Staff Picks

One Summer: America, 1927 By Bryson, Bill 2013-10 - Doubleday Books 9780767919401 Check Our Catalog In "One Summer" Bill Bryson, one of our greatest and most beloved nonfiction writers, transports readers on a journey back to one amazing season in American life. …More

Getting to Happy By McMillan, Terry 2010-09 - Viking Books 9780670022045 Check Our Catalog An exuberant return to the four unforgettable heroines of "Waiting to Exhale"--Savannah, Gloria, Bernadine, and Robin--15 years later. Each is at her own midlife crossroads. All four are learning to heal past hurts and to reclaim their joy and their dreams. They've exhaled: now they are learning to breathe. …More

Rooms By Oliver, Lauren 2014-09 - Ecco 9780062223197 Check Our Catalog After a number of highly acclaimed New York Times bestsellers, including the Delirium trilogy and the standalone novels Before I Fall and Panic, Lauren Oliver returns with a spellbinding tale that confirms her place as one of our finest storytellers. Fueled by the same inspired feel for plot and character that drew readers to Oliver's earlier works, Rooms is a mesmerizing and suspenseful story …More

Think Like a Freak: The Authors of Freakonomics Offer to Retrain Your Brain By Levitt, Steven D. Author Dubner, Stephen J. 2014-05 - William Morrow & Company 9780062218339 Check Our Catalog The New York Times bestselling authors of Freakonomics offer a blueprint for an entirely new way to solve problems, whether your interest lies in minor lifehacks or major global reforms. …More

Killing Patton: The Strange Death of World War II's Most Audacious General By O'Reilly, Bill Author Dugard, Martin 2014-09 - Henry Holt & Company 9780805096682 Check Our Catalog Readers around the world have thrilled to "Killing Lincoln, Killing Kennedy," and "Killing Jesus"--riveting works of nonfiction that journey into the heart of the most famous murders in history. Now from Bill O'Reilly, anchor of "The O'Reilly Factor," comes the most epic book of all in this multimillion-selling series: "Killing Patton." General George S. Patton, Jr. died under mysterious …More

The Long Way Home: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel By Penny, Louise 2014-08 - Minotaur Books 9781250022066 Check Our Catalog Happily retired in the village of Three Pines, Armand Gamache, former Chief Inspector of Homicide with the Surete du Quebec, has found a peace he'd only imagined possible. On warm summer mornings he sits on a bench holding a small book, " The Balm in Gilead, " in his large hands. "There is a balm in Gilead," his neighbor Clara Morrow reads from the dust jacket, "to make the wounded whole." …More

The Burning Room By Connelly, Michael 2014-11 - Little Brown and Company 9780316225939 Check Our Catalog In the new thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly, Detective Harry Bosch and his rookie partner investigate a cold case that gets very hot... very fast. In the LAPD's Open-Unsolved Unit, not many murder victims die a decade after the crime. So when a man succumbs to complications from being shot by a stray bullet ten years earlier, Bosch catches a case in which the …More

The Golem and the Jinni By Wecker, Helene 2013-04 - HarperTorch 9780062110831 Check Our Catalog Awards: Indies Choice Book Awards (2014), Locus Awards (2014), National Jewish Book Award (2013), Nebula Awards (2013) A marvelous and absorbing debut novel, an enchanting combination of vivid historical fiction and magical fable about two supernatural creatures in turn-of-the-century immigrant New York. …More

Upcoming Events at HPL

Saturday Computer Class-Internet 11:00 am, Saturday November 15 De'ondra Pentecost will teach computer classes this fall on Saturdays at 11 am and 12:15 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.

Saturday Computer Class-Internet 12:15 pm, Saturday November 15 De'ondra Pentecost will teach computer classes this fall on Saturdays at 11 am and 12:15 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.

KIDS' WEAVING 2:00 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2014 Learn a great new craft! Weaving is fun, and there is no end to the things you can make once you learn the basics. Join us at the library, where Ms. Shaw will show you how. We'll provide the yarn and boxes.

