HOURS Library Pick-up Lockers and Book Drop are available 24/7 Monday through Thursday 9 am - 7 pm Friday 9 am - 5 pm Saturday 10 am - 2 pm Closed Monday, May 26 for Memorial Day I Spy Seek and Find For all ages. I Spy: Get ready for an exciting adventure as we celebrate the history of seek-and-finds! Our "I Spy" interactive display will be here in the glass cabinet, packed with hidden treasures and delightful surprises. Stop by in May and during the summer reading program to see if you can uncover all the sneaky items hiding in the display. How many can you find? Let the hunt begin! Recommended New Releases: 5/6: Austen at Sea - N. Jenner Two pairs of siblings, devotees of Jane Austen, find their lives transformed by a visit to England and Sir Francis Austen, her last surviving brother and keeper of a longsuppressed, secret legacy. The Stevenson sisters sneak away without a chaperone to sail to England. On their ship are the Nelson brothers, writer Louisa May Alcott, SaraBeth Gleason - wealthy daughter of a Pennsylvania state senator with her eye on the Nelsons - and, a would-be last-minute chaperone to the Stevenson sisters, Justice Thomas Nash. It's a voyage and trip that will dramatically change each of their lives in ways that are unforeseen, with the transformative spirit of the love of literature and that of Jane Austen herself. Big Bad Wool - L. Swann With one solved mystery under their wooly belts, the time has come for the sheep of Glennkill to explore Europe. Together with their new shepherdess, Rebecca, they move
into their winter quarters in the shadow of a French chateau. But their new home is far from idyllic. A number of sheep from a previous flock have disappeared, and deer are dying unnatural deaths in the forest. The strange goats from the neighboring pasture have a theory: a werewolf. Could that be real, or just a fantasy? The Children of Eve - J. Connolly Parker discovers that Riggins, an ex-soldier, has been involved in the abduction of four children from Mexico: three girls and a boy, all belonging to the cartel boss Blas Urrea - except Urrea’s family is safe and well in Mexico, which means the abductees cannot be his children. Yet whoever they are, Urrea wants them back, and has dispatched his agents to secure them, even if it means butchering everyone who stands in their way. The Names - F. Knapp In the wake of a catastrophic storm, Cora sets off with her nine-year-old daughter, Maia, to register her son's birth. Her husband, Gordon, a local doctor, respected in the community but a terrifying and controlling presence at home, intends for her to name the infant after him. But when the registrar asks what she'd like to call the child, Cora hesitates. Old School Indian - J. Curtis Abe Jacobs is Kanien’keháka from Ahkwesáhsne - or, as white people say, a Mohawk Indian from the Saint Regis Tribe. At eighteen, Abe left the reservation where he was raised and never looked back. Now forty-three, Abe is suffering from a rare disease - one his doctors in Miami believe will kill him. Running from his diagnosis and a failing marriage, Abe returns to the Rez, where he’s persuaded to undergo a healing at the hands of his Great Uncle Budge. But Budge -a wry, recovered alcoholic prone to wearing punk T-shirts - isn’t all that convincing. And Abe’s time off the Rez has made him a thorough skeptic. Parents Weekend - A. Finlay In the glow of their children’s exciting first year of college at a small private school in Northern California, five families plan on a night of dinner and cocktails for the opening festivities of Parents Weekend. As the parents stay out way past their bedtimes, their kids―five residents of Campisi Hall―never show up at dinner. At first, everyone thinks that they’re just being college students, irresponsibly forgetting about the gathering or skipping out to go to a party. But as the hours click by and another night falls with not so much as a text from the students, panic ensues. Soon, the campus police call in reinforcements. Search parties are formed. Reporters swarm the small enclave. Rumors swirl and questions arise. 5/13: The Dark Maestro - B. Slocum Curtis Wilson is a cello prodigy, growing up in the Southeast D.C. projects with a drug dealer for a father. But through determination and talent, and the loving support of his father’s girlfriend, Larissa, Curtis claws his way out of his challenging circumstances and rises to unimagined heights in the classical music world - even soloing with the New York Philharmonic. And then, suddenly, his life disintegrates. His father, Zippy, turns state’s evidence, implicating his old bosses. Now the family - Curtis included - must
