Library News: August 22nd, 2024
This week the library is highlighting two adult fiction books.
The Perfect Stranger by Megan Miranda. Leah Stevens is a failed journalist. She has a restraining order issued against her and the threat of a lawsuit. She strongly desires to leave Boston behind and start anew. As luck would have it, she runs into an old friend, Emmy Grey, who has just left a troubled relationship. Emmy has an interesting proposal. She suggests that Leah move with her to rural Pennsylvania where Leah can get a teaching position and both women can start afresh. But this new start is threatened when a woman who strongly resembles Leah is assaulted by the lake, and Emmy disappears days later. Leah is determined to find her friend and cooperates with Kyle Donovan, a handsome young police officer assigned to the case. With no friends, family, or digital footprint, the police begin to suspect that there is no Emmy Grey. Leah's credibility is scrutinized and she is forced to revisit her past and the article that ruined her career. Leah also wonders if she ever really knew Emmy at all. To save herself, Leah must uncover the truth about Emmy Grey, and along the way, confront her old demons, find out who she can really trust, and clear her own name once and for all.
Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell. As kids, they were best friends and allies.
They spent entire summers sitting on Shiloh's porch steps, dreaming about the future. They were both going to leave north Omaha. Shiloh would go to college and become an actress, and Cary would join the Navy. As it turned out, they both did exactly this. Yet, somehow, everything changed. Now, fourteen years later, Shiloh is thirty-three, is married, and has been divorced. She is back living in the same house where she grew up. Her life is nothing like she planned. Then, an old friend invites her to a wedding. She wonders if Cary will be there. Will he speak to her especially after everything that has occurred? The answer is yes. Slow Dance tells the story of two kids who fell in love before they even knew enough to recognize it. It's the story of two friends who have lost everything, and two adults who just feel lost. Can Shiloh and Cary find their way back to the start?
Upcoming Events at the Marcellus Township Wood Memorial Library:
Tuesdays:
Southwest Michigan Reads: Tobin Buhk, September 24th at 6:30 PM at Arclight Brewing Company in Watervliet. Join readers from all over southwest Michigan to hear Tobin Buhk, author of Killer Women of Michigan cover the darker side of regional history. The true crime author will be signing books following the presentation. Food truck, Hendo’s BBQ will be on site beginning at 6 PM.
Wednesdays:
Support Group for Parents of Challenging Kids, the 2nd Wednesday of every month— August 14th and September 11th at 9 A.M Parenting isn’t easy. If you are feeling overwhelmed, join others to gain valuable support coping strategies and information about community resources.
Wednesday Summer Crafts, every Wednesday this summer at 12 noon. (Crafts were inspired by the Marcellus First 10 books that are written in parentheses). August 28 - Handprint Heart (The Kissing Hand).
People & Places. Wednesday, August 28th, 2024, starting at 6:00 PM. Ruth Andrews will present on the process of creating the Pokagon mural and share briefly about her work in Cassopolis and Dowagiac. This presentation is hosted by the Marcellus Home Arts Club.
Last Wednesday Family Game & Movie Night with Popcorn. The last Wednesday of each month, August 28th starting at 6 PM. We’ll have fresh popcorn and a movie during game night! All ages are welcome.
Preschool Story Hour, Wednesdays at 11 AM starting September 11th. Join us for music, movement, stories & crafts intended for ages 0-5 and their parents/caregivers.
Thursdays:
First Thursday Book Club, September 5, October 3, 2024, 12 NOON-1 PM. Join others to chat about what you have been reading or to get suggestions from others.
Comic Book Workshop, September 19th at 4 PM. Do Art Productions will cover the foundations of creating your own comics with this interactive and entertaining program aimed at ages 6-15.
Community Read. September 19 at 6 PM. September’s Community Read will be focused on Lisa Wingate’s The Book of Lost Friends. We’ll listen to the author being interviewed and then join in a discussion about her book. If you would like us to obtain a copy of the book for you in time for this experience, just contact the library!
A Trail of Money and Death, September 26th at 5 PM. A virtual presentation on the Morris Murders by the author of A Trail of Money and Death, offering another perspective on the unsolved murders of Esther and Charles Morris in 1879.
Fridays:
Great Marcellus Bake Off, Friday, September 6th from 5-7 PM. In partnership with the Marcellus Home Arts Club, we’ll be hosting the annual bake off to decide who is the best baker in town! Contact the library for information on how to enter the competition as a baker. To help judge the contest, stop in during First Friday to buy sample tickets to taste the treats before casting your vote!
Lego at the Library, Fridays 3:00-4:30 PM. Build & create with our Lego & Duplo collections! All ages are welcome!
Saturdays:
Biggest Book Sale of the Year, ends August 24th. Make time to browse our huge selection of fiction, nonfiction, children’s books & more…and the best part is you get to name your price! After the community yard sale weekend, we’ll return to our small selection of books for sale throughout the year.