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  • Celebrate the Makerplace's 4th Anniversary

    Join us from noon to 3 p.m. on Sunday, September 21 for a fun-filled day as we mark the Makerplace's 4th Anniversary with the very first Mini Makerfaire: 


    • Turn Yourself into a Sticker: Makerplace staff will show you how to use the sticker printer to create a sticker of you! 

    • 3D Printing Demos: Watch the new 3D printers in action and see the future of making unfold. 

    • Origami Bookmark Workshop: Get creative and craft your own unique origami bookmark. 

    • Community Art Project: Contribute to a collaborative art piece and leave your mark on Makerplace history. 

    • Chef Brian's Cooking Demo: Enjoy delicious snacks prepared by Chef Brian
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  • Join us for One Book, One Gala: an After-Hours Event at the Library


    The library is hosting a gala-style celebration—and you're invited! Join us on September 27 from 7–9 p.m. throughout the library for One Book, One Gala, an evening inspired by The Stolen Queen by Fiona Davis, this year’s One Book, One Village selection, which partly takes place at New York City's iconic Met Gala.

    Join us for an after-hours event celebrating art, culture and fashion. Show off your creativity with your best red carpet-ready look and immerse yourself in a library transformed. Guests will enjoy live music from Nahum Smith of El Rey Music Center, a dessert table from Soha's

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  • Start the school year off strong with library resources, games, homework help and more

    It's time for back-to-school season, and the library has you covered. Reading, games, history and more - check out our online resources for kids, tweens and teens.

    Preschool-Kindergarten:
    ABCmouse:     Simple, fun activities and printables to help get ready for school.
    TumbleBook Library: Animated stories you can read along with.
    LOTE4Kids (Languages Other Than English): International read-alongs in original languages and English.
    BookFlix: Read-alongs pairing related fiction and nonfiction books.
    Little Pim: Language learning for kids grades preschool-2. Covers Spanish, French, Chinese, Italian, Japanese, Hebrew, English, German, Arabic and Russian.
    Scholastic Teachables: Printable worksheets and

