What to read while waiting for...

Fairytale By Steel, Danielle 2017-10 - Delacorte Press 9781101884065 Check Our Catalog A wonderful, beautifully told tale from America's favorite novelist, Fairytale is a captivating example of the truths that will always withstand even the darkest storms, and a reminder that sometimes fairytales do come true, and good prevails over evil in the end. Camille Lammenais has grown up in the beauty of the Napa Valley, surrounded by acres of her family's vineyards. Her …More

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Summer in Napa By Adair, Marina 2013-05 - Montlake Romance 9781611099737 Check Our Catalog Now a Hallmark Channel original movie. When Alexis "Lexi" Moreau caught her husband, Jeff, sampling the sous-chef's more intimate wares in their New York restaurant, she ran--all the way back to her hometown of St. Helena, California. Six months later, Lexi has no husband and no restaurant. But she does have a three-step plan: First, convert her grandmother's bakery into her dream …More

The Stepmother By Diamond, Diana Narrated by Burney, Susanna Read by Birney, Susannah 2005-07 - Audiogo 9780792736912 Check Our Catalog When Steven Armstrong tells his children he has fallen in love, he expects them to be happy that his life as a lonely, 65-year-old widower is over. Instead their father's intended 33-year-old personal trainer Charlene Hendricks is exactly the kind of woman they fear: a rival for their father's fortune. An attack is made on her life; then a second attack backfires and mistakenly kills her husband. …More

The Second Bride By Swartz, Katharine 2017-11 - Lion Fiction 9781782642121 Check Our Catalog Ellen Tyson's idyllic village life is derailed when Annabelle moves in. The teenage daughter from her husband's first marriage, Annabelle is seventeen, surly, and defiant. And she has no interest in being part of her father's second family. When a death certificate from the 1870s, hidden beneath the floorboards of their attic, is discovered during a renovation, Ellen tries to use it as a …More

Upcoming events at HPL

Computer Class-Intro to Powerpoint 10:30 am- 12:00 pm, Saturday, October 21 De'ondra Pentecost will teach computer classes on Saturdays from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm. Registration is required. Call HPL at 231-722-8000 or visit HPL Events to register.  Brought to you through the generosity of the Friends of Hackley Library. Powerpoint.  Learn how to create a slide show.

MINECRAFT 2:00 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21 Grab your (virtual) bow and arrows and take out as many Minecraft chickens as you can!. Please register online at hackleylibrary.org, or by phone at 231-722-8014.

Tips and Tricks for Phones and Tablets 1:00 pm, Wednesday, October 25 Having trouble with your tablet? Flustered by your phone? Bring it to HPL on Wednesdays at 1:00 to get tech help. Walk ins welcome.

STORYTIME! 10:30 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26 Come to the Hackley Public Library for Halloween-themed story and activity fun! Kids and grownu-ups are welcome to wear their costumes.

Computer Class-YouTube 10:30 am - 12:00  pm, Saturday, October 28 De'ondra Pentecost will teach computer classes on Saturdays from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm. Registration is required. Call HPL at 231-722-8000  to register or go to our online calendar.  Registration opens 1 month before the class.  Brought to you through the generosity of the Friends of Hackley Library. Youtube:  Learn what YouTube is, how to search for videos, and how to save them for later.

MONTHLY MAKERS - SQUISHY CIRCUITS 2:00 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28 Get hands on with electricity! Make circuits out of battery packs, LEDs, and balls of Playdoh. Ready to try something more advanced? Design your own Playdoh animals with light-up eyes!

Humans vs Zombies 8:00 pm, Monday, October 30 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.

Tips and Tricks for Phones and Tablets 1:00 - 2:00 pm, Wednesday, November 1 Having trouble with your tablet? Flustered by your phone? Bring it to HPL on Wednesdays at 1:00 to get tech help. Walk ins welcome.

Computer Class-Intro to Computers 10:30 am- 12:00 pm, Saturday, November 4 De'ondra Pentecost will teach computer classes on Saturdays from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm. Registration is required. Call HPL at 231-722-8000 or visit HPL Events to register. Registeration opens one month before the class date. Brought to you through the generosity of the Friends of Hackley Library. Intro to Computers:  Intro to computers 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.

