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Upcoming Events
See what's happening this month.
Click on the Events Calendar to see a detailed listing of programs and events happening at SCPL.
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SCPL is thrilled to have our community members join us in celebrating Read Across America Day! This special event brings people of all ages together to share the joy of reading, inspiring lifelong learning and imagination. We love seeing our community come together to promote literacy and the magic of books Join us as we turn the page to a world of possibilities! | |
1000 Books Before Kindergarten
Do you have a baby, toddler, or preschooler? If so, join SCPL's 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program to help your child be ready for school. Contact our Children's Department or Click here for more information.
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Each month SCPL will feature a new puzzle challenge. Download or pick up a March puzzle at any branch. Return your sheet by email or drop it off at any SCPL location. Each person who solves the puzzle correctly will be entered into a drawing for a $10 local gift card.
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SCPL Offers BookPage
Discover this month's most exciting new books in the current issue of BookPage, provided courtesy of Spencer County Public Library.
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March 7th at Rockport in the Small Meeting Room
Discussing The Book of Essie by Meghan Maclean Weir
Esther Ann Hicks—Essie—is the youngest child on Six for Hicks, a reality television phenomenon. She's grown up in the spotlight, idolized and despised for her family's fire-and-brimstone brand of faith. So when Essie’s mother, Celia, discovers that Essie is pregnant, she immediately arranges an emergency meeting with the show’s producers. Do they sneak Essie out of the country for an abortion? Pass the child off as Celia’s? Or do they try to arrange a marriage—and a ratings-blockbuster wedding?
Meanwhile, Essie is quietly pairing herself up with Roarke Richards, a senior at her school with a secret of his own. As the newly formed couple attempt to sell their love story to the media through exclusive interviews with the infamously conservative reporter Liberty Bell, Essie finds she has questions of her own: What was the real reason for her older sister leaving home? Who can she trust with the truth about her family? And how much is she willing to sacrifice to win her own freedom?
-Excerpt from Amazon
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April 4th at 1:00 PM at Rockport in the Small Meeting Room
Discussing The Rent Collector by Camron Wright
Survival for Ki Lim and Sang Ly is a daily battle at Stung Meanchey, the largest municipal waste dump in all of Cambodia. They make their living scavenging recyclables from the trash. Life would be hard enough without the worry for their chronically ill child, Nisay, and the added expense of medicines that are not working. Just when things seem worst, Sang Ly learns a secret about the ill-tempered rent collector who comes demanding money--a secret that sets in motion a tide that will change the life of everyone it sweeps past. The Rent Collector is a story of hope, of one woman's journey to save her son and another woman's chance at redemption. It demonstrates that even in a dump in Cambodia--perhaps especially in a dump in Cambodia--everyone deserves a second chance.
-Excerpt from Amazon
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March 10th at 1:30 PM at Richland
Discussing All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers
You can’t ever know for sure what happens behind closed doors.
Everyone from Wakarusa, Indiana, remembers the infamous case of January Jacobs, who was discovered in a ditch hours after her family awoke to find her gone. Margot Davies was six at the time, the same age as January—and they were next-door neighbors. In the twenty years since, Margot has grown up, moved away, and become a big-city journalist. But she’s always been haunted by the feeling that it could’ve been her. And the worst part is, January’s killer has never been brought to justice.
When Margot returns home to help care for her uncle after he is diagnosed with early-onset dementia, she feels like she’s walked into a time capsule. Wakarusa is exactly how she remembers—genial, stifled, secretive. Then news breaks about five-year-old Natalie Clark from the next town over, who’s gone missing under circumstances eerily similar to January’s. With all the old feelings rushing back, Margot vows to find Natalie and to solve January’s murder once and for all.
But the police, Natalie’s family, the townspeople—they all seem to be hiding something. And the deeper Margot digs into Natalie’s disappearance, the more resistance she encounters, and the colder January’s case feels. Could January’s killer still be out there? Is it the same person who took Natalie? And what will it cost to finally discover what truly happened that night twenty years ago?
