|
|
Fort Scott Public Library Newsletter June 2019 |
|
|
|
BLAST OFF TO A UNIVERSE OF STORIES THIS SUMMER! Thank you to everyone who has attended a summer reading program, volunteered, or donated. We are off to a great start with record-breaking numbers and some wonderful programs thus far! Summer reading begins its weekly programs at the library on June 18 & 19 at 10 am. We will explore the cosmos and stories, make crafts, do science experiments, snack, and award reading prizes throughout the summer with (usually) identical weekly programs on Tuesdays & Wednesdays! However, this week we will have a museum representative from the George Washington Carver Museum give a night sky presentation on Tuesday, and then on Wednesday we will do more crafts & activities. Both days will feature Professor Tracy Springer as our guest reader. Note: There will be NO regular programs at the library the weeks of July 3 or July 16, due to performances at the Ellis Center. If you would like to volunteer at or donate to a program, please let Miss Val know at vcyouthlib@gmail.com. We NEED volunteers like you! Registration forms for summer reading are available at the library, Buck Run, and Family Video. You are now able to register online, if you'd rather. Click here to fill out the form. Register by June 4 to earn an early bird prize (must be redeemed at the library's downstairs desk)! |
|
Weekly meetings on Wednesdays at 4:15 p.m. will focus on creative writing, community service projects, gaming, book club, and crafting, with a special focus on stories and space throughout the summer. Reading prizes and books will be awarded for every 200 pages or 3 hours of reading. During the remainder of June & early July, the meetings are as follows: June 19, 4-6 p.m.: Games & Snacks Night at the Library June 26, 4:15-5 p.m.: Book Club at the Keyhole July 3, 4-5 p.m.: Community Service - Cleaning the Keyhole July 10, 4:15-5 p.m.: Crafts & Creative Writing at the Library July 17, 4-6 p.m.: Games & Snacks Night at the Library We NEED volunteers for our teen program. Please contact Miss Val at vcyouthlib@gmail.com if you would like to help! |
|
Pre-register today for one of our two alien parties on June 24! Parties will include a craft, activities, story, and snack based on alien & science fiction themes. |
Party 1: 2:30 - 3:30 Both events take place in the library event room. Party 2: 4:30-5:30 |
|
|
Anna of Kleve, the princess in the portrait : a novel
by Alison Weir
Arranged in a doomed marriage to England's infamous Henry VIII, a princess from a small German duchy hides a desperate secret in a hostile foreign court. By the best-selling author of Jane Seymour, The Haunted Queen
|
|
|
|
Blessing in disguise : a novel
by Danielle Steel
Loving three very different men throughout her lifetime, a single mother and art consultant examines the unique bonds she shares with her three daughters, before an unexpected twist of fate brings a past secret to light.
|
|
|
|
Cari Mora
by Thomas Harris
A ruthless man driven by unspeakable appetites to pursue a fortune in cartel gold finds his efforts challenged by a war survivor with unusual talents. By the award-winning author of Silence of the Lambs.
|
|
|
|
Collusion : a novel
by Newt Gingrich
An FBI terrorism expert and a disgraced Navy SEAL team up to prevent the assassination of a high-ranking Kremlin official who would help prevent a terrorist attack on U.S. soil. By the best-selling authors of Vengeance.
|
|
|
|
Far and away
by Fern Michaels
With her three extraordinary friends by her side, Sophie De Luca is ready to confront a terrible wrong that occurred within her new house decades ago. By a #1 New York Times best-selling author
|
|
|
|
It's a Christmas thing
by Janet Dailey
Veterinarian J. T. “Rush” Rushford, who lost custody of a girl he thought was his daughter, is in Branding Iron, Texas, with his mobile vet practice, just hoping to get through the season—until a Christmas miracle happens.
|
|
|
|
Queen bee
by Dorothea Benton Frank
A Sullivan's Island beekeeper navigates her demanding hypochondriac mother and flamboyant rival sister while immersing herself in the lives of two young neighbor boys and their widowed father. By the best-selling author of By Invitation Only.
|
|
|
|
Resistance women : a novel
by Jennifer Chiaverini
Resisting the power grabs of an increasingly formidable Nazi Party in 1930s Berlin, the courageous American wife of a German intellectual and her circle of women friends engage in a clandestine battle to sabotage Hitler's regime.
|
|
|
|
Robert B. Parker's buckskin
by Robert Knott
A campaign for sheriff in Appaloosa is thrown into turmoil by a nearby gold strike and a dangerous snowstorm, pitting marshals Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch against rival mining factions and a vicious serial killer.
|
|
|
|
Sunset beach
by Mary Kay Andrews
Reluctantly accepting a job at her estranged father's law firm in the aftermath of her mother's passing, Drue is tangled in a decades-old mystery that threatens everyone she loves. By the best-selling author of The High Tide Club
|
|
|
|
The 18th abduction
by James Patterson
Detective Lindsay Boxer teams up with intrepid journalist Cindy Thomas to investigate the disappearance of three schoolteachers amid rumors of a notorious Eastern European war criminal spotted on the streets of San Francisco.
|
|
|
|
The big kahuna
by Janet Evanovich
Nick Fox and Kate O’Hare have their work cut out for them in a wild adventure that features a stoner, an Instagram model, a Czech oligarch and a missing unicorn. Co-written by a #1 New York Times best-selling author
|
|
|
|
Unsolved
by James Patterson
Baffled by an outbreak of suspicious fatal accidents, FBI agent Emmy Dockery finds her investigation complicated by her vindictive ex and a plotting stranger. By the authors of The Murder House.
