Library
New books April 2017
Children’s books: Little Ree by Ree Drummond; Tucky Jo & Little Heart by Patricia Polacco.
Nonfiction books: Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the F.B.I. by David Grann; The Zookeepers Wife: a war story by Diane Ackerman; Old School: life in the sane lane by Bill O’Reilly; Love Does by Bob Goff.
Fiction books: War Cry by Wilbur Smith; Mississippi Blood by Greg Iles; Song of the Lion by Anne Hillerman; The Black Book & Two from the Heart by James Patterson; Vicious Circle by C.J. Box; Fallout by Sara Paretsky; If I’m Found by Terri Blackstock; The Stars are Fire by Anita Shreve; Fast and Loose by Stuart Woods; If Not For You by Debbie Macomber; A Perfect Obsession by Heather Graham; Sandpiper Cove by Irene Hannon; The Lost Order by Steve Berry; One Perfect Lie by Lisa Scottoline; The Burial Hour by Jeffery Deaver; Miramar Bay by Davis Bunn; Man Overboard by J.A. Jance; All by Myself by Mary Higgins Clark; The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See; The Ebb Tide by Beverly Lewis; The Fix by David Baldacci; The Night The Lights Went Out by Karen White.
Community Helpers is the theme of Spring 2017 Story Time
Story Time resumes Monday, April 3, 2017 with the theme “Community Helpers.” We will be reading about people in our town who serve the community through their jobs. On April 3 we will be reading about police officers and Trooper White with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol will be our guest.
Story Time is from 11:30 a.m. til noon every Monday in April and May (excluding Memorial Day).
Other “Community Helpers” we will read about during this Story Time Session are Librarians, Nurses, Firefighters, Mothers, Fathers, Soldiers and how we can be “Community Helpers” through Earth Day projects.
Children of any age are encouraged to come and home schooled children are welcome as well, however the program and activities are geared for children ages 2-5. For more information about our Story Time please call the Library at 405-258-3204.
New large print books at the Library
The Library purchased 21 new large print books by your favorite authors including: The Gangster by Clive Cussler, The Atonement by Beverly Lewis, Messenger by Moonlight by Stephanie Grace Whitson, Logan’s Lady, A Beauty Refined, A Love Transformed and A Treasure Concealed by Tracie Peterson, Mama’s Boy by ReShonda Tate Billingsley, Brotherhood in Death by J.D. Robb, Darkness by Karen Robards, As Time Goes By by Mary Higgins Clark, The Wolves by Alex Berenson, Fool Me Once by Harlan Coben; Field of Graves by J. T. Ellison, She’s Not There by Joy Fielding, Back Blast by Mark Greaney, Hide Away by Iris Johansen, Extreme Prey by John Sandford, This Violent Land by William W. Johnstone, Clawback by J.A. Jance and Point Blank by Fern Michaels.
New books this week @ the Library!
Ring of Fire by Brad Taylor, Because You’re Mine by Colleen Coble, Below the Belt by Stuart Woods, The Guests on South Battery by Karen White, My Husband’s Wife by Jane Corry, Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance, The Return of the Raven Mocker by Donis Casey, The Girl Before by J.P. Delaney, The Whole Town’s Talking by Fannie Flagg, The Seventh Plague by James Rollins, Echoes in Death by J.D. Robb, My Not So Perfect Life by Sophie Kinsella, Carve the Mark by Veronica Roth (young adult), The Prisoner by Alex Berenson, Right Behind You by Lisa Gardner and Never Never by James Patterson.
Chandler Library patrons have access to Learning Express
Learning Express is a resource website where patrons can take practice tests in a variety of skills and subjects including GED, math, reading and language skills tests for adults, college prep and placement test skills, ACT and SAT prep tests and more than a dozen occupational preparation tests.
Simply create a login and you can return as many times as you want to and take tests in whatever skills you are seeking to improve.
