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More than just books

November 12, 2024 − by Beckham Miller − in Guthrie County Times Vedette − No Comments

By Karen Kelly | Special to the Times Vedette

We’ve had a couple of weeks to get used to night falling earlier, and some of you might be looking for ways to pass the time inside. Mary J Barnett Library is here to help you with this. We have so many excellent books including a lot of the newest best-sellers.

Some of the New York Times Best Sellers List books that are on our shelves include “In too Deep” by Lee Child and Andrew Child, “The Women” Kristin Hannah, “The Boyfriend” by Frieda McFadden,  and “Counting Miracles” by Nicholas Sparks. We have a number of the nonfiction best sellers including “Melania” by Melania Trump and “Framed” by John Grisham and Jim McCloskey.

For middle school age readers, we have recently acquired many new best-sellers including “Impossible Creatures” by Katherine Rundell, “The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science” by Kate McKinnon, and “The Bletchley Riddle” by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin. “The Wild Robot” series by Peter Brown is available in print and on audiobooks.

We have DVDs, audio books, and board games that can be checked out for family nights.  Since it’s dark earlier, this would be a great time to check out our library’s telescope and do some stargazing.

Remember, you can also download the Libby app, using your library card to listen to audiobooks and to read ebooks and online magazines.

Clubs

The Card  Making Club will meet from 9-11 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 21. For a $5 fee, all needed supplies are provided to create beautiful, one-of-a-kind greeting cards. Get a start on those holiday greetings.

On Thursday, Nov. 21, the Cookbook Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. The group will make recipes to share from “175 Essential Slow Cooker Classics” by Judith Finlayson. Stop by the library to choose a recipe to share with the club.

November Storyhours

The MJB Library offers preschool story hours each Friday beginning at 10 a.m. On Nov. 15, sharing will be the topic while Thanksgiving will be the focus of Nov. 22. There will be no story hour on Nov. 29, as the library will be closed for Thanksgiving.

Festival of Trees

It’s time to sign up for the Festival of Trees. We would ask that trees go up between Nov. 16-27. This year’s theme is Christmas Stories. Vendors, please contact the library to sign up for a spot in our Holiday Vendor Fair on Saturday, Dec. 7 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.





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