"WRITE FOR FRIGHT!" AUTHORS' NIGHT 6:30 PM MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2014 This event honors the winners in our "Write for Fright Scary Story Contest." Enjoy spooky readings by the winning authors, whose work will be published in HPL's "Write for Fright!" book. Kids get to make their own "Swamp Monster Treats."

Finances for Lunch 12:00 - 1:00 pm, Wednesday, November 19 Bring your lunch and learn about finances with employees from PNC Bank. This month’s topic is Your Own Home.

Kindle Class 1:30 pm, Wednesday, November 19 Want help using your Ipad or Kindle? Hackley Public Library can help! On November 12 at 1:30 pm HPL staff will hold a class on iPads. On November 19 at 1:30 pm HPL staff will hold a class on Kindles Both classes run about an hour and will be held in the lower level meeting room (the former Local History space). Class size is limited to 15, so call 231-722-7276 to register. This program is sponsored by Hackley Public Library.

Tech Wednesday-Tumblr 3:00 PM, Wednesday, November 19 Bring your laptop or tablet and follow along while we explain tech topics in an informal setting. Today we will look at Tumblr.

Saturday Computer Class-Email 11:00 am, Saturday, November 22 De'ondra Pentecost will teach computer classes this fall on Saturdays at 11 am and 12:15 pm. Registration is required. Call HPL at 231-722-7276 to register. This weeks’ topic-- Email: Learn how to set up an email account and send emails. Brought to you through the generosity of the Friends of Hackley Library.

Saturday Computer Class-Email 12:15 pm, Saturday, November 22 De'ondra Pentecost will teach computer classes this fall on Saturdays at 11 am and 12:15 pm. Registration is required. Call HPL at 231-722-7276 to register. This weeks’ topic-- Email: Learn how to set up an email account and send emails. Brought to you through the generosity of the Friends of Hackley Library.

KIDS' THANKSGIVING CRAFTS 2:00 PM SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2014 There are so many things to be thankful for! Get ready for Thanksgiving by making a "thankfulness" craft you can share with your family.

Local Author-Steve LeBel 6:00 PM, Tuesday, November 25: Author Steve LeBel Join us as we welcome local author Steve LeBel, who will talk about his new book, The Universe Builders. “We have all heard of the fabled perfect being, the Greek God. Well, how about a geek god? Named Bernie, yet. Fresh with his diploma from God School, determined but unsure, bright but without confidence, Bernie faces the challenge of building his own universe. If only it were that easy… A fascinating tale of good vs. evil and a young hero on a journey of self-discovery in an original, humorous, fantastic wrapper.” From Amazon reviewers: “This book is fantasy at its best. Perfect escapism in the world of gods. I've always wondered how our solar system was created, and now I suspect Bernie my have had something to do with it.” “Steve LeBel has done a wonderful job of bringing together a cast of characters who not only compliment each other, but bring out the reality and life of one another. With a clever writing style and a fascinating story, LeBel offers readers an incredible journey into a universe of originality and intrigue.” About the author: Businessmen are serious people, right? Not always. Steve LeBel — hospital president, technology entrepreneur, algorithmic stock trader — is definitely not serious. Not when he writes. Whimsy overcomes him at the word processor. Whimsy is at the core of his novel, The Universe Builders, which he tells with a unique balance of seriousness, humor, and imagination. LeBel lives in Muskegon, Michigan with his wife Marge, and Mindy and Dexter, their cats. When not writing, he is busy planning his next trip, cussing out the stock market, doing tech support for friends, or dreaming up new Universe Builder plots. For more information visit www.theuniversebuilders.com

Trouble with Tablets 1:30 pm, Wednesday, November 26 Want help using your tablet? Hackley Public Library can help! Classes are held weekly at 1:30 pm and run about an hour They are held in the lower level meeting room (the former Local History space). Class size is limited to 15, so call 231-722-7276 to register. This program is sponsored by Hackley Public Library.

