What to read while waiting for...

See Me By Sparks, Nicholas 2015-10 - Grand Central Publishing 9781455520619 Check Our Catalog "See me just as I see you . . ." Colin Hancock is giving his second chance his best shot. With a history of violence and bad decisions behind him and the threat of prison dogging his every step, he's determined to walk a straight line. To Colin, that means applying himself single-mindedly toward his teaching degree and avoiding everything that proved destructive in his earlier life. …More

Are you patiently (or not so patiently) waiting for that best seller?  Here are some suggestions!

Winter Stroll By Hilderbrand, Elin 2015-10 - Little Brown and Company 9780316261135 Check Our Catalog The Quinn family celebrates their most dramatic Christmas yet in this enchanting sequel to Elin Hilderbrand's bestselling "Winter Street." Christmas on Nantucket finds Winter Street Inn owner Kelley Quinn and his family busily preparing for the holiday season. Though the year has brought tragedy, the Quinns have much to celebrate: Kelley has reunited with his first wife Margaret, Kevin …More

Pretending to Dance By Chamberlain, Diane 2015-10 - St. Martin's Press 9781250010742 Check Our Catalog Molly Arnette is very good at keeping secrets. She and her husband live in San Diego, where they hope to soon adopt a baby. But the process terrifies her. As the questions and background checks come one after another, Molly worries that the truth she's kept hidden about her North Carolina childhood will rise to the surface and destroy not only her chance at adoption, but her marriage as well. …More

If Only By Evans, Richard Paul 2015-11 - Simon Pulse 9781481448536 Check Our Catalog From the #1 "New York Times "bestselling author of "The Christmas Box "and "The Mistletoe Promise "comes a novel filled with hope and redemption about two teens who turn to each other to find trust and love. "If only I could stay with you forever. I would." Eric is having a hard time adjusting to his family's move from California to Utah. Then he meets Grace--his classmate …More

Upcoming Events at HPL

Computer Class-Intro to Computers 10:30 am, Saturday October 24 De'ondra Pentecost will teach computer classes this fall on Saturdays from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm. Registration is required. Call HPL at 231-722-7276 to register. This weeks' topic--Basic: Basic Computing will offer an introduction to what a computer is and how to use it. It is designed for beginners with little or no knowledge of computers. Topics covered will include an explanation of Windows and files, how to turn on a computer, and how to use the mouse. Brought to you through the generosity of the Friends of Hackley Library.

Pumpkin Carving 2:00 PM SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24 Bring your own pumpkin to this family event. Create a pumpkin masterpiece using your own ideas or our Super Stencil Spooky Faces. Safe carving tools are provided. Adult accompaniement is recommended.

Fall Storytime 6:45 PM MONDAY, OCTOBER 26 For ages 3 - 7. Storytelling, picture books, fingerplays, holiday tales, and lots of fun. Each session ends with a craft project. REGISTRATION REQUIRED. CALL 231-722-7276, EXT. 230.

Muskegon Recorder Players-A Flute by any other name 6:00 pm, Monday October 26 The Muskegon Recorder Players and Friends will take you on a journey through musical genres and eras. They will play popular, folk, and classical music from the Renaissance through the 21st century.The recorder had its heydey in medieval times through the Baroque era, but declined in popularity when the flute, clarinet, and oboe became more popular. During the 20th century the recorder's popularity increased and new music is now being composed. The sound of the recorder is clear and sweet, with a slightly woody sound. The Muskegon Recorder Players was founded over 30 years ago, and currently has 6 members. Brought to you through the generosity of the Friends of Hackley Library.

