Spring is Coming!

Pipestone County Star  - 03-14-13

I can’t wait.  I’m already planning my garden and I won’t be planting for a couple of months yet, but that doesn’t seem to matter.  As I’ve said before, I get to this time of year and I can’t wait for it to get warm enough I can go outside barefoot.  So, since the groundhog says spring is coming, here are some books coming out in the next few months that people are probably waiting for!

APRIL

Whiskey Beach, Nora Roberts (April 16)

Bluff House sits high over the town of Whiskey Beach, guarding secrets.  To a Boston lawyer named Eli Landon, it’s home where he plans to center himself following a year of scrutiny as a suspect in a murder investigation.  At Bluff House, he finds Abra Walsh, a woman of many talents, who helps him gain control of his life again.  As they become entangled with each other, they find themselves also entangled in a net of secrets that could end in destruction.

The Hit, David Baldacci (April 23)

Will Robie is a professional killer and he is very, very good.  Called on by the US Government when they need a hitman, no one can match his talents – except for Jessica Reel.  And when Reel goes rogue and begins killing other agents, Robie is told to end the problem.  But is Reel the problem?  Or is she simply showing him the way to the REAL problem, one that could send shockwaves throughout the civilized world.

12^th of Never, James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (April 29)

The next installment of the Women’s Murder Club brings a triple threat!  Lindsay has her baby in the midst of two crimes she can’t even imagine, a professor who swears he’s dreaming about a real murder and an NFL player who is prime suspect in a grisly killing.  When a murder is called in that matches the professor’s description, Lindsay is forced to think about his story.  But these two crimes will seem like nothing compared to what’s about to happen next…

MAY

The Pieces of Summer, Wanda Brunstetter (May 1)

This is part of Discovery – A Lancaster County Saga.  In this book, we will join up with Meredith and Luke Stoltzfus, a young Amish couple who are about to be faced with the greatest challenge of their lives.  These stories are heart-warming, inspirational, and fulfilling reads.

The Ophelia Cut, John Lescroart (May 7)

Dismas Hardy returns in this novel to defend his brother-in-law on murder charges for presumably killing the man who raped his daughter, Brittany.  Moses MacGuire, Hardy’s friend and brother-in-law, is the prime suspect with more evidence piling up every day.  And to top it off, he’s gone off the wagon, promising to make things even more interesting for his defender.  Hardy needs to figure out what is more important to him as he struggles to defend family and prevent secrets from coming out that could destroy his career.

The Inferno, Dan Brown (May 14)

If you enjoyed The Lost Symbol and Angels and Demons, then this is for you!  Robert Langdon returns to tackle a new puzzle, Dante’s Inferno, filled with riddle upon riddle that will lead him through secret passageways into futuristic sciences and insane puzzles.  Through it all, he must decide who to trust before the world as we know it changes for the worse.  I LOVED his other books and I am eager to see where this one takes us!

Happy Spring.  I know, it’s early, but humor me.

UPCOMING EVENTS: Saturday, March 16^th, we will have a special reader at the library at 2:00 to read books about St. Patrick’s Day!  Come and enjoy the fun!

PAFL Update:  Pipestone Area Friends of the Library is looking for members – anyone who is a friend to Meinders Library is welcome to join!  The Friends group works hard to promote the library, raise money for projects, and organize their yearly book sale, in addition to the HUGE amount of support they provide throughout the year.  Give us a call to find out the date of the next meeting!

Book Club Reminder: The book club meets the last Thursday of the month.  Their next meeting will be March 28^th at 7:00 in the Meinders Library conference room.  Please don’t hesitate to call the library for a copy of the next book, Quiet by Susan Cain.

Winter Weather:  If the school closes early, Meinders Library will close a half hour later to allow time for all students to be picked up.  If the school is closed, usually the library is closed as well, though this is not always the case.  Call us if you are wondering.  If a travel advisory is issued by the Department of Transportation, the library will be closed.  All closing announcements are made over KLOH 1050.

If you have questions or have a book you’d like to reserve or renew, please don’t hesitate to give us a call at (507) 825-6714.  The hours for Meinders Library are Monday through Thursday from 10 AM – 8 PM, and Friday and Saturday from 10 AM – 5 PM.  Meinders Community Library is located at 1401 7^th Street SW, on the south side of the high school.