HARLEM LIBRARY

 

March 14, 2018



“Hand Raised: The Historic Barns of Montana,” the next Humanities Montana program, will be March 20, 7 P.M. in the Harlem Public Library meeting room. Christine Brown, Montana Preservation Alliance, will present an overview of Montana’s barn-building history, stunning photographs of barns from across the state, and the stories attached to some of Montana’s most memorable barns. This presentation is s co-sponsored by Harlem Senior Center and Harlem Public Library. Join us for an entertaining and informative evening. Refreshments will be served.

The Book Challenge for March is to read a book about books! Contact the library for title suggestions. Let us know when you have finished your book so your name can be entered into the drawing to win a gift certificate from a local business.

The new Book Club selection is “A Man Called Ove” by Fredrik Backman. You may pick up a copy this week and the first discussion will be March 19, 4 P.M. in the library meeting room.

Stop by the library to pick up a new book or two this week. We have a great selection of new titles to choose from.

“Anatomy of a Scandal” by Sarah Vaughan is a riveting story of power, revenge, and deception. Sophie Whitehouse’s perfect life comes to a screeching halt when her husband, James, confesses an indiscretion. But this is only the beginning of a larger scandal: James is accused of a terrible crime. Sophie is convinced of his innocence as she works to protect her family. She has kept his darkest secret since they were in college and she can do it now. However, the truth is more shocking than anyone could have imagined.

Bestselling author Francine Rivers is the author of “The Masterpiece.” Successful artist Roman Velasco struggles with demons from his past. Grace Moore, his newly hired assistant, is the only one who sees his inner turmoil. What she doesn’t know is that her boss has an alter ego: a notorious graffiti artist known as the Bird. Grace also has secrets of her own. As the jagged pieces of both their lives start to fit together, something unexpected happens that changes their lives forever.

A new Inspector Ian Rutledge mystery by Charles Todd is “The Gate Keeper.” Inspector Rutledge takes a drive along a lonely country road trying to rid himself of the nightmares of the Great War that still haunt him. He encounters a frightened young woman standing over a dead body next to a vehicle. She swears she didn’t kill Stephen Wentworth who was supposedly shot by a stranger who vanished into the night. When a second murder occurs Rutledge must find the dangerous predator.

“As Bright as Heaven” is by Susan Meissner. Pauline Bright and her husband move to Philadelphia in 1918 hoping to find a better life for their three daughters even as young men go off to fight. Shortly after they arrive the Spanish flu pandemic strikes and their world is filled with dread and sorrow. A single source of hope is found in an orphaned baby. Dealing with tragedy and challenges, a family learns when they cannot live without.

Alex Berenson brings to readers “The Deceivers,” a John Wells novel. When a terrorist sting operation turns into a blood bath, former CIA agent John Wells is called to Washington, D.C. Assuming he will be sent to Dallas, Wells instead finds himself in South America investigating sleeper cells, sniper teams, double agents high in the U.S. government, and a Kremlin plot to take over the White House.

The next regular meeting of the library board of trustees will be March 28, 4:15 in the library meeting room.

 
 

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