Humans vs Zombies 8:00 pm, Tuesday, October 27 Humans vs. Zombies is a game of tag played at schools, camps, neighborhoods, libraries, and conventions around the world.  Human players must remain vigilant and defend themselves with socks and dart blasters to avoid being tagged by a growing zombie horde. We will meet in the lower level meeting rooms beginning at 7:30 pm to go over the rules and pick the Original Zombie.  The Library will be locked up at 8:00 pm, and the game will start shortly afterwards.   Bring a bandana and either a foam dart blaster or sock (the dart blaster must look like a toy-no realistic looking weapons will be allowed). The game will run about 90 minutes.  Participants must be at least 16 years old.  Attendance limited to the first 75 people.  Check our HVZ website http://hvzsource.com/hackleypl/ for more information and to pre-register (does not necessarily save a spot in the game.) Brought to you through the generosity of the Friends of Hackley Library.

Computer Class-Intro to Word 10:30 am, Saturday October 31 De'ondra Pentecost will teach computer classes this fall on Saturdays from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm. Registration is required. Call HPL at 231-722-7276 to register. This weeks' topic--Word: Learn the basics of word processing, including opening and saving a document, entering text and making changes. Brought to you through the generosity of the Friends of Hackley Library.

Toddler Toybox 12:00 NOON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31 For ages 0 - 4. Children learn to read through five different practices: talking, writing, reading, playing and singing. Let's have fun and increase our reading skills at the same time.

Scary Mask Contest 2:00 PM SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31 BOO! Use your imagination to create the scariest mask you can from our plain mask template, then enter it in our scary mask contest. If you really love it, you can use it as part of your costume for your trick or treating activities later on Halloween night.

"Write for Fright" Deadline 5:00 PM SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31 THE LAST DAY! BE SURE TO TURN YOUR STORIES AND POEMS IN BEFORE THE LIBRARY CLOSES AT 5:00 PM!

FALL STORYTIME 6:45 PM, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2 Enhance your child's learning experience and school readiness with Ms. Cassandra! She will have picture books, fingerplays, songs and more! Storytime is important - and fun!

Hackley Handicrafts-Sock Snowmen 6:00 pm, Monday, November 2 Join Nancy Hartman to make cute-as-a-button snowmen out of socks. These little guys are perfect for winter decorating. Brought to you through the generosity of the Friends of Hackley Library.

75th Anniversary of the Armistice Day Blizzard 6:00 pm, Tuesday, November 2 Author and underwater explorer Valerie van Heest will talk about the 75th anniversary of the tragic Armistice Day Blizzard of 1940 in which five ships and 67 sailors were lost. She and the dive team from Michigan Shipwreck Research Associates examined the wrecks of the Novadoc, Davock, and Anna Minch, all lost off Pentwater within a few miles of each other, and provide insight into what caused these massive freighters to sink when others survived the storm. For more information on Valerie visit her webpage at http://www.valerievanheest.com/Sponsored by the Friends of Hackley Public Library.

Computer Class-Intro to the Internet 10:30 am, Saturday, November 7 De'ondra Pentecost will teach computer classes this fall on Saturdays from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm. Registration is required. Call HPL at 231-722-7276 to register. This weeks' topic--Internet: Learn how to "surf the net" and find your away around cyberspace. Brought to you through the generosity of the Friends of Hackley Library.

MARSHMALLOW ENGINEERING

2:00 PM, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2015

Buildings can tast delicious! Especially when we build them with marshmallows and toothpicks. Families are invited to build and compete for silly prizes. This is a creative, school-age STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) program, utilizing and expanding children's sense of space.

New Books At HPL

To see the full list of our new books download the Excel file for 2015 .  To see new books from other years try: 2014  2013 , 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, or 2006.

