Books, Bytes & More Newsletter - April 2025

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Port St. Joe

850-229-8879


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Wewahitchka

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Bristol

850-643-2247


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Featured Items

Battle Mountain: Joe Picket Series #25

by C. J. Box


The campaign of destruction that Axel Soledad and Dallas Cates wreaked on Nate Romanowski and Joe Pickett left both men in tatters, especially Nate, who lost almost everything. Wondering if the civilized life left him vulnerable to attack, Nate dropped off the grid with his falcons in tow to prepare for vengeance. When Joe gets a call from the governor asking for help finding his son-in-law, who has gone missing in the Sierra Madre mountain range, he enlists the help of a local, a rookie game warden named Susan Kany. As Nate and fellow falconer Geronimo Jones circle closer to their prey, Joe and Susan follow the nearly cold trail to Warm Springs. Little do Nate and Joe know that their separate journeys are about to converge . . . at Battle Mountain.

Nemesis (Orphan X Series)

by Gregg Hurwitz


At one time, Evan Smoak was a highly successful black ops assassin known as Orphan X, dedicated to a rigid set of operational rules. Now, even after breaking with the government program, going underground, and remaking his life, Smoak is dedicated to his assassin's Ten Commandments. But those principles have put him on a collision course with the man who might be his best friend in the world, Tommy Stojack. Stojack, a gifted gunsmith who has created much of Evan's own weapons and combat gear, has apparently crossed one of Evan's sharply delineated lines. When Evan decides to go to his workshop and have it out with Tommy, Evan finds himself under attack by a group attempting to ambush and kill him. Now Evan has no choice, in his mind, than to track down and face down his only friend.

Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales (Book 3)

by Heather Fawcett


Emily Wilde has spent her life studying faeries. A renowned dryadologist, she has documented hundreds of species of Folk in her Encyclopaedia of Faeries. Now she is about to embark on her most dangerous academic project studying the inner workings of a faerie realm as its queen. Along with her former academic rival - now fiancé - Wendell Bambleby, Emily is immediately thrust into the deadly intrigues of Faerie as the two of them seize the throne of Wendell's long-lost kingdom, which Emily finds a beautiful nightmare filled with scholarly treasures. Yet there is little time to settle in, for Wendell's murderous stepmother has placed a deadly curse upon the land before vanishing without a trace. It will take all of Wendell's magic and Emily's knowledge of stories to unravel the mystery before they lose everything they hold dear.

Source Code: My Beginnings

by Bill Gates


Source Code describes with unprecedented candour Bill Gates’ life from his childhood in Seattle to dropping out of Harvard aged 20 in 1975. Shortly afterwards he wrote, with Paul Allen, the program which became the foundation of Microsoft and eventually for the entire software industry, changing the way the world works and lives. Gates writes about the centrality of family to his life – his encouraging grandmother and ambitious parents, about struggles to fit in, his rebelliousness, and the impact on him of the death of his closest friend. We see his extraordinary mind developing as a teenager, his excitement about the rapidly emerging technology of computing, and the earliest signs of his phenomenal business acumen. Source Code is a warm, wise and revealing self-portrait of one of the most influential people of our age.

We All Live Here

by Jojo Moyes


Lila Kennedy has a lot on her plate. A broken marriage, two wayward daughters, a house that is falling apart, and an elderly stepfather who seems to have quietly moved in. Her career is in freefall and her love life is . . . complicated. So when her real dad-a man she has barely seen since he ran off to Hollywood thirty-five years ago-suddenly appears on her doorstep, it feels like the final straw. But it turns out even the family you thought you could never forgive might have something to teach you: about love, and what it actually means to be family.

After the North Pole: A Story of Survival, Mythmaking, and Melting Ice

by Erling Kagge


The North Pole looms large in our collective psyche - the ultimate Otherland in a world mapped and traversed. It is the center of our planet's rotation, one of the places that is most vulnerable in an epoch of global climate change. Its sub-zero temperatures and strange year of one sunset and one sunrise make it an eerie, utterly disorienting place that challenges human endurance and understanding. Erling Kagge and his friend Børge Ousland became the first people "to ever reach the pole without dogs, without depots and without motorized aids," skiing for 58 days from a drop off point on the ice edge of Canada's northernmost island. Erling describes his record-making journey, probing the physical challenges and psychological motivations for embarking on such an epic expedition, the history of the territory's exploration, its place in legend and art, and the thrilling adventures he experienced during the trek.

