Amongthestacks

Jamie and Amanda reminisce about past Trick-O-Treat Parades. On October 25 at 10:00 a.m., kids in costume with an adult are invited to join us as we visit local merchants. 

Books discussed include:

The Life Impossible by Matt Haig

An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon 

Somewhere Beyond the Sea by T.J. Klune

The Situation Room: The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis by George Stephanopoulos

Abby and Chelsea share library happenings and books they recommend. Books discussed include:

The Starling House by Alix E. Harrow

Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell

Hirayasumi by Keigo Shinzo

Mariah and Shelia talk about Scottsville native Hope Gibbs visiting the library on September 17 at 1:00 pm to talk about her award-winning book, Where the Grass Grows Blue.  Other books discussed include: 

Doomsday Mother by John Glass
I Hope This Finds You Well by Natalie Sue
The Last Anniversary by Liane Moriarty
One of Us is Dead by Geneva Rose
What Have You Done by Shari Lapena
You Should Have Told the Bees by Amanda Cox (2024 Christy Award Finalist)
Appalachian Song by Michelle Shocklee (2024 Christy Award Finalist)
Agatha Raisin Series by M.C. Beaton 

Abby and Amanda share library happenings such as our Friends of the Library book sale, Lego-My-Library, and more.  Books reviewed include:

Dopamine Nation by Anna Lembke
Where? by Jordan Collins
A Daughter of Fair Verona by Christina Dodd

Jamie and Chelsea discuss library programs, book clubs, and books they're reading and recommending. Books mentioned include:

• The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer
• A Simple Favor by Darcey Bell
• The Doomsday Mother by John Glatt
• Funny Story by Emily Henry
• The Devil Behind the Badge by Rick Jervis
• Crow Talk by Eileen Garvin 
• The Music of Bees by Eileen Garvin 
• Agatha Raisin Series by M.C. Beaton
• One of Us Knows by Alyssa Cole

Mariah and Shelia celebrate the end of summer reading and share information about the library's next adventure scheduled for First Friday, on August 2 at 6:00 pm. 

Books discussed include: 

• A Talent for Murder by Pete Swanson
• The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley
• One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware
• The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner
• The Bloomsbury Girls by Natalie Jenner
• The Nature of Disappearing by Kimi Cunningham Grant
• Surviving Savannah by Patti Callahan

Chelsea and Amanda catch up on summer reading activities, and books they feel are worth reading.

Foraging Kentucky by George Barnett. Mr. Barnett will be at the library on Tuesday, July 23 at 5:30 

 In Five Years by Rebecca Serle

Expiration Date by Rebecca Serle 

The Measure by Nikki Erlick

The Maid by Nita Prose

The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose

Shelia and Mariah talk about Summer Reading Adventures @ ACPUBLIB.com and books we're reading and recommending. 

Books mentioned include: 
Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice by Elle Cosimano
Wicked (Lizzie & Diesel Series) by Janet Evanovich
The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick
Loyally Luke by Pepper Basham 
The Song of Sourwood Mountain by Ann H. Gabhart

In this episode, Mariah and Chelsea discuss their latest reads and the upcoming adult and teen summer reading programs. 

Books discussed include:
- Murder Road by Simone St. James
- The New Couple in 5B by Lisa Unger
- The September House Carissa Orlando
- Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang and Leuyen Pham

Ms. Amanda and Ms. Shelia share library events and books we're reading and recommending. 

• The Dutch House by Anne Patchett
• The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart by Holly Ringland
• The Songbird of Hope Hill by Kim Vogel 
• Mrs. Quinn’s Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford
• The Little Italian Hotel by Phaedra Patrick.