapons to al-Qaeda. Unless Allon can learn the time and place of the delivery, the world will see the deadliest terror attacks since 9/11 and the clock is ticking fast
Twilight of the gods
Baumeister, Kurt,
"Can Odin's many schemes be undone? Who can rewire the robotic nightmare of politics and write a brighter future for humanity? Only humanity's champion, the long misunderstood, supposed force of evil, Loki. This is a tale of fallen gods and failing humanity, of love lost and found, of parents and children, magic and sex, art and lies, good, evil, and the end of Fate. This is the story of Loki. In his own words"--Page 4 of dust jacket
Where the rivers merge
Monroe, Mary Alice,
"From New York Times bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe, comes her highly anticipated epic and triumphant new novel-a celebration of the land and spirit of the early twentieth-century Lowcountry"--
Twist of time : a thriller
Waldron, Gy,
Detective Sgt. Kate Flynn of the Santa Barbara Police Department is called in to investigate a gruesome decapitation and homicide. Her first clue comes from a most unlikely source: an Anglican monk and Celtic studies expert. Brother Thomas has been expecting the hand-delivery of a priceless diary of a fourteenth-century Templar Knight, but instead he finds the messenger has been murdered. Kate and Thomas are pulled deep into a centuries-old mystery with roots in medieval Europe and branches that lead to government intelligence, the Vatican, and a top-secret private lab where untold powers were being alchemized that could alter the face of humanity forever. It's a race against evil to uncover a plot that could lead them to centuries-old treasure--or to their own demise at the hands of a deranged tech billionaire who has nothing to lose. With parallel quests for the truth taking place centuries apart, and a touch of mysticism, readers will be taken on a suspenseful journey with one twist after another in Twist of Time, an electrifying novel of intrigue and history
Make me famous
Ventura, Maud,
"Daisy Jones and the Six meets Patricia Highsmith in this addictive, intense novel about the brutal and ferocious road to glory, from the award-winning author of My Husband. Ever since she was a child, Cléo Louvent has had only one obsession: becoming a famous singer. To everyone's surprise but her own, she has overcome every obstacle and become a global superstar with millions of dollars, countless awards, and several villas to her name. But as any celebrity will tell you, getting to the top is one thing; staying there is another. Now thirty-two years old, Cléo is taking her first real vacation in years, on a remote island with no one else in sight. With the neverending spin cycle of her life finally on pause and no paparazzi peeking out from behind the coconut palms, she can work on her fourth album in peace. Except that with so much time to think, she can't help but ruminate on her past-- and how, just six months earlier, things started to go very wrong."--
State champ
Plum, Hilary, 1981-
"A high-school state champion runner turned college dropout, Angela is working as a receptionist at an abortion clinic when a 'heartbeat law' criminalizes most abortions statewide. In the ensuing upheaval, her boss is arrested for providing illegal procedures and the clinic is shut down. Angela has never been either an activist or a model employee. But she gets why her boss didn't follow the rules. She decides to go on a hunger strike in the boarded-up clinic, to protest her boss's arrest and everything that's been lost. She'll draw on her skillset: the masochistic discipline of a runner, a history of self-destructive behavior, and a willingness to sleep on exam room tables (whose hygienic paper she uses as her diary). Angela's protest is solitary, enraged, and a little messy, but it mobilizes a group of people around her-an ex who's a local journalist looking for a good story, the everyday people the clinic once served, and most especially a formidable anti-abortion activist named Janine."--
Flirtation or faceoff
Brunner, Leah,
"After getting my heart broken, I've sworn off athletes forever. Then my best friend has to go and marry an NHL player, and his teammate, Colby Knight, won't leave me alone. Colby is a master at scoring (on and off the ice), and he's not used to being told no. So he takes my disinterest as an invitation to pursue me even harder. I ignore him... until I realize I can use his expertise to help me get my crush's attention. But now that he's my dating coach, and we're spending so much time together, I'm growing more and more distracted. I mean, those dimples? Very enticing. Just when I think he might be more than just a playboy hockey player, a blast from the past comes back and reminds me why I swore off athletes in the first place. Can I trust Colby, or is he just another jerk who will break my heart?" --
The memory collectors
Meserve, Dete,