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NEW TO THE LIBRARY

I know how this ends
Smale, Holly,
"Margot Wayward is in manically gleeful self-destruct mode. Following the implosion of a ten-year relationship, she's wilfully derailing her successful career, joyfully taking down men on dating apps,and living in total chaos. Until one day, when Margot has a vision of herself with a man she's never met before. She doesn't believe infate. But when Margot meets single-dad Henry, the vision comes true: exactly as she'd foreseen it. As her future continues to reveal itself, a glimpse at a time, Margot realises she knows exactly what's going to happen, and when. And there's nothing she can do to change any of it. So Margot has to decide how to live, how to love again, and how to be herself... Because if you can't change your destiny, how on earth do you live your present?"--Provided by publisher
Mrs. Endicott's splendid adventure
Bowen, Rhys,
"Surrey, England, 1938. After thirty devoted years of marriage, Ellie Endicott is blindsided by her husband's appeal for divorce. But it's Ellie's opportunity for change, too. The unfaithful cad can have the house. She's taking the Bentley. Ellie, her housekeeper Mavis, and her elderly friend Dora--each needing escape--impulsively head for parts unknown in the South of France. With the Rhône surging beside them, they have nowhere to be and everywhere to go. Until the Bentley breaks down in the inviting fishing hamlet of Saint-Benet. Here, Ellie rents an abandoned villa in the hills, makes wonderful friends among the villagers, and finds herself drawn to Nico, a handsome and enigmatic fisherman. As for unexpected destinations, the simple paradise of Saint-Benet is perfect. But fates soon change when the threat of war encroaches. Ellie's second act in life is just beginning-and becoming an adventure she never expected." -- ‡c Provided by publisher
Good grief
Confino, Sara Goodman,
"It's 1963, two years since Barbara Feldman's husband died. Raising two kids, she's finally emerging from her cocoon of grief. Not yet a butterfly, but she's anxious to spread her wings. Then one day her mother-in-law, Ruth, shows up on her doorstep with five suitcases, expecting a room of her own with a suitable mattress. Abrasive and stuck in her ways yet well meaning, Mother Ruth arrives without warning to help with the children. How can Barbara say no to a woman who is not only a widow herself but also a grieving mother? As Ruth's prickly visit turns from days to weeks to what seems like forever, Barbara realizes Ruth has got to go. But Barbara has an ingenious plan: introduce Ruth to some fine gentlemen and marry her off as fast as she can. Soon enough, something tells Barbara that Ruth is trying to do the same for her. At least they're finding common ground--helping each other to move forward. Even if it is in the most unpredictable ways two totally different women ever imagined."--Provided by publisher
A mother's guide to the apocalypse
Overton, Hollie,
"For Olivia Sullivan, the summer of 2024, was the beginning of the end. The news is constantly reporting on political upheavals and natural disasters, food and gas shortages are becoming more frequent, and southern California is unbearably hot. Soon Olivia becomes obsessed with doomsday prepping, spending hours on forums determined to protect her children from the coming apocalypse. Her husband and friends insist she's being irrational, but then Olivia is swept away in a flash flood that wiped out half of LA. Or that's the story Rosie, Bettie, and Cassie were told. Twenty years later, the sisters discover a box of their mother's belongings that calls into question everything they're father has told them about their mother, including if she really died. Reeling from their father's betrayal the family returns to California determined to uncover Olivia's true fate. Confronted by a world unlike anything they've ever known, where no one quite seems to be telling the truth and danger hangs heavy in the air, the Sullivan triplets find themselves struggling with questions about the father who raised them and the mother who may have abandoned them, all while trying to hold onto the only constant in their lives-each other"--
Vulture
Greenwood, Phoebe,
"An ambitious young journalist, Sara is sent to cover a war from the Beach Hotel in Gaza. The four-star hotel is a global media hub, promising safety and generator-powered internet, with hotel staff catering tirelessly to the needs of the world's media, even as their own homes and families are under threat. Sara is determined to launch her career as a star correspondent. So, when her fixer Nasser refuses to set up the dangerous story she thinks will win her a front page, she turns instead to Fadi, the youngest member of a powerful militant family. Driven by the demons of her entitled yet damaging childhood, Sara will stop at nothing to prove herself in this war, even if it means bringing disaster upon those around her."--Provided by publisher
White mulberry
Easton, Rosa Kwon, 1964-
1928, Japan-occupied Korea. Eleven-year-old Miyoung has dreams too big for her tiny farming village near Pyongyang: to become a teacher, to avoid an arranged marriage, to write her own future. When she is offered the chance to live with her older sister in Japan and continue her education, she is elated, even though it means leaving her sick mother--and her very name--behind. In Kyoto, anti-Korean sentiment is rising every day, and Miyoung quickly realizes she must pass as Japanese if she expects to survive. Her Japanese name, Miyoko, helps her find a new calling as a nurse, but as the years go by, she fears that her true self is slipping away. She seeks solace in a Korean church group and, within it, finds something she never expected: a romance with an activist that reignites her sense of purpose and gives her a cherished son. As war looms on a new front and Miyoung feels the constraints of her adopted home tighten, she is faced with a choice that will change her life--and the lives of those she loves--forever
The wrong sister
Douglas, Claire (Journalist),
"Tasha and her older sister Alice may look alike, but they couldn't be more different. Tasha's married with two children and still lives in their hometown near Bristol. Alice is a high-flying scientist who travels the world with her equally successful husband. Yet each sister would trust the other with her life. When Tasha and her husband Aaron need a break and Alice offers to stay in their home with the kids, Tasha knows her family is in safe hands. She couldn't be more wrong. The call from home is devastating. Alice and her husband Kyle have been attacked, leaving Alice in intensive care and Kyle dead. Rushing to the hospital, Tasha finds the police trying to piece events together. She can't think why anyone would attack her sister. Then the note arrives, addressed to Tasha: It was supposed to be you... Every family has secrets. Some more deadly than others."--
Accomplice to the villain
Maehrer, Hannah Nicole,