The Best of Enemies By Lancaster, Jen 2015-08 - New American Library 9780451471093 Check Our Catalog "Bridesmaids "meets "Big Little Lies"in a novel told from the alternating perspectives of two women who define the term frenemies from "New York Times "bestselling author Jen Lancaster. Jacqueline Jordan knows conflict. A fearless journalist, she's spent the past decade embedded in the world's hot spots, writing about the fall of nations and the rise of despots. But if you were to …More

Go Set a Watchman By Lee, Harper 2015-07 - Harper 9780062409850 Check Our Catalog From Harper Lee comes a landmark new novel set two decades after her beloved Pulitzer Prize winning masterpiece, To Kill a Mockingbird. Maycomb, Alabama. Twenty-six-year-old Jean Louise Finch "Scout" returns home from New York City to visit her aging father, Atticus. Set against the backdrop of the civil rights tensions and political turmoil that were transforming the South, Jean Louise's …More

Falling in Love: A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery By Leon, Donna 2015-04 - Atlantic Monthly Press 9780802123534 Check Our Catalog Donna Leon's "Death at La Fenice," the first novel in her beloved Commissario Guido Brunetti series, introduced readers to the glamorous and cutthroat world of opera and one of Italy's finest living sopranos, Flavia Petrellithen a suspect in the poisoning of a renowned German conductor. Years after Brunetti cleared her name, Flavia has returned to Venice and La Fenice to sing the lead in "Tosca." …More

Marriage of Inconvenience By Macomber, Debbie 2015-05 - Severn House Publishers 9780727884756 Check Our Catalog Rich Manning had known Jamie Warren forever. And he loved her -strictly as a friend. But all that changed the day Jamie asked him to be the father of her as-yet-unconceived child Rich agreed on one condition: they marry. Suddenly, Rich was discovering a side of Jamie he'd never seen before, and was swept away by a passion sweeter than anything he'd ever known ... a passion that stunned his …More

Heart of Lies By Malcolm, M. L. 2010-06 - HarperTorch 9780061962189 Check Our Catalog Leo Hoffman was born with a gift for languages. When his dreams for the future are destroyed by World War I, the dashing young Hungarian attempts to use his rare talent to rebuild his life, only to find himself inadvertently embroiled in an international counterfeiting scheme. Suddenly Leo is wanted across the European continent for a host of crimes, including murder. Left with no options, he …More

Thrill Me By Mallery, Susan 2015-07 - Harlequin Books 9780373788989 Check Our Catalog Meet the Mitchell brothers of Fool's Gold, California--five gorgeous men who've left a trail of broken hearts in their wake... Maya Farlow learned the hard way to depend only on herself, so when she fell too deeply for the bad-boy charms of Del Mitchell, she did the only thing she could--she ran. Stunned, Del left Fool's Gold to make his name and fortune in extreme sports. …More

After You By Moyes, Jojo 2015-09 - Pamela Dorman Books 9780525426592 Check Our Catalog When one story ends, another begins. "After You" is the "Charming sequel to"Me Before You" (People Magazine). " We all lose what we love at some point, but in her poignant, funny way, Moyes reminds us that even if it's not always happy, there is an ever after. "Miami Herald" How do you move on after losing the person you loved? How do you build a life worth living? …More

Guerilla: The Makaum War: Book Two By Odom, Mel 2015-08 - Voyager 9780062284440 Check Our Catalog He's behind enemy lines. But those lines are shifting beneath his feet. In the jungles of Makaum, the Terran military is locked in a critical standoff over the planet's resources with the hostile Phrenorians, even as both species maintain uneasy relations with the locals. Tensions could ignite at a moment's notice. And Master Sergeant Frank Sage has just stumbled upon the spark …More

Alert By Patterson, James Author Ledwidge, Michael 2015-08 - Little Brown and Company 9780316407038 Check Our Catalog "This is not a test"--every New Yorker's worst nightmare is about to become a reality. New Yorkers aren't easily intimidated, but someone is doing their best to scare them, badly: why? After two inexplicable high-tech attacks, the city that never sleeps is on edge. Detective Michael Bennett, along with his old pal, the FBI's Emily Parker, have to catch the shadowy criminals who claim …More