Featured author for January is James Patterson
The Library is celebrating DEAR-Drop Everything And Read in January by featuring author James Patterson.
James Patterson has created more enduring fictional characters than any other novelist writing today with his Alex Cross, Michael Bennett, Women’s Murder Club, Private, NYPD Red, Daniel X, Maximum Ride, and Middle School series. As of January 2016, he has sold over 350 million books worldwide and currently holds the Guinness World Record for the most #1 New York Times bestsellers. In addition to writing the thriller novels for which he is best known, he also writes children’s, middle-grade, and young-adult fiction and is also the first author to have #1 new titles simultaneously on the New York Times adult and children’s bestsellers lists. (credit:bio from author’s website)
Featured Patterson books include 1st to Die (Women’s Murder Club), Step On A Crack (Michael Bennett), Zoo (stand alone), Private, NYPD Red 4, Confessions of a Murder Suspect (Young Adult) and First Love (Young Adult) along with many many others. The Library’s collection contains over 130 James Patterson novels.
New books for the New Year
The Library added new books for January 2017. Author James Patterson has two new books, Cross the Line the newest Alex Cross book and a children’s book Word of Mouse. Other new books include This Was a Man by Jeffrey Archer, Night School by Lee Child, The Sleeping Beauty Killer by Mary Higgins Clark, Tom Clancy’s True Faith and Allegiance by Mark Greaney, The Midnight Bell by Jack Higgins, Expecting to Die by Lisa Jackson, When All the Girls Have Gone by Jayne Ann Krentz, Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis by Anne Rice, Island of Glass by Nora Roberts, The Mistress by Danielle Steel and Moon Chosen by P.C. Cast.
Food for Fines
Canned goods
Do you have overdue books from the Chandler Public Library and aren’t sure how much your fine is? During the month of December the Chandler Library is having a non-perishable food drive. If you have overdue books and return them in December along with non-perishable food items, the fine will be waived. If you have fines on previously returned books, bring in non-perishable food items and the fines will be waived.
The food will be donated The Chosen House and those with fines can again use library services. Everybody wins!
The food drive will last from December 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016. Just bring in your non-perishable food items and any fines will be waived.
If you don’t have a fine and want to donate food anyway, just bring your donation to the library during that time and the staff will be pleased to accept it.
New books for the Holidays
New books added to the collection in time for the holidays “Chaos” by Patricia Cornwell, “The Award” by Danielle Steel, “Night Watch” by Iris and Roy Johansen, “The Chemist” by Stephanie Meyer, “The Whistler” by John Grisham, “Sex, LIes & Serious Money” by Stuart Woods, “Turbo Twenty-Three” by Janet Evanovich, “The Girl from Venice” by Martin Cruz Smith, “The Undoing of Saint Silvanus” by Beth Moore, “A Baxter Family Christmas” by Karen Kingsbury, “All the Little Liars” by Charlaine Harris & Pharoah by Wilbur Smith. Young Adult Children’s books include “The Book Thief” by Markus Zusak, “Heartless” by Marissa Meyer, “Tales from a Not-So-Friendly Frenemy by Rachel Russell, Double Down by Jeff Kinney and Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier.
New Book Alert! New books for October
“The Kept Woman” by Karin Slaughter, “Home” by Harlen Coben, “Christmas Caramel Murder” by Joanne Fluke, “Woman of God”, “Missing: a Private Novel” & “Filthy Rich” (nonfiction) all by James Patterson; “Fever Code” (young adult) by James Dashner, “The Hammer of Thor” (young adult) by Rick Riordan; “Heart of the Home” (a cookbook), “The Fairy Tale Girl” & “A Fine Romance” by Susan Branch; “Two by Two” by Nicholas Sparks, “Twelve Days of Christmas” by Debbie Macomber, “Winter Storms” by Elin Hilderbrand, “Small Great Things” by Jody Picoult, “Escape Clause” by John Sandford.