Blood Moon

by Sandra Brown


Detective John Bowie is one misstep away from being fired from the Auclair Police Department in coastal Louisiana. Recently divorced and slightly heavy-handed with his liquor, Bowie does all that he can to cope with the investigation of teen Crissy Mellin who disappeared more than three years ago. Crisis Point, a true crime television series, is soon to air an episode documenting the unsolved Mellin case. Bowie has been instructed by his boss to keep to himself his grievances of the investigation. Beth Collins, a senior producer on Crisis Point, knows when there's something more to be told. After seven years researching, fact checking, and editing dozens of episodes, Collins is convinced that Crissy Mellin's disappearance was not an isolated incident. A string of disappearances of teen girls in nearby areas have only one thing in common: They took place on the night of a blood moon. Bowie and Collins band together to identify a canny perpetrator, while fighting a spark between them that threatens to upend everything.

The Medici Return (Cotton Malone; Book 19)

by Steve Berry


Cotton Malone is on the hunt for a forgotten 16th century Pledge of Christ - a sworn promise made by Pope Julius II that evidences a monetary debt owed by the Vatican, still valid after five centuries, now worth in the trillions of dollars. But collecting that debt centers around what happened to the famed Medici of Florence - a family that history says died out, without heirs, centuries ago. Two more things also hang in the balance. Who will become the next prime minister of Italy, and who will be the next pope. Finding answers to all three proves difficult until Cotton realizes that everything hinges on when, and if, the Medici return.

The Jackal's Mistress

by Chris Bohjalian


In this Civil War love story, inspired by a real-life friendship across enemy lines, the wife of a missing Confederate soldier discovers a wounded Yankee officer and must decide what she's willing to risk for the life of a stranger. Virginia, 1864-Libby Steadman's husband has been away for so long that she can barely conjure his voice in her dreams. While she longs for him in the night, fearing him dead in a Union prison camp, her days are spent running a gristmill with her teenage niece, a hired hand, and his wife, all the grain they can produce requisitioned by the Confederate Army. It's an uneasy life in the Shenandoah Valley, the territory frequently changing hands, control swinging back and forth like a pendulum between North and South, and Libby awakens every morning expecting to see her land a battlefield. And then she finds a gravely injured Union officer left for dead in a neighbor's house, the bones of his hand and leg shattered. Captain Jonathan Weybridge of the Vermont Brigade is her enemy - but he's also a human being, and Libby must make a terrible decision: Does she leave him to die alone? Or does she risk treason and try to nurse him back to health? And if she succeeds, does she try to secretly bring him across Union lines, where she might negotiate a trade for news of her own husband?

Famous Last Words

by Gillian McAllister


It is June 21st, the longest day of the year, and new mother Camilla's life is about to change forever. After months of maternity leave, she will drop her infant daughter off at daycare for the first time and return to her job as a literary agent. Finally. But, when she wakes, her husband Luke isn't there, and in his place is a cryptic note. Then it starts. Breaking news: there's a hostage situation developing in London. The police arrive, and tell her Luke is involved. But he isn't a hostage. Her husband - doting father, eternal optimist - is the gunman. What she does next is crucial. Because only she knows what the note he left behind that morning says.

Dream Count

By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie


Chiamaka is a Nigerian travel writer living in the U.S. who is unlucky in love and coping with the pandemic on her own. Zikora is a successful lawyer living in Washington, DC, who finds herself, unexpectedly, a heartbroken single mother. Omelogor is a scholar researching pornography for a master's thesis in women's studies. And [Kadiatou], Chiamaka's housekeeper, is trying to reclaim her dignity aftera terrible sexual assault. In [this novel], we come to know these interesting, challenging, and complicated women as they navigate their rich and complex lives.

Drawn to the Library National Library Week April 6 - 12, 2025 image drawn like a four panel comic. panel 1 are two girls reading, panel 2 is a young man in a wheelchair asking a librarian a question at the help desk, panel 3 is a young man learning how to use a sewing machine, and panel 4 is a young man drawing a comic

Whatever draws you in, the library has something for everyone. Celebrate National Library Week, April 6 - 12, 2025.

Illustration of flowers in yellow, orange and blue with the text Spring Into Reading!

All Northwest Regional Library System Locations will be CLOSED on Friday, April 18th for Good Friday. On April 17th, all locations will close by 5 p.m.

