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Christmas Cards 🎄
Bette Hubbard signed/numbered watercolor Christmas cards now available at the library!
Lego Club
Beginning Saturday, November 9, at 10 am, we will have Lego Club on the second Saturday of the month. November’s theme is DINOvember, so come build dinosaurs, or whatever you heart desires!
Library of Things (LOT)
We have gotten several items donated to our library that are being put in our collection and are available for check-out. The latest is a CELESTRON Travel Scope 80 Telescope. Come check out this item and the rest of our Library of Things (LOT).
Costume Contest
Thursday, October 31
4 p.m.
Come dressed as your favorite book character!
Prizes provided by local businesses!
An Introduction to Suicide Prevention
Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services will be there on Wednesday, October 23, at 6 p.m. to present a program on suicide prevention. This program provides participants with a clear understanding of this leading cause of death, including the most up-to-date research on suicide prevention, and what they can do in their communities to save lives.
This one-hour presentation is designed for adults over 18 years old. The program is free.
BOOK BONANZA
Our Spring Book Bonanza begins tomorrow, Saturday, April 22, at 9 am. We will continue until our stock is gone. Come and find an old favorite or a new read. The bonanza will continue Monday – Friday, April 24-28 during regular library hours, 9 am – 6 pm.
Stay in with a new book from the Chandler Library
Chandler Public Library now has these books on the shelf!!
Come in and check out Rise and Shine Twenty-Nine, or Going Rogue: by popular author, Janet Evanovich; or try Triple Cross: The Greatest Alex Cross, by the ever-popular, James Patterson; You might also want to read Twist of a Knife, by Anthony Horowitz. This is the first adult novel we have in our stacks written by Horowitz.
Other great new fiction: Choice: The Dragon Heart Legacy, Book 3, Nora Roberts; Desert Star, Michael Connelly; Hunting Time, Jeffrey Deaver; Letter Keeper, Charles Martin; Record Keeper, Charles Martin; Water Keeper, Charles Martin; Night Shift, Robin Cook; Our Missing Hearts, Celeste Ng; Passenger, Cormac McCarthy; Stella Maris, Cormac McCarthy; Racing the Light, Robert Crais Tom Clancy Red Winter, Marc Cameron; World of Curiosities, Louise Penny; In the Light of Day, Sandra Wilkins; In the Glimmer of Dawn, Sandra Wilkins.
New titles donated to the library (Yes Virginia, you CAN donate used books in great condition to the library): If you liked Where the Crawdads Sing, try If the Creek Don’t Rise: A Novel, by Leah Weiss. We also have a new book bypopular Oklahoma author, Carolyn Brown, Riverbend Reunion. Interested in books set in libraries – or murder mysteries in general? You might enjoy reading, The Woman in the Library: A Novel, Sulari Gentill.
Other new donations: Cold Snap, Marc Cameron; A Dangerous Business; Jane Smiley; The Day He Left : A Violent Crim Investigations Team Mystery, Frederick Weisel; Drunk on Love, Jasmine Guillory; The It Girl, Ruth Ware; The Jane Austen Society, Natalie Jenner; Lilac Girls : A Novel, Martha Hall Kelly; Out of the Clear Blue Sky, Kristan Higgins: Saltwater Memories, Amelia Addler; Saltwater Promises, Amelia Addler; Sunset Secrets, Amelia Addler; Sugar and Salt : A Novel, Susan Wiggs.
New in Young Adult fiction is, The Quest for Quantra, by Riannon Elayne Dennis, a local author.
We have several new Non-Fiction titles by local and “used to be local” authors: The Whiskey Towns of Oklahoma 1889-1907, Wayne Pounds; Desegregation and the Fate of Black Teachers in Oklahoma, Wayne Pounds; Benjamin J. Myers non-fiction work, A Poetics of Orthodoxy: Christian Truth as Aesthetic Foundation; and poetry work, Black Sunday.
