November 14, 2018 – Friends of the Library’s Gift

During this month of “Thanks!” I would like to recognize the Friends of the Library.  They will be hosting a Foreign Exchange Student Reception on Wednesday, November 14th at 6 PM.  Come join us in welcoming Mellen students Diego & Melih, and Father Papi to our community. Refreshments will be served.

The Friends of Our Wonderful Library, aka FOWL, recently gave the library $1,500 to spend on books and DVDs.  The following book titles were purchased:  An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green; Almost Everything by Anne Lamott; Ambush by James Patterson; American Dialogue by Joseph J. Ellis; Becoming Mrs. Lewis by Patti Callahan; Bitter Orange by Claire Fuller; Broken Field by Jeff Hull; The Clockmaker’s Daughter by Kate Morton; The Collector’s Apprentice by B. A. Shapiro; The Corrosion of Conservatism by Max Boot; Dark Sacred Night by Michael Connelly; Dear Evan Hansen by Val Emmich; Desperate Measures by Stuart Woods; Every Breath by Nicholas Sparks; Glimmer of Hope by March for Our Lives Founders; Good and Made by Rebecca Traister; The Good Neighbor by King Maxwell; The Guilty Dead by P. J. Tracy; Hidden Among the Stars by Melanie Dobson; The Hideaway by Lauren K. Denton; Holy Ghost by John Sandford; Homebody by Joanna Gaines; Hurricane Season by Lauren K. Denton; I Lost My Tooth! by Mo Willems; If You Love Me by Maureen Cavanagh; Imposter’s Lure by Carla Neggers; In Pieces by Sally Field; Judy Moody and the Right Royal Tea Party by Megan McDonald; Leverage in Death by J. D. Robb; Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder; The Little Shop of Found Things by Paula Brackston; Louisiana’s Way Home by Kate DiCamillo; A Map of Days by Ransom Riggs; Minecraft Guide to Farming by Alex Wiltshire; Mycroft and Sherlock by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar; The Next Person You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom; Not Our Kind by Kitty Zeldis; November Road by Lou Berney; One Dark Throne by Kendare Blake; One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus; Pete the Cat’s 12 Groovy Days of Christmas by Kimberly Dean; The Real Lolita by Sarah Weinman; Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Jane Sherron De Hart; Shadow Tyrants by Clive Cussler; Shell Game by Sara Paretsky; Small Animals by Kim Brooks; A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult; Tales from a Not-So-Happy Birthday by Rachel Renee Russell; Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake; Two Dark Reigns by Kendare Blake; Unbelievably Boring Bart by James Patterson; Under My Skin by Lisa Unger; Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver; Virgil Wander by Leif Enger; Whiskey When We’re Dry by John Larison; Why Not Tonight by Susan Mallery; A Willing Murder by Jude Deveraux; Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne; Winter in Paradise by Elin Hilderbrand, and The Witch Elm by Tana French.

The following DVD titles were purchased:  Ant-Man and the Wasp; Book Club; Boundaries; Down a Dark Hall; Eighth Grade; Fahrenheit 451; First Daughter and the Black Snake; The Good Fight, Season One; The Handmaid’s Tale, Season One; Hostiles; Hotel Transylvania 3:  Summer Vacation; Jurassic World:  Fallen Kingdom; Leave No Trace; Life of the Party; Mamma Mia!  Here We Go Again; Mister Rogers:  It’s You I Like; Ocean’s 8; Open Range; Outlander, Season Three; Skyscraper; Solo:  A Star Wars Story; Tag; This Is Us, Seasons 1 & 2; Three Identical Strangers; Tombstone; UFO; Unforgotten, Season One; Victoria, Season One; Wonderstruck; and Won’t You Be My Neighbor.

Login in to your account online from the Library’s website at:  https://www.legionmemoriallibrary.org/ to place a hold on one of these titles.  You may also see what’s available from Wisconsin’s Digital Library.

“Thank you, Friends!”

Hope to see you soon at the Library.