NERF! 11:00 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4 Back by popular demand! Players will run, dodge, and dive as they try to outwit and out-blast the competition during NERF Mobile Games! Weather permitting this event will take place on the lawn of Hackley Administraton Building. In case of rain, NERF will take place at Hackley Public Library, upstairs in the Youth Services Department.

Book review-Sourdough by Robin Sloan

A few years ago I read Mr. Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore  by Robin Sloan.  It was a really fun book with a touch of magical realism, which I enjoy.  When I saw that Sloan had a second book out, I immediately placed a hold on it! Sourdough is the story of Lois Clary, a 20 something engineer.  She recently moved from Michigan (!) to the San Francisco area to work at a robotics company.  The hours are brutal so she hasn't had time to make new friends-she barely has time to eat!  One day she comes home to find a flyer for a delivery service.  They only have 2 or 3 things on the menu, but she decides to give it a go.  The food is the ultimate comfort food, so she orders everyday and gets to know the brothers who are the owners and only employees.  They suddenly have to leave due to visa issues, so they give her their sourdough starter and give her some basic instructions on how to keep it alive.  And alive it is!  There aren't many books that have a food item as a main character, but this one sure does. I enjoyed this book very much.  There's technology (the robots that Lois is working on), food, character growth, mystery, and that sourdough.  It is light on the surface, but looks at some heady issues as well, but overall a fun read.

Sourdough By Sloan, Robin 2017-09 - MCD/Farrar Straus and Giroux 9780374203108 Check Our Catalog In his much-anticipated new novel, Robin Sloan does for the world of food what he did for the world of books in Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore Lois Clary is a software engineer at General Dexterity, a San Francisco robotics company with world-changing ambitions. She codes all day and collapses at night, her human contact limited to the two brothers who run the neighborhood …More

Complimentary Reads

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 novel about a young woman with a once-in-a-generation palate who becomes…More

Chocolat By Harris, Joanne 2000-01 - Penguin Books 9780140282030 Check Our Catalog When beautiful, unmarried Vianne Rocher sweeps into the pinched little French town of Lansquenet on the heels of the carnival and opens a gem of a chocolate shop across the square from the church, she begins to wreak havoc with the town's Lenten vows. Her uncanny ability to perceive her customer's private discontents and alleviate them with just the right confection coaxes the villagers to abandon …More

The Night Circus By Morgenstern, Erin 2011-09 - Doubleday Books 9780385534635 Check Our Catalog Awards: Alex Awards (2012), Locus Awards (2012), Nutmeg Book Award (2014) To enter the black-and-white-striped tents of Le Cirque des Reves is to enter a world where objects really do turn into birds and people really do disappear. Even though visitors believe the performances are all illusion, they are obsessively drawn to this extraordinary night circus. Those who run and perform in the circus are its lifeblood. Marco Alisdair runs the operation from London as …More

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What to read while waiting for...

Origin By Brown, Dan 2017-10 - Doubleday Books 9780385514231 Check Our Catalog Whoever You Are. Whatever You Believe. Everything Is About To Change. The stunningly inventive new novel from the world's most popular thriller writer Bilbao, Spain Robert Langdon, Harvard professor of symbology and religious iconology, arrives at the ultramodern Guggenheim Museum Bilbao to attend a …More

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Chain of Events By Olsson, Fredrik T. 2014-11 - Little Brown and Company 9780316335003 Check Our Catalog A stunning debut thriller about a code that threatens humanity - and the only man can crack it. William Sandberg, once a well-respected military cryptologist pursuing cutting-edge research, is a ruined man. His career is in shambles, his marriage is over, and he's succumbed to a dark depression. But William's talents haven't gone unnoticed. A nameless, …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 …More

Upcoming events at HPL

AUTHOR SHERRI WINSTON! 10:30 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14 Muskegon Heights HS graduate and author of The President of the Whole Fifth Grade, Sherri Winston is coming to HPL to share her love of writing and crafting stories for kids. A book signing will follow.

Open House 4:00 - 6:00 pm, Monday, October 16 Come to our Open House to celebrate our renovations!  We'll have cupcakes and you'll be able to look around into spaces that are usually not open to the public.

