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The Book Challenge for February is to read a book with a book on the cover. When you complete your book, please contact the library so your name may be entered to win a gift certificate from a local business.

The library board of trustees will hold its regular monthly meeting Wednesday, February 28, 4:30 P.M. in the library meeting room.

The Book Club is currently reading “The Music of Bees” by Eileen Garvin. We will discuss the entire book Monday, February 26 at 4 P.M.

Congratulations to Cheryl Horn whose fabulous Pink Fancy cake won the contest at the “Love Chocolate….Love Your Library!” event. We had ten beautiful cakes entered. Thanks to all the bakers.

The library has electronic devices that may be checked out for fourteen days. These include mobile hotspots, iPads and one laptop. You must be a registered patron, eighteen years or older, in good standing for at least one month before you will be eligible to check out these devices.

The Silence in Her Eyes” is written by Armando Lucas Correa. Leah lives with a rare neurological disorder that causes her to be unable to see movement, experiencing the world only as blurry images. But her other senses work overtime and she misses very little. When Alice moves in next door, Leah learns she is divorcing her abusive husband. One night Leah wakes up and knows someone is in her apartment before she blacks out. The next morning she hears Alice through wall pleading for help. Leah makes a decision that will test her courage and her sanity.

Two new mysteries include “Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect” by Benjamin Stevenson, the author of “Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone. “The Lantern’s Dance” by Laurie R. King features Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes.

Amy Pease has written “Northwoods.” When a body of a teenage boy is found in the lake near a Wisconsin resort town, it sets in motion an investigation that leads to a wealthy enclave with a violent past, a pharmaceutical salesman, and a missing teenage girl.

Two inspirational novels are “Up From the Dust: Martha’s Story” by Heather Kaufman and “A Season of Harvest,” the fourth installment in the Leah’s Garden series by Lauraine Snelling.

Weekly children’s programs include After School Squad, STEAM activities for grade school children, which meets on Wednesdays, 4:00-5:00 P.M.; Lego Club for all ages is held on Thursdays, 4:00 – 5:00 P.M.; and Storytime for ages 0-5 and their parents/caregivers which meets on Fridays from 10:00-11:00 A.M.

Remember: Read More in 2024!