Spalding Public Library

Spalding Public Library book club’s selection for the month of June is a book entitled “Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand” by Helen Simonson. In the small village of Edgecombe St. Mary in the English countryside lives Major Ernest Pettigrew (retired), the unlikely hero of Helen Simonson’s wondrous debut. Wry, courtly, opinionated, and completely endearing, the Major leads a quiet life valuing the proper things that Englishmen have lived by for generations: honor, duty, decorum, and a properly brewed cup of tea. But then his brother’s death sparks an unexpected friendship with Mrs. Jasmina Ali, the Pakistani shopkeeper from the village. Drawn together by their shared love of literature and the loss of their spouses, the Major and Mrs. Ali soon find their friendship blossoming into something more. But village society insists on embracing him as the quintessential local and regarding her as the permanent foreigner. Can their relationship survive the risks one takes when pursuing happiness in the face of culture and tradition? Stop by the library to check out this book to read more about this funny, barbed, and delightfully winsome novel! The book is also available online to download as an ebook or audiobook through our website at http://libraries.ne.gov/spalding.

Patricia Cornwell- “Book Of The Dead”

James Patterson- “Unlucky 13”

Nora Roberts- “The Collector”

Tony Hillerman- “Sacred Clowns”

Shirlee Busbee- “Return To Oak Valley”

Jodi Thomas- “Betting The Rainbow”

Iris Johansen- “Silencing Eve”

Elmer Kelton- “Other Men’s Horses”

Debbie Macomber- “Blossom Street Brides”

Barbara Taylor Bradford- “Love In Another Town”

Diana Palmer- “Wyoming Fierce”

Emma Miller- “Courting Ruth”

Leigh Greenwood- “Iris” (Seven Brides)

Tracie Peterson- “A Sensible Arrangement”

Beverly Lewis- “The Last Bride”

Kids and adults, don’t forget to visit the Spalding Public Library and get your Free library card number and PIN to download FREE ebooks and audio books to your Kindles, Ipads, phones, and other digital reading devices, including computers, directly from the library’s website http://libraries.ne.gov/spalding.

Spalding Public Library’s “Preschool Story Time” will be offered each Thursday at 10:00 a.m. for children ages 3-5 with an adult. Heidi McManaman has graciously volunteered to help out with this event each week, which begins Thursday, June 19th. Adult volunteers will be needed each week to help out, depending on the number of children in attendance. Each Thursday there will be a thirty- minute themed session that will include finger plays, music, and a story will be read to the group of children. And of course there will be extra time to check out library books!!

Stop by the library this summer and check out these books!

Charles C. Walcutt- “Exploring”- for 1^st and 2^nd grade readers

Ellen Weiss- “Voting Rights Days: Hitty’s Travels”- for 3^rd & 4^th grade readers

Claire Huchet Bishop- “Twenty And Ten”- for 5^th & 6^th grade readers

Don Wulffson- “Soldier X” –for teen readers

Adult fiction books:

Keith W. Nolan- “Ripcord: Screaming Eagles Under Siege”

Johnnie M. Clark- “Guns Up!”

We are still looking for LEGO donations to start a LEGO club at the library. We have many kids of all ages interested in starting a LEGO club this summer! We need your help in order for this club to begin soon!

Recent books donated to the Spalding Public Library include:

For adult readers-

Anna Quindlen- “Blessings”

Nora Roberts- “The Villa”

Nora Roberts- “Night Shade, Night Smoke”

Great titles for young adult readers-

Schoschana Rabinovici- “Thanks To My Mother”

Arthur Miller- “The Crucible”

Chaim Potok- “The Chosen”

Gloria Skurzynski- “Ghost Horses”-for ages 8-12

Thanks go out to all who have donated books to our library!!

Check out these new titles from your favorite authors available at your public library! Hurry in folks-they’re going fast!!

Lisa Scottoline- “Accused”

Nora Raoberts-“Treasures Lost, Treasures Found”

Stuart Woods- Standup Guy”

Iris Johansen- “Dark Summer”

Iris Johansen- “The Ugly Duckling”

Debbie Macomber- “Starry Night”

Faye Kellerman- “The Beast”

Karen Robards- “The Last Kiss Goodbye”

Spalding Public Library will be open next week on Tuesday, May 27^th from 10a.m.-12p.m. & 4-7p.m. instead of Monday, due to Memorial Day.

