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New children’s books at the Library
Library staff attended the Scholastic Book Fair at Park Road Elementary School and purchased 35 new books for the young adult and children’s areas.
New easy reader books include: Be Brave, Little Penguin by Giles Andreae, Hotel Bruce by Ryan T. Higgins, Mama Lion Wins the Race by Jon J. Muth, Good Night, Bunny by Lauren Thompson, Love by Matt de la Pena, The Little Red Fort by Brenda Maier, You Can Do It, Pout-Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen, The Koala Who Could by Rachel Bright, and Pete the Cat and the Cool Cat Boogie.
New juvenile fiction books are: Owl Diaries by Rebecca Elliott-Eva and the New Owl, Eva’s Treetop Festival, Eva Sees a Ghost, A Woodland Wedding; also Darkness of Dragons by Tui Sutherland, Took: a ghost story and One For Sorrow: a ghost story by Mary Downing Hahn, Ranger in Time series by Kate Messner, D-day: battle on the beach, Journey Through Ash and Smoke and Escape from the Great Earthquake; The Player King by Avi, Supergifted by Gordon Korman, If You Give a Mouse a Brownie by Laura Numeroff and Wishtree by Katherine Applegate (a 2019 Sequoyah Children’s Masterlist book)
Juvenile nonfiction books are: Finding Gobi: a little dog with a very big heart by Dion Leonard, Minecraft: guide to exploration by Stephanie Milton and Minecraft: guide to creative by Craig Jelley and new juvenile graphic novels added are Bad Kitty and Bad Kitty Takes the Test by Nick Bruel, The Bad Guys in Intergalactic Gas and The Bad Guys in Attack of the Zittens by Aaron Blabey.
Library celebrating Black History month with featured books & Story Time
The Library will again celebrate Black History Month with Featured books and Story Time themes. Featured books for February include How to Love a Black Woman by Dr. Ronn Elmore, Smart Money Moves for African Americans by Kelvin Boston, The Pursuit of Happyness by Chris Gardner, Prayin’ to Be Set Free edited by Andrew Waters, Wouldn’t Take Nothing For My Journey Now by Maya Angelou, Harlem Speaks edited by Cary D. Wintz, Simple Wisdom For Rich Living by Oseola McCarty, Farther Than I Meant To Go, Longer Than I Meant To Stay by Tiffany L. Warren, God Help the Child by Toni Morrison, Getting To Happy by Terry McMillan, Blackgammonby Heather Neff, The Sisterhood of Blackberry Corner by Andrea Smith, The Devil is a Lie by ReShonda Tate Billingsley, Fortunate Son by Walter Mosley and For the Love of Money by Omar Tyree.
Story Time themes for February include Rosa Parks & Martin Luther King Jr., Valentines, Presidents and Black History Month.
New Books at the Library for the New Year
Firefly Cove by Davis Bunn, Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward, Robicheaux by James Lee Burke, The Tiger’s Prey by Wilbur Smith, The Wanted by Robert Crais, Death at Nuremberg by W.E.B Griffin, Promise Not to Tell by Jayne Ann Krentz, Artemis by Andrew Weir, You’re Gonna Love Me by Robin Lee Hatcher, Unbound by Stuart Woods, Where We Belong by Lynn N. Austin, The House of Unexpected Sisters by Alexander McCall Smith, Rameses the Damned by Anne Rice, Enchantress of Numbers by Jennifer Chiaverini, Year One by Nora Roberts, In the Middle of the Mess by Sheila Walsh, Plummet by Brandilyn Collins, A Time to Stand by Robert Whitlow (large print), Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate, Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng, Home Sweet Murder by James Patterson and The Demon Crown by James Rollins. New in the children’s area are Dog Man and Cat Kid (the 4th book in the Dog Man series) and we replaced Wonder by R.J. Palacio.
New Books for December
We received new books for Christmas reading including: The People vs. Alex Cross and Count to Ten: a Private novel by James Patterson, The Noel Diary by Richard Paul Evans, Every Breath You Take by Mary Higgins Clark, Hard Core Twenty-Four by Janet Evanovich, Tom Clancy’s Power and Empire by Marc Cameron, Past Perfect by Danielle Steel, The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg, In This Moment by Karen Kingsbury, The Whispering Room by Dean Koontz, The Midnight Line by Lee Child, Typhoon Fury by Clive Cussler, Two Kinds of Truth by Michael Connelly, End Game by David Baldacci, Shattered Memories by V.C. Andrews and Wimpy Kid Diary:The Getaway by Jeff Kinney.
New books for October
The Library just added new books to the collection in the Adult, Young Adult and children’s sections for October.
Killing Season by Faye Kellerman, Winter Solstice by Elin Hilderbrand, Origin by Dan Brown, Ghost on the Case by Carolyn Hart, Deep Freeze by John Sandford, Quick and Dirty by Stuart Woods, The Rooster Bar by John Grisham, Fairytale by Danielle Steel, Tell Tale by Jeffrey Archer (story collection), Mind Game by Iris Johansen, Enemy of the State by Vince Flynn (Kyle Mills), Holly and Ivy by Fern Michaels, The Cuban Affair by Nelson DeMille, Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King, Don’t Let Go by Harlan Coban, Merry and Bright by Debbie Macomber, and To Be Where You Are by Jan Karon. Juvenile book Tales from a Not-So-Secret-Crush Catastrophe (Dork Diaries) and young adult books: Turtles All the Way Down by John Green, Sun Warrior by P.C. Cast and Ship of the Dead (Magnus Chase and the gods of the Asgard #3) by Rick Riordan.
