LIBRARY CORNER | 01/14/22

Don’t miss our annual Family Winter Wonderland, Thursday, January 20, at 6 p.m. The fun takes place in the garden. Get ready for S’mores, hot chocolate and SNOW!

The Pulpwood Queen Book Club also meets Thursday at 6 p.m. This month’s book is The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune. Bring a snack.

Once Upon a Time, a winter writers’ workshop takes place Saturday, January 22, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Everyone is welcome and registration is open. The fee is $35 for adults and $10 for students with ID. Dr. Lavert and our own Jared Chapman will be the speakers. The workshop is for anyone interested in writing children’s books. You’ll enjoy the day and come away with great information and ideas. For more information contact J McDermott at mcdermottjjj@gmail.com

The Texas Library Association chooses 25 books each year to be read for pure enjoyment. I’m happy to say we have most of the 2022 Lariat List in the library. We don’t have space to tell you about each book, but you can look on Amazon or Goodreads to get a blurb about each one. Available titles include:

  • Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert
  • The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams
  • Everyone in This Room Will Someday be Dead by Emily Austin
  • The Five Wounds by Kristin Valdez
  • The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
  • Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead
  • The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by VE Schwab
  • The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner
  • Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau
  • The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
  • The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin
  • The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict
  • The Push by Ashley Audrain
  • The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams
  • The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
  • We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker

Have a great week and we’ll look for you in the library!

Helen Thompson, Director – Mount Pleasant Public Library