enter the witness protection program if they want to survive. This means Curtis must give up the very thing he loves the most: sharing his extraordinary music with the world. When Zippy’s bosses prove too elusive for law enforcement, Curtis, Zippy, and Larissa realize that their only chance of survival is to take on the criminals themselves. They must create new identities and draw on their unique talents, including Curtis’s musical ability, to go after the people who want them dead. But will it be enough to save Curtis and his family? The Emperor of Gladness - P. Vuong One late summer evening in the post-industrial town of East Gladness, Connecticut, nineteen-year-old Hai stands on the edge of a bridge in pelting rain, ready to jump, when he hears someone shout across the river. The voice belongs to Grazina, an elderly widow succumbing to dementia, who convinces him to take another path. Bereft and out of options, he quickly becomes her caretaker. Over the course of the year, the unlikely pair develops a life-altering bond, one built on empathy, spiritual reckoning, and heartbreak, with the power to transform Hai’s relationship to himself, his family, and a community on the brink. Run for the Hills - K. Wilson One day Reuben Hill pulls up in a PT Cruiser and informs Madeline that he believes she’s his half-sister. Reuben - left behind by their dad thirty years ago - has hired a detective to track down their father and a string of other half siblings. And he wants Mad to leave her home and join him for the craziest kind of road trip imaginable to find them all. As Mad and Rube - and eventually the others - share stories of their father, who behaved so differently in each life he created, they begin to question what he was looking for with every new incarnation. Who are they to one another? What kind of man will they find? And how will these new relationships change Mad’s previously solitary life on the farm? Speak to Me of Home - J. Cummins On her wedding day in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in 1968, Rafaela Acuña y Daubón has mild misgivings, but she marries Peter Brennan Jr. anyway in a blaze of romantic optimism. She has no way of knowing how dramatically her life will change when she uproots her young family to start over in the American Midwest, unleashing a fleet of disappointments. In the 1980s, against the backdrop of her mother’s isolation in St. Louis, Missouri, Rafaela’s daughter, Ruth, wants only to belong. Eager to fit in, Ruth lets go of her language, habits, and childhood memories of Puerto Rico. It’s not until decades later when Ruth’s own daughter, Daisy, returns to San Juan that her mother and grandmother begin to truly reflect on the choices that have come to define their lives. 5/20: The Doorman - C. Pavone Chicky Diaz is everyone’s favorite doorman at the Bohemia, the most famous apartment house in the world, home of celebrities, financiers, and New York’s cultural elite. Up in the penthouse, Emily Longworth has the perfect-looking everything, all
except her husband, whom she’d quietly loathed even before the recent revelations about where all the money comes from. But his wealth is immense, their prenup is iron-clad, and Emily can’t bring herself to leave him. Yet. Tom Clancy Line of Demarcation - P. Woodward It starts with the destruction of a US Coast Guard cutter and the loss of her entire crew. But the USCG Claiborne was on an innocuous mission to open a sea lane between an oil field off the coast of South America and the refineries of southern Louisiana. The destruction of the ship, tragic as it is, won't stop that mission from continuing. So who would sacrifice twenty-two men and women just to slow down the plan? That's the question plaguing Jack Ryan Jr. He's in Guyana to work a deal to get his company, Hendley Associates, in on the ground floor of this new discovery, but Russia’s Wagner Group and a pack of Venezuelan narco-terrorists have other ideas—and will risk war with the United States to see them through. It's up to Jack to identify the killers before they draw a bead on him, but how can he do that when the line of demarcation between friend and foe is constantly shifting? 5/27: The Cardinal - A. Weir Alison Weir’s poignant novel tells the story of Cardinal Wolsey the man - his incredible rise to power and his tragic fall. She delves beyond the splendor and political machinations of the Tudor court to reveal the secrets of Wolsey’s private life, the mistress and children he was devoted to, and the tragedy that overtook them. It is a tale of two women, one who loved him and one who hated him - and also a tale of two men, king and commoner, the special, deep-rooted bonds that brought them together and the forces that drove them apart. It's a Love Story - A. Monaghan Desperate to get her first project greenlit and riled up by pompous cinematographer and one-time crush Dan Finnegan, Jane Jackson claimed that she could get mega popstar Jack Quinlan to write a song for the movie. Jack may have been her first kiss - and greatest source of shame - but she hasn’t spoken to him in twenty years. Now Jane must turn to the last man she’d ever want to owe: Dan Finnegan. Because Jack is playing a festival in Dan’s hometown, and Dan has an in. A week in close quarters with Dan as she faces down her past is Jane's idea of hell, but he just might surprise her. While covering up her lie, can they find something true? The Martha's Vineyard Beach and Book Club - M. Kelly 2016: Thirty-four-year-old Mari Starwood is still grieving after her mother’s death as she travels to the storied island of Martha’s Vineyard, off the coast of Massachusetts. She’s come all the way from California with nothing but a name on a piece of paper: Elizabeth Devereaux, the famous but reclusive Vineyard painter. When Mari makes it to Mrs. Devereaux’s stunning waterfront farm under the guise of taking a painting class with her, Mrs. Devereaux begins to tell her the story of the Smith sisters, who once lived there. As the tale unfolds, Mari is shocked to learn that her relationship to this island runs deeper than she ever thought possible.
