Celebrate Your Irish Heritage at the Library!

Most people don't realize that the entire month of March is Irish-American Heritage Month. So, don't just celebrate on St. Patrick's Day! We have some wonderful reads for those who want to know more about their Irish heritage and ancestry. Here's a list of books, large print books, and audio cd's available at the library.

Heritage and History (Non-Fiction/Memoir)

Booking Passage: We Irish & Americans by Thomas Lynch

The Scotch-Irish: A Social History by James Graham Leyburn

A Drinking Life: A Memoir by Pete Hamill (audio cd only)

Black Mass: Whitey Bulger, the FBI, and a Devil’s Deal by Dick Lehr (LT & audio cd)

Heritage of Ireland: a History of Ireland and Its People by Nathaniel Harris

Tales of the Celtic Bards by Claire Hamilton

Titles by Frank McCourt (Biographies/Memoirs)

Angela’s Ashes: a Memoir 

Singing My Him Song 

‘Tis: a Memoir 

A Monk Swimming 

Teacher Man: a Memoir

New Board Books!

We've purchased a new selection of Board Books just right for our youngest patrons!

Favorite characters such as Maisy, Little Critter, Spot, and Thomas the Tank Engine are featured in some of the books.  Come take a look at the variety!

These books were made available to our patrons through an LSTA grant and will be part of our Tiny Tots’ Early Learning Read & Play program.

Harry, Harry, Harry...

     The Harry Dresden novels by Jim Butcher are the epitome of magical-noir. The graphic novels are wonderful additions to this collection. We have added three more stories to accompany The Dresden Files: Omnibus Volume One graphic novels collection: Down Town, Ghoul Goblin, and War Cry.

     Harry is a wizard and private investigator who consults with the Chicago Police Department. He has formidable magical skills but his execution could use some spit and polish. Need to track down some black magic practitioners? blood-thirsty vampires? Ancient monsters all set to destroy mankind? Then Dresden is your man...er...wizard.

     In Down Town, Harry and his new apprentice, Molly Carpenter, are trying to end the chaos caused by a power-mad sorcerer hell bent on turning the streets of Chicago into his own private kingdom. Dresden and Molly find out that this usurper has entered into an alliance with big time, bad news mob boss "Gentleman Johnnie" Marcone. Dresden's brash style may not be enough to protect himself and his young charge when things come to a head.

     Harry comes to the aid of a small Missouri town being terrorized by Nevernever monsters in Ghoul Goblin. The Talbot family has been decimated by a terrible curse that has plagued them for generations. In order for Harry to help them, however, he will have to navigate a quagmire of hostile lawmen, menacing town secrets, and an ancient guardian spirit, and not one, but two, deadly carnivores! Will he be able to clear the Talbot curse without sacrificing himself in the process?

     In War Cry, Harry--now a warden for the White Council--must lead a group of inexperienced young wizards against the vampires of the Red Court. The White Council and the Red Court have been fighting a shadow war for a while now, but the Council's ranks have been decimated by the vampire scourge. Harry and his team head to Iowa to protect the scholars of the Vantori Umbrorum haven from the bloodthirsty legions surrounding them.Once there, Harry realizes that the situation is worse than he imagined; much worse. For hidden beneath the haven lies an ancient and terrifying entity that could bring about the end of humanity.

     These adventures of the irascible Harry Dresden are sure to delight, entertain, and thrill anyone who love a good mystery, fantasy, or both!

A New Book from the fabulous Fannie Flagg!

A new novel from Fannie Flagg, the author of patron favorites 'Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle-Stop Cafe' and 'The All-girl Filling Station's Last Reunion.

Elmwood Springs, Missouri, is a small town like any other, but something strange is happening at the cemetery. Still Meadows, as it’s called, is anything but still. Original, profound, The Whole Town’s Talking, a novel in the tradition of Thornton Wilder’s Our Town and Flagg’s own Can’t Wait to Get to Heaven, tells the story of Lordor Nordstrom, his Swedish mail-order bride, Katrina, and their neighbors and descendants as they live, love, die, and carry on in mysterious and surprising ways.

Lordor Nordstrom created, in his wisdom, not only a lively town and a prosperous legacy for himself but also a beautiful final resting place for his family, friends, and neighbors yet to come. “Resting place” turns out to be a bit of a misnomer, however. Odd things begin to happen, and it starts the whole town talking.

With her usual great storytelling and understanding of both human weaknesses and the human heart, the beloved Fannie Flagg tells an unforgettable story of life, afterlife, and the remarkable goings-on of ordinary people. 

Our patrons that have already read this book give it an enthusiastic thumbs up!