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New Books for January!
Fiction
Jasmine Aimaq, The Opium Prince
Jeffrey Archer, Hidden in Plain Sight
Jennifer Chiaverini, Mrs. Lincoln’s Sisters (available in print and BCD)
Lee Child, The Sentinel
John Connolly, The Dirty South
Richard Paul Evans, The Noel Letters
Fannie Flagg, The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop
Nicci French, House of Correction
Emma Glass, Rest and Be Thankful
Kristin Harmel, The Book of Lost Names
Megan Hunter, The Harpy
Lisa Jackson, You Betrayed Me
Thomas Perry, Eddie’s Boy
J. D. Robb, Shadows in Death
Jess Walter, The Cold Millions
Stuart Woods, Shakeup
Mystery
Janet Evanovich, Fortune and Glory (available in print and BCD)
Stephen Spotswood, Fortune Favors the Dead
Nonfiction
Margaret Atwood, Dearly
Elizabeth Berg, I’ll Be Seeing You
Blake Gopnik, Warhol
Matthew McConaughey, Greenlights
Children’s
Neil Gaiman, Pirate Stew
Jennifer Gennari, Muffled
Karen Jameson, Woodland Dreams
Jeff Kinney, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Deep End
New Books for November!
We know how frustrating curbside can be for patrons who enjoy browsing our shelves for books. That’s why we’re doing our best to publish lists of our newest books to help guide you in placing your curbside orders.
This list is arranged by genre/item type and alphabetically by the author’s surname. We can’t guarantee all items will be in stock at any given time, but we can certainly put you on the waiting list if they are checked out.
Fiction
Rumaan Alam: Leave the World Behind
Fredrik Backman: Anxious People
David Baldacci: Daylight
Kevin Barry: Night Boat to Tangier
Darcey Bell: Something She’s Not Telling Us
Brit Bennett: The Vanishing Half
Jeff W. Bens: The Mighty Oak
Sandra Brown: Thick as Thieves
Steph Cha: Your House Will Pay
Jennifer Chiaverini: Mrs. Lincoln’s Sisters
Beatrice Colin: The Glass House
Michael Connelly: The Law of Innocence
Liv Constantine: The Wife Stalker
Bernard Cornwell: War Lord
Jeffery Deaver: The Goodbye Man
Jude Deveraux: Chance of a Lifetime
Jennie Fields: Atomic Love (LP)
Vince Flynn: Total Power
Lucy Foley: The Guest List
Ken Follett: The Evening and the Morning
Tana French: The Searcher
Heather Graham: Dreaming Death
Heather Graham: Seeing Darkness
Philippa Gregory: Dark Tides
John Grisham: A Time for Mercy
Xiaolu Guo: A Lover’s Discourse
Elin Hilderbrand: Troubles in Paradise
Alice Hoffman: Magic Lessons
Nick Hornby: Just Like You
Rachel Howzell Hall: And Now She’s Gone
Lisa Jackson: Last Girl Standing
Lisa Jewell: Invisible Girl
Iris Johansen: Chaos
Karen Kingsbury: Someone Like You
Yun Ko-eun: The Disaster Tourist
Dean Koontz: Elsewhere
Kevin Kwan: Sex and Vanity
Mike Lupica: Robert B. Parker’s Fool’s Paradise
Mike Lupica: Robert B. Parker’s Grudge Match
Debbie Macomber: Jingle All the Way
Emily St. John Mandel: The Glass Hotel
Fern Michaels: The Brightest Star
Denise Mina: The Less Dead
Silvia Moreno-Garcia: Mexican Gothic
Michael Nye: Until We Have Faces
Ilhan Omar: This is What America Looks Like
Chuck Palahniuk: The Invention of Sound
James Patterson: Coast-to-Coast Murders
James Patterson: Three Women Disappear
Jodi Picoult: The Book of Two Ways
Ian Rankin: A Song for the Dark Times
Nessa Rapoport: Evening
J. D. Robb: Shadows in Death
Nora Roberts: The Awakening
Marilynne Robinson: Jack
Nicholas Sparks: The Return
Katherine St. John: The Lion’s Den
Emma Straub: All Adults Here
J. Courtney Sullivan: Friends and Strangers
Ruth Ware: One by One
Stuart Woods: Bombshell
Evie Wyld: The Bass Rock
Mystery
Ann Cleeves: The Darkest Evening
Joanne Fluke: Christmas Cupcake Murder
Sophie Hannah: The Killings at Kingfisher Hill
Stuart Turton: The Devil and the Dark Water
Nonfiction
Stacey Abrams: Our Time is Now
Rahaman Ali: My Brother, Muhammad Ali
