Harlem Library

February is “Love Your Library” month! Stop by to take part in the “Color Like You Mean It” passive programming activity. Help us build our quilt by coloring a heart if you love your library!

The Book Challenge for February is to read a book that reminds you of someone you love.

The library will be closed Monday, February 17 in observance of Presidents’ Day.

The “Circle of Security” Parenting Class meets again Thursday, February 13, 6:00-7:30 P.M. in the library meeting room.

Census 101: Every 10 years, the results of the census are used to reapportion the House of Representatives, determining how many seats each state gets. Montana is on the cusp of regaining a congressional seat so every person counts!

Did you know you can download ebooks and audio books for free from MontanaLibrary2Go? All you need is the Overdrive or Libby app and your library card number. Call the library for assistance.

Bestselling author Emilie Richards has written “A Family of Strangers.” All her life Ryan Gracey compared herself to her older sister, Wendy. She knew she could never top Wendy’s achievements so Ryan chose her own path. As they became adults the sisters’ choices took them in different directions, which is why Ryan is stunned when Wendy calls. She needs help because there has been a murder and Wendy believes she’ll be wrongfully accused.

“Nine Elms” is a Kate Marshall thriller by Robert Bryndza. Fifteen years after Kate Marshall caught the notorious Nine Elms killer she is still haunted by the fallout that ended her career in scandal. Now a copycat killer is continuing the Nine Elms cannibal murders. Kate draws on her past detective skills to catch a new monster not knowing she is the intended fifth victim.

Those of you who loved “The Tattooist of Auschwitz” will want to read “Cilka’s Journey” by Heather Morris. Taken to Auschwitz when she was just sixteen, Cilka gains the attention of the commandant because of her beauty. She learns quickly that power, even unwillingly taken, equals survival. When the war is over Cilka is charged as a collaborator for sleeping with the enemy and sent to a Siberian prison camp. Although she confronts death and terror daily, Cilka learns that despite all that has happened to her, there is room in her heart for love.

Christopher Fairfax, a young English priest, travels by horseback to the remote village of Addicott St. George to conduct the burial of the local parson. When he reaches the village unease sets in as he discovers the old priest had library books and a collection of antiquities that were illegal to possess. Was his death an accident or an act of murder? “The Second Sleep” is by Robert Harris.

A new science fiction selection is “Ninth House” by Leigh Bardugo. Galaxy “Alex” Stern was raised in LA by a hippie mom. She dropped out of school and became lost in a world of drug-dealer boyfriends, dead-end jobs, and much worse. By age twenty she is the sole survivor of a multiple homicide. At her hospital bed she is offered a second chance to attend Yale University on a full ride scholarship. But what’s the catch? Why her?

Make it your goal to stop by the library this week and take advantage of the services we have available for you. Our hours are Monday 11-7, Tuesday 9-2, Wednesday 12-6, Thursday 12-6, and Friday 9-2.