The Murder House By Patterson, James Author Ellis, David 2015-09 - Little Brown and Company 9780316410984 Check Our Catalog It has an ocean-front view, a private beach--and a deadly secret that won't stay buried. No. 7 Ocean Drive is a gorgeous, multi-million-dollar beachfront estate in the Hamptons, where money and privilege know no bounds. But its beautiful gothic exterior hides a horrific past: it was the scene of a series of depraved killings that have never been solved. Neglected, empty, and rumored to …More

A Free State By Piazza, Tom 2015-09 - Harper 9780062284129 Check Our Catalog The author of City of Refuge returns with a startling novel of race, violence, and identity. The year is 1855. Blackface minstrelsy is the most popular form of entertainment in a nation about to be torn apart by the battle over slavery. Henry Sims, a fugitive slave and a brilliant musician, has escaped to Philadelphia, where he lives by his wits and earns money performing on the street. He …More

Devoted in Death By Robb, J. D. 2015-09 - Wheeler Publishing Large Print 9781410480644 Check Our Catalog Eve Dallas tracks a couple whose passion is fueled by cold brutality in the newest crime thriller from the #1 "New York Times" bestselling author of "Obsession in Death" and "Festive in Death." When Lieutenant Eve Dallas examines a body in a downtown Manhattan alleyway, the victim's injuries are so extensive that she almost misses the clue. Carved into the skin is the shape of a heart …More

Irish Hearts: Irish ThoroughbredIrish Rose By Roberts, Nora 2011-06 - Silhouette Books 9780373281503 Check Our Catalog Beloved #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author Nora Roberts returns with two classic tales that touch the heart. Celebrate the love of the Irish in this volume that contains "Irish Thoroughbred" and "Irish Rose." Reissue. …More

Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights By Rushdie, Salman 2015-09 - Random House 9780812998917 Check Our Catalog "NEW YORK TIMES "BESTSELLER From Salman Rushdie, one of the great writers of our time, comes a spellbinding work of fiction that blends history, mythology, and a timeless love story. A lush, richly layered novel in which our world has been plunged into an age of unreason, "Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights" is a breathtaking achievement and an enduring testament to the …More

Field of Prey By Sandford, John 2014-05 - G.P. Putnam's Sons 9780399162381 Check Our Catalog The extraordinary new Lucas Davenport thriller from #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize winner John Sandford. …More

Pretty Girls By Slaughter, Karin 2015-09 - William Morrow & Company 9780062429056 Check Our Catalog An extraordinary novel of love and loss, redemption and revenge, from the New York Times bestselling author whose characters, plot, and pacing are unrivaled (Michael Connelly). Sisters. Strangers. Survivors. It's been more than twenty years since Claire and Lydia last spoke. Claire is the glamorous trophy wife of an Atlanta millionaire; Lydia, a single mother dating an ex-con, struggles to …More

Best Served Cold: A British Police Procedural Set in the 1970's By Spencer, Sally 2015-08 - Severn House Publishers 9780727885074 Check Our Catalog "A Monika Paniatowski British police procedural" On the night the Whitebridge Players staged their last ever performance, the idealistic young actors in the company resolved that twenty years on they would return to the same theatre and stage the same play. But two decades later, old resentments have grown and new jealousies have germinated, and it is a very different …More

Magnolia Dawn By Spindler, Erica 2015-08 - Severn House Publishers 9780727885081 Check Our Catalog All his life, Rush Cousins had been haunted by the mystery of his shadowed past. His search for his roots led him at last to Ashland Plantation, an elegant, decaying estate deep in the Mississippi Delta, where he presented himself as nothing more than a handyman in need of work. The disguise brought him closer to Ashland's long-buried secrets. But it also meant he had to find some way …More

Undercover By Steel, Danielle 2015-09 - Delacorte Press 9780345531049 Check Our Catalog "NEW YORK TIMES" BESTSELLER Marshall Everett has traveled a twisting, perilous road from the jungles of South America to the streets of Paris. As an undercover DEA agent, Marshall penetrated a powerful cartel and became the trusted right-hand man of a ruthless drug lord. The price he paid was devastating, costing him everything and everyone he loved. Back in the U.S., on temporary …More

