Harlem Library

The next Learn at the Library program will be presented by Blaine County Undersheriff Frank Billmayer Tuesday, Feb. 23, 7 P.M. He will give timely and vital information on protecting yourself against identity theft and scams. You will not want to miss this important presentation. Refreshments will be served.

The library will be closed Monday, Feb. 15 in observance of President’s Day. The regular meeting of the library board will be Monday, Feb. 23, 9 A.M. in the library meeting room.

“A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.” -Martin Tupper

Come to the library and make a new best friend. We have a wonderful selection of new and not so new books to choose from.

Susan Abulhawa has written “The Blue Between Sky and Water,” a story of political and personal trauma. The Baraka family live in the small Palestinian farming village of Beit Daras. The family is forced to leave their ancestral home by the newly formed State of Israel. Only Nazmiyeh and her brother survive the trip to Gaza. In the refugee camp Nazmiyeh builds a family and nurtures those remaining from Beit Daras. Her brother continues his journey to America where upon his death his granddaughter grows up alone, longing for family. Her longing beckons her back to Gaza.

“The Promise” is by Robert Crais. Elvis Cole is secretly hired for find a grief-stricken mother. When he stops at what looks to be an ordinary house, on the other side of the door he finds a wanted fugitive on the run and a vicious career criminal. Thus begins a night of terror and suspense.

Tracy Whitney was once one of the best thieves in the business. When she had a son, she planned on leaving that all behind for a quiet life of anonymity in the mountains of Colorado. When tragedy strikes, Tracy is forced to set out on a global hunt to find her prey. Don’t miss “Sidney Sheldon’s Reckless” by Tilly Bagshawe.

Jessica Knoll is the author of “Luckiest Girl Alive.” Ani FaNelli endured a shocking public humiliation as a high school student. Determined to put her past behind and reinvent herself, Ani now has a glamorous job, an expensive wardrobe, and an almost perfect life. But, Ani has a secret. Something still haunts her that she has tried to bury in the past. It is private and painful and threatens to ruin everything.

“The First Hostage” is by Joel C. Rosenberg. New York Times correspondent J.B. Collins has seen first hand the horrific destruction the brutal Islamist leader Abu Khalif has unleashed on his enemies. The president of the U.S. is missing, ISIS in on the move, and Amman, Jordan, is in flames. Brought in to help, Collins is desperate to find the president but instead finds himself a prime suspect as secrets are leaked to ISIS.

When the doctor tells Bibi Blair she had one year to live her answer is, “We’ll see.” Her sudden recovery proves the medical world wrong. Convinced she escaped death to save someone else, she is obsessed with finding a woman named Ashley Bell. But save her from what, from whom? The hunt finds Bibi on the run from threats both mystical and worldly. “Ashley Bell” is by bestselling author Dean Koontz.

Two new nonfiction selections are “How to Make Your Money Last: The Indispensable Retirement Guide” by Jane Bryant Quinn and “The Collapse of Parenting: How We Hurt Our Kids When We Treat Them Like Grown-Ups” by Leonard Sax, MD, PhD.