Harlem Library

Don’t miss the opportunity to “Buy a Bag O’Books” during the month of March. Fill a grocery sack full of used books for only one dollar!

The Book Challenge for March is to read a book with the words “Luck” or “Lucky” in the title.

The library board of trustees will hold their monthly meeting March 19, 4:30 P.M. in the library meeting room.

The library will be closed March 26 -28 so the staff may attend the state library conference.

If you have a baby or toddler, ages 0 -5, in your life be sure to register them for free monthly books with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. Enroll the child online at http://www.harlempubliclibray.org. In 6-8 weeks, your child will receive their first book in the mail, “The Little Engine That Could.” Books arrive in the mail monthly until your child’s 5th birthday.

You may also stop by the library and complete a paper registration form.

The library also sponsors the “1000 Books Before Kindergarten” program. This program encourages families to read with their babies, toddlers, and preschoolers. Register them at the library and your child will receive a free board book. Track the books you read with your child and earn prizes along the way.

“Beyond a Reasonable Doubt” is a new novel by Robert Dugoni. When Jenna Bernstein is accused of murdering her former partner and lover, she turns to her childhood friend attorney Keera Duggan to defend her. But Kerra knows where Jenna goes, trouble follows. Five years earlier, Keera’s father defended Jenna when she was tried for killing her company’s chief scientist. But with only circumstantial evidence against Jenna, Keera is willing to defend her. If this is all another devious game, Keera might be working to set a murderer free.

Anne Tyler has written “Three Days in June.” In this story about second chances, Gail Baines has lost her job, her daughter Debbie is getting married and hasn’t invited her mother to the bridal spa day, and Gail’s ex-husband has shown up unannounced on her doorstep. The true crisis is yet to come - Debbie shares with her parents a secret she has just learned about her own relationship.

“The Big Empty” is by Robert Crais. Traci Beller, a high-profile influencer, has hired detective Elvis Cole to find her father. When she was ten, he disappeared from the sleepy town of Rancha, California, apparently abandoning his family. But Traci never believed it. When Elvis heads to Rancha he finds himself followed by a gang of criminals and he calls on his friend Joe Pike to help. But soon the trail leads them into the depths of a monstrous, hidden evil.

“The Order of Swans” is by Jude Deveraux. In this spellbinding, fantasy- rich novel, Kaley Adams is swept into a world where she has the power to alter fairy tales and change a kingdom’s destiny.

Jonathan Evison is the author of “The Heart of Winter.” After seventy years of marriage Abe Winter and Ruth Warneke have certainly had their share of ups and downs. But after Ruth’s loose tooth turns out to be something much more serious, the reliable life they have created together comes to a crisis.