|
|
|
|
The never game
by Jeffery Deaver
Searching for a missing woman in Silicon Valley, an expert tracker is pitted against dark elements in the billion-dollar gaming industry and a serial killer who stages scenes from his favorite game. By the award-winning author of The Bone Collector
|
|
|
|
The five : the untold lives of the women killed by Jack the Ripper
by Hallie Rubenhold
Researched portraits of the five women murdered by Jack the Ripper in 1888 challenge popular beliefs to reveal each victim's historically relevant and diverse background while discussing the cultural and gender disadvantages that rendered them vulnerable.
|
|
|
|
Anger is a Gift
by Mark Oshiro
Struggling with panic attacks and grief over his father's death, high school junior Moss, in the face of a racist school administration, decides to organize a protest that escalates into violence.
|
|
|
|
American Road Trip
by Patrick Flores-Scott
When his adored older brother returns from a tour in Iraq with devastating PTSD, a Mexican-American high school senior embarks on a road trip to visit loved ones and explore the illnesses, socioeconomic pressures and milestone anxieties that have challenged their family.
|
|
|
|
Beneath the Citadel
by Destiny Soria
Growing up in a city ruled by ancient prophecies and a high council that has been in power for centuries, an orphaned daughter of rebels struggles to come to terms with her parents' legacy before uncovering a formidable final prophecy. By the author of Iron Cast.
|
|
|
|
Boruto : Naruto Next Generations. Volume 2
by Ukyo Kodachi
Earning praise from his father, Naruto, for getting through round two of the Chunin Exam, Boruto hides the fact that he succeeded with the help of banned ninja tools and worries what will happen if the truth is revealed.
|
|
|
|
Broken Things
by Lauren Oliver
Everyone thinks Mia and Brynn killed their best friend after becoming obsessed and delusional over a novel, but on the anniversary of their friend's death a discovery pulls them back together to find out what actually happened that night.
|
|
|
|
Killer instinct
by Jennifer Barnes
Cassie Hobbes and the other members of the Naturals program of the FBI work to solve a string of serial murders carried out by a copycat killer.
|
|
|
|
The Astonishing Color of After
by Emily X. R. Pan
After her mother's suicide, grief-stricken Leigh Sanders travels to Taiwan to stay with grandparents she never met, determined to find her mother who she believes turned into a bird.
|
|
|
|
All Out : The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens Throughout the Ages
by Saundra Mitchell
An anthology of 17 historical and diverse short stories includes contributions by such leading LGBTQ authors as Alex Sanchez, Dahlia Adler and Kody Keplinger and includes such diverse tales as a retelling of "Little Red Riding Hood" set in war-torn 1870s Mexico and a story of forbidden love in a 16th-century Spanish convent.
|
|
|
|
Aladdin
by Mary Tillworth
Early readers are invited to join Aladdin, Princess Jasmine and the Genie in this Step 2 leveled reader that is publishing in time for the live-action release of Disney's Aladdin.
|
|
|
|
Be a Star, Wonder Woman!
by Michael Dahl
A young girl goes to school, breaks up a fight, climbs a rope ladder, gets help from friends, refuses to give up, while imagining it all as a heroic adventure that Wonder Woman might have.
|
|
|
|
Camp Panda : helping cubs return to the wild
by Catherine Thimmesh
Discusses the groundbreaking efforts in China to reintroduce the giant panda to its native habitat, and how similar techniques can be used to help other endangered species back from the brink of extinction.
|
|
|
|
Dragons in a Bag
by Zetta Elliott
A witch neighbor enlists young Jaxon and his friends to help deliver a clutch of baby dragons to the safe magical world where they belong, a quest that is thrown into chaos by the trio's inability to follow strict dragon-care rules. By the award-winning author of Bird.
|
|
|
|
Don't blink!
by Tom Booth
A girl and her animal friends challenge readers to a staring contest in an interactive story that features such whimsical contestants as a gorilla, a cheetah, a fox and an alligator.
|
|
|
|
Flying machines : how the Wright brothers soared
by Alison Wilgus
An introduction to the Wright Brothers and their amazing achievements combines an engaging graphic novel format with fun facts about how the famous aviators conducted historic experiments and designed amazing machines that blazed a trail for the modern world's airplanes, jets and helicopters.
|
|
|
|
Forest School Adventure : Outdoor Skills and Play for Children
by Naomi Walmsley
"Young children will be immersed in imaginative, messy play and crafts, while older ones can work on more complex activities like stone tool making and sourcing water. Whether in an organized setting, a group of friends or a family outing, the fun-filled games will build confidence, bonding and result in happy children. Entertaining anecdotes from the authors' own experience of surviving in the wild can be read aloud to children, bringing to life the thrilling reality of sleeping in a cave or savoring your first-ever foraged meal. Learn how to light a fire without matches, build a shelter to sleep in, cook on a fire, hunt for bugs and much more."
|
|
|
|
Forgotten City
by Michael Ford
Growing up in a world where a deadly virus has wiped out or mutated most of humanity, young Kobi embarks on a search for his missing father only to uncover a conspiracy more deadly than the plague itself.
|
|
|
|
Go, Popplio!
by Maria S Barbo
Ash and Pikachu embark on a latest adventure in the brand-new Pokémon region of Alola, where they meet and catch amazing new Pokémon including First Partners Rowlet, Litten and Popplio. Original. TV tie-in.
|
|
|
|
Han on the Run
by Beth Davies
A guide to "Solo, a Star Wars story," introduces new heroes, villains, droids, and vehicles from the film.
|
|
|
|
|
|