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Book Clubbers: The Immortalists

March 26, 2019 Book Clubbers

The Immortalists By: Chloe Benjamin Date: Thursday, April 4th, 2019 @Harnish Time: 7:00pm If you knew the date of your death, how would you live your life? It’s 1969 in New York City’s Lower East Side, and word has spread of the arrival of a mystical woman, a traveling psychic who claims to be able to tell anyone the day […]

Cozy Corner: Theme – Hobbyist Homicides

March 26, 2019 Cozy Corner

Theme: Hobbyist Homicides Read a cozy of your choice based around a hobby! FOR ADULTS & TEENS (Ages 14+) Date: Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019 @Harnish Time: 7:00pm

Stranger Than Fiction: Why You Eat What You Eat

March 26, 2019 Stranger Than Fiction

Why You Eat What You Eat: The Science Behind Our Relationship With Food By: Rachel Herz Date: Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019 @Eastgate Time: 6:30pm AVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE CHECKOUT IN AUDIO FORMAT ON HOOPLA! How is personality correlated with preference for sweet or bitter foods? What genres of music best enhance the taste of red wine? With clear and compelling explanations of […]

Nite Readers: The Story Hour

March 1, 2019 Nite Readers

The Story Hour By: Thrity Umrigar Date: Thursday, March 21st, 2019 @Harnish Time: 7:00pm AVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE CHECKOUT IN AUDIO FORMAT ON HOOPLA! An experienced psychologist, Maggie carefully maintains emotional distance from her patients. But when she meets a young Indian woman who tried to kill herself, her professional detachment disintegrates. Cut off from her family in India, Lakshmi is desperately […]

Great Books: Look Homeward Angel

March 1, 2019 Enjoying the Classics

Look Homeward Angel By: Thomas Wolfe Date: Wednesday, March 20th, 2019 @Harnish Time: 7:00pm The spectacular, history-making first novel about a young man’s coming of age by literary legend Thomas Wolfe, first published in 1929 and long considered a classic of twentieth century literature. A legendary author on par with William Faulkner and Flannery O’Connor, Thomas Wolfe published Look Homeward, Angel, […]

Forever Young: Black River Falls

March 1, 2019 Forever Young

Black River Falls By: Jeff Hirsch Date: Monday, March 11th, 2019 @Eastgate Time: 7:00pm AVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE CHECKOUT IN EBOOK AND AUDIO FORMATS ON HOOPLA! Seventeen-year-old Cardinal has escaped the virus that ravaged his town, leaving its victims alive but without their memories. He chooses to remain in the quarantined zone, caring for a group of orphaned kids in a mountain camp with the help of […]

Stranger Than Fiction: Year of Yes

March 1, 2019 Stranger Than Fiction

Year of Yes By: Shonda Rhimes Date: Tuesday, March 5th, 2019 @Eastgate Time: 6:30pm She’s the creator and producer of some of the most groundbreaking and audacious shows on television today. Her iconic characters live boldly and speak their minds. So who would suspect that Shonda Rhimes is an introvert? That she hired a publicist so she could avoid public appearances? That […]

Book Clubbers: The Dry

March 1, 2019 Book Clubbers

The Dry By: Jane Harper Date: Thursday, March 7th, 2019 @Harnish Time: 7:00pm After getting a note demanding his presence, Federal Agent Aaron Falk arrives in his hometown for the first time in decades to attend the funeral of his best friend, Luke. Twenty years ago when Falk was accused of murder, Luke was his alibi. Falk and his father […]

Cozy Corner: A Pedigree to Die for

March 1, 2019 Cozy Corner

A Pedigree to Die for By: Laurien Berenson Date: Wednesday, March 6th, 2019 @Harnish Time: 7:00pm The apparent heart attack that killed kennel owner Max Turnbull has left seven pups in mourning, and his wife Peg suspecting foul play. But the only evidence is their missing prize pooch–a pedigreed poodle named Beau. Enter Melanie Travis. With her young son happily […]

Spinecrackers: Paris by the Book

March 1, 2019 Spinecrackers

Paris by the Book By: Liam Callanan Date: Friday, March 1st, 2019 @Harnish Time: 10:00am When eccentric novelist Robert Eady abruptly vanishes, he leaves behind his wife, Leah, their daughters, and, hidden in an unexpected spot, plane tickets to Paris. Hoping to uncover clues–and her husband–Leah sets off for France with her girls. Upon their arrival, she discovers an unfinished […]