Saturday Computer Class-Basic 11:00 am, Saturday, November 29 De'ondra Pentecost will teach computer classes this fall on Saturdays at 11 am and 12:15 pm. Registration is required. Call HPL at 231-722-7276 to register. This weeks’ topic--Basics of computers: 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.

Saturday Computer Class-Basic 12:15 pm, Saturday, November 29 De'ondra Pentecost will teach computer classes this fall on Saturdays at 11 am and 12:15 pm. Registration is required. Call HPL at 231-722-7276 to register. This weeks’ topic--Basics of computers: 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.

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New Books at HPL

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

Mercy By Picoult, Jodi 2001-04 - Washington Square Press 0743422449 Check Our Catalog Police chief of a small Massachusetts town, Cameron McDonald makes the toughest arrest of his life when his own cousin Jamie comes to him and confesses outright that he has killed his terminally ill wife out of mercy. Now, a heated murder trial plunges the town into upheaval, and drives a wedge into a contented marriage: Cameron, aiding the prosecution in their case against Jamie, is suddenly …More

The Girl Next Door By Rendell, Ruth 2014-10 - Scribner Book Company 9781476784328 Check Our Catalog In this psychologically explosive story from "one of the most remarkable novelists of her generation" ("People"), the discovery of bones in a tin box sends shockwaves across a group of long-time friends. In the waning months of the second World War, a group of children discover an earthen tunnel in their neighborhood outside London. Throughout the summer of 1944--until one father forbids …More

Prince Lestat: The Vampire Chronicles By Rice, Anne 2014-10 - Knopf Publishing Group 9780307962522 Check Our Catalog A stunning departure, a surprising and compelling return...From Anne Rice, perennial best seller, single-handed reinventor of the vampire cosmology--a new, exhilarating novel, a deepening of her vampire mythology, and a chillingly hypnotic mystery-thriller. "What can we do but reach for the embrace that must now contain both heaven and hell: our doom again and again and again..." --from …More

Festive in Death By Robb, J. D. 2014-09 - Putnam Adult 9780399164446 Check Our Catalog Eve Dallas deals with a homicide--and the holiday season--in the latest from #1 "New York Times" bestselling author J.D. Robb. Personal trainer Trey Ziegler was in peak physical condition. If you didn't count the kitchen knife in his well-toned chest. Lieutenant Eve Dallas soon discovers a lineup of women who were loved and left by the narcissistic gym rat. While Dallas sorts through the …More

Blood Magick By Roberts, Nora 2014-10 - Berkley Publishing Group 9780425259870 Check Our Catalog From #1 "New York Times" bestselling author Nora Roberts comes a trilogy about the land we're drawn to, the family we learn to cherish, and the people we long to love... Book Three of The Cousins O'Dwyer Trilogy "Blood Magick" County Mayo is rich in the traditions of Ireland, legends that Branna O'Dwyer fully embraces in her life and in her work as the proprietor of The Dark Witch …More

Lila By Robinson, Marilynne 2014-10 - Farrar Straus Giroux 9780374187613 Check Our Catalog Awards: National Book Awards (2014) National Book Award Finalist A new American classic from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Gilead "and "Housekeeping " Marilynne Robinson, one of the greatest novelists of our time, returns to the town of Gilead in an unforgettable story of a girlhood lived on the fringes of society in fear, awe, and wonder. Lila, homeless and alone after years of roaming the countryside, steps …More

A Christmas Prayer By Roby, Kimberla Lawson 2014-10 - Grand Central Publishing 9781455526048 Check Our Catalog Alexis Fletcher hasn't had a merry Christmas in five years-not since her mother passed away. Every December she remembers the joy her mother brought to everyone during the holiday season and feels the pain of her absence, even more so now that she and her sister are barely speaking. More than anything, Alexis wishes her family could be whole again. However, with her wedding fast approaching, …More

