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Library News: September 7th, 2023

Deception is the theme of many thrillers and mysteries. Deception is an act or statement which misleads, hides the truth, or promotes a belief, concept, or idea that is not true.  Sometimes, what we see often is only a fractional part of what really is. The books that we are highlighting this week both involve deception- things were not what they appeared to be.  

None of This is True: A Novel by Lisa Jewell. Alix Summers, a popular pod caster, 1s celebrating her forty-fifth birthday at a local pub when she meets an unassuming woman named Josie Fair. Josie, as it turns out, is also celebrating her forty-fifth birthday. Just a few days later, Alik bumps into Josie again outside of the school that Alix’s children attend. Josie has been listening to Alix's pod casts and wants to be a subject for her series. Alix learns that Josie has led a strange and complicated life. Alix finds Josie to be unsettling, however, she can't resist the opportunity to continue work with Josie on the true crime pod cast. Soon, Alix learns that Josie is hiding some very dark secrets. But, it is too late because Josie has already insinuated herself into Alix's life and home. Then, abruptly, Josie disappears. Alix's unsettled feeling about Josie changes to terror as she discovers that Josie has left a terrifying legacy in her wake. Alix is now the subject of her own true crime pod cast, with her life and her family's lives under mortal threat. Who is Josie Fair and what on earth has she done?

The Last Thing He Told Me: A Novel by Laura Dave. Owen Michaels has disappeared. Before he left, he smuggled a note to his beloved wife of only one year, Hannah. The note has only two words: "Protect Her." Hannah, confused and afraid, knows exactly who Owen's note refers to—Owen’s sixteen year old daughter, Bailey.  Bailey lost her mother as a young child but she wants nothing to do with Hannah, her new step-mother. Hannah's desperate attempts to contact Owen go unanswered.  Then, the FBI arrests her missing husband's boss. A U.S. marshal and federal agents arrive at her Sausalito home unexpectedly. Hannah quickly realizes that her husband was not who he said he was, and that Bailey may hold the key to figuring out Owen's true identity and why he disappeared. The two work together to discover the truth. As they start putting the pieces of Owen's past together, they soon realize that they are also building a new future—one neither of them could have anticipated.
 

Upcoming events:

Pre-school Story Hour, Wednesdays at 10:15 AM starting on September 13, 2023.  Music, movement, crafts and stories for children ages 0 through 5. 

 

6 PM Crocheting Classes, October 19 – November 9, 2023.  Learn the basics of crocheting with Korinne New.  Bring one skein of #4 medium weight yarn, one size 5 or 51/2 crochet hook, and a scissors. 

 

6 PM Stitch Together, November 16 – December 21, 2023.  Join us to socialize while crocheting or knitting.  No formal instruction provided but peer to peer support and troubleshooting aplenty!

Tech Time @ the Library, August 19 from 10 AM to 1 PM. Are you struggling with your phone? Do you have trouble navigating the internet? Do you need help with mel org, the Libby App or the Marcellus Library Catalog? Drop in the library to ask Justin your I. T. related questions and learn to navigate your device or our computers!

 

Support Group for Parents of Challenging Kids, Wednesdays at 9:00 AM. If you are feeling overwhelmed, join others to gain valuable support, coping strategies, and information about community resources.

 

Game Night AND Movies & Popcorn, the last Wednesday of each month at 6:00 PM.  If you've been struggling to fit movie matinees and game night into your family's schedule, we'll have fresh popcorn and a movie during game night!

 

First Thursday Book Club 2023, September 7 and October 5. 2023, 12 NOON to 1 PM.  Join others to chat about what you have been reading or to get suggestions from others

 

Nutrition and Medical Classes by Dr. Larry Jackson, MD, and Debbie Jackson, MS, RD.  Third Wednesday of the Month at 6 PM. Next class September 20 at 6 PM.  How to Lower Cholesterol Through Diet.