"With a magical prophecy unraveling, assassins showing up in the break room, and a suspicious [number] of frogs wearing crowns, Evie has to figure out how to survive her job without setting the kingdomon fire--or her dignity, which is hanging by a very sarcastic thread. Being evil-adjacent was never part of the five-year plan. But then again--neither was falling for The Villain"--
Jenny Cooper has a secret
Fielding, Joy,
"Reeling from her husband's death and best friend's dementia diagnosis, seventy-six-year-old Linda Davidson feels lost and alone. Her beloved daughter Kleo and son-in-law Mick have moved into her house to keep her company, but the constant bickering quickly turns their presence into yet another worry on Linda's long list. Eager to escape the tension at home, Linda goes to visit her friend at Legacy Place, a memory care facility for the elderly, where she meets Jenny Cooper, a ninety-two-year-old dementia patient who makes a shocking confession: she kills people. Linda dismisses the so-called secret as the confusion of an ailing mind, but Jenny seems strangely lucid during their visits as she recounts stories of her many victims--mostly men who hurt her. Then a fellow patient at Legacy Place dies. Everyone else sees it as the natural death of an sick old man, but Linda can't help but wonder: is there any chance Jenny's telling the truth?"--
The entirely true story of the fantastical mesmerist Nora Grey
Kaufman, Kathleen,
"As spiritualism reaches its fevered pitch at the dawn of the 20th century, a Scottish girl crosses the veil to unlock a powerful connection within an infamous asylum in this thrillingly atmospheric, exquisitely evocative exploration of feminine rage and agency for readers of Sarah Penner, Alice Hoffman, and Hester Fox"--
The Whyte Python world tour
Kennedy, Travis,
"A raucous satirical thriller narrated by Rikki Thunder - drummer for the world-famous 1980s heavy metal band Whyte Python - who is unwittingly lured into an elaborate government plot to bring down the Eastern Bloc"--
You've got a place here, too : an anthology of Black love stories at HBCUs
"A heartwarming and unforgettable collection of love stories set at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, exploring hope, endurance, and what it means to leave a legacy, from some of today's most prominent Black writers and edited by the acclaimed author of Love Radio"-- Provided by publisher
Seesaw monster
Isaka, Kōtarō, 1971-
"A gripping novel mixing mythology, family drama, espionage, and high technology from the international bestselling author of Bullet Train, already in development for a major film starring Anne Hathaway and Salma Hayek In Seesaw Monster, international bestselling author Kotaro Isaka employs his hallmarks of kinetic pacing, high-stakes action, and great characters to explore the nature of conflict, the power of close relationships, and the idea of progress. Poor Naoto. A pharmaceutical salesman in Japan in the booming 1980s, his job has him working long hours, answering to his demanding boss and entertaining entitled customers. And at home, his wife, Miyako, and his mother are always feuding, making each other miserable. Why can't the two just get along? Then one day a mysterious visitor shows up at their door with a possible answer. Their conflict is larger-and far more ancient-than it might appear. When Naoto uncovers something wrong at work and his life is suddenly in danger, can the two women set aside their differences to save him? Decades later, in our near-future, surveillance, facial-recognition software, and AI dominate Japan. The most sensitive information lives only on paper, and Mito makes his living delivering it. When a chance meeting with a stranger on a train draws Mito into a possible conspiracy, he finds himself face-to-face with his own enemy, a tragic double whose life has been intertwined with his own. Is this another instance of the ancient feud? And what role will Miyako, now in her nineties, play in this deadly game?"--
He falls first
Shalvis, Jill,
"No one is going to convince her to fall in love again... Penny Rose has learned her lesson and now she's paying the price. That's why she's sharing a dilapidated house in a tiny California town with her feisty grandmother and tween brother living off the leftovers from her catering job. It's a far cry from her dream life. But who needs dreams... or love... or sex when there's amateur plumbing projects to tackle and breakfast casseroles to bake? One thing's for sure, she's never falling in love again. Not even with the sexy, snarky contractor who keeps testing the walls she's built. Ryder Colburn has his hands full running the family business and caring for the ailing father who's a virtual stranger from the cold, heavy-handed man he used to be. He's got zero free time for hobbies or women. Or so he thinks until one walks into his life... and the path of an oncoming car. Ryder doesn't mind playing the hero for the skittish, independent woman. Maybe it's the secrets in her eyes or the scar on her chin. Whatever the reason, he's compelled to get closer."--
Lime juice money
Morey, Jo,
"With the sultry atmosphere and ratcheting tension of The White Lotus, The Mosquito Coast, and Nine Perfect Strangers, Lime Juice Money is an intoxicating, sensuous debut that follows a woman trapped in an increasingly volatile relationship 5,000 miles from home in a Central American jungle. A woman losing herself. A brutal relationship. And a jungle full of secrets. When disaster strikes, hearing-impaired Laelia Wylde leaves London with her new partner, Aidrian, and her young children, hoping for a fresh start in the verdant jungle of Belize. There, she can be closer to her botanist father, get away from her sister, and maybe find a way to open the restaurant she's always dreamed of. While the jungle is mesmerizingly beautiful, it is also unforgiving and brutally hot, filled with deadly creatures and sinister magic. Laelia's fragmented recollections of the past are increasingly bewildering, the gunshots she hears at night through her worsening tinnitus seem to be getting closer, and she still doesn't understand why her father tried to turn her against Aid when they first met -- though maybe she just misheard. Uncovering long-buried secrets that threaten to derail everything, Laelia must somehow find the courage and resilience she needs to survive. Or is she destined to disappear into the shadows, like the orchid her father named her after? Lime Juice Money is a twisty, searing journey of raw love, betrayal, corruption, and greed in a shaken paradise, pulsating with danger both inside and outside the door." --

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Upcoming Programs

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16
Sep

Makerplace Tour
- /Makerplace - Flex Space 1

16
Sep

What is Artificial Intelligence?
- /Training Center

16
Sep

Mindful Movements
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16
Sep

Beginning ESL
- /Cardinal Room

16
Sep

Voter Registration Drive
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16
Sep

VIRTUAL: Digital Resources for Families
- /Zoom Event
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