Upcoming Events

Tablet Tips and Tricks 1:00 pm, Wednesday, January 4 Want to do more with your tablet? Bring it to HPL on Wednesdays at 1:00 to get tech help. Walk ins welcome.

BLACK HISTORY MONTH CALENDAR CONTEST ART DAY 2:00 PM, SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, Kids, drop in and get some ideas on who and how to draw for the Black History Calendar Contest. Pick up your entry form with the contest details at the same time.

Ruth and Max Bloomquist 6:00 pm, Monday, January 9 Join Max and Ruth, Muskegon's own folk singers, for an evening of wonderful music.  Ruth and Max Bloomquist have been making music together since they met in 1975 and discovered their shared love not only for each other, but for music and songs made with acoustic instruments and featuring lyrics from the heart. Ruth and Max immersed themselves in folk, bluegrass, country, singer songwriters, and other acoustic music to create a sound and style all their own.  Learn more at http://ruthbloomquist.com/

Tablet Tips and Tricks 1:00 pm, Wednesday, January 11 Want to do more with your tablet? Bring it to HPL on Wednesdays at 1:00 to get tech help. Walk ins welcome.

LEGO FAMILY FUN DAY 2 PM, SATURDAY, JANUARY 14 Be a LEGO artist. Build something fantastic with our LEGOs. Win a candy prize award for The Most Creative or The Best Project and showcase your piece in the library for everyone to see.

What to read while waiting for...

The Underground Railroad By Whitehead, Colson 2016-08 - Doubleday Books 9780385542364 Check Our Catalog The National Book Award Winner and #1 New York Times bestseller from Colson Whitehead, a magnificent tour de force chronicling a young slave's adventures as she makes a desperate bid for freedom in the antebellum South Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia. Life is hell for all the slaves, but especially bad for Cora; an outcast even among her fellow Africans, …More

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

Homegoing By Gyasi, Yaa 2016-06 - Knopf Publishing Group 9781101947135 Check Our Catalog Homegoing is an inspiration. Ta-Nehisi Coates The unforgettable New York Times best seller begins with the story of two half-sisters, separated by forces beyond their control: one sold into slavery, the other married to a British slaver. Written with tremendous sweep and power, Homegoing traces the generations of family who follow, as their destinies lead them …More

Underground Airlines By Winters, Ben 2016-07 - Mulholland Books 9780316261241 Check Our Catalog Now a New York Times bestseller It is the present-day, and the world is as we know it: smartphones, social networking and Happy Meals. Save for one thing: the Civil War never occurred. A gifted young black man calling himself Victor has struck a bargain with federal law enforcement, working as a bounty hunter for the US Marshall Service. He's got …More

Upcoming Events at HPL

FAMILY WATERCOLOR PAINTING WITH LORI ESLICK PART I 2:00 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27 Learn to paint watercolor with artist/author Lori Eslick. Lori will share her expertise to help you improve your technique so you can get the m ost out of your art experience. This is Part 1 of a two part series. Materials will be provided. This program is for parents and children.

Tablet Tips and Tricks 1:00 pm, Wednesday, December 28 Want to do more with your tablet? Bring it to HPL on Wednesdays at 1:00 to get tech help. Walk ins welcome.

FAMILY WATERCOLOR PAINTING WITH LORI ESLICK PART 2 2:00 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28 Continue to improve with the sedond day of this wonderful art experience with artist/author Lori Eslick as she brings out the artist in each of us. This program is for parents and children.

LEGOs FAMILY FUN 2:00 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29 Are you bored at home yet? Come create using our LEGOs. What can you build? Have some fun, enjoy a little friendly competition, and have a great family afternoon while school is still out.

NEW YEAR'S EVE STORYTIME COUNTDOWN 11:00 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30 Join Ms. Cassandra for a couple of stories, a craft, a treat and the big New Year's Eve countdown just for kids.

Tablet Tips and Tricks 1:00 pm, Wednesday, January 4 Want to do more with your tablet? Bring it to HPL on Wednesdays at 1:00 to get tech help. Walk ins welcome.

BLACK HISTORY MONTH CALENDAR CONTEST ART DAY 2:00 PM, SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, Kids, drop in and get some ideas on who and how to draw for the Black History Calendar Contest. Pick up your entry form with the contest details at the same time.

What to read while waiting for...