-Excerpt from Amazon
April 14th at 1:30 PM at Richland
Discussing The People We Hate At the Wedding by Grant Ginder
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Relationships are awful. They'll kill you, right up to the point where they start saving your life.
Paul and Alice’s half-sister Eloise is getting married! In London! There will be fancy hotels, dinners at “it” restaurants and a reception at a country estate complete with tea lights and embroidered cloth napkins.
They couldn’t hate it more.
The People We Hate at the Wedding is the story of a less than perfect family. Donna, the clan’s mother, is now a widow living in the Chicago suburbs with a penchant for the occasional joint and more than one glass of wine with her best friend while watching House Hunters International. Alice is in her thirties, single, smart, beautiful, stuck in a dead-end job where she is mired in a rather predictable, though enjoyable, affair with her married boss. Her brother Paul lives in Philadelphia with his older, handsomer, tenured track professor boyfriend who’s recently been saying things like “monogamy is an oppressive heteronormative construct,” while eyeing undergrads. And then there’s Eloise. Perfect, gorgeous, cultured Eloise. The product of Donna’s first marriage to a dashing Frenchman, Eloise has spent her school years at the best private boarding schools, her winter holidays in St. John and a post-college life cushioned by a fat, endless trust fund. To top it off, she’s infuriatingly kind and decent.
As this estranged clan gathers together, and Eloise's walk down the aisle approaches, Grant Ginder brings to vivid, hilarious life the power of family, and the complicated ways we hate the ones we love the most in the most bitingly funny, slyly witty and surprisingly tender novel you’ll read this year.
-Excerpt from Amazon
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March 12th 3:30 PM at Hatfield Branch
Discussing Flashback by Iris Johansen
Chloe and Sloane Morgan were only children when their mother was the second victim of the Bayside Strangler. Now, after spending fifteen years trying to discover his identity, the sisters have suddenly vanished. Were they getting too close to the truth? The police consider their interest in the crime to be just a coincidence and have little motivation to pursue the cold case.
Armed with the box of photos, videos, police reports, and notes gathered by the sisters over the years—plus the extraordinary senses from being blind before recovering her sight via a revolutionary surgical procedure—Kendra follows the sisters’ trail of clues. Little does she realize that her search is about to unleash a long-dormant killer on San Diego. With help from government agent-for-hire Adam Lynch, Kendra must race to discover the identity of an infamous killer, not only to save the lives of the two sisters but also untold others.
-Excerpt from Amazon
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April 9th 3:30 PM at Hatfield Branch
Discussing After the Shadows by Amanda Cabot
Emily Leland sheds no tears when her abusive husband is killed in a bar fight, but what awaits her back home in Sweetwater Crossing is far from the welcome and comfort she expected. First she discovers her father has died under mysterious circumstances. Then the house where the new schoolteacher and his son are supposed to board burns, leaving them homeless. When Emily proposes turning the family home into a boardinghouse, her sister is so incensed that she leaves town.
Alone and broke, her family name sullied by controversy, Emily is determined to solve the mystery of her father's death--and to aid Craig Ferguson, despite her fears of men. The widowed schoolmaster proves to be a devoted father, an innovative teacher, and an unexpected ally. Together they must work to unmask a killer and escape the shadows of their own pasts in order to forge a brighter future.
-Excerpt from Amazon
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Spring Is In the Air
At SCPL there’s always something fun to do! Explore an exciting variety of games, perfect for all ages, in the SCPL game library. Whether you're into board games, card games, or puzzles, there's something to challenge and entertain everyone.
For an interactive adventure, check out the StoryWalk®—a unique experience that combines outdoor exploration with storytelling. As you stroll, you’ll encounter pages of a book displayed along the path, creating a fun way to engage with stories while getting some fresh air. It’s a fantastic way to mix learning, play, and creativity all in one visit!
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Kanopy Kids is a safe, educational, and parent-trusted streaming platform with children at the center of its programming. Packed with over 2,000 titles,including beloved characters like Paddington Bear, Madeline, Blippi, Sesame Street and PBS Kids. | |
Check out the SCPL Sourdough Group page on Facebook! This group allows members to share tips, tricks, and recipes. Join today! | | | | |
