Harlem Library

Our children’s programming is in full swing for fall. Books and Babies for infants and toddlers and their parents/caregivers meets on Tuesdays at 10 A.M. for a time to begin developing those all-important early literacy skills. To encourage creative imagination and building children are invited to come to Lego Club on Thursdays at 6 P.M. Preschoolers must be accompanied by a parent. Lego Club makes a great family activity! On Fridays at 10 A.M. Story Time is held for children ages 3 through grade five. This is am hour sharing stories, activities, and crafts. We encourage you to bring your children to the library.

If you are looking for a new book to read stop by and see the titles that are ready for check out. Heather Graham adds another title to her Krewe of Hunters collection with “Deadly Fate.” Clara Avery works as an entertainer on an Alaskan cruise ship. When she visits Bear Island she discovers a bloody scene and meets Thor Erikson, a member of the FBI’s elite paranormal unit, the Krewe of Hunters. Thor is investigating a series of murders and the prime suspect is a serial killer Thor put behind bars. Now he has escaped. Can Thor and Clara solve the case and prevent a deadly fate of their own?

Historical fiction readers will want to pick up the latest by Philippa Gregory: “Three Sisters, Three Queens.” Three sisters, Katherine of Aragon, Margaret, and Mary will all become queens - of England, Scotland, and France. They are united by family loyalties but find themselves set against each other.

Bestselling author Danielle Steel has written “Magic.” Each year in Paris the White Dinner is held outside one of the city’s spectacular landmarks. In “Magic” we follows the characters over a year of successes and heartbreaks until the next White Dinner.

“The Woman in Cabin 10” is by Ruth Ware. This suspenseful story finds travel journalist Lo Blacklock on a dream assignment aboard the cruise ship Aurora in the North Sea. When Lo hears the sound of a woman being thrown overboard the terror begins as she tries to convince the crew and passengers what she has heard.

With twists and turns Ware takes readers on a journey that will leave them restless and uneasy even when the last page is turned.

A new Meg Langslow mystery from Donna Andrews is “Die Like an Eagle.” Meg and her husband Michael are involved in their twin sons’ baseball team as team mom and coach. Meg and the league head, Biff Brown, have their tangles and tussles. When Biff’s brother is found dead in a porta-potty near the ball field, Meg suspects that Biff may have been the intended victim. She must move past her distaste of Biff to help find the culprit.

Other new arrivals include “The Turning Point” by Freya North, “When We Meet Again” by Kristin Harmel, and “Where Hope Prevails” the third installment in the Return to the Canadian West series by Janette Oke and Laurel Oke Logan.

The Book Challenge for September is to read a book that has been banned. We have a list of titles to choose from at the library. The regular meeting of the library board of trustees is Wednesday, September 28 at 4:15 P.M.