Did you know: April 9th, 6 pm - Linux for Normal People workshop. Tired of Big Tech? Wondering if Linux is right for you? Bring an old computer (and/or a burning desire for freedom) for an introduction to FREE software.
The following large print book was donated by Brenda Whittaker: "Mona's Eyes" by Thomas Schlesser in memory of Zula B. Sawyer. While the doctors can find no explanation for Mona’s brief episode of blindness, they agree that the threat of permanent vision loss cannot be ruled out. The girl’s grandfather, Henry, may not be able to stop his granddaughter from losing her sight, but he can fill the encroaching darkness with beauty. Every Wednesday for a year, the pair visit a single masterpiece in one of Paris's museums and Mona’s world is changed forever by the power of art.
New adult fiction:
“Wolf Worm” by T. Kingfisher. Sonia Wilson is a talented scientific illustrator — but she is only able to follow her dream because of her father’s reputation as a renowned scientist. Such is the lot in life for a woman in science in 1899. And after his death, she is left without work, prospects, or hope. So when the reclusive Dr. Halder offers her a position illustrating his vast collection of insects, Sonia jumps at the chance to move to his North Carolina manor house and put her talents to use. Once there though, she encounters dark happenings in the Carolina woods, and even darker questions come to light, like what happened to her predecessor? Why are animals acting so strangely, and what is behind the peculiar local whispers about “blood thiefs?”
“Mistborn: The Hero of Ages” by Brandon Sanderson. To end the Final Empire and restore freedom, Vin killed the Lord Ruler. But as a result, the Deepness, the lethal form of the ubiquitous mists, is back, along with increasingly heavy ashfalls and ever more powerful earthquakes. Humanity appears to be doomed, unless Emperor Elend Venture can find clues left behind by the Lord Ruler that will allow him to save the world.
“Strangers in the Villa” by Robyn Harding. Sydney Lowe's life is shattered when her husband, Curtis, admits to a meaningless affair with a client. Begging for forgiveness and vowing to prove his devotion, Curtis suggests the couple retreat to a remote hilltop house in Spain to repair their marriage where a pair of Australian travelers turns up at their door in dire need of help. Lonely for companionship and desperate for free labor, Sydney and Curtis invite the attractive young couple to stay. But as the days pass, dark secrets come to light, and not everyone will leave the villa alive.
“Burn Down the Master’s House” by Clay Cane. As turmoil simmers within a divided nation, smoke from another blaze begins to rise. Sparked by individual acts of resistance among those enslaved across the American South, their seemingly disparate rebellions fuel a singular inferno of justice, connecting them in ways quiet at times, explosive at others. As these flames rise, so will they.
“Life: A Love Story” by Elizabeth Berg. As ninety-two-year-old Florence 'Flo' Greene nears the end of her life, she writes a letter to Ruthie, the woman who grew up next door to her, describing the items Flo is leaving Ruthie in her will. But as it goes on, telling surprising stories about those 'little' things Flo will leave behind (like a rubber band kept in a matchbox tied up in red ribbon), an unforgettable portrait of the life she has lived emerges. The letter starts off as an autobiography in things, but it turns out to do much more than that: ultimately, it will transform Flo and those around her.
“The Midnight Muse” by Jo Kaplan. The dead collect in low places. That’s what Brynn Werner, lead singer of metal band Queen Carrion, wrote in her notebook before she vanished while staying at a cabin in Oregon’s Umpqua National Forest. A year later, the rest of her bandmates visit the cabin to remember her and find a way to move on. But tensions boil over as they realize not all is as it seems at Trail Creek Cabin. Strange entries in the guestbook write about visions of a pale form that moves through the trees, figures lurking in the distance, and a strange fungus growing from the wall in the cabin’s basement. Then they hear Brynn’s voice echo impossibly through the forest — and the pale form that emerges from the trees is her perfect likeness.