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AUGUST 2026 | LIBRARY NEWS |
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 Create & Connect: An Adult Craft Night Hammered Flower Tea Towels Monday, August 24th 5:30pm
FREE Event, Please RSVP on our website Queen City Room Intended for Adults |
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The Mother Road at 100 Years Old: Voices of Route 66 Join Anthony Arno as he shares a multimedia presentation showcasing a historical look at American's Main Street. All attendees are invited to participate in a Route 66 trivia game following the presentation, complete with prizes! August 5th 4-5:30pm Queen City Room Free, everyone is welcome |
CHILDREN'S Department will take a break from programming in August! We'll be back to normal business right after Labor Day! |
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Book to Screen- Read before you watch (because the book is always better) |
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The Five-Star Weekend
by Elin Hilderbrand
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Hotel Nantucket: After tragedy strikes, food blogger Hollis Shaw gathers four friends from different stages in her life to spend an unforgettable weekend on Nantucket. Hollis Shaw's life seems picture-perfect. She's the creator of the popular food blog Hungry with Hollis and is married to Matthew, a dreamy heart surgeon. But after she and Matthew get into a heated argument one snowy morning, he leaves for the airport and is killed in a car accident. The cracks in Hollis's perfect life--her strained marriage and her complicated relationship with her daughter, Caroline--grow deeper. So when Hollis hears about something called a Five-Star Weekend--one woman organizes a trip for her best friend from each phase of her life: her teenage years, her twenties, her thirties, and midlife--she decides to host her own Five-Star Weekend on Nantucket. But the weekend doesn't turn out to be a joyful Hallmark movie. The husband of Hollis's childhood friend Tatum arranges for Hollis's first love, Jack Finigan, to spend time with them, stirring up old feelings. Meanwhile, Tatum is forced to play nice with abrasive and elitist Dru-Ann, Hollis's best friend from UNC Chapel Hill. Dru-Ann's career as a prominent Chicago sports agent is on the line after her comments about a client's mental health issues are misconstrued online. Brooke, Hollis's friend from their thirties, has just discovered that her husband is having an inappropriate relationship with a woman at work. Again! And then there's Gigi, a stranger to everyone (including Hollis) who reached out to Hollis through her blog. Gigi embodies an unusual grace and, as it happens, has many secrets. The Five-Star Weekend is a surprising and captivating story about friendship, love, and self-discovery set on Nantucket. It will be a weekend like no other.
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Every Summer After: Deluxe Edition
by Carley Fortune
Carley Fortune's radiant New York Times bestselling novel now in this gorgeous hardcover collector's edition featuring: - A breathtaking revamped cover- Beautiful endpapers and sprayed edges that will transport you to Barry's Bay- A stunning foil stamped case, and...- A new introduction from the author and an exclusive bonus chapter Six summers to fall in love. One moment to fall apart. A weekend to get it right. They say you can never go home again, and for Persephone Fraser, ever since she made the biggest mistake of her life a decade ago, that has felt too true. Instead of glittering summers on the lakeshore of her childhood, she spends them in a stylish apartment in the city, going out with friends, and keeping everyone a safe distance from her heart. Until she receives the call that sends her racing back to Barry's Bay and into the orbit of Sam Florek--the man she never thought she'd have to live without. For six summers, through hazy afternoons on the water and warm summer nights working in his family's restaurant and curling up together with books--medical textbooks for him and work-in-progress horror short stories for her--Percy and Sam had been inseparable. Eventually that friendship turned into something breathtakingly more, before it fell spectacularly apart. When Percy returns to the lake for Sam's mother's funeral, their connection is as undeniable as it had always been. But until Percy can confront the decisions she made and the years she's spent punishing herself for them, they'll never know whether their love might be bigger than the biggest mistakes of their past. Told over the course of six years and one weekend, Every Summer After is a big, sweeping nostalgic story of love and the people and choices that mark us forever.
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The Love Hypothesis
by Ali Hazelwood
The Instant New York Times Bestseller and TikTok Sensation As seen on THE VIEW A BuzzFeed Best Summer Read of 2021An Indie Next and LibraryReads Pick When a fake relationship between scientists meets the irresistible force of attraction, it throws one woman's carefully calculated theories on love into chaos. As a third-year Ph.D. candidate, Olive Smith doesn't believe in lasting romantic relationships--but her best friend does, and that's what got her into this situation. Convincing Anh that Olive is dating and well on her way to a happily ever after was always going to take more than hand-wavy Jedi mind tricks: Scientists require proof. So, like any self-respecting biologist, Olive panics and kisses the first man she sees. That man is none other than Adam Carlsen, a young hotshot professor--and well-known ass. Which is why Olive is positively floored when Stanford's reigning lab tyrant agrees to keep her charade a secret and be her fake boyfriend. But when a big science conference goes haywire, putting Olive's career on the Bunsen burner, Adam surprises her again with his unyielding support and even more unyielding...six-pack abs. Suddenly their little experiment feels dangerously close to combustion. And Olive discovers that the only thing more complicated than a hypothesis on love is putting her own heart under the microscope.
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The Odyssey: The Epic Classic
by Homer
An epic journey of adventure, endurance, and the search for home In The Odyssey, Homer crafts one of the oldest and most influential adventure stories in Western literature. The poem follows Odysseus, the cunning king of Ithaca, as he battles gods, monsters, and temptation on his ten-year quest to return home after the Trojan War. Facing shipwrecks, the wrath of Poseidon, and the allure of the witch-goddess Circe, Odysseus's journey is a timeless exploration of loyalty, perseverance, and the human spirit. As Penelope and Telemachus struggle to defend their home from unruly suitors, Odysseus must rely on his wit and courage to overcome every obstacle. The Odyssey's vivid storytelling, mythical landscapes, and unforgettable characters have inspired readers for nearly three millennia. Inside the book: The legendary adventures of Odysseus, from the Cyclops and Sirens to the Underworld Themes of loyalty, identity, hospitality, the meaning of home, and resilience in the face of adversity A cast of gods, monsters, and mortals whose stories echo through history Modern translation and Introduction by Prof. Ian Johnston Perfect for lovers of epic fiction, mythology, and classic literature, The Odyssey remains a must-read for anyone seeking adventure, wisdom, and insight into the human condition.
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National Dog Month National Dog Month is celebrated annually throughout August. Founded in 2020 by the Milk-Bone brand, it focuses on celebrating dogs, promoting adoption, and supporting animal rescues. The highlight of the month is National Dog Day, which falls on August 26th. |
National Wellness Month National Wellness Month takes place every August, encouraging people to prioritize self-care, manage stress, and build healthy routines for physical, mental, and emotional well-being. |
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