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Wednesday Knitters 5:30 – 7:00 pm, Wednesday, August 24 Open to knitters of all skill levels, from beginners to advanced. Learn to knit, hone your skills, help other knitters! For more information call 231-722-7276 and ask for Jocelyn.

Wednesday Knitters 5:30 – 7:00 pm, Wednesday, August 31 Open to knitters of all skill levels, from beginners to advanced. Learn to knit, hone your skills, help other knitters! For more information call 231-722-7276 and ask for Jocelyn.

Interviewing and Employment. 6:00 PM Tuesday, September 6 Ron Witzke of SCORE explains best practices for interviewees. Learn how best to present yourself and make the best impression. Free and open to the public.

Summer Reading

Welcome to Summer Reading 2011! At the end of 8 weeks we had 368 people signed up. This week, 2 new people participated and 37 people read 143 books, which brings the totals for the summer to 166 people and 1175 books.

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Shade of the Tree By Anthony, Piers 1987-05 - Tor Classics 9780812531039 Check Our Catalog A widower and his two children move into a house in Florida left them by an eccentric uncle. But the house, built beneath the shade of a huge oak tree, proves to be haunted--by shades of the living and of the dead, and even more. "Light humor and dark fantasy in an intriguing blend" (Library Journal) from the author of the acclaimed Xanth novels. …More

Shame of Man By Anthony, Piers 1995-12 - Tor Classics 9780812550917 Check Our Catalog Like Isle of Woman, this novel tells the story of a single family reborn again and again throughout history. Beginning with our earliest ancestors who emerged from the Eden of Africa millions of years ago, the story follows two lovers as they struggle to preserve their family and way of life during some of the most turbulent periods of the past. HPL patron: A new look at the evolution of man. …More

Girls from Da Hood 6 By Antoinette, Ashley Author McCall, Amaleka Author Coleman, JaQuavis 2011-04 - Urban Books 9781601624444 Check Our Catalog Bestselling superstar author Ashley & JaQuavis and the talented McCall spin the sixth gritty street drama in this popular series, where fast cash, love, and tragedy drive a trio of fast-paced stories. HPL patron: Great book-I like everything by these two authors that I have read. …More

Mansfield Park By Austen, Jane Afterword by Quinn, Julia Introduction by Drabble, Margaret 2008-12 - Signet Classics 9780451531117 Check Our Catalog "Mansfield Park" encompasses not only Jane Austen's great comedic gifts and her genius as a historian of the human animal, but her personal credo as well--her faith in a social order that combats chaos through civil grace, decency, and wit. Revised reissue. …More

Sense and Sensibility By Austen, Jane Introduction by Gates, David 2001-01 - Modern Library 9780375756733 Check Our Catalog Published in 1811, Sense and Sensibility has delighted generations of readers with its masterfully crafted portrait of two sisters, Elinor and Marianne Dashwood. Forced to leave their home after their father's death, Elinor and Marianne must rely on making good marriages as their means of support. But unscrupulous cads, meddlesome matriarchs, and various guileless and artful women impinge on their chances for love and happiness. The novelist Elizabeth Bowen wrote, "The technique of [Jane Austen's novels] is beyond praise....Her mastery of the art she chose, or that chose her, is complete." This Modern Library Paperback Classics edition contains a new Introduction by Pulitzer Prize finalist David Gates, in addition to new explanatory notes. …More

Hell's Corner By Baldacci, David 2010-11 - Grand Central Publishing 9780446195522 Check Our Catalog On the night of a State Dinner honoring the British Prime Minister, a bomb detonates in what looks like a terrorist plot. The mysterious attackers have a special target in their sights, and it's up to the Camel Club to stop them, or face the catastrophic results. HPL patron: Very good. …More

One Summer By Baldacci, David 2011-06 - Grand Central Publishing 9781455500123 Check Our Catalog It's almost Christmas, but there is no joy in the house of terminally ill Jack and his family. With only a short time left to live, he spends his last days preparing to say goodbye to his devoted wife, Lizzie, and their three children. Then, unthinkably, tragedy strikes again: Lizzie is killed in a car accident. With no one able to care for them, the children are separated from each other and sent to live with family members around the country. Just when all seems lost, Jack begins to recover in a miraculous turn of events. He rises from what should have been his deathbed, determined to bring his fractured family back together. Struggling to rebuild their lives after Lizzie's death, he reunites everyone at Lizzie's childhood home on the oceanfront in South Carolina. And there, over one unforgettable summer, Jack will begin to learn to love again, and he and his children will learn how to become a family once more. HPL patron: Love Baldacci! Enjoy his mysteries, but this was a good change. …More