Tom Clancy: True Faith and Allegiance By Greaney, Mark 2016-12 - G.P. Putnam's Sons 9780399176814 Check Our Catalog The #1 New York Times-bestselling series is back with the most shocking revelation of all. After years of facing international threats, President Jack Ryan learns that the greatest dangers always come from within... …More

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

Nothing to Lose By Child, Lee 2008-06 - Delacorte Press 9780385340564 Check Our Catalog All Jack Reacher wants is a cup of coffee when he stops in a small town in Colorado. What he gets is big trouble. In Child's electrifying new novel, Reacher--a man with no fear, no illusions, and nothing to lose--goes to war against a town that not only wants him gone, it wants him dead. …More

The Bone Labyrinth By Rollins, James 2015-12 - William Morrow & Company 9780062381644 Check Our Catalog A war is coming, a battle that will stretch from the prehistoric forests of the ancient past to the cutting-edge research labs of today, all to reveal a true mystery buried deep within our DNA, a mystery that will leave readers changed forever . . . In this groundbreaking masterpiece of ingenuity and intrigue that spans 50,000 years in human history, New York Times bestselling …More

Live to See Tomorrow By Johansen, Iris 2014-05 - Thorndike Press 9781410466273 Check Our Catalog Catherine Ling: raised on the streets of Hong Kong, she has been a shadowy CIA Operative since she was fourteen years old. Now, years later, Catherine is as lethal as she is beautiful. There are only a few things in life she cares for. One is her son. Kidnapped when he was only two, Catherine has only recently been reunited with him and the vow of her heart is never to let him face danger again. …More

New Fiction at HPL

New Fiction at HPL

The Wish By Lewis, Beverly 2016-09 - Bethany House Publishers 9780764212499 Check Our Catalog A Compelling Story of Friendship from the Top Author in Amish Fiction Leona Speicher got the "sister" she'd always dreamed of the day Gloria Gingerich and her family moved to Lancaster County Amish farmland. The Arkansas newcomers seem to be everything a devout Plain family should be, and Leona can't help comparing Gloria's engaging young parents to her own. …More

Because It's Christmas: The Christmas Basket\Merry Ex-Mas By Macomber, Debbie Author Roberts, Sheila 2016-09 - Mira Books 9780778319177 Check Our Catalog Can Christmas bring the gift of asecond chance? The Christmas Basket by Debbie Macomber Ten years ago, Noelle McDowell and Thomas Sutton fell secretly in love. Secretly because their mothers had been locked in a bitter feud for decades. But despite the animosity between Sarah McDowell and May Sutton, Noelle planned to elope with Thom. …More

Ruler of the Night By Morrell, David 2016-11 - Mulholland Books 9780316307901 Check Our Catalog The notorious Opium-Eater returns in the sensational climax to David Morrell's acclaimed Victorian mystery trilogy. 1855. The railway has irrevocably altered English society, effectively changing geography and fueling the industrial revolution by shortening distances between cities: a whole day's journey can now be covered in a matter of hours. People marvel at their new …More

Meantime By Noel, Katharine 2016-11 - Grove Press, Black Cat 9780802125491 Check Our Catalog Katharine Noelthe award-winning, critically acclaimed author of Halfway Housereturns with a wise and moving second novel about the bond between two sisters whose stable lives are suddenly uprooted. Claire has never had a typical family. When she was nine, her father fell in love with a married woman, and the two households agreed to live under one roof. Nicknamed "the Naked …More

Denim and Lace By Palmer, Diana 2016-09 - Harlequin Books 9780373801848 Check Our Catalog THEY LIVE IN TWO SEPARATE WORLDS, BUT SHARE THE SAME DESIRE Bess Samson was raised in privilege, but always had a thing for Cade Hollister, the rough-and-tumble cowboy next door, even ignoring her controlling, class-conscious mother's warning to stay away from him. But he turned her downhard. Humiliated, she grew up and moved on, but never truly gave up hope. Cade has …More

French Kiss: A Detective Luc Moncrief Mystery By Patterson, James With DiLallo, Richard 2016-10 - Bookshots 9780316358873 Check Our Catalog Bonjour, Detective. Now watch your back. Very handsome and charming French detective Luc Moncrief joined the NYPD for a fresh start--but someone wants to make his first big case his last. Welcome to New York. BookShots LIGHTNING-FAST STORIES BY JAMES PATTERSON Novels you can devour in a few hours Impossible to …More

Hunted By Patterson, James With Holmes, Andrew 2016-09 - Bookshots 9780316430883 Check Our Catalog Evil has a new game.... Someone is luring men from the streets to play a mysterious, high stakes game in the English countryside. Former Special Forces officer David Shelley will go undercover to shut it down--but this might be a game he can't win. BookShots LIGHTNING-FAST STORIES BY JAMES PATTERSON Novels you can devour in a few …More

