October 6, 2016 - Celebrations

Here we are in October and October is just chocked full of special celebration days and weeks. Here is a sampling of a few for only the first half of the month. The first week of October, which we are in, is National Chili Week, Get Organized Week, Customer Service Week, and Mystery Series Week. October 5th was National Apple Betty Day. Today, October 6th, is National Noodle Day and Mad Hatter Day. Mad Hatter is a day to wear a crazy hat and is celebrated on 10/6 because that is what the sign in the hat band of the Mad Hatter (of “Alice in Wonderland” fame) says on it. Noodle day is rather self-explanatory, i.e., eat some noodles! Tomorrow is World Smile Day. Leif Eriksen Day is on the 9th and National Angel Food Cake Day is on the 10th. The 11th is the birthday of a local librarian. October 12th is both Take Your Teddy Bear to Work Day as well as Moment of Frustration Day. Personally, I think taking your teddy bear to work would help you not have moment of frustration on October 12th, but I suppose that depends on what kind of mood your teddy bear is in. If you doubt this assertion then just hang around for October 13th which is International Skeptics Day (I doubt that). Getting to the mid-point of the month, we find that October 15th is not only National Grouch Day, Sweetest Day, and National I Love Lucy Day. There is certainly a lot to celebrate in October. Below you will find some of the new books that have arrived at the library during this week. Something else to celebrate! Enjoy!

New Non-Fiction

New Fiction

  • cover art British manor murder : a Lucy Stone mystery / by Leslie Meier. Joining her friend at an English manor for a fancy exhibition, Lucy turns apprehensive when her hosts begin talking about a deadly family omen before she is swept up by the murder of a handmaiden's son who was privy to dark secrets. By the best-selling author of “French Pastry Murder”.
  • cover art Christmas caramel murder / by Joanne Fluke. Preparing for the town's annual production of “A Christmas Carol”, Hannah supports her friend, Lisa, who is implicated in the murder of her husband's ex-girlfriend, in an entry complemented by more than 20 holiday-themed recipes. By the best-selling author of “Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder”.
  • cover art An obvious fact / by Craig Johnson. Investigating a hit-and-run accident near Devils Tower that has left a young cyclist in critical condition, Walt, Henry and Vic are confronted by unexpected complications in the form of competing biker gangs, the ATF bureau, an entrepreneur's donation of a military-grade vehicle and a femme fatale.
  • cover art Darkest journey / by Heather Graham. Shocked when her own father is implicated in the murders of two Civil War re-enactors, Charlie reunites with former flame and Krewe of Hunters agent Ethan Delaney on a Mississippi River cruise to infiltrate the band of re-enactors and identify who among them has a motive to kill.
  • cover art Denim and lace / by Diana Palmer. When an accident nearly costs the privileged Bess Samson her life, proud rancher Cade Hollister must cast aside his disdain for her family's wealth and finally fight for the forbidden love he's never forgotten.
  • cover art The life she wants / by Robyn Carr. Shattered by her husband's financial crimes and subsequent suicide, Emma is entreated by the friend who betrayed her years earlier to return home, where an uneasy reunion and the burden of her husband's crimes challenge her efforts to rebuild. By the award-winning author of “Four Friends”.
  • cover art Woman of god / by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro. Scrutinized as the world's first woman papal candidate, Brigid Fitzgerald, a doctor on the front lines in Sudan, reflects on her difficult childhood and a series of trials that have tested her faith before a high-stakes battle compels her to convert her enemies to a cause that threatens the Church and her life.