"What would you do if you could spend an hour in your past? Four strangers in the beach town of Ventura, California are about to find out. Elizabeth aches for one more precious hour with her son who died in a senseless accident. Andy is desperate to find his first love who vanished after a whirlwind romance. Logan craves the rush of surfing and mountain climbing, yearning to reclaim the freedom he lost after a misstep landed him in a wheelchair. Brooke is looking for an hour of relief from the guilt of an unforgivable mistake. Enter Aeon Expeditions, the groundbreaking time travel invention of Mark Saunders--which allows some lucky clients the chance to spend an hour in their past. Even though Aeon's technology ensures time travel can't alter the future, all four clients, including Mark's ex-wife Elizabeth, yearn to revisit the hour that changed their lives forever. But when their 'hour' extends beyond sixty minutes, they find themselves stranded in the past. As their paths intertwine unexpectedly, they unearth shocking secrets hidden in the shadows of their shared history: All their lives were shattered the same night on a secluded highway by the beach. As they delve into the hidden truths of that pivotal hour, a startling revelation emerges. They were not alone. Someone else was present, harboring deadly intentions"--
Silverleaf rapids
Thomas, Jodi,
"Nineteen-year-old Staten Kirkland was studying at Texas Tech when he got the news that the grandfather who raised him, J.R. Kirkland, was fighting for his life. Now Staten would have to leave college behind...And he'd have to grow up overnight. More than that, he'd have to become a boss...He'd always hated change. But change was barreling toward him...Rootless and stuck in the dull routine that was her life, college professor Charlotte Lane escaped into fiction. But now she was restless for a change--in the form of being the new high school teacher at the small town bordering Ransom Canyon...Peggy Warner came last in every way, not even worth sending to college. Now 27, she's never left home and lives in service to her aging parents and her married siblings' growing families. But she still has dreams--and under the big sky overlooking Ransom Canyon they may come true"--
Tyrant
Iggulden, Conn,
In 50 AD Rome, Agrippina maneuvers her way to power by marrying Emperor Claudius, ensuring her son Lucius's adoption as Nero, as mother and son navigate a treacherous path of ambition, alliances, and betrayal in their pursuit of dominance
There are reasons for this
Berndt, Nini,
"Lucy's brother, Mikey, is dead. Two years ago, when he left their small Eastern Colorado town and moved west to Denver, he'd intended to bring Lucy along. But Lucy is too late. She arrives in search of Helen, a woman Mikey loved. But when Lucy moves in across the hall, she finds nothing is as she expected: the city is crumbling; the weather is tempestuous; a predator is on the loose; the old woman in the attic needs company; desire is being compressed into pills and distributed like candy; and, most distressingly of all, she finds herself becoming obsessed with Helen, who is nothing like she expected - and who has no idea who Lucy really is. As Helen's and Lucy's lives become more entwined, Lucy begins to realize that the real reasons she came to Denver are deeper and stranger than a simple desire to understand what happened to her brother. As a storm builds and the city falls apart, Lucy finds herself drawn further to Helen, and further from her brother, questioning what makes a family and if love can ever really be found. There Are Reasons for This is a modern love song about the fallibility of love - in all its iterations - about the denial and tethering of desire, about the family we are given and the one we find for ourselves, and to what comes next, whatever that may be"--
Rebel in the deep
Robert, Katee,
"The rebellion's fight turns into a battle of the heart in this pulse-pounding conclusion to the Crimson Sails trilogy by New York Times bestselling author Katee Robert. Nox has been steadfastly working as a quartermaster for the rebellion for years. They don't ask for much in return, except for one crucial condition-their ex, the noble Lord Bastian, stays as far away from them as possible. To say things ended poorly between them is an understatement . . . and it's the only relationship Nox has never quite recovered from. But now the rules have changed. Siobhan, the rebel leader, has emerged from hiding to tell Nox that Bastian's involvement in the rebellion has been discovered, and he's being taken captive. The fate of the entire rebellion now rests on Nox and Siobhan's ability to rescue Bastian from the Cŵn Annwn ship. Saving Bastian is only the start of their hardships, as the trio is tracked by ferocious pirates across Threshold. And Nox's complicated relationships and entanglements with Bastian and Siobhan put not only their life at risk but their heart on the line"--
A touch of Steele
Maxwell, Cathy,
"From the moment the enigmatic Mr. Steele 'almost' kissed her on a Dublin street, her world was forever altered. He commands the respect of rogues and nobles alike--and Gwendolyn owes him a favor. She believes he owes her a kiss. Beckett is a lone wolf. However, he needs Gwendolyn to discover the secrets of his past. He has no choice but to seek her help--even though she threatens the walls he has carefully erected around his heart. He doesn't need a woman in his life; she knows he can't live without her. Together, they must navigate a world of deception, where love defies the odds and secrets threaten to unravel everything they hold dear. Will they find a future together, or will the past tear them apart?"--

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Upcoming Programs

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15
Jun

Chess Club
- /Lindsey Room

16
Jun

Kids' Time
- /Lindsey Room

16
Jun

Play Time
- /Kids' World

16
Jun

How to Use Your iPad/iPhone
- /Training Center

16
Jun

Kids' Time
- /Lindsey Room

16
Jun

Culture & Conversation (level: intermediate)
- /Cardinal Room
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