Etta Mae's Worst Bad-Luck Day By Ross, Ann B. 2014-08 - Viking Books 9780670024377 Check Our Catalog Fan favorite Etta Mae Wiggins takes center stage in the latest novel in the "New York Times" bestselling Miss Julia series Bestselling author Ann B. Ross is back with another lively adventure set in Miss Julia's Abbotsville. For the first time, though, she writes from the perspective of another resident: the hardscrabble, heart-of-gold Etta Mae Wiggins. Etta Mae is frustrated with her …More

Deadline By Sandford, John 2014-10 - Putnam Adult 9780399162374 Check Our Catalog The thrilling new novel in the #1 "New York Times"-bestselling series. In Southeast Minnesota, down on the Mississippi, a school board meeting is coming to an end. The board chairman announces that the rest of the meeting will be closed, due to personnel issues. "Issues" is correct. The proposal up for a vote before them is whether to authorize the killing of a local reporter. The vote is …More

Some Luck By Smiley, Jane 2014-10 - Knopf Publishing Group 9780307700315 Check Our Catalog Awards: National Book Awards (2014) Longlisted for the 2014 National Book Award From the winner of the Pulitzer Prize" " a powerful, engrossing new novel--the life and times of a remarkable family over three transformative decades in America. On their farm in Denby, Iowa, Rosanna and Walter Langdon abide by time-honored values that they pass on to their five wildly different children: from Frank, the handsome, willful first …More

Desert God: A Novel of Ancient Egypt By Smith, Wilbur 2014-10 - William Morrow & Company 9780062276452 Check Our Catalog The #1 International Bestseller Game of Thrones meets ancient Egypt in this magnificent epic from one of the world's biggest-selling authors. Conjuring the magic, mystery and bloody intrigue of a fascinating lost world, Desert God presents Wilbur Smith at the helm of one of the greatest stories of all time. On the gleaming banks of the Nile, the brilliant Taita--a freed slave and advisor to …More

To Everything a Season By Snelling, Lauraine 2014-10 - Bethany House Publishers 9780764211041 Check Our Catalog Beloved Author Lauraine Snelling Returns Again to Her Popular Red River Valley Setting Trygve Knutson is devoted to his family and his community. With his job on the construction crew, he is helping to build a future for the North Dakota town of Blessing. Though he loves his home, he sometimes dreams of other horizons--especially since meeting Miriam Hastings. Miriam is in Blessing to get …More

The Emperor's Blades By Staveley, Brian 2014-11 - Thorndike Press 9781410473141 Check Our Catalog In "The Emperor's Blades" by Brian Staveley, the emperor of Annur is dead, slain by enemies unknown. His daughter and two sons, scattered across the world, do what they must to stay alive and unmask the assassins. But each of them also has a life-path on which their father set them, destinies entangled with both ancient enemies and inscrutable gods. …More

A Sudden Light By Stein, Garth 2014-09 - Simon & Schuster 9781439187036 Check Our Catalog The bestselling author of "The Art of Racing in the Rain" presents a long-awaited new novel in which a boy trying to save his parents' marriage uncovers a vast legacy of family secrets. In the summer of 1990, fourteen-year-old Trevor Riddell gets his first glimpse of Riddell House. Built from the spoils of a massive timber fortune, the legendary family mansion is constructed of giant whole …More

Spark By Twelve Hawks, John 2014-10 - Doubleday Books 9780385538671 Check Our Catalog THE MOST DANGEROUS ASSASSIN IS THE ONE WHO BELIEVES HE IS ALREADY DEAD. A razor-sharp, high-tech, wildly imaginative new novel from internationally bestselling author John Twelve Hawks, "Spark"features a narrator unlike any in recent fiction--a man whose view of life and death is different from anything you've ever imagined. Jacob Underwood is a contract employee of the Special Services …More