Anonymous: Becoming Duchess Goldblatt
Anne Applebaum: Twilight of Democracy
Sarah Blaskey: The Grifter’s Club
Libby Copeland: The Lost Family
Ruth Goodman: The Domestic Revolution
Wojciech Jagielski: All Lara’s Wars
Catherine Grace Katz: The Daughters of Yalta
Laura Lippman: My Life as a Villainess
Barack Obama: A Promised Land
James Patterson: Murder Thy Neighbor
Geraldine Schwarz: Those Who Forget
Jacob Soboroff: Separated
Jia Tolentino: Trick Mirror
Alex Trebek: The Answer Is…
Chris Wallace: Countdown 1945
Jonathan Daniel Wells: The Kidnapping Club
Bob Woodward: Rage
Children’s
Guinness World Records 2021
Tessa Allen: Sometimes People March
Tami Charles: All Because You Matter
Misty Copeland: Bunheads
Ben Hatke: Julia’s House Moves On
Carole Lindstrom: We Are Water Protectors
Sam McBratney: Will You Be My Friend
Sara O’Leary: Maud and Grand-Maud
Rick Riordan: The Tower of Nero
Karen Schwabach: Starting from Seneca Falls
Tricia Elam Walker: Nana Akua Goes to School
Sandra Neil Wallace: The Teachers March!
Sennah Yee: My Day With Gong Gong
Introducing NewsBank
Patrons can now access local and national newspapers through NewsBank.
Explore and stay informed on local and national topics, people and events in areas such as business, health, education, jobs and careers, political and social issues and more. Features a wide variety of credible, vetted news sources spanning the U.S., including The Meadville Tribune. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device.
To access NewsBank, you’ll need your library card number (if you’ve forgotten your number or lost your card, you can call the library at 382-6666 for assistance). Click the link below:
Enter your library card number. Then, simply search for your desired newspaper using the search bar. There is no cost for this service.
CANCELED: Health Services Information Days Canceled due to COVID-19
We regret to inform you that we must cancel our Health Services Information Days, previously scheduled on the 23rd and 24th of November. This is due to a rapidly increasing number of COVID-19 cases within our community. We thank you for your patience.
Margaret Shontz Memorial Library will be moving to curbside on November 30, 2020
BEGINNING ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2020
Due to rising cases of COVID-19 throughout our community, Margaret Shontz Memorial Library, in Conneaut Lake, will be open for curbside service only.
To reserve books, you can call us at 814-382-6666 or send us an email at shontzpl@ccfls.org
You can also reserve books online by visiting https://ccfls.org. For assistance placing an online hold, please give us a call.
When your order is ready, you will receive confirmation from us, either through email or a phone call. We will make an appointment for you to pick up items. All items will be bagged and available to collect on top of the blue book return.
Our hours of operation are:
MWF: 11-6
TTh: 11-5
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While we aim to fill orders as quickly as possible, please be advised that it might take up to one business day to fill your order and we cannot promise same day service. Thank you for your patience as we navigate this difficult time.
Pennsylvania Libraries are at risk, but you can help…
PA Public Libraries are assets to their communities. We offer books, magazines, audio material, puzzles, and Wi-Fi hotspots, but we are so much more than that. We’re a quiet place to fill out a job application or to register for classes. We promote childhood literacy, helping children explore their world through Story Hour and year-round programming. We help with research questions and with accessing information and social services. Libraries are also one of the few remaining places that cost nothing to access.