Kitchens of the Great Midwest By Stradal, J. Ryan 2015-07 - Pamela Dorman Books 9780525429142 Check Our Catalog A sweet and savory treat. "People" An impressive feat of narrative jujitsu . . . that keeps readers turning the pages too fast to realize just how ingenious they are. "The New York Times Book Review," Editor's Pick " Kitchens of the Great Midwest" is a terrific reminder of what can be wrested from suffering and struggle not only success, but also considerable irony, a …More

Heist 2 By Swinson, Kiki Author Diamond, De'nesha 2015-09 - Dafina Books 9780758280312 Check Our Catalog The Last Heist Kiki Swinson Shannon Mitchell gambled that betraying her husband's biggest heist ever was her way out of the game for good. Losing that bet put her in lockdown--and at the top of Todd Mitchell's revenge-fueled hit list. Now she'll work every seductive move and lethal play to survive. 'Cause when it comes to wreaking her own vengeance, this devious beauty isn't taking any …More

Daughter of Ashes: A Hannah Ives Murder Mystery. By Talley, Marcia 2015-09 - Severn House Publishers 9780727884930 Check Our Catalog "Is a tragic discovery from the past triggering a number of shocking present-day events?" When Hannah loses out on the cottage of her dreams because of an unscrupulous real estate agent, she and her husband, Paul, buy a fixer-upper instead. But contractors restoring the chimney soon make a tragic discovery: the mummified body of an infant. Hannah, already researching the …More

Code of Conduct: A Thriller By Thor, Brad 2015-07 - Atria Books 9781476717159 Check Our Catalog "Thor tops himself again and again." --BookReporter.com "Feels like the TV show "24" on the page." --The Associated Press #1 "New York Times" bestselling author Brad Thor presents his greatest thriller ever--an action-packed literary tour de force Hidden deep within one of the world's most powerful organizations is a secret committee with a devastating agenda. …More

The Sirens of Titan By Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr. 1998-09 - Delta 9780385333498 Check Our Catalog Originally published: New York: Delacorte Press, c1959. …More

Who Do You Love By Weiner, Jennifer 2015-08 - Atria Books 9781451617818 Check Our Catalog An unforgettable story about true love, real life, and second chances... Rachel Blum and Andy Landis are just eight years old when they meet one night in an ER waiting room. Born with a congenital heart defect, Rachel is a veteran of hospitals, and she's intrigued by the boy who shows up alone with a broken arm. He tells her his name. She tells him a story. After Andy's taken back to a doctor and …More

The Martian By Weir, Andy 2014-02 - Crown Publishing Group (NY) 9780804139021 Check Our Catalog Awards: Alex Awards (2015), Indies Choice Book Awards (2015), John W. Campbell Memorial Award (2015), Thriller Awards (2015) When a freak dust storm brings a manned mission to Mars to an unexpected close, an astronaut who is left behind fights to stay alive. …More

The Martian By Weir, Andy 2014-02 - Crown Publishing Group (NY) 9780804139021 Check Our Catalog Awards: Alex Awards (2015), Indies Choice Book Awards (2015), John W. Campbell Memorial Award (2015), Thriller Awards (2015) When a freak dust storm brings a manned mission to Mars to an unexpected close, an astronaut who is left behind fights to stay alive. …More

Starlight on Willow Lake By Wiggs, Susan 2015-08 - Mira Books 9780778317951 Check Our Catalog #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs sweeps readers away to a sun-drenched summer on the shores of Willow Lake in a stunning tale of the delicate ties that bind a family together...and the secrets that tear them apart When caregiver Faith McCallum arrives at the enchanted lakeside estate of Avalon's renowned Bellamy family, she's intent on rebuilding her shattered life and …More