Woof Woof, Briar, speaking. :) I’m four and a half months old now, but I’m getting pretty big. Mom says I’m GIGANTIC, whatever that means. Mom and Dad throw the ball for me a lot. It’s one of my favorite games. Don’t tell Mom I said this, but Dad can throw the ball a lot farther than she can. She’s kinda small though, so maybe she will throw it farther when she grows up. :) Mom says The Friends of the Library introductory genealogy class last Thursday had a good turnout. Twelve people attended and learned about many tools to get their family history recorded. Snacks and fellowship were enjoyed. Tune in in April for an in-depth look at the FamilySearch Wiki. Date to be announced shortly. Here’s a brief run-down of the programming going on at the library on a regular basis:
Do you need an activity for your busy beaver peeps on the weekend?
All supplies provided for free! Mark it on your calendar and come join us for some fun!! Here are three new books to consider for a book club: Echo House by Ward Just: An epic chronicle of three generations of Washington power brokers and the women who loved them (except when they didn't), Echo House is Ward Just's masterpiece. The Washington Post described it as "a fascinating if ultimately painful fairy tale, complete with a family curse. The decline of the Behls represents the decline of Washington from the bright dawn of the American century into the gathering shadows of an alien new millennium.". The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry: Meet Harold Fry, recently retired. He lives in a small English village with his wife, Maureen, who seems irritated by almost everything he does. Little differentiates one day from the next. Then one morning a letter arrives, addressed to Harold in a shaky scrawl, from a woman he hasn't heard from in twenty years. Queenie Hennessy is in hospice and is writing to say goodbye. But before Harold mails off a quick reply, a chance encounter convinces him that he absolutely must deliver his message to Queenie in person. In his yachting shoes and light coat, Harold Fry embarks on an urgent quest. Determined to walk six hundred miles to the hospice, Harold believes that as long as he walks, Queenie will live. A novel of charm, humor, and profound insight into the thoughts and feelings we all bury deep within our hearts, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry introduces Rachel Joyce as a wise--and utterly irresistible--storyteller. Death Focus by Anne Perry: On vacation from London on the beautiful Italian coast, twenty-eight-year-old Elena Standish and her older sister, Margot, have finally been able to move on from the lasting trauma of the Great War, in which the newly married Margot lost her husband and the sisters their beloved brother. Touring with her camera in hand, Elena has found new inspiration in the striking Italian landscape, and she’s met an equally striking man named Ian. When Ian has to leave unexpectedly, Elena—usually the more practical of the sisters—finds she’s not ready to part from him, and the two share a spontaneous train trip home to England. But a shocking sequence of events disrupts their itinerary, forcing Elena to personally deliver a message to Berlin on Ian’s behalf, one that could change the fate of Europe. Back home, Elena’s diplomat father and her secretive grandfather—once head of MI6, unbeknownst to his family—are involved in their own international machinations. Worried when Elena still hasn’t returned from Italy, her grandfather starts to connect the dots between her change in plans and an incident in Berlin, where Adolf Hitler and the Third Reich are on the rise. It seems the message Elena delivered has forced her into a dangerous predicament, and her grandfather’s old contacts from MI6 may be the only people who can get her out alive—if Elena can tell the difference between her allies and her enemies. Stay tuned for a few more book club possibilities next week! What activities, classes, or get-togethers of any kind would you like to attend at your beautiful Malvern Public Library? Call my Mom, Lisa Formhals, or, Hans Leitner, your assistant librarian, at the library (712-624-8554) to give your input on what activities you’d like to do at your library. The library belongs to our community…so let’s use it! May your life be filled with many tummy rubs! Briar, the Library Puppy!
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