Tech Tuesday 12:00 - 7:00 pm Tuesday, October 17 Reserve your 30 minute appointment to have your computer/tech questions answered by our in-house IT people. We will answer questions on using computers and apps-anything from how to navigate Windows to how to upload pictures to Facebook.  Call 231-722-8012 at least 24 hours in advance to reserve your spot.  By appointment only, walk-in spots will not be available.

Tips and Tricks for Phones and Tablets 1:00 pm, Wednesday, October 18 Having trouble with your tablet? Flustered by your phone? Bring it to HPL on Wednesdays at 1:00 to get tech help. Walk ins welcome.

Computer Class-Intro to Powerpoint 10:30 am- 12:00 pm, Saturday, October 21 De'ondra Pentecost will teach computer classes on Saturdays from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm. Registration is required. Call HPL at 231-722-8000 or visit HPL Events to register.  Brought to you through the generosity of the Friends of Hackley Library. Powerpoint.  Learn how to create a slide show.

MINECRAFT 2:00 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21 Registration is required. Grab your (virtual) bow and arrows and take out as many Minecraft chickens as you can!. Please register online at hackleylibrary.org, or by phone at 231-722-8014.

Tips and Tricks for Phones and Tablets 1:00 pm, Wednesday, October 25 Having trouble with your tablet? Flustered by your phone? Bring it to HPL on Wednesdays at 1:00 to get tech help. Walk ins welcome.

Computer Class-YouTube 10:30 am - 12:00  pm, Saturday, October 28 De'ondra Pentecost will teach computer classes on Saturdays from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm. Registration is required. Call HPL at 231-722-8000  to register or go to our online calendar.  Registration opens 1 month before the class.  Brought to you through the generosity of the Friends of Hackley Library. Youtube:  Learn what YouTube is, how to search for videos, and how to save them for later.

MONTHLY MAKERS - SQUISHY CIRCUITS 2:00 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28 Get hands on with electricity! Make circuits out of battery packs, LEDs, and balls of Playdoh. Ready to try something more advanced? Design your own Playdoh animals with light-up eyes!

What to read while waiting for...

Sleeping Beauties By King, Stephen Author King, Owen 2017-09 - Scribner Book Company 9781501163401 Check Our Catalog In this spectacular father/son collaboration, Stephen King and Owen King tell the highest of high-stakes stories: what might happen if women disappeared from the world of men? In a future so real and near it might be now, something happens when women go to sleep: they become shrouded in a cocoon-like gauze. If they are awakened, if the gauze wrapping their bodies is disturbed or …More

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

Son of No One By Kenyon, Sherrilyn 2014-09 - St. Martin's Press 9781250029911 Check Our Catalog In the New York Times bestseller, Son of No One, part of the blockbuster The Dark-Hunters series by Sherrilyn Kenyon, it's not easy being life's own personal joke, but Josette Landry has made an unstable peace with the beast. Completely down on her luck, Josette takes a job with a local paranormal group as a photographer and camerawoman. Yeah, they're even crazier than she …More

The Scarlet Gospels By Barker, Clive 2015-05 - St. Martin's Press 9781250055804 Check Our Catalog The New York Times bestseller from Clive Barker, who brings his extraordinary universes of Hellraiser and Lord of Illusions together in a masterpiece of dark fantastic horror. The Scarlet Gospels takes readers back many years to the early days of two of Barker's most iconic characters in a battle of good and evil as old as time: …More

Pale Demon By Harrison, Kim 2011-02 - Harper Voyager 9780061138065 Check Our Catalog "New York Times"-bestselling author Harrison returns to the sexy, supernatural adventures of Rachel Morgan, in the ninth book of the Hollows. …More

Upcoming Events at HPL

Computer Class-Publisher 10:30 am, Saturday, October 7 De'ondra Pentecost will teach computer classes on Saturdays from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm. Registration is required. Call HPL at 231-722-7276 to register.  Brought to you through the generosity of the Friends of Hackley Library. Saturday, Oct 7:  Intro to Publisher.  Learn how to make posters and signs.

STAR WARS READS DAY 1:30 - 3:30 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7 The Great Lakes Garrison is coming back to help you become the best reader in the universe! This international event celebrates reading and all things Star Wars. Can you think of anything better? Come ready to make a Wookie bookmark, battle fellow Jedi with (pool noodle) light sabers, and to get your face painted by the talented artists from La La Land FacePainting. Who knows? You might run into a clone trooper or two.

