Harlem Library

Today, August 28, the Harlem Library board of trustees will hold their monthly meeting at 4:30 in the library meeting room.

Fall programming will start up again the first week of September. Children’s programs include Storytime for the little ones ages 0-5 and their parents/caregivers which meets on Tuesday mornings at 10 A.M. Elementary students are encouraged to come to After School Squad which focuses on STEAM activities including science, technology, engineering, art and math. After School Squad in held on Wednesdays at 4:15 (note the change in time). Lego Club meets on Thursdays at 4:15 (note the change in time) for all ages. Children not yet in school must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.

The Book Club, a book discussion group for adults, will begin by reading “My Dear Hamilton: A Novel of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton” by Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie. You may pick up your copy September 3-6 and the first discussion will be held Monday, September 9 at 4 P.M.

The library will be closed Monday, September 2, in observance of Labor Day.

Did you know the library offers interlibrary loan services? If there is an item we don’t have in our collection we would be happy to borrow it from another library, if possible. You must have a library card and we ask for a three-dollar deposit each time you interlibrary loan an item. If you pick up and return the item on time, your deposit will be refunded.

“You Like It Darker” is a new collection of twelve short stories, many never before published, and some of the best ever from bestselling author Stephen King.

A new science fiction selection is “When Among Crows” by Veronica Roth.

Danielle Steel’s latest work is “Resurrection.” Darcy Gray is a successful influencer with her popular blog, The Gray Zone. When she makes an impulsive decision to fly to Rome to surprise her husband, Charlie, on their twenty-fifth anniversary, she gets the shock of her life that upends her whole world.

“Southern Man” is a novel by Greg Iles. In this highly anticipated new Penn Cage novel, a man and a town are rocked by anarchy and tragedy. A bloody mass shooting, a race war, a third-party candidate for the White House. Can Penn fight to save those he loves?

A new nonfiction selection is “Crossing the Desert: The Power of Embracing Life’s Difficult Journeys” by Payam Zamani. When he was sixteen Zamani fled persecution in Iran and made his way to America. Today he is redefining what is means to be an entrepreneur by building a new model of capitalism.

Joyce Carol Oates has written “Butcher.” This harrowing story, based on historical documents, follows the career of Dr. Silas Aloysius Weir, the “Father of Gyno-Psychiatry.” This selection is a unique blend of fiction and fact about a women’s asylum in the nineteenth century and the terrifying doctor who wants to change the world.

Looking ahead, mark your calendars for September 12 at 6:30 P.M. when the library will host the Humanities Montana speaker Philip Page. Page will present “Cowboy Music and Authentic Storytelling.” A singer, songwriter, working cowboy and saddle maker, Page has traveled across the intermountain west and performed at the National Cowboy Poetry gathering in Elko, Nevada. This event is free and open to the public.