Jane and the Madness of Lord Byron: Being a Jane Austen Mystery By Barron, Stephanie 2010-09 - Bantam 9780553386707 Check Our Catalog The restorative power of the ocean brings Jane Austen and her beloved brother Henry, to Brighton after Henry's wife is lost to a long illness. But the crowded, glittering resort is far from peaceful, especially when the lifeless body of a beautiful young society miss is discovered in the bedchamber of none other than George Gordon--otherwise known as Lord Byron. As a poet and a seducer of women, Byron has carved out a shocking reputation for himself--but no one would ever accuse him of being capable of murder. Now it falls to Jane to pursue this puzzling investigation and discover just how "mad, bad, and dangerous to know" Byron truly is. And she must do so without falling victim to the charming versifier's legendary charisma, lest she, too, become a cautionary example for the ages. …More

The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb By Benjamin, Melanie 2011-07 - Delacorte Press 9780385344159 Check Our Catalog Benjamin shines a dazzling spotlight on a fascinating 19th-century icon and inspiration whose most daunting limitation became her greatest strength. "The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb" is the irresistible epic of a heroine who conquered the country with a heart as big as her dreams. …More

All Saints' Day By Benoit, Brent 2002-10 - Overlook Press 9781585673124 Check Our Catalog A bold and provocative Southern novel in the tradition of Walker Percy and John Kennedy Toole, Benoit's debut movingly chronicles two generations of the Bueche family of Maringouin, Louisiana, a family of Cajun ancestry that has been defined by a tragedy--the accidental death of their gifted, infant child at the hands of his feeble twin brother. …More

Second Sunday By Bowen, Michele Andrea 2005-05 - Walk Worthy Press 9780446694452 Check Our Catalog The author of the bestselling "Church Folk" once again takes readers on a hilarious journey into the inner sanctums of African-American church life. In 1970s St. Louis, members of Gethsemene Missionary Baptist connive to have their choice as pastor named. HPL patron: Hilarious and uplifting. …More

Farewell Summer By Bradbury, Ray 2006-10 - William Morrow & Company 9780061131547 Check Our Catalog A BookPage Notable Title The master of American fiction returns to the territory of his beloved classic, Dandelion Wine--a sequel 50 years in the making. …More

Branch Rickey By Breslin, Jimmy 2011-03 - Viking Books 9780670022496 Check Our Catalog In his inimitable anecdotal style, bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Breslin provides a lively portrait of Branch Rickey, the man who in 1947 integrated major league baseball. …More

A Time for Patriots By Brown, Dale 2011-05 - William Morrow & Company 9780061989995 Check Our Catalog From the "New York Times"-bestselling thriller-master Dale Brown: When the nation's economy collapses and thousands of Americans turn against their own government, Patrick McLanahan must enlist the aid of his son and fellow citizens to hunt down terrorists any way they can. …More

Trial by Fire By Buffa, Dudley W. 2005-05 - Putnam Publishing Group 9780399152818 Check Our Catalog Attorney Joseph Antonelli finds that murder can be a very public affair in this moody and scintillating novel of love, loyalty, and revenge in the Edgar Award-nominated series. HPL patron: Intriguing...not a page turner but an interesting read. …More

The Hallowed Hunt By Bujold, Lois McMaster 2005-06 - Eos 9780060574628 Check Our Catalog From the award-winning author of "Paladin of Souls" comes the third novel in her enthusiastically received epic historical fantasy. …More

Fair Warning By Robert Olen Butler 2002-01 - Atlantic Monthly Press 0871138336 Check Our Catalog From one of the most acclaimed authors of our time comes a stirring new novel based on the prizewinning short story of a modern woman separating love from possession in Manhattan's moneyed world of power and greed. …More

