HARLEM LIBRARY

 

May 13, 2020



The library doors are open to the public with restrictions during Phase I reopening. Before entering the building please read and observe the guidelines posted. We are striving to keep the library safe for our patrons and staff and would appreciate your consideration. We are still providing curbside service for those who request it.

The Book Challenge for May is to read a book written by an author of color. We have several selections on display for you to choose from.

The library staff would like to pay tribute to those essential workers of our communities who continue to serve us during the pandemic. We salute teachers and school staff, delivery workers, first responders, health care providers and medical staff, city employees, postal workers, and all other businesses that have remained open to meet our needs. Thank you!

The library will be closed May 25 in observance of Memorial Day.

“The Girl with the Louding Voice” is by Abi Dare. In this debut coming-of-age novel readers will meet fourteen-year-old Adunni who is the only daughter of a broke father. Taken out of school she is sold to be the third wife of an old man. When tragedy strikes her new home she is sold as a domestic in a home where no one will talk about Rebecca, the girl who was there previously. Although continually told she is nothing, Adunni is determined to find her voice and to choose her own future.

Bestselling author Steve Berry has written “The Warsaw Protocol.” One by one seven precious relics of the Arma Christi, the weapons of Christ, are disappearing. Justice Department agent Cotton Malone learns that a private auction is to be held where the highest bidder will receive incriminating evidence on the president of Poland. This is blackmail fodder that both Russia and U.S. want for different reasons. Since the price of admission is one of the relics, Malone is sent to Poland to steal the Holy Lance. When the plans go awry Malone finds himself in a bloody battle between three nations.

As Cassie Larkin drives home one rainy night she observes a man and women fighting on the side of the road. After calling 911, Cassie makes a decision that will thrust her life into chaos. She gets out of the minivan and confronts the attacker. That’s when he turns on her saying, “Let her die, and I’ll let you live.” Don’t miss “No Bad Deed” by Heather Chavez.

“Promises of the Heart” is a novel by Nan Rossiter. Macey and Ben Samuelson have much to be thankful for. The only thing missing is a child. They aren’t interested in adoption until a three-legged golden retriever named Keeper enters their lives. Harper Wheaton has just been kicked out of another foster home. A nine-year-old with temper issues and a heart condition, Harper worries she will never find a family. As a P.A. Macey meets Harper at the clinic. This encounter gets Macey and Ben thinking about all the children who need homes.

Diana Karnov came to a remote northern Montana town in the 1970s to teach college history and to uncover information about her parents and especially the father she can’t remember. As she throws herself into exploring mysteries about her family, she befriends student Cheryl LeTellier and develops a relationship with Cheryl’s brother, Jake. Through Jake Diana discovers the enormous gaps in her historical knowledge, American narratives, and how to face those who question her capacity to work and learn. Mary Clearman Blew is the author of “Sweep Out the Ashes.”

 
 

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