New books at the Library for Fall
What Happened by Hillary Clinton, Anxious for Nothing by Max Lucado, Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life by Admiral William H. McRaven (U.S. Navy Ret.), The Proving by Beverly Lewis, The Right Time by Danielle Steel, Killing England by Bill O’Reilly, Haunted by James Patterson, The Family Lawyer by James Patterson, Enigma by Catherine Coulter, A Column of Fire by Ken Follett, The Romanov Ransom by Clive Cussler, Proof of Life by J.A. Jance, The Western Star by Craig Johnson, Secrets in Death by J.D. Robb, Michael Vey: The Final Spark by Richard Paul Evans (young adult) and children’s books in the Jedi Academy Series by Jeffrey Brown Jedi Academy, Return of the Padawan, The Phantom Bully and A New Class.
August ends with new books at the Library
The Store by James Patteson, I Know a Secret by Tess Gerritsen, Crime Scene by Jonathan Kellerman and Jesse Kellerman, Barely Legal by Stuart Woods, Exposed by Lisa Scottoline, Seeing Red by Sandra Brown, Without Fear or Favor by Robert Tanenbaum, The Last Tudor by Philippa Gregory, Y is for Yesterday by Sue Grafton, The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter, Charlatans by Robin Cook, The Saboteur by Andrew Gross, Shattered by Allison Brennan, Any Dream Will Do by Debbie Macomber, A short walk to the edge of life : how my simple adventure became a dance with death -and taught me what really matters by Scott Hubbartt and young adult books The Bronze Key and The Copper Gauntlet by Holley Black and Cassandra Clare.
New books for Summer at the Library
The Ultimatum by Karen Robards, The Switch by Joseph Finder, Some Kind of Hero by Suzanne Brockmann, I Need a Lifeguard Everywhere but the Pool by Lisa Scottoline, Beautiful Tempest by Johanna Lindsey, The Alice Network by Kate Quinn, Beach House for Rent by Mary Alice Monroe, Wired by Julie Garwood, Beloved Hope by Tracy Peterson, Use of Force by Brad Thor, The Duchess by Danielle Steel, Murder Games by James Patterson, Dangerous Minds by Janet Evanovich, Tom Clancy Point of Contact by Mike Maden, Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Initiative by Eric Van Lustbader and young adult novels Confessions: The Murder of an Angel by James Patterson, Loved by P.C. Cast, Dark Tide and Sea Spell by Jennifer Donnelly and Generation One by Pitticus Lore.
New books for June @ the Library
The Chandler Library recently purchased new bestsellers along with some new audiobooks to add to the Library collection. New books include: “High Stakes” by Fern Michaels, “The Testimony” by Scott Turow, “When Breath Becomes Air” by Paul Kalanithi, “Anything Is Possible” by Elizabeth Strout, “Against All Odds” by Danielle Steel, “No Easy Target” by Iris Johansen, “Come Sundown” by Nora Roberts, “The Handmaid’s Tale” by Margaret Atwood, “Dark Prophecy” by Rick Riordan, “The Broken Road” by Richard Paul Evans, “Gwendy’s Button Box” by Stephen King, “You Will Pay” by Lisa Jackson, “Same Beach Next Year” by Dorothea Frank, “Dragon Teeth” by Michael Crichton, 2 young adult books by James Patterson: “Game Over” (Daniel X #4) and “Crazy House”, “The Girl Who Knew Too Much” by Amanda Quick, “Nighthawk” by Clive Cussler, “Golden Prey” by John Sandford, “The Book of Joy” by the Dali Lama, “G-Man” by Stephen Hunter, “Walking on My Grave” by Carolyn Hart, “Into the Water” by Paula Hawkins, “Hallelujah Anyway” by Anne Lamott, “Threads of Suspicion” by Dee Henderson, “16th Seduction” by James Patterson and “The Fallen” by Eric Lustbader. We also have some new Audio books: “Along Came Trouble” by Sherryl Woods, “Banana Cream Pie Murder” by Joanna Fluke, French Twist by James Patterson, “Into the Water” by Paula Hawkins, “Most Dangerous Place” by James Grippando, and “The Sleepwalker” by Chris Bohjalian.
Summer Reading Program kicks off to Build a Better Community @ the Library
The Summer Reading Program Kickoff party was held Friday morning, June 16 with 46 attending the program with our guest presenter Monty Harper. Mr. Harper entertained children and adults with a variety of songs and activities to inspire children to read throughout the summer.
The Summer Reading Program activities will continue each Friday with children checking their mailboxes in the old card catalog. Inside will be activities, prizes or games to encourage the children to read through the summer. The first activity will be an About Me Poster the children will fill out and decorate and return to the Library. Other activities will include a Scavenger Hunt in July, a memory game also in July, Firefighter straws, bookmarks, and notepads and pencils.
With the theme of Building a Better Community children are encouraged to donate items from their home to several local organizations by bringing the items to the Library. Items being collected include stuffed animals for DHS foster children, books for the Library, clothes and toys for the Community Thrift Store, non-perishable food items for the God and People Food Pantry, change for the Chosen House and greeting cards for residents of the local nursing home. wrap up with our End of Summer Party from 9:30-11 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 4. For more information about Summer Reading activities contact the Library at 405-258-3204.