Our Patrons Liked: Anita De Monte Laughs Last - X. Gonzalez 1985. Anita de Monte, a rising star in the art world, is found dead in New York City; her tragic death is the talk of the town. Until it isn’t. By 1998 Anita’s name has been all but forgotten - certainly by the time Raquel, a third-year art history student is preparing her final thesis. On College Hill, surrounded by privileged students whose futures are already paved out for them, Raquel feels like an outsider. Students of color, like her, are the minority there, and the pressure to work twice as hard for the same opportunities is no secret. But when Raquel becomes romantically involved with a well-connected older art student, she finds herself unexpectedly rising up the social ranks. As she attempts to straddle both worlds, she stumbles upon Anita’s story, raising questions about the dynamics of her own relationship, which eerily mirrors that of the forgotten artist. CHILDREN Our Spring storytime session has ended for Toddler Time, Baby Bookworms, and Preschool Storytime. We will resume in September. Book clubs have ended. Please watch for registration information in August. Our Summer Reading Program, Color Our World, begins on Friday, May 30. Drop in to the children’s activity room on Friday, May 30 from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm or Saturday May 31 from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm to register for Summer Reading. Pick up your bookmark to log your reading and a calendar, decorate a book bag, and enter a raffle to win Dayton Dragons tickets! We are working on lots of fun programs for this summer; watch our Facebook page, newsletter, and website for information about upcoming programs. Paws to Read with ROO is a chance for children grades 1st-5th to read to a nonjudgmental listener. For many children, this allows them a chance to experience stress free reading; they’re able to relax and have fun while reading! Read with Roo, a 6-yearold retired Greyhound. He and his owner, Jan are certified for therapy through Pet Partners. We will have six 15-minute time slots available on Thursday, May 1 for children in grades 1st-5th from 4 - 5:30 pm. Registration begins Monday, April 21. One-time slot per child. Please arrive 5 minutes prior to your time slot. Miss Kathleen will have books to choose from or you may bring a book from home.
Celebrate STAR WARS DAY on Friday, May 2 at your library! Drop in after school from 3 - 4:45 pm for crafts, have a snack and make a button! For ages Pre-K -12th grade. (Pre-K must be accompanied by caregiver). Make a Mother’s Day Card Beginning Monday, May 5 we will have card making supplies for you on the counter outside Miss Kathleen’s office. Get creative and make a special card for someone you love that you celebrate on Mother’s Day. Be a Kid Librarian Calling all 1st - 2nd grade as well as 3rd - 5th grade kids. We would love your help putting a book display together of your favorite books for other kids to enjoy! Stop by and fill out an application. Read 1000 Books Before Kindergarten! Parents: Stop at the front desk to request your 1000 books log sheet. For every 100
books your child reads they earn a free book and a sticker! When your child reaches 1000 books, they will receive a free book and a certificate of achievement. Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Ohio Help every child in Ohio receive the gift of a free book each month from birth to age 5. Visit ohioimaginationlibrary.org to register. Warren County Imagination Library is funded in part by Mary L. Cook Public Library. Help us give every child in Warren County the gift of a free book every month. ADULT Flag Pin Brooch Ages 16 and up. Starting Monday, May 5, pick up a Take and Make Flag Brooch kit. Show your patriotic side and make a flag brooch and wear it for Memorial Day, Flag Day, and the 4th of July. While supplies last.
Rootfinders Genealogy Meet with us Saturday, May 10 from 10 am - noon. Enjoy a cup of coffee and learn about genealogy topics. Each meeting features a new presentation about local history. Rootfinders is a group for anyone interested in learning about genealogy. No registration is required. Genre Exploration Book Club Meeting We will be meeting on Tuesday, May 20 from 5:30 - 6:15 pm to discuss the book Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier. You may pick up the book for the next meeting at the front desk or check it out digitally through the Libby app. Registration for this book club is full. Puzzle Swap/Puzzle Table No checking out! We also have a puzzle available for you to sit down and work on while visiting here at the library. Waynesville Food Pantry Help support our local food pantry. Gather your donations and drop them off at MLC. Items needed: peanut butter, canned soup, individual fruit cups, tuna, canned chicken, granola bars. TEENS Teen After School Program On School Tuesdays from 3 - 4 pm. Join us after school at the library for Food, Fun, & Friends in the Community Room! For the After School Program: Tuesday 5/6 - No teen program due to Election Day Tuesday 5/13 - Nintendo Switch and Board Games Tuesday 5/20 - Bingo and Bead Crafts Tuesday 5/27 - Pizza Party and Movie Celebrate STAR WARS DAY on Friday, May 2 at your library! Drop in after school from 3 - 4:45 pm for crafts, have a snack and make a button! For ages Pre-K -12th grade (Pre-K must be accompanied by caregiver). 3D Printing Club For teens aged 12-18. Learn the basics of 3D printing and modeling over six sessions. Meetings are every other Thursday from 5:30 - 6:30 pm. This month's sessions will be on the May 1 and May 15. Registration is required and it is currently full. Dungeons & Dragons There will not be any Dungeons & Dragons sessions in May. We will start again on June 11.
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