The Dead Girls' Dance By Caine, Rachel 2007-04 - Signet Book 9780451220899 Check Our Catalog Claire Danvers has her share of challenges--like being a genius in a school that favors beauty over brains, homicidal girls in her dorm, and finding out that her college town is overrun with the living dead. When a local fraternity throws the Dead Girls' Dance, hell really breaks loose. Original. …More

The Morganville Vampires: Mignight Valley and Feast of Fools By Caine, Rachel 2010-09 - New American Library 9780451232892 Check Our Catalog Feast of fools: In the town of Morganville, vampires and humans live in relative peace. Student Claire Danvers has never been convinced, especially with the arrival of Mr. Bishop, an ancient, old-school vampire who cares nothing about harmony. What he wants from the town living and its dead is unthinkably sinister. It is only at a formal ball, attended by vampires and their human dates, that Claire realizes the evil trap Mr. Bishop has set for Morganville. HPL patron: Best series just about ever! Very detailed and full of intrigue, suspense, drama, and action. …More

Midnight Alley By Caine, Rachel 2007-10 - Signet Book 9780451222381 Check Our Catalog Claire Danverss college town may be run by vampires but a truce between the living and the dead has made things relatively safe--for a while. Now people are turning up dead, a psycho is stalking Claire, and an ancient bloodsucker has proposed private mentoring. Original. …More

Finding Ian By Cameron, Stella 2001-01 - Kensington Publishing Corporation 9781575667133 Check Our Catalog For a few shining moments, Byron Frazer had it all -- an adoring wife, a newborn son -- until one was snatched by the cruel hands of death, and the other was cast away by Byron himself as he launched into a downward spiral of grief and pain. He'd assured himself that he had made the right decision, and that his son would find contentment in the arms of another couple. After all, he told himself, Lori would have wanted it that way. Now a world-renowned family psychologist, Byron can no longer go through the motions of a life so hollow and riddled with doubt. Nor can he keep the bitter-sweet memories at bay. He should have known the time would come when they would seep back in, forcing open a door he'd vowed to keep locked forever. Traveling across the ocean to a distant land of stone walls and cobbled roads, Byron will fulfill the promise to his lost wife -- and be free to move on at last. Yet as he discovers his son, he also experiences an unexpectedly fierce paternal longing. Too soon, he realizes that Ian is destined to become as much a part of the close-knit Cornish village as the lush honeysuckle that scents the summer air. As much a part of it as Jade Perron is. Reeling from a shattered marriage, Jade, Ian's lovely, protective cousin, is struggling to rebuild her life without a man and determined to do it here, in the only home she has ever known. She's vowed that nothing can change her mind -- certainly not a brash American whose eyes betray haunting heartache...and forbidden desire. Byron knows Jade Perron could be dangerous. But as he becomes hopelessly entangled in her life and Ian's, he embarks on a journey that could reconcile his troubled past and offer the hope of anew future -- or leave him broken. …More

Lima-6: A Marine Company Commander in Vietnam, June 1967-January 1968 By Camp, R. D., Jr. Author Camp, Dick With Hammel, Eric M. 1989-11 - Atheneum Books 9780689120459 Check Our Catalog In this vivid and intensely frank memoir, retired Marine Colonel Dick Camp recounts his daily experiences as "Lima-6" -- the commander of Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 26th Marines -- from June 1967 through January 1968. As much as it is about the Vietnam War, Lima-6 is also a candid account of the camaraderie that a Marine infantry company forges in battle, and the compelling human drama of an infantry company at war as seen through the eyes of a lonely leader upon whom all others depend for guidance and strength. …More

Tempted By Cast, P. C. Author Cast, Kristin 2009-10 - St. Martin's Griffin 9780312567484 Check Our Catalog In the sixth installment of the Casts' award-winning, "New York Times"-bestselling teen vampyre series, Zoey Redbird, High Priestess-in-training, finds herself juggling three guys--one of which is so into protecting her that he can sense her emotions. …More

HPL's New Books

Below is a partial list of our new books. To see the full list, download the Excel file for:  2011 .  To see new books from other years try:  2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, or 2006.