Squirrel Hillbillies 6:00 pm, Monday, October 9 From deep within the urban forest of Pittsburgh's East End, the Squirrel Hillbillies often emerge to share their eclectic mix of folk, country and blues. Rabidly social and clawingly curious, they relish opportunities to interact with diverse audiences. They have performed more than 250 shows, including appearances at the Three Rivers Arts Festival in Pittsburgh and the Leigh Folk Festival in England. Through a collaborative, nonlinear songwriting process, duo partners Jenny Wolsk Bain and Gary Crouth draw from personal experiences, third-hand stories, and vivid imaginations to craft songs that are unpredictable and quirky yet widely accessible. Their CDs have gotten radio play on stations across the US and around the world. Brought to you through the generosity of the Friends of Hackley Library.

Great MI Read author Kekla Magoon 6:00 pm, Tuesday, October 10 Welcome Kekla Magoon, co-author with Malcolm X's daughter Ilyasah Shabazz,  of X:A Novel. This riveting and revealing novel follows the formative years of the man whose words and actions shook the world. I am Malcolm. I am my father's son. But to be my father's son means that they will always come for me. They will always come for me, and I will always succumb. Malcolm Little's parents have always told him that he can achieve anything, but from what he can tell, that's a pack of lies�"after all, his father's been murdered, his mother's been taken away, and his dreams of becoming a lawyer have gotten him laughed out of school. There's no point in trying, he figures, and lured by the nightlife of Boston and New York, he escapes into a world of fancy suits, jazz, girls, and reefer. But Malcolm's efforts to leave the past behind lead him into increasingly dangerous territory. Deep down, he knows that the freedom he's found is only an illusion�"and that he can't run forever. X follows Malcolm from his childhood to his imprisonment for theft at age twenty, when he found the faith that would lead him to forge a new path and command a voice that still resonates today. Kekla Magoon is the author of eight young adult novels, including The Rock and the River, How It Went Down, X: A Novel, and the Robyn Hoodlum Adventures series. She has received an NAACP Image Award, the John Steptoe New Talent Award, two Coretta Scott King Honors, The Walter Award Honor, and been long listed for the National Book Award. She also writes non-fiction on historical topics. Kekla conducts school and library visits nationwide and serves on the Writers' Council for the National Writing Project. Kekla holds a B.A. from Northwestern University and an M.F.A. in Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts, where she now serves on faculty. Visit her online at www.keklamagoon.com.

Tips and Tricks for Phones and Tablets 1:00 pm, Wednesday, October 11 Having trouble with your tablet? Flustered by your phone? Bring it to HPL on Wednesdays at 1:00 to get tech help. Walk ins welcome.

AUTHOR SHERRI WINSTON! 10:30 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14 Muskegon Heights HS graduate and author of The President of the Whole Fifth Grade, Sherri Winston is coming to HPL to share her love of writing and crafting stories for kids. A book signing will follow.

Tech Tuesday 12:00 - 7:00 pm Tuesday, October 17 Reserve your 30 minute appointment to have your computer/tech questions answered by our in-house IT people. We will answer questions on using computers and apps-anything from how to navigate Windows to how to upload pictures to Facebook.  Call 231-722-8012 at least 24 hours in advance to reserve your spot.  By appointment only, walk-in spots will not be available.

Tips and Tricks for Phones and Tablets 1:00 pm, Wednesday, October 18 Having trouble with your tablet? Flustered by your phone? Bring it to HPL on Wednesdays at 1:00 to get tech help. Walk ins welcome.

Computer Class-Intro to Powerpoint 10:30 am- 12:00 pm, Saturday, October 21 De'ondra Pentecost will teach computer classes on Saturdays from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm. Registration is required. Call HPL at 231-722-8000 or visit HPL Events to register.  Brought to you through the generosity of the Friends of Hackley Library. Powerpoint.  Learn how to create a slide show.

MINECRAFT

2:00 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21

Registration is required.

Grab your (virtual) bow and arrows and take out as many Minecraft chickens as you can!. Please register online at hackleylibrary.org, or by phone at 231-722-8014.