Waterford Readers
April 2025
A Note from your Librarian

We had a delightful book club discussion on April 22nd for A Most Agreeable Murder by Julia Seales. Refreshments were hot tea, and scones that were perfectly dry (like the humor in this book). Please be warned, readers, that according to The Lady's Guide to Swampshire, Volume 1, as detailed in the book, this newsletter is not considered acceptable reading for ladies. Acceptable reading material includes, "sermons, poetry, etiquette guides, and social columns. Ladies must not read grisly articles, scandalous novels, or anything excessively funny." Per these rules, please note that A Most Agreeable Murder, filled with grisly articles, case notes, and humor, is the worst possible kind of read. I warn you all to stay away, lest your reputation be tarnished.
 
If you have not been scared off by the potential moral failings of the book club as established by "polite society," I dare say you are perfectly suited to our book club. 
 
Our next read is The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner on May 27th. Copies are currently available for checkout at the library. Just ask for May's Book Club Pick at the check-out desk. 
 
We like to stay a little ahead with our selections, so I am including a poll below that will inform my choice for our July and August book clubs.
 
Upcoming Book Selections
May Pick: The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner
May 27, 2025, 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Waterford Public Library 
 
A female apothecary secretly dispenses poisons to liberate women from the men who have wronged them - setting three lives across centuries on a dangerous collision course. Copies will be available for pickup at the Waterford Public Library beginning April 22, 2025. Copies are also available on Libby. 
June Pick: Come and Get It by Kiley Reid
June 24, 2025, 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Waterford Public Library

It's 2017 at the University of Arkansas. Millie Cousins, a senior resident assistant, wants to graduate, get a job, and buy a house. So when Agatha Paul, a visiting professor and writer, offers Millie an easy yet unusual opportunity, she jumps at the chance. But Millie's starry-eyed hustle becomes jeopardized by odd new friends, vengeful dorm pranks, and illicit intrigue. Copies will be available for pickup at the Waterford Public Library beginning May 27, 2025. Copies are also available on Libby.
 
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