But right now, libraries are at serious risk due to a lack of state aid funding. PA libraries have only been guaranteed 5/12 of their accustomed state aid funding — that’s a shortfall of more than $10,000. That’s why we’re asking patrons and members of the community to help us by calling their elected officials and asking them to fully fund the Public Library Subsidy line in November.
Our calling campaign begins on Monday, the 21st of September, and continues until November. By making our voices heard, we’ll ensure that PA public libraries continue to serve their communities long into the future.
Contact information:
Representative Parke Wentling (R), PA House District 17
395 High St. PO Box 17, Conneaut Lake, PA 16316. Phone: (814) 382-7200
142 Main Street East, Suite 1-W, Girard, PA 16417. Phone: (914) 774-3105
134 High St., New Wilmington, PA 16142. Phone: 1-855-249-2427
162A East Wing, PO Box 202017, Harrisburg, PA 17120-2017. Phone: (717) 783-5008
Website: http://www.repwentling.com/
Contact Page (Form): https://www.pahouseformcenter.com/344/RepParkeWentling/SecureContact
Senator Michele Brooks (R), PA Senate District 50
100 Hadley Rd, Suite 9, Greenville, PA 16125. Phone: (724) 588-8911, Fax: (724) 588-5464
16678 McMath Ave., Meadville, PA 16335. Phone: (814) 337-8132, Fax: (814) 337-5055
99 Erie St. Suite 1, Edinboro, PA 16412. Phone: (814) 734-2783, Fax: (814) 734-2789
Website: https://www.senatorbrooks.com/
Contact Page (Form): https://www.senatorbrooks.com/contact/
Congressman Mike Kelly (R), Federal House District 16
208 E. Bayfront Parkway, Suite 102, Erie, PA 16507.
Phone: (814) 454-8190 | Fax: (814) 454-8197
Website: https://kelly.house.gov/
Contact Page (Form): https://kelly.house.gov/contact-me/email-me
Schedule a Meeting (Form): https://kelly.house.gov/contact-me/schedule-meeting
Sample script:
Hello, my name is [your name]. As a voter in your district, I’m calling to ask [Name of Legislator] to support full funding for libraries in the November budget decisions.
I am a [board member/staff member/a patron] of the [Name of Library]. [Share a story about how your library makes a difference in your life or your community.]
Libraries are at the center of community renewal and transformation. They support the educational and recreational needs of ALL community members; however, they need adequate funding to provide these services.
Please support full level funding for libraries in the November budget decisions to ensure your constituents are well served. Thank you for your time.
Updated Hours of Operation
Our updated hours of operation are as follows:
Monday . Wednesday . Friday
11:15 – 6:00 PM; last entry 5:15 to allow for sanitation.
Tuesday . Thursday
11:15 – 5:00 PM; last entry 4:30 to allow for sanitation.
All patrons must be masked, and there is a limit of 4 patrons at a time.
Curbside service continues to be available during all working hours. We are happy to offer early appointments to high-risk patrons. Please call us at 814-382-6666 to schedule an appointment.
It’s time for our last Story Time Art Lesson with Miss Jena!
We have greatly enjoyed sharing Miss Jena’s stories and art projects with our patrons this summer. Join Miss Jena as she reads the story “One Hungry Monster,” written by Susan Heyboer O’Keefe and illustrated by Lynn Munsinger. Then stay tuned to learn how to make your very own fluffy monsters!
For the Fluffy Monsters project, you will need:
It’s time for another Story Time Art Lesson with Miss Jena!
Listen as our friend, Miss Jena, reads the story There’s a Dragon in Your Book, written by Tom Fletcher and Illustrated by Greg Abbott.
For the Dragon Design project, you will need:
-Oil pastel or crayons
If you’ve enjoyed this story and art lesson, be sure to share it with friends and visit Miss Jena on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/jrschieb/) and at her website at http://www.jrschieb.com
And stay tuned for the last of Miss Jena’s Story Time Art Lessons!