Children's Library Programming

Bay County Commissioner Daniel Raffield Reading Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss to Storytime

Image: Library special guest, Bay County Commissioner Daniel Raffield, read Green Eggs and Ham for Read & Rhyme Storytime in celebration of Dr. Seuss's March Birthday.

Bay County Public Library

Bouncin’ Babies & Toddlin’ 2s (Ages 0 - 2 with Caregiver)

Tuesdays at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. CT (Same Class, limited to 40 people)


Read & Rhyme Storytime (Ages 3 - 5 with Caregiver)

Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. CT


TCG Day (Trading Card Game Day - Ages 6 +)

Friday, April 4 at 3:30 p.m. CT


Ukulele Social Club (All Ages)

Monday, April 7 at 3:30 p.m.

A few spare instruments will be available. Program held in the Youth Services program room.


Youth Dungeons and Dragons (Ages 8 - 12, all skillsets) Registration Required.

April 9 and April 10 at 4 p.m. CT

**Call 850-522-2118 to register.


Discovering Art History for Homeschool (Ages 8 - 12) Registration Required.

Friday, April 11 at 10 a.m. CT

**Dress to mess. Call 850-522-2118 to register.

Image of the PBS Kids Show Carl the Collector and friends. Carl is an animation of a racoon wearing a sweater vest.

Carl the Collector with WFSU PBS and FSUCard

Saturday, April 12 at 10 a.m. CT

Join us for adventures with Carl the Collector, a groundbreaking PBS KIDS show featuring main characters on the autism spectrum. Watch an episode with a snack, share what you collect, and make a craft. Program geared for families with children in Pre-K up to 3rd grade. Registration Required. Call 850- 522-2118.


Craft Camp (Ages 8 - 12) Registration Required.

Monday, April 14 at 4 p.m. CT

**Dress to mess. Call 850-522-2118 to register.


LEGO CLUB (Ages 6 – 12) Registration Required.

April 16 and April 17 at 4 p.m. CT

**Call 850-522-2118 to register.


LEGO Spike (Ages 8 - 12) Registration Required.

Monday, April 21 at 4 p.m. CT

**Call 850-522-2118 to register.


Japanese Language Club (Ages 6 - 12) Registration Required.

Wednesday, April 23 at 4 p.m. CT

**Call 850-522-2118 to register.


After-School Switch League (Ages 8 – 12)

Friday, April 25 at 3:30 p.m. CT


Family Game Day (Families with children Ages 6+)

Saturday, April 26 from 12:30 - 4 p.m. CT


Mini Makers (Ages 5 - 7) Registration Required.

Monday, April 28 at 3:30 p.m. CT

**Dress to mess. Call 850-522-2118 to register.


All programs on the Bay County Public Library Facebook page and the library website.

Panama City Beach Public Library

Book Babies (Ages 0 - 2)

Tuesdays at 10 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. CT

**Same Class/Limited to 24 people.


Sail into School (Ages 3 - 5)

Thursdays at 9:30 a.m. CT

**Class limited to 24 people.


Easter LEGO Club (Ages 7 - 11) Registration Required

Tuesday, April 8 at 4 p.m. CT

*Call the library at 850-233-5055 to register.


All programs on the Panama City Beach Public Library Facebook page and the library website.


Parker Public Library

Saturday Storytime + Craft: Chicks & Bunnies (Ages 3 - 6)

Saturday, April 5 at 11 a.m. CT


Bunny Doodle Art (Ages 6 - 12)

Saturday, April 5 at 12:30 p.m. CT


Homeschool Hangout

Tuesday, April 8 at 12:00 p.m. CT


All programs on the Parker Public Library Facebook page and the library website.

Two children with their LEGO Challenge creations in Parker Public Library

Image: March LEGO Challenge at the Parker Public Library.


Corinne Costin Gibson Memorial Public Library in Port St. Joe

Preschool Storytime (18 months - 5 years with caregiver)

Fridays at 11 a.m. ET **No Class on April 18.


LEGO Club

Thursday, April 3 at 3:30 p.m. ET


Crafternoon at the Library: Macramé Plant Holder!

(All Ages, under 12 must be with caregiver)

Tuesday, April 8 at 3:30 p.m. ET


Earthquake in the STEAMRoom: (Ages 6 +)

Thursday, April 17 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. ET


Nintendo Switch (Ages 6 and up)

Thursday, April 17 at 3:30 p.m. ET


Community Drum Circle (All Ages)

Saturday, April 19 at 2 p.m. ET


Chess Club (All Ages, school kids can arrive after school gets out)

Mondays at 2:30 p.m. ET


All programs on the Port St Joe - Corrinne Costin Gibson Memorial Public Library Facebook page and the library website.