Paris Match By Woods, Stuart 2014-10 - Putnam Adult 9780399169120 Check Our Catalog Stone Barrington is back and better than ever in the astonishing new thriller from "New York Times" bestseller Stuart Woods. Stone Barrington has returned to Paris to attend to some business concerns, and finds himself embroiled in high-stakes trouble on both sides of the pond. An old enemy is still in hot pursuit, and this time he might have a powerful local resource on his side: a gentleman …More

Poisson un Poisson Deux Poisson Rouge Poisson Bleu = One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish By Dr Seuss Translator Fournier Le Ray, Anne-Laure 2011-12 - Ulysses Press 9781612430294 Check Our Catalog FRE This is one fish you can take a bath with! Dr. Seuss's all-time favorite "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish is now a Bright and Early Bath Book. Four colorful spreads based on the original story let kids make a splash with funny fish from here to there! …More

Un, Deux, Trois: First French Rhymes [With CD] By Dunn, Opal Illustrator Aggs, Patrice 2006-06 - Frances Lincoln 9781845076238 Check Our Catalog FRE Simple songs and rhymes are an excellent way to familiarize young children with another language. "Un, Deux, Trois, " a collection of 25 traditional nursery rhymes, is a delightful way to introduce French. An illustrated vocabulary features simple words and phrases that are easy to learn and that can be used in games or everyday life. Children are encouraged to repeat the phrases and sing along …More

Day of Doom By Baldacci, David 2013-03 - Scholastic Inc. 9780545298445 Check Our Catalog International bestselling author Baldacci ("Absolute Power") pens the stunning conclusion to the Cahills vs. Vespers series. …More

The Iron Trial By Black, Holly Author Clare, Cassandra Illustrator Fischer, Scott 2014-09 - Scholastic Press 9780545522250 Check Our Catalog From the imaginations of #1 bestselling authors Black (The Spiderwick Chonicles) and Clare (the Mortal Instruments trilogy) comes a heart-stopping plunge into the magical unknown. Callum Hunt completes the Iron Trial and enters the Magisterium a place that's both sensational and sinister, with dark ties to his past and a twisty path to his future. …More

The Madman of Piney Woods By Curtis, Christopher Paul 2014-09 - Scholastic Press 9780545156646 Check Our Catalog A bestselling Newbery Medalist delivers a powerful companion to "Elijah of Buxton." Benji and Red aren't friends, but their fates are entwined. The boys discover that they have more in common than meets the eye. Both of them have encountered a strange presence in the forest. Could the Madman of Piney Woods be real? …More

The Key That Swallowed Joey Pigza By Gantos, Jack 2014-09 - Farrar Straus Giroux 9780374300838 Check Our Catalog Awards: Kirkus Prize (2014) The fifth and final book in the groundbreaking Joey Pigza series by Newbery Medalist Gantos ("Dead End in Norvelt") brings the beloved chronicle of this troubled every-boy to a crescendo of chaos and craziness, as everything goes topsy-turvy for Joey just as he starts to get his feet on the ground. …More

The Emperor's Code By Korman, Gordon 2010-04 - Scholastic 9780545090667 Check Our Catalog JOIN ANYTIME TO PLAY FOR THE CHANCE TO WIN! As the race to find the 39 Clues builds to its explosive finish, Amy and Dan must explore an ancient culture and steal a Clue guarded by thousands of the world's best-trained soldiers. It's the most dangerous Clue search yet. As their enemies crowd in, Amy and Dan find themselves separated for the first time ever. The choice lies before them - …More

The Medusa Plot By Korman, Gordon 2011-08 - Scholastic Press 9780545324090 Check Our Catalog Awards: Buckeye Children's Book Award (2012), Young Reader's Choice Award (2014) Are you ready to save the world? The bestselling series returns with an adventure spanning 6 explosive books, 2 secret-filled card packs, and a website that places readers right in the action. Thirteen-year-old Dan Cahill and his older sister, Amy, thought they belonged to the world's most powerful family. They thought the hunt for 39 Clues leading to the source of that power was over. They …More