Harlem Library

Tonight is the Friends of the Library Wine and Cheese fundraiser “Karolee’s Kandy Kane Kristmas” from 6:00 - 8:00 P.M. at the library. The library is closed today in preparation for the event.

There will be no After School Squad today.

The Book Challenge for December is to read a book published in 2024. If you have completed November’s Book Challenge, please notify the library.

Thanks to everyone who loaned a star quilt to display during the month of November, Native American Heritage Month. Also thanks to Jeremy and Denton who so kindly hung and took down the quilts.

Be sure to stop by the library during the Christmas Jubilee, December 12. 4:00 - 8:00 P.M. The Domestic Engineers will be selling baked goods as well as hot cider and cocoa. Come in a warm up!

It is time to get into the holiday spirit with a selection from the holiday book tree. New titles this year include “A Merry Little Murder Plot: A Library Lover’s Mystery” by Jenn McKinlay, “Evergreen Christmas” by Janet Dailey, and “Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret: A Festive Mystery” by Benjamin Stevenson.

Jonathan and Jesse Kellerman have co-authored “The Lost Coast.” Clay Edison has set up shop as a private P.I. after losing his job at the coroner’s office. A young man, tasked with managing his grandmother’s estate, hires Clay to examine some financial discrepancies. A case of simple fraud explodes into a web of deception and an elaborate con game involving countless victims.

“The Summer Escape” is by Jill Shalvis. In this sizzling Sunrise Cove novel secrets are revealed and forbidden sparks ignited.

A new nonfiction selection is “Imminent: Inside the Pentagon’s Hunt for UFOs” by Luis Elizondo. The former head of the Pentagon program responsible for the investigation of UFOs, now known as unidentified anomalous phenomena, reveals long-hidden truths with profound implications for not only national security but also our understanding of the universe.

“No One Will Know” is written by Rose Carlyle. Eve Sylvester thinks she landed the dream job as nanny for Julia and Christopher Hygate, wealthy owners of a shipping business and an estate on a secluded island. Formerly penniless and pregnant, Eve believes she’ll live like a queen. But the job seems too good to be true. Why would she be hired with no prior experience? Why must Eve stay out of sight? And what are the mysterious yachts coming in and out of the private marina?