Charles Whitehead Public Library in Wewahitchka

Budding Bookworms

Mondays at 10 a.m. CT


LEGO Club

Thursday, April 3 at 3:30 p.m. CT

Saturday, April 26 at 10 a.m. CT


Chess Club (All Ages and Abilities)

Friday, April 4 at 3 p.m. CT

Tuesday, April 8 at 3 p.m. CT

Saturday, April 19 at 11 a.m. CT

** Children can arrive after school gets out. 


Saturday Stories + Craft (Children with caregiver)

Saturday, April 5 at 10 a.m. CT


Outdoor Easter Egg Hunt Thursday, April 10 at 3:30 p.m. CT


National Board Game Day (Children with caregiver)

Saturday, April 12 at 11:00 a.m. CT


Easter Tea Party

Thursday, April 17 at 3 p.m. CT

Let’s dress up fancy and have an Easter tea party! Sponsored by the Friends of the Wewahitchka Library.


Scrapbooking Workshops (All Ages)

Tuesday, April 22 at 3:30 p.m. CT


Feather ID (Children with a caregiver)

Thursday, April 24 at 3:30 p.m. CT


All programs on the Wewahitchka - Charles Whitehead Public Library Facebook page and the library website.

Harrell Memorial Public Library in Bristol

Yoga for Kids (K - 5th Grade, Registration Required)

Tuesday, April 1 at 4 p.m. ET

**Call 850-643-2247 or visit the library to register.


Homeschool Hangout

Tuesday, April 8 at 1 p.m. ET


LEGO Club (Ages 6 - 12)

Thursday, April 17 at 4 p.m. ET


All programs on the Liberty County Public Libraries Facebook page and the library website.


Jimmy Weaver Memorial Library in Hosford

Saturday Storytime (Ages 4 - 8 recommended)

Saturday, April 5 at 11 a.m. ET - National Library Day


All programs on the Jimmy Weaver Memorial Library Facebook page and the library website.

Teen Library Programming

Upcycled Origami with Kat Video Tutorial

Bay County Public Library

Teen Advisory Board (Ages 14 - 17) Registration Required.

Tuesday, April 8 at 4 p.m. CT

**Call 850-522-2118 to register.


Upcycled Origami with Kat: Talking Fish (YouTube)

Wednesday, April 9 at 2 p.m. CT


Teen Dungeons & Dragons (Ages 13 – 17) Registration Required.

April 12 & 19 from 2 - 4 p.m. CT

**Call 850-522-2118 to register.


Rubber Band Bracelets (Ages 11 - 13) Registration Required.

Tuesday, April 15 at 4 p.m. CT

**Call 850-522-2118 to register.


Rubber Band Bracelets (Ages 14 - 17) Registration Required.

Tuesday, April 22 at 4 p.m. CT

**Call 850-522-2118 to register.


Gardening Basics with UF/IFAS Extension Bay County (Ages 12 - 17) Registration Required.

Tuesday, April 29 at 4 p.m. CT

**Call 850-522-2118 to register.


Teen Game Night (Ages 13 - 18) Registration Required.

Wednesday, April 30 from 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. CT

**Call 850-522-2118 to register.


All programs on the Bay County Public Library Facebook page and the library website.


Corinne Costin Gibson Memorial Public Library in Port St. Joe

YA Book Club

Saturday, April 5 at 12 p.m. ET

Pizza provided. Call 850-229-8879 for book titles.


All programs on the Port St Joe - Corrinne Costin Gibson Memorial Public Library Facebook page and the library website.


Charles Whitehead Public Library in Wewahitchka

Scrapbooking Workshops (All Ages)

Tuesday, April 22 at 3:30 p.m. CT


All programs on the Wewahitchka - Charles Whitehead Public Library Facebook page and the library website.

Redfish Film Fest: Library POV Film Venue

mid a mossy forest floor, a young white woman with striking red hair sits looking upward, clothed in a blue jacket and sturdy boots, deep in thought or enjoying the tranquility of the surrounding tall conifer trees

Bay County Public Library Redfish Film Fest POV Venue

Gallery of Art (36 W Beach Drive)

Saturday, April 26 from 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. CT


Films: (Click link to View Trailers)




Follow the Bay County Public Library Facebook events and https://redfishfilmfest.com/ for exact film line-up of PBS POV documentary films held at the Gallery of Art. Each film will include community experts for an engaging post-film discussion. Free and open to the public to attend.

