Scribner Public Library

Being a librarian has its perks and getting to be one of the first to see the new books is a big one. So, I just got the chance to read the new James Patterson thriller, Zoo! Not at all what I was expecting. I absolutely loved the main characters Jackson Oz and Chloe. Jackson or Oz, as he is called is a rather reluctant hero and has just the right amount of sarcasm and character that make him Awesome. I was a little surprised by the plot, our beloved animals turning on us. Definitely made this an edge of my seat reading experience. The first incident involves lions in the zoo, and is told from both the zookeeper’s and the lion’s perspective, spooky! Had this been a movie, I would have covered my eyes for some of the action/attack scenes. Some were just a bit graphic for me. This was a very fast paced book that even after you set it down, which with 5 kids at home I had to do a few times, you wanted to hurry and see what would happen next. There was an odd five year jump in the midst of it all that surprised me. Some of the what- if’s of their science-fiction, make you wonder, if this happened would it end this way? Not sure I loved the ending or what it said about human nature. This book is still haunting me… I invite you to read this book and see if the ending is as sad to you as it was to me.

 Stop in and check out what we have been reading on display now. Maybe you will discover a new favorite author! 🙂

Have you ever felt that the characters in your favorite books were real? Did you ever wonder what happened to them when you weren’t reading? Well, in this brand-new story, we find out. Meet Prince Oliver, the main character in the fairy tale “Between the Lines”. But his life hasn’t had a happy-ever-after, despite the book’s ending.

Turns out that when the book is closed, the characters take on their true personalities and carry on with their lives, only to rush into place and act out their ‘scenes’ every single time the book is read. And the book’s owner, Delilah, reads this story a lot, even though she’s 15 and too old for fairy tales.

Hated by everyone in school and the child of divorced parents, Delilah relates to Oliver, who lost his father in the story. One day, after years of trying, Oliver is heard by a reader: and who else would it be besides Delilah? The adventure that follows is a funny and frustrating one, but a great read the whole way through.

Between the Lines is a wonderful love story with a twist – two star-crossed lovers separated by two different worlds, determined to be together, no matter what. The imagination and creativity behind the fairy tale and the main plot are exquisite and original, and you never know what’s going to happen next. For my first Jodi Picoult book (though she wrote this with her daughter), I was not disappointed!

This book was read and the review was written by Elizabeth Hittle.

            Lucinda Chapdelaine is an orphan. Her parents had been extremely wealthy with their own large estate, but everything was taken away when Lucinda was just a little girl, after her parents died. Ever since then, Lucinda has lived like a slave in the house of Aunt, who despises Lucinda’s very existence. After a mysterious woman, the prince and a thief all visit her in one day, Lucinda is forced from the house and onto the streets.

The woman who had visited her turns out to be the Amaranth Witch, feared and avoided by all, and she knows everything about Lucinda. And Lucinda has lost something of hers, taken from her by the thief who had visited in the night. The witch, Beryl, gives Lucinda a dangerous quest to retrieve her stolen property – if Lucinda succeeds, Beryl will give her the Chapdelaine estate and all of her riches, so she can live the rest of her life in luxury and peace. If she fails… Well, you get the idea. The quest throws Lucinda into a marvelous world full of secrets and romance, complete with royal balls and underground dungeons.

Does Lucinda complete her quest? Read the book to find out!

This book is a fast but fun and fulfilling read. Each twist will leave you breathless as you dive into the world this author has created – one chock-full of adventure and action!

This book was read and the review was written by Elizabeth Hittle, the intern at Scribner Public Library.

At the end of March, we did some much needed cleaning and painting of the library. We worked hard and had a lot of fun. Connie Mauch and Ruth Steil even brought us root beer floats to help keep our motivation going! Here are some pictures from the week and the open house hosted by the Friends of the Library to show off our efforts.

While cleaning, we found this awesome lobster hat and couldn’t resist trying it on!!

Biblio the Bathroom Lizard helped pick a new color for her home.

 And we sure did make a mess!!

But it all came together for our open house on April 2nd!

Thank you to everyone who has come to visit us, we appreciate your support! Also, a special thank you to Hoge Hardware for helping us with estimates and paint colors. You guys made our prep work a lot easier!!

Last week when entering books, I came across one that I couldn’t wait to read, The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James. This book is set in 1920s England, I have read many historical mysteries and so was excited to find one set in an era I thought I was familiar with.  I was not as familiar as I had thought, I learned a lot about the rebuilding of lives after the war and all of the changes of morals, social customs and economics. This writer really draws you in and the story flows so fast that I was halfway done within a few hours. The main characters are Maddy (The Ghost), Sarah Piper, who answers a temporary assistant position for Allistair Gellis (The Ghost Hunter), and Matthew Ryder (Assistant Ghost Hunter).  The “haunting” scenes were very descriptive and you really felt sorry for the ghost and the people she was haunting. I have truly enjoyed this writer’s voice in this story. I read the preview for her next book and I can’t wait until it comes out!!

—Review by Angie Brainard