Does Your Public Library have a LEGO Club? Lots of public libraries do! The Spalding public library is looking for LEGO donations and for kids who love playing with LEGOs!! What’s the connection between LEGOs and books, you ask? Promoting play contributes to early literacy development by increasing attention span, memory, creativity, and language and vocabulary skills. It also lays the foundation for logical mathematical thinking, scientific reasoning, and problem solving—things they’ll carry with them throughout their school years, says “Play = Learning,” a recent study by Dorothy Singer, a senior research scientist at Yale University’s Department of Psychology and Child Study Center. There are several kids signed up for LEGO club! Come join the fun at your public library!!

To highlight that May is mystery book month at the library, “Devil In The White City” is this month’s book club selection. Bringing Chicago circa 1893 to vivid life, Erik Larson’s spellbinding bestseller intertwines the true tale of two men-the brilliant architect behind the legendary 1893 World’s Fair, striving to secure America’s place in the world; and the cunning serial killer who used the fair to lure his victims to their death. Combining meticulous research with nail-biting storytelling, Erik Larson has crafted a narrative with all the wonder of newly discovered history and the thrills of the best fiction. Stop by your library to check out this month’s book selected by Spalding Public Library’s Book Club!

May Is Mystery Book Month at the Spalding Public Library!! Stop by and check out these mystery authors for children and adults!

Adult Mystery Authors:

John Grisham

Stieg Larsson

Stephen King

Sue Grafton

Tom Clancy

Agatha Christie

Alexander McCall Smith

Tony Hillerman

Janet Evanovich

Patricia Cornwell

Harlan Coben

Mary Higgins Clark

Barbara Taylor Bradford

Sandra Brown

Children & Young Adult Mystery Authors:

Gertrude Chandler Warner- “The Boxcar Children Series”

Mary Pope Osborne- “Magic Tree House Series”

Julie Campbell- “Trixie Belden Series”

Carolyn Keene- “Nancy Drew Mystery Stories”

Franklin W. Dixon- “The Hardy Boys Series”

Andrew Clements- “Room One-A Mystery or Two”

Marcia Thornton Jones & Debbie Dadey- “The Bailey City Monsters Series”

Lemony Snicket- “A Series Of Unfortunate Events”

Brad Strickland & Thomas E. Fuller- “Wishbone Mysteries”

This is a short listing of just some of the authors whose books are available for check out at the library. These authors and many others are also available to download and read or listen as an audio book, through the library’s website at: http://libraries.ne.gov/spalding.

Visit the Spalding Public Library and get your Free library card number and PIN to download FREE ebooks and audio books to your Kindles, Ipads, phones, and other digital reading devices, including computers, directly from the library’s website.

Spalding Library hours:

Mondays and Thursdays

10 am-12pm & 4-7 pm

The Spalding Public Library Book Club will meet on Thursday, May 8^th at 5:00pm in the library’s meeting room. The group will be discussing April’s book selection entitled, “Code Name Verity” by Elizabeth Wein. All are welcome to attend!!

Recently Donated Books To The Library Include:

Nonfiction Books:

Geisela Banbury- “How To Design & Make Church Kneelers”-Needle Point Embroidery

Martha Deleonardis- “T-Shirt Quilts Made Easy”

Fiction Books:

Tom Early- “Sons Of Texas”- Book 1

Tom Early- “Sons Of Texas- The Raiders”- Book 2

Tom Early- “Sons Of Texas- The Rebels”-Book 3

Tom Early- “Sons of Texas- The Bold”- Book 5

Janet Daily- “Nightway”

Annette Broadrick- “Sons Of Texas- Rogues And Ranchers”

Nora Roberts- “Birthright”

David Levithan- “Every Day”- A New York Times Bestseller for teens and adults

These last two fiction books listed are also available through Overdrive on our website at http://libraries.ne.gov/spalding

The library has upgraded their computer system and now has a computer with an attached printer for printing, copying, and scanning documents.