Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Weller Public Library 212 Main Street, Waitsburg Hours: Monday and Thursday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. (closed noon -1 p.m.) Saturday. 10 a.m. - noon Saint X by Alexis Schaitkina Fiction Claire is only seven years old when her college-age sister, Alison, disappears on the last night of their family vacation at a resort on the Caribbean island of Saint X. Several days later, Alison’s body is found in a remote spot on a nearby cay, and two local men—employees at the resort—are arrested. But the evidenc...
Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano Twelve-year old Edward and his family board a plane headed to Los Angeles. The plane crashes and Edward is the sole survivor. We follow Edward as he copes with the aftermath of losing his entire family and deals with the fame of being the only survivor of the 184 passengers aboard the plane. Alternately, the details of the plane and the stories of the other passengers reveal what happened on that day. This is a wonderful story of human resilience after tragedy....
Books for January Weller Public Library 212 Main Street, Waitsburg Hours: Mon. and Thurs. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. (closed noon -1 p.m.) Sat. 10 a.m. - noon Long Bright River by Liz Moore In a Philadelphia neighborhood rocked by the opioid crisis, two once-inseparable sisters find themselves at odds. One, Kacey, lives on the streets in the vise of addiction. The other, Mickey, walks those same blocks on her police beat. They don't speak anymore, but Mickey never stops worrying about her sibling. Then K...
Weller Public Library 212 Main Street, Waitsburg Hours: Mon. and Thurs. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. (closed noon -1 p.m.) Sat. 10 a.m. - noon All That's Bright and Gone by Eliza Nellums All That's Bright and Gone is both a murder mystery and a coming-of-age story and at the center of both is a precocious 6-year old, Aoife (pronounced EE-fa). The men in blue coats have taken Aoife's mom to hospital and the most confusing part for Aoife is that while they were doing it, her mom was talking to her brother T...
Weller Public Library 212 Main Street, Waitsburg Hours: Mon. and Thurs. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. (closed noon -1 p.m.) Sat. 10 a.m. - noon The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern (fiction) Those of us who loved The Night Circus have waited nearly a decade for Erin Morgenstern’s next novel and The Starless Sea does not disappoint. In fact, Morgenstern’s enchanted touch with words and imagery, so vivid it’s impossible not to picture even the most delicate of details, is as exquisite as ever. The Starless Sea...
Weller Public Library 212 Main Street, Waitsburg Hours: Mon. and Thurs. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. (closed noon -1 p.m.) Sat. 10 a.m. - noon Storytime: Mon. 10:30 a.m "The Silent Patient," by Alex Michaelides (Fiction) – Alicia Berenson's life is seemingly perfect. A famous painter married to an in-demand fashion photographer, she lives in a grand house with big windows overlooking a park in one of London's most desirable areas. One evening her husband Gabriel returns home late from a fashion shoot, and...
Dayton Memorial Library 111 S. 3rd Street, Dayton Hours: Mon., Wed., Fri., 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Tues. & Thurs., 12-8 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Storytime: Wed., 10 a.m. Okay for Now, by Gary D. Schmidt (Young Adult) — In this companion novel to The Wednesday Wars, Doug struggles to be more than the “skinny thug” that some people think him to be. He finds an unlikely ally in Lil Spicer, who gives him the strength to endure an abusive father, the suspicions of a town, and the return of his oldest brother, forever scarred, from Vietnam. Schmidt e...
Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield On a dark midwinter's night in an ancient inn on the river Thames, an extraordinary event takes place. The regulars are telling stories to while away the dark hours, when the door bursts open on a grievously wounded stranger. In his arms is the lifeless body of a small child. Hours later, the girl stirs, takes a breath and returns to life. Is it a miracle? Is it magic? Or can science provide an explanation? These questions have many answers, some of them...
5 Main Street, Waitsburg (509) 337-8149 Email: wellerpubliclibrary@yahoo.com Hours: Mondays & Thursdays 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Story Time: Monday 10:30 - 11:15 a.m. WAITSBURG-Waitsburg's Library was started in 1884 by the Ladies Library Association. Around 1930, it moved to the Bruce House, thanks to the generosity of Miss Fanny and Mrs. Martin Weller. In 1947, it then moved to the back room of its current building, which was then City Hall. When City Hall moved across the street, the library expand...
Weller Public Library 212 Main St, Waitsburg Bitter Orange by Claire Fuller A Most Anticipated Book at Time Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, Vulture, Elle, BUST, HuffPost, NYLON, Southern Living, Parade, and more. From the author of Our Endless Numbered Days and Swimming Lessons, Bitter Orange is a seductive psychological portrait, a keyhole into the dangers of longing and how far a woman might go to escape her past. From the attic of Lyntons, a dilapidated English country mansion, Frances...
Toddler Story Time: Every Wednesday – 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Family Story Time: November 1st – 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Soups & Stews: November 2nd - 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Humanities Washington: John Jensen - Hollywood and the Home Front: November 8th - 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Book Chat: November 17th - 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Toy/Sweater Drive Photos: November 24th - 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Trivia Tuesday: November 27th – 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. – Chief Springs! Tuesdays at the Senior Centre:...
Weller Public Library 212 Main Street, Waitsburg Hours: Mon. and Thurs. 10 a.m. – 6 pm Storytime: M, 10:30 a.m. “Sold on a Monday” by Kristina McMorris—The sign is a last resort. It sits on a farmhouse porch in 1931, but could be found anywhere in an era of breadlines, bank runs and broken dreams. It could have been written by any mother facing impossible choices. For struggling reporter Ellis Reed, the gut-wrenching scene evokes memories of his family’s dark past. He snaps a photograph of the children, not meant for publication. But when it l...
