April 2026 Newsletter

Adult Programs

Weekly Programs

Knit Lits meets on Tuesdays from 3:00-4:30pm in the Williams Reading Room. All fiber artists are welcome.

Cribbage meets on Tuesdays from 1:00-3:00pm in the Williams Reading Room. Everyone who wants to play is invited to join!

The Springvale Dulcimers meet on Tuesdays from 5:30-6:45pm and are currently welcoming new and beginner players and singers. They play and sing hymns and traditional folk songs on Mountain Dulcimers in a simple style.

Monthly Programs

Cook the Book meets on the second Tuesday of the month at 5:30. The group will NOT be meeting in April due to the Online Auction. Cookbooks are available at the main desk for May's program. (This program is currently full. Please call or visit the library to be added to the waitlist.)

Sam’s Book Club meets on the first Wednesday of each month at 5:30pm in the community room. On Wednesday, May 6^th we will be discussing Lady Tan's Circle of Women by Lisa See.

The Writers Group meets on the first and third Thursdays of the month at 11am. Join us in the William’s Reading Room for an hour of creative writing. The newly formed group is welcoming new members. Bring along some of your writing to get feedback and find inspiration.

Staff Picks:

Lesley's Pick

• In the Great Quiet by Laura Vogt

Sam's Picks

• Old Man’s War by John Scalzi
• Some Bright No Where by Ann Packer

Dawn's Picks

• Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth
• Good People by Patmeena Sabit
• When I Kill You by B.A. Paris
• Home Schooled by Stephan Merrill Block
• Some Bright No Where by Ann Packer

Sheila's Picks

• Making Friends Can Be Murder by Kathleen West
• The Astral Library by Kate Quinn
• The Busy Body Book Club by Freya Sampson

Kaity's Picks

• Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett
• Cassandra in Reverse by Holly Smale
• Star Trek: Lower Decks Volume 1: Second Contact by Ryan North

Nancy's Pick

• Brain Damage by Freida McFadden

Paula's Picks

• Six Days in Bombay by Alka Joshi
• A Pair of Wings by Carole Hopson

Spice of the Month

The April Spice of the Month is... Za'atar! This is one of my (Sam) all time favorite spices and I use it almost every day. Za'atar is a Middle Eastern spice blend made of different dried herbs, seeds, salts, and fruit peels. It is loaded with flavor, has great texture and even has health benefits from soothing inflammation to boosting cognition. No two Za'atars are alike- it is completely different depending on the region. If you have turned yourself into a Za'atar snob (like I have), you can even make it yourself with high quality ingredients. If you like this, then you will love the Egyptian blend Dukkah! Check out this month’s recipe online or at the main desk: Middle Eastern Tomato and Red Onion Salad with Za'atar. Enjoy!

Save the Date

5/6 Sam’s Book Group

5/8 Art Walk Outside the Library

5/12 Cook the Book

5/20 Wishcycling Program

5/25 Closed for Memorial Day

5/30 E-Cycle with the LeClair Foundation

Some New Fiction Titles

• The Irish Goodbye by Heather Aimee O’Neill
• The Storm by Rachel Hawkins
• Nash Falls by David Baldacci
• Exit Strategy by Lee Child
• The King’s Ransom by Janet Evanovich
• The Merge by Grace Walker
• The First Time I Saw Him by Laura Dave
• Meet The Newmans by Jennifer Niven
• False Witness by Phillip Margolin
• Wildwood by Amy Pease
• Like Family by Erin O. White
• P.S. You’re the Worst by Chloe Seager
• The Color of Hope by Danielle Steel
• 59 Minutes by Holly Seddon
• The Seven Rings by Nora Roberts
• The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe by James Patterson
• Sharpe’s Storm by Bernard Cornwell
• When the Fireflies Dance by Aisha Hassan
• Before I Forget by Tory Henwood Hoen
• The Snow Lies Deep by Paula Munier
• Best Offer Wins by Marisa Kashino
• At Midnight Comes the Cry by Julia Spencer-Fleming
• Showdown by Robert B. Parker

Some New Non-Fiction Titles

• The Granny Squares Bible: 110 Designs to Mix, Match and Crochet
• And the Dragons Do Come: Raising a Transgender Kid in Rural America by Sim Butler
• Somebody is Walking on Your Grave: My Cemetery Journeys by Mariana Enriquez
• Without Consent: A Landmark Trial and the Decades Long Struggle to Make Spousal Rape a Crime by Sarah Weinman
• Injustice: How Politics and Fear Vanquished America’s Justice Department by Carol Leonnig
• Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting For Justice by Virginia Roberts Giuffre
• Skinnytaste High Protein by Gina Homolka
• Knit in One! 30 Clever One Skein Patterns for Gorgeous Beanies, Socks, Shawls and More! by Marie Greene
• What to Eat Now: The Indispensable Guide to Good Food, How to Find it, and Why it Matters by Marion Nestle
• Midnight Flyboys: The American Bomber Crews and Allied Secret Agents Who Aided the French Resistance in World War II by Bruce Henderson
• Firestorm: The Great Los Angeles Fires and America’s New Age of Disaster by Jacob Soboroff
• The Traitors Circle: The True Story of a Secret Resistance Network in Nazi Germany and the Spy Who Betrayed Them by Jonathan Freeland
• Winning the Earthquake: How Jeannette Rankin Defied All Odds to Become the First Woman in Congress by Lorissa Rinehart
• A Marriage At Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck by Sophie Elmhirst