BELMONT PUBLIC LIBRARY

May 2017 146 Main Street Belmont NH 267-8331 belmontpubliclibrary.org

MW 10am-7pm TTh 10am-5pm Fri 10am-4pm Sa 9am-1pm

Dedicated to our most popular crafts from the Craft and Laugh evening group. Supplies provided, and all skill levels welcome.

#BPLBookChallenge2017. We’d love to hear what you’re reading!

ONGOING EVENTS

Family Storytime Wednesdays at 10:30am Join in the fun with stories, songs, puppets and more that encourage development of early literacy skills in young children.

Craft and Laugh Wednesdays at 5:30pm Looking to sharpen your craft skills? Come at a new day and time! Expert or novice, all skill levels are welcome to experiment with various crafting and artistic interests.

Papercrafts Fridays at 2pm We’ve taken our most popular Craft and Laugh projects and added a whole new day and time.

MONTH AT A GLANCEMay 5, 2017 Library Closed-- Staff Development

May 6, 2017 LEGO Time 10am

May 8, 2017 Trustees’ Meeting 4:30pm

May 19, 2017 Adult Book Group My Name is Lucy Barton 10:30am

May 22, 2017 Summer Reads Preview 6pm

May 29, 2017

LOCAL NEWS

Community Wide Yard Sale Saturday, May 13 9am Belmont Mill/Tioga Pavilion 18 Mill Street Contact: Gretta Olson-Wilder events@belmontnh.org

The Founding Fathers: What Were They Thinking?Tuesday, May 16th, 7pmBelmont Corner Meeting House, 16 Sargent Street Belmont Historical Society

Annie and the OrphansSunday, May 28, 6pmBelmont Village BandstandContact: Gretta Olson-Wilder events@belmontnh.org

WHAT’S HOT

Dangerous Games by Danielle Steel TV correspondent Alix Phillips’s latest assignment puts her at the center of an explosive story that will reshape many lives, including her own.The Devil’s Triangle by Catherine Coulter and J.T. EllisonSpecial Agents Nicholas Drummond and Michaela Caine are the government's Covert Eyes--leading a top-notch handpicked team of agents to tackle crimes and criminals both international and deadly. A Brit in the FBI #4The Girl Before by JP Delaney Please make a list of every possession you consider essential to your life. The request seems odd, even intrusive--and for the two women who answer, the consequences are devastating.I See You by Clare MackIntosh The author of the smash bestseller I Let You Go propels readers into a dark and claustrophobic thriller, in which a normal, everyday woman becomes trapped in the confines of her normal, everyday world...A Million Little Things by Susan Mallery Zoe Saldivar is more than just single--she's ALONE. The day Zoe accidentally traps herself in her attic with her hungry-looking cat, she realizes that it's up to her to stop living in isolation. A Mischief Bay novelRescue Me Susan May Warren When Deputy Sam Brooks and impulsive, bleeding heart Willow are thrown together in Glacier National Park, they must work together to save their lives and those of several frightened teenagers. Montana Rescue #2

COMING IN MAY

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine: A Novel by Gail Honeyman Published:5/9/2017 Highly recommended for fans of A Man Called Ove and The Rosie Project.

The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women by Kate Moore Published: 5/2/2017 This is the story of hundreds of young, vibrant women who were sentenced to death by their employers. When the effects of the radium led to horrific disfigurement and pain, the company refused to take responsibility. Ginny Moon: A Novel by Benjamin Ludwig Published: 5/2/2017 What an amazing debut novel! Ludwig effectively captures the voice, thought process, and behaviors of a young autistic girl who has escaped a harrowing living situation and has finally settled into a new ”forever” home.Saints For All Occasions: A Novel by J. Courtney Sullivan Published: 5/9/2017 Sisters Nora and Theresa Flynn leave their home in Ireland for a new life in 1958 Boston. Each adjusts to life in America in her own way. We follow the story from 1958 to contemporary New England, Ireland, and New York. Astrophysics For People In A Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson Published: 5/2/2017 Clear and concise, Astrophysics for People in a Hurry gives readers exactly what the title promises, a basic understanding of a deeply fascinating subject. Highly recommended for readers who want to understand our universe better.The Jane Austen Project: A Novel by Kathleen A. Flynn Published: 5/2/2017 The Austen fan genre is expanded by an original new novel set both in the past and the near future. Two employees of a time travel company are assigned to go back to Austen’s day, ostensibly to retrieve the full copy of “The Watsons,” lost for all time…until now. The blending of historical fiction, fantasy, and romance with a beloved classic author thrown in the mix is a daring combination which succeeds.Adapted from the Library Reads May 2017 list, available at www.libraryreads.org

My Name is Lucy Barton Elizabeth Strout

May 19, 2017 10:30am

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER

PRIZE • A simple hospital visit

becomes a portal to the tender relationship

between mother and daughter in this

extraordinary novel by the Pulitzer Prize–

winning author of Olive Kitteridge and The

Burgess Boys.