New books for Fall at the Library
The Library purchased over a dozen new books this week including Captive by Iris Johansen, Dreamland by Nicholas Sparks, Falling Stars and Tick Tock by Fern Michaels, Girl Forgotten by Karin Slaughter, Girl from Guernica by Karen Robards, Hell & Back by Craig Johnson, The Hunt by Faye Kellerman, Lucy By the Sea by Elizabeth Strout, Next in Line by Jeffery Archer, Vince Flynn’s Oath of Loyalty by Kyle Mills, Rising Tiger by Brad Thor, Robert Parker’s Fallout by Mike Lupica, The Suspect by Scott Turow, Suzanne’s Surrender by Nora Roberts, Help is Here by Max Lucado and in young adult books we have the eighth book in the Michael Vey series, Parasite by Richard Paul Evans
Brainfuse Is Here for Learners of All Ages
The library now has Brainfuse – on demand, anytime, anywhere eLearning for all ages and levels.
Brainfuse is one of the nation’s leading online tutoring providers for libraries and schools.
Users get real-time tutoring from instructors through the Brainfuse online classroom.
Brainfuse HelpNow
Students work with live tutors using an interactive whiteboard to chat, write, draw, copy & paste text or images and graph homework problems. Use HelpNow for homework help, skills building and test prep.
The Writing Lab and the 24/7 Center
Users get the freedom to get help any time of the day without connecting with a live tutor. Users can submit papers through the Writing Lab for feedback. The 24/7 Center is for non-writing assignments like math or science.
JobNow
Job-seekers can get live online help, powerful tools, and other resources.
Live Interview Coaching
Brush up on interview techniques or get live online interview practice from trained job coaches. Job coaches and users chat live chat through the online classroom. Also get 24/7 access to interview tips and career resources.
Resume Lab
Submit your resume and a job coach will send it back within 24 hours with detailed feedback and suggestions for improvement. You can also download resume templates or browse resources for making better resumes.
Career Resources
24/7 access to carefully chosen job resources. Brainfuse job coaches help users strategically target jobs best suited to their interests and qualifications.
Adult Learning Center
Get basic career-enhancing skills. ALC offers test preparation (including the GED and the USCIS citizenship test) and an academic skills center featuring live, online tutors.
VetNow
Support for your community’s veterans and their families. VetNow offers help navigating the VA, academic tutoring, and help with employment transition.
Live Online Navigators
VetNow Navigators are trained to help veterans and families connect with valuable benefits and resources.
- Answer questions related to benefits eligibility
- Show community resources for housing, healthcare, and education benefits
- Help you find accredited claims agents
VetNow Job Tools
Designed to help with all stages of the job hunting, the VetNow Job Tools feature career coaching, expert resume assistance, live interview preparation, and more. With the Job Tools you can:
- Discover your best career fit based on education, experience, and personality
- Search for a job with nationwide and local resources
- Get templates for the most common resume types
- Get resume and cover letter help from trained experts
- Brush up on interview techniques or get live online interview practice from trained job coaches
College Skills
Users build academic skills and prepare for college with VetNow’s array of tools:
- Talk with live tutors in a wide range of college level subjects
- Live skills tutoring and a large library of lessons, video tutorials, and practice tests including SAT, ACT, TEAS, HESI, GRE, GMAT and more
- Expert analysis of writing, with constructive comments
- 24/7 help with academic questions
- Live help for language learners
- Make and share flashcards, tests, and educational games
Get Started with Brainfuse
Thank you, Oklahoma Department of Libraries, and the Institute of Museums and Library Services for offering this to Oklahoma libraries.
End of school, Summer on the Way….
…and there’s new books at the Library. All fiction, by your favorite authors like Beautiful by Danielle Steel, The Baxters (the prequel) by Karen Kingsbury, By the Book (a Meant to Be novel) by Jasmine Guillory, Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn, Dream Town by David Baldacci, A Family Affair by Robyn Carr, Fear Thy Neighbor by Fern Michaels, The Homewreckers by Mary Kay Andrews, The Investigator by John Sandford, Kingdom of Bones by James Rollins, The Match by Harlan Coban, Recovery Agent by Janet Evanovich, The Sacred Bridge by Anne Hillerman, The Safe House by Stuart Woods, Summer Getaway by Susan Mallery, What Happened to the Bennet’s by Lisa Scottoline, When She Dreams by Amanda Quick, The Wrong Victim by Allison Brennan and 22 Seconds (Women’s Murder Club) by James Patterson.