Adult Library Programming

Bay County Public Library

Program in Meeting Room unless otherwise noted.


Writing Corner (Geared for Adults, Teens Welcome)

Saturday, April 5 from 2 - 4 p.m. CT

*Bring your laptop/notebooks to a dedicated writing space. Light refreshments provided by the Friends of the Bay County Public Libraries.


Ukulele Social Club (All Ages)

Monday, April 7 at 3:30 p.m.

Held in Youth Services program room. A few loaner instruments are available; all ages and playing levels welcome.


Choose Your Intensity Puzzle Event. Registration Required.

Tuesday, April 8 from 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. CT

All ages. Call 850-522-2107 to register your team of 2 - 4 people.


Computer & Internet Basics Class. Registration Required.

Wednesday, April 9 from 9:30 - 11 a.m. CT

**Call 850-522-2107 to register. Held in computer lab.


BCPL Book Club (Virtual)

Thursday, April 10 at 10:30 a.m. CT

Home is Were the Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose

**Email rfillingame@nwrls.com for the Zoom link.


11th Street Dulcimer Group Practice (Youth Services)

Friday, April 11 at 2 p.m. CT


Legal Clinic with Legal Services of North Florida

Tuesday, April 15 from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. CT

First come, first served. Bring necessary documents.


Device Advice - Bring Your Device. Registration Required.

Wednesday, April 16 at 2 p.m. CT

**Call 850-522-2107 to register. Held in computer lab.


Shelf Indulgence @ The Press (310 Harrison Ave.)

Thursday, April 17 at 5:30 p.m. CT

April's Genre: Science Fiction / Fantasy


Crafternoon @ The Library (Adults, Teens welcome)

Friday, April 25 from 2 - 4 p.m. CT

Bring your current craft project or join us for adult coloring!


Redfish Film Fest: POV Venue Saturday, April 26 from 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.

PBS POV film screening at the Gallery of Art (36 W Beach Drive). Follow the Bay County Public Library Facebook events for exact lineup.


All programs on the Bay County Public Library Facebook page and the library website.

Chapter Chat Book Club from February

Image: Chapter Chat Book Club from February at the Panama City Beach Public Library.


Panama City Beach Public Library 

Sea Needles

Fridays from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. CT

**Bring your knitting or craft project.


Beach Book Club

Wednesday, April 2 at 10:30 a.m. CT

My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman


WJHG Chapter Chat Book Club with Jessica Foster

Tuesday, April 1 at 2 p.m.

March Read: The Stolen Queen by Fiona Davis

Tuesday, April 29 at 2 p.m. CT

April Read: Follow the news or our Facebook page for this month's book. Extra copies of the monthly title provided by the Bay County Public Library Foundation. Visit or call the front desk to see if a copy is available!


AARP Tax Help. Registration Required.

February 8 - April 14 on Mondays and Saturdays

**Call AARP Tax Help to set up an appointment at 850-583-4606. Leave your name and phone number.


All programs on the Panama City Beach Public Library Facebook page or the library website.

Two teens and a woman holding their decorated flower pots inside of the library.

Image: March Crafternoon of a decoupaged flower pot at the Parker Public Library.


Parker Public Library

Plant/Seed Swap

Saturday, April 12 from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. CT

Drop by with cuttings or entire plants you would like to

swap with other gardeners. From flowers to vegetables, all are welcome!


Book Club

Saturday, April 26 at 1 p.m. CT

Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt


All programs on the Parker Public Library Facebook page and the library website.

Corinne Costin Gibson Memorial Public Library in Port St. Joe

Seaside Stitchers

Saturdays from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. ET

**Bring your current knitting or needlework project.


Chess Club (All Ages)

Mondays at 2:30 p.m. ET


Friends of the Gulf County Library at PSJ meeting

Monday, April 7 at 10:30 a.m. ET


Ask a Master Gardener!

Saturday, April 12 from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. ET


Crafternoon at the Library: Macramé Plant Holder!

(All Ages, under 12 must be with caregiver)

Tuesday, April 8 at 3:30 p.m. ET


Plant Propagation Tips and Tricks: Learn and Grow with the Master Gardeners!