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The Company We Keep By Monroe, Mary 2009-06 - Thorndike Press 9781410416322 Check Our Catalog From the masterful pen of "New York Times"-bestselling author Monroe comes a compelling, thoroughly entertaining novel about searching for and finding love. …More

The Snowman By Nesbo, Jo Translator Bartlett, Don 2011-05 - Knopf Publishing Group 9780307595867 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title Internationally acclaimed, bestselling Norwegian writer Nesb appears on the Knopf list for the first time with a bone-chilling new thriller about a serial killer who takes Harry Hole--Nesb's irascible police investigator--to the brink of insanity. …More

Hittin' the Bricks: An Urban Erotic Tale By Noire 2009-01 - One World 9780345508782 Check Our Catalog From Noire, the queen of urban erotica and the #1 bestselling author of "G-Spot," comes a sensual new novel set in Spanish Harlem about a woman torn between family and love. …More

Beach Road By Patterson, James Author de Jong, Peter Y. 2006-05 - Little Brown and Company 9780316167116 Check Our Catalog Down-and-out Montauk lawyer Tom Dunleavy's ship finally comes in when he's hired to defend a local man accused of the triple murder that has the East Hampton world in an uproar. …More

Sam's Letters to Jennifer By Patterson, James 2004-06 - Little Brown and Company 9780316000741 Check Our Catalog A New York Times Bestselling Author Jennifer returns to the resort town where she grew up to help a beloved relative - and ends up experiencing not one but two of the most amazing love stories she's ever known. In letters that Jennifer finds, it is revealed that her relative has held a secret for decades. Her great love was someone other than the man she was married to for all those years. As Jennifer reads the letters she learns more about love's imperatives and secrets than she ever dreamed possible. And then Jennifer finds her own great love, but at a cost. …More

Shameless By Pierce, Vonetta C. 2005-01 - Holsey Corporation/Q-Boro Books 9780975306666 Check Our Catalog Reality sets in for Jasmyn when she tests HIV positive. Now, she must take responsibility for her impulsive college days. You'll laugh and you'll cry as you witness Jasmyn and Kyle dealing with the demons from their past and the hard-core reality of their present. Sometimes, love has consequences. Especially when the things you do are just downright SHAMELESS. …More

Somebody Else's Man By Poole, Daaimah S. 2009-10 - Dafina Books 9780758222473 Check Our Catalog "Essence"-bestselling author Poole burns up the pages with a sizzling story of friendship gone wrong. …More

1-900-A-N-Y-T-I-M-E By Price-Thompson, Tracy 2009-09 - Atria Books 9781416533054 Check Our Catalog Price-Thompson has been awarded numerous honors for her steamy, action-packed, and culturally relevant writing. Her latest sexy, thrilling novel features a phone-sex worker whose obsessive clients are determined to get her all to themselves. …More

The Fountainhead By Rand, Ayn Introduction by Rand, Ayn Afterword by Peikoff, Leonard 1996-09 - New American Library 9780451191151 Check Our Catalog Howard Roark is an architect whose genius and integrity will not be comprised. He has ideas that work against conventional standards. …More

The Devilish Montague By Rice, Patricia 2011-07 - Signet Book 9780451234056 Check Our Catalog The second in the Rebellious Sons series. All Blake Montague wants is to save Europe from a tyrant. But as the penniless youngest son of a baron, he needs a marriage of convenience to provide the money he requires for a military commission. Original. …More

The Devil Colony: A SIGMA Force Novel By Rollins, James 2011-06 - William Morrow & Company 9780061784781 Check Our Catalog "Every James Rollins delivers mach-speed mayhem; throat-clutching suspense; high-style adventure; and a terrific story told terrifically. He makes the rest us look bad." --Steve Berry, author of The Emperor's Tomb "This guy doesn't write novels--he builds roller coasters." --Booklist New York Times bestselling thrill-master James Rollins is back with The Devil Colony, another electrifying combination of suspense, history, science, action, and ingenious speculation. In The Devil Colony, Sigma Force stalwarts Painter Crowe and Commander Grayson Pierce must investigate a gruesome massacre in the Rocky Mountains and root out a secret cabal that has been manipulating momentous events since the time of the original thirteen colonies. Once again, Rollins delivers a spine-tingler that will leave fans of Michael Crichton, The Da Vinci Code, and Indiana Jones breathless--as he exposes the dark truth behind the founding of America. …More

