LIBRARY CORNER | 06/30/22

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We’ll be closed Monday, July 4, so here’s what’s happening the rest of the week:

  • Tuesdays—Take & Make (Pick up a craft to take home and make.)
    Ignite book checkout 9 a.m.
    AA’s book checkout 11 a.m.
    Story Time 11 a.m.
    Kids’ Pottery 3 p.m. (Preregistration required. Class is full.)
  • Thursday—Little Rascals 9 a.m.
    Elizabeth Ellis storytelling for kids 2 p.m.
    Elizabeth Ellis storytelling for adults 6 p.m.
  • Friday—Mount Pleasant Health Care book checkout 2 p.m.

Ten authors made the Library Reads Hall of Fame for July. The first five includes Katherine Center with The Bodyguard. “Hannah, a bodyguard with an elite firm, is hired to protect Jack, a celebrity who has a crazy stalker. Predictably, their pretend relationship develops into a real one, but the twists and turns it takes are fun and interesting. This heartwarming story is for fans of The Unhoneymooners and The Hating Game.” (7-19) Sandy Ruhmann

Silvia Moreno-Garcia makes the list with The Daughter of Doctor Moreau. “Carlota Moreau is the daughter of a scientist who runs morally ambiguous experiments in his jungle estate on the Yucatan peninsula. Though she lives in luxury, she has questions about her father’s secrets. Her story is revealed through hallucinatory episodes from alternating perspectives. The surreal setting is infused with historical realism that conveys the opulence enjoyed by the Moreau family and their patrons. This genre blend of horror and adventure is in the spirit of the HG Wells classic that inspired it.  This is for fans of Chapelwaite.” (7-19) Jeff Corber

The Hidden One is by Linda Castillo. “When the skeletal remains of an Amish bishop missing for twenty years are found, Police Chief Kate Burkholder is asked by local elders of Belleville, Pennsylvania, to consult on the case. Most troubling for Kate is that her childhood friend and first love, Jonas Bowman, is arrested and charged with first-degree murder.  This is fourteenth in the series that just keeps getting better and better!” (7-5) Evelyn Janoch

Popular author Ruth Ware’s latest is The It Girl. “Four college friends must revisit the murder of their friend/roommate after the convicted murderer dies claiming his innocence. Hannah, the victim’s roommate, searches to find what really happened. The multiple time periods keep a high level of suspense. There is an Agatha Christie feel with several suspects and a brilliant ending. Ware has given readers of psychological fiction a real treat!” (7-12) Cyndi Larsen

Just Like Home is by Sarah Gailey. “After years of being away, Vera returns to the home her father built to take care of her dying mother. She learns that her father was a serial killer, and the house has its own secrets. This book is a horror genre blend of serial killer/true crime meets haunted house. What makes the novel work is how it centers on family dynamics and how the relationship we have with our parents changes as we get older.” (7-19) Cal Rydzinski

Over 4000 people have been in the library this month. It’s great that things are getting back to normal. Happy reading and we’ll see you in the library.

Helen Thompson, Director – Mount Pleasant Public Library