Saturday, April 19 at 10:30 a.m. ET

*Call the library for the monthly topics at 850-229-8879.


Community Drum Circle (All Ages)

Saturday, April 19 at 2 p.m. ET


Library Book Club

Monday, April 28 at 10:30 a.m. ET

Call the PSJ Library at 850-299-8879 for the title.


English for Speakers of Other Languages

Schedule one-on-one tutoring with our trained volunteers. Call us at 850-229-8879.


Sewing and Crochet Classes

One-on-one sewing and crochet classes available to individuals or families. Please call the library for more information at (850) 229-8879.

All programs on the Port St Joe - Corrinne Costin Gibson Memorial Public Library Facebook page or the library website.

Charles Whitehead Public Library in Wewahitchka

Let’s Be Crafty: String Easter Eggs

Thursday, April 3 at 1 p.m. CT 


Mahjong (All Ages and Abilities)

Friday, April 4 at 1 p.m. CT


Chess Club (All Ages and Abilities)

Friday, April 4 at 3 p.m. CT

Tuesday, April 8 at 3 p.m. CT

Saturday, April 19 at 11 a.m. CT

** Children can arrive after school gets out.


Friends of the Wewahitchka Library Monthly Meeting

Thursday, April 10 at 10 a.m. CT


National Board Game Day (All Ages)

Saturday, April 12 at 11:00 a.m. CT


RummiKub

Tuseday, April 22 at 1 p.m. CT


Scrapbooking Workshops (All Ages)

Tuesday, April 22 at 3:30 p.m. CT


Genealogy: Learn about DNA in Genealogy Research Friday, April 25 at 3 p.m. CT


Busy Bee Readers Book Club

Monday, April 28 at 11:30 a.m. CT

Call library at 850-639-2419 for monthly book club titles.


Florida Birds of Prey

Tuesday, April 29 at 3 p.m. CT


VITA Free Tax Preparation (February - April 15)

Tuesdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. CT

Appointment Required. Visit https://www.unitedwaynwf.org/vita or call 850-227-8737 to schedule. Program in partnership with United Way.


All programs on the Wewahitchka - Charles Whitehead Public Library Facebook page or the library website.


Harrell Memorial Public Library in Bristol

Healthy Living and Wellness Class: Stress & Your Health

Wednesday, April 2 at 11 a.m. ET 

Taught by UF/IFAS Liberty County Extension Office. Geared for Adults & Teens 16+.


Healthy Living and Wellness Class: Bone Health

Wednesday, April 9 at 11 a.m. ET 

Taught by UF/IFAS Liberty County Extension Office. Geared for Adults & Teens 16+.


Jimmy Weaver Memorial Library in Hosford

Creative Crafters (Adults and Teens 16+)

Thursday, April 17 at 1 p.m. ET

**Bring your current craft project.


The Book Buzz

Thursday, April 17 at 2 p.m. ET


All programs on the Jimmy Weaver Memorial Library Facebook page or the library website.

New eBooks and eAudiobooks

The Map to Paradise

by Susan Meissner



1956, Malibu, California: With her name on the Hollywood blacklist, starlet Melanie Cole has little choice in company. There is her next-door neighbor, Elwood, but the screenwriter’s agoraphobia allows for short chats through open windows. He’s her sole confidante, though, as she and her housekeeper, Eva, an immigrant from war-torn Europe, rarely talk. Then one early morning Melanie and Eva spot Elwood’s sister-in-law digging in his beloved rose garden. After that they don’t see Elwood anymore. Where could a man who never leaves the house possibly have gone?

Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of our Deadliest Infection

by John Green


In 2019, author John Green met Henry, a young tuberculosis patient at Lakka Government Hospital in Sierra Leone. John be­came fast friends with Henry, a boy with spindly legs and a big, goofy smile. In the years since that first visit to Lakka, Green has become an advocate for increased access to treatment and wider awareness of the healthcare inequi­ties that allow this curable, preventable infec­tious disease to be the deadliest, killing over a million each year.

On the Hippie Trail

by Rick Steves


In the 1970s, the ultimate trip for any backpacker was the storied “Hippie Trail” from Istanbul to Kathmandu. A 23-year-old Rick Steves made the trek, and like a travel writer in training, he documented everything along the way: jumping off a moving train, making friends in Tehran, getting lost in Lahore, getting high for the first time in Herat, battling leeches in Pokhara, and much more. The experience ignited his love of travel and forever broadened his perspective on the world.

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