The Death Instinct By Rubenfeld, Jed 2011-01 - Riverhead Books 9781594487828 Check Our Catalog A spellbinding literary thriller about terror, war, greed, and the darkest secrets of the human soul, "The Death Instinct," by the author of "The Interpretation of Murder," takes readers back to 1920 to the first terrorist attack on Wall Street. …More

The Kid By Sapphire 2011-07 - Penguin Press 9781594203046 Check Our Catalog In a generational story that moves with the speed of thought from a Mississippi dirt farm to Harlem in its heyday; from a troubled Catholic orphanage to downtown artist's lofts, "The Kid" tells of a young 21st-century man's fight to find a way toward the future. HPL patron: This book wasn't as good as PUSH.  It didn't hold my interest. …More

Burnt Mountain By Siddons, Anne Rivers 2011-07 - Grand Central Publishing 9780446527897 Check Our Catalog From a "New York Times"-bestselling author and one of today's most acclaimed writers ("Sweetwater Creek, Fault Lines") comes this dramatic tale of a well-born Southern woman whose life is forever changed by the betrayal of her mother and by the man she loves. …More

Street Soldier By Silhouettes 2011-06 - Urban Books 9781601624529 Check Our Catalog This debut novel from a powerful new voice in urban lit follows the wild trials and tribulations of a reckless teenager whose world is spinning out of control. …More

Portrait of a Spy By Silva, Daniel 2011-07 - Harper 9780062072184 Check Our Catalog The #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author delivers his most spellbinding novel yet featuring Gabriel Allon, art restorer and assassin, in a story of true courage in the face of an unimaginable evil. …More

American Vampire, Volume 1 By Snyder, Scott Author King, Stephen Illustrator Albuquereque, Rafael 2010-10 - Vertigo 9781401228309 Check Our Catalog In Snyder's story, young vampire Pearl sets out on a path of righteous revenge against the European Vampires who tortured and abused her. King contributes a western about Skinner Sweet, the original American Vampire with rattlesnake fangs and powered by the sun. …More

American Vampire, Volume Two By Snyder, Scott Illustrator Albuquereque, Rafael Illustrator Santolouco, Mateus 2011-05 - Vertigo 9781401230692 Check Our Catalog This sequel to the #1 "New York Times" bestseller introduces a new strain of vampire--one born of the American West. When the bodies of prominent businessmen start showing up drained of blood, Chief Cash McCogan must get to the bottom of the case--even if it means fighting the evil undead. …More

Happy Birthday By Steel, Danielle 2011-07 - Delacorte Press 9780385340304 Check Our Catalog In a novel brimming with warmth and insight, beginning on one birthday and ending on another, Valerie, April, and Jack discover that life itself can be a celebration--and that its greatest gifts are always a surprise. Steel tells the story of three very different people, each of whom reaches a crucial turning point: a rite both bittersweet and full of hope. …More

Welcome to Oddville! By Stephens, Jay Illustrator Stephens, Jay 2011-06 - Adhouse Books 9781935233084 Check Our Catalog …More

Kindred Spirits By Strohmeyer, Sarah 2011-06 - Dutton Books 9780525952220 Check Our Catalog When life gives you lemons, call your best girlfriends and whip up some lemon martinis. Such is the mantra for the Ladies' Society for the Conservation of Martinis, which is established after one fateful PTA meeting, when four young mothers discover they have more in common than they ever thought possible. …More

Wifey 4 Life By Swinson, Kiki 2010-03 - Melodrama Publishing 9781934157619 Check Our Catalog Kira's quiet life in the islands is interrupted when she's called back to Virginia to attend a funeral. Kira's plans for a short, incognito trip are derailed when news of her arrival spreads. Now there's a bounty on her head, and several snakes are ready to cash in. …More

Monument to Murder By Truman, Margaret 2011-07 - Forge 9780765326096 Check Our Catalog When former Savannah cop Robert Brixton--now a struggling P.I.--agrees to look into a two-year-old murder in the hope of clearing a young woman of the crime, he soon finds himself immersed in the greedy, evil underbelly of Savannah's power elite. …More