Missing By Patterson, James 2016-10 - Grand Central Publishing 9781455568147 Check Our Catalog Even for Private Investigations, the world's top detective agency, it's tough to find a man who doesn't exist . . . Craig Gisto has promised Eliza Moss that his elite team at Private Sydney will investigate the disappearance of her father. After all, as CEO of a high-profile research company, Eric Moss shouldn't be difficult to find. Except it's not just …More

113 Minutes By Patterson, James With DiLallo, Max 2016-09 - Bookshots 9780316317184 Check Our Catalog I know who killed my son. Molly Rourke's son has been murdered...And she knows who's responsible. Now she's taking the law into her own hands. Never underestimate a mother's love. BookShots LIGHTNING-FAST STORIES BY JAMES PATTERSON Novels you can devour in a few hours Impossible to stop reading All original content from …More

A Christmas Message By Perry, Anne 2016-11 - Ballantine Books 9781101886380 Check Our Catalog In the spirit of the season, New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry presents readers with the gift of another holiday mystery, taking them to the Holy Land for an intriguing and miraculous journey of discovery. The year is 1900, and Victor Narraway is giving his wife, Vespasia, an unforgettable Christmas present a trip to Jerusalem. Vespasia is enchanted by the …More

The Bone Collection: Four Novellas By Reichs, Kathy 2016-11 - Bantam 9780399593222 Check Our Catalog A collection of pulse-pounding tales featuring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan including the untold story of her first case The #1 New York Times bestselling author behind the hit Fox series Bones, Kathy Reichs is renowned for chilling suspense and fascinating forensic detail. The Bone Collection presents her trademark artistry in this …More

Pacific Homicide: A Mystery By Smiley, Patricia 2016-11 - Midnight Ink 9780738750217 Check Our Catalog Most cops spend their entire careers without firing a weapon in the line of duty. LAPD Homicide Detective Davie Richards is an outlier, a cop who killed a suspect to save another officer’s life. While she waits for the police commission to rule on the shooting, she’s called out to probe the gruesome homicide of Anya Nosova, a nineteen-year-old Russian beauty whose body is …More

The Award By Steel, Danielle 2016-11 - Delacorte Press 9781101883853 Check Our Catalog NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Capturing historical events, terrifying moments of danger, tragedy, the price of war, and the invincible spirit of a woman of honor, The Award is a monumental tale from one of our most gifted storytellers Danielle Steel's finest, most emotionally resonant novel yet. Gaelle de Barbet is sixteen years old in 1940 when the German army …More

Snowfall on Haven Point By Thayne, RaeAnne 2016-09 - Harlequin Books 9780373789894 Check Our Catalog There's no place like Haven Point for the holidays, where the snow conspires to bring two wary hearts together for a Christmas to remember It's been two rough years since Andrea Montgomery lost her husband, and all she wants is for her children to enjoy their first Christmas in Haven Point. But then Andie's friend asks a favorto keep an eye on her brother, Sheriff Marshall …More

Black Widow By Turner, Nikki 2008-04 - One World 9780345493873 Check Our Catalog Awards: Street Literature Book Award Medal (Slbam) (2009) From the #1 "Essence"-bestselling author of "Forever a Hustler's Wife" comes this powerful and much-anticipated new novel about love, loss, and revenge. …More

Father's Day By Booy, Simon Van 2016-11 - Thorndike Press Large Print 9781410494795 Check Our Catalog When devastating news shatters the life of six-year-old Harvey, she finds herself in the care of a veteran social worker, Wanda, and alone in the world save for one relative she has never met a disabled felon, haunted by a violent past he can't escape. Moving between past and present, Father's Dayweaves together the story of Harvey's childhood on Long Island and her life as a young woman in …More

Sex, Lies, and Serious Money By Woods, Stuart 2016-11 - Thorndike Press 9781410493255 Check Our Catalog Stone Barrington takes on a client who gives him a run for his money in the newest heart-stopping thriller from the #1 "New York Times" bestselling author. Fresh off the runway at Teterboro, Stone Barrington arrives home to find an unexpected new client on his doorstep, anxiously soliciting his help. But everything is not as it seems, when the client reveals the true nature and value …More

True to the Game By Woods, Teri 2010-10 - Grand Central Publishing 9780446571562 Check Our Catalog Includes excerpts from: True to the game II and True to the game III. …More