Upcoming Events

Computer Class-Internet/Email 11:00 am, Saturday, July 19 Computer Classes return to HPL! De'ondra Pentacost will teach computer classes this summer and fall on Saturdays at 11 am and 12:15 pm. July 12-Basic July 19-Internet/Email July 26-Word August 2-Basic August 23-Internet/Email September 6-Word September 13-Basic September 20-Internet/Email September 27-Word Call HPL at 231-722-7276 to reserve your spot. Registration is required.

KIDS' FAIRIES-ELVES-NINJAS MYSTERY LUNCH & CSI (CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION) 12:00 PM SATURDAY, JULY 19, 2014 A crime has been committed at the library and YOU are invited to figure out who did what, with what, and where. Play our child-friendly game of "Clue" with a story designed for the library. Kids are encouraged to come dressed as their favorite fairy, elf, or ninja. See if YOU can figure out who the "bad guys" are!

Computer Class-Internet/Email 12:15 pm, Saturday, July 19 Computer Classes return to HPL! De'ondra Pentacost will teach computer classes this summer and fall on Saturdays at 11 am and 12:15 pm. July 12-Basic July 19-Internet/Email July 26-Word August 2-Basic August 23-Internet/Email September 6-Word September 13-Basic September 20-Internet/Email September 27-Word Call HPL at 231-722-7276 to reserve your spot. Registration is required.

AIR ZOO IN THE LIBRARY! 2:00 PM MONDAY, JULY 21, 2014 The Air Aoo is coming to the library to present an everyday science program celebrating our summer reading program theme "Fizz, Boom, Read!" Have fun learning to make elephant toothpaste, slime, and a bunch of other science-related activities. Fun for all ages.

CD PICTURE ART TUESDAY, JULY 22, 2014 TEENS -- DROP IN 3:00 - 4:00 PM Recycle old CDs by gluing words and pictures to them and chaining them together to make a cool piece of art you can hang in your room.

Computer Class-Word 11:00 am, Saturday, July 26 Computer Classes return to HPL! De'ondra Pentacost will teach computer classes this summer and fall on Saturdays at 11 am and 12:15 pm. July 12-Basic July 19-Internet/Email July 26-Word August 2-Basic August 23-Internet/Email September 6-Word September 13-Basic September 20-Internet/Email September 27-Word Call HPL at 231-722-7276 to reserve your spot. Registration is required.

Computer Class-Word 12:15 pm, Saturday, July 26 Computer Classes return to HPL! De'ondra Pentacost will teach computer classes this summer and fall on Saturdays at 11 am and 12:15 pm. July 12-Basic July 19-Internet/Email July 26-Word August 2-Basic August 23-Internet/Email September 6-Word September 13-Basic September 20-Internet/Email September 27-Word Call HPL at 231-722-7276 to reserve your spot. Registration is required.

LEGO MANIA FAMILY FUN DAY 2:00 PM SATURDAY, JULY 26, 2014 Come join in the family fun. Build a great structure, maybe win a treat, and get to display your fabulous creation to all the Youth Services Library patrons. Remember--we'll supply the LEGOS; you supply the imagination.

SUMMER READING WRAP-UP CONTEST TUESDAY, JULY 29, 2014 TEENS -- DROP IN 3:00 - 4:00 PM Fill out a review of your favorite books, events and fun times of the summer of 2014. The best description of summer fun will win a prize. Thanks for participating! CONTEST ENDS SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 2014

Computer Class-Basic 11:00 am, Saturday, August 2 Computer Classes return to HPL! De'ondra Pentacost will teach computer classes this summer and fall on Saturdays at 11 am and 12:15 pm. July 12-Basic July 19-Internet/Email July 26-Word August 2-Basic August 23-Internet/Email September 6-Word September 13-Basic September 20-Internet/Email September 27-Word Call HPL at 231-722-7276 to reserve your spot. Registration is required.

Computer Class-Basic 12:15 pm, Saturday, August 2 Computer Classes return to HPL! De'ondra Pentacost will teach computer classes this summer and fall on Saturdays at 11 am and 12:15 pm. July 12-Basic July 19-Internet/Email July 26-Word August 2-Basic August 23-Internet/Email September 6-Word September 13-Basic September 20-Internet/Email September 27-Word Call HPL at 231-722-7276 to reserve your spot. Registration is required.

STARLAB PLANETARIUM AT THE LIBRARY 2:00 PM SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 2014 Explore the wonders of the night skies from the comfort and security of Hackley Public Library. Continuing our summer reading science theme "Fizz, Boom, Read," enjoy an informational program about our night skies and the stars in this facinating, inflatable mylar starlab dome.

Staff PIcks

We like to read, and we like to share what we read! This is a list of recent favorites.

The Book Stops Here By Carlisle, Kate 2014-06 - Obsidian Mysteries 9780451415981 Check Our Catalog HPL patron:  Intelligent, humerous, and keeps you guessing. …More

Lion Heart By Cartwright, Justin 2014-03 - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC 9781620401835 Check Our Catalog A contemporary tale of belief, identity, the nature of fiction and the power of romance, "Lion Heart "is Justin Cartwright's most inventive and powerful work to date. …More

Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas By Robbins, Tom 1995-11 - Bantam 9780553377873 Check Our Catalog When the stock market crashes on the Thursday before Easter, you -- an ambitious, although ineffectual and not entirely ethical young broker -- are convinced you're facing the Weekend from Hell. Before the market reopens on Monday, you're going to have to scramble and scheme to cover your butt, but there's no way you can anticipate the baffling disappearance of a 300-pound psychic, the fall …More

The Quick By Owen, Lauren 2014-06 - Random House 9780812993271 Check Our Catalog For fans of Anne Rice, "The Historian, "and" The Night Circus, "an astonishing debut, a novel of epic scope and suspense that conjures up all the magic and menace of Victorian London 1892: James Norbury, a shy would-be poet newly down from Oxford, finds lodging with a charming young aristocrat. Through this new friendship, he is introduced to the drawing-rooms of high society and finds love in …More

What to read while waiting for...

The Collector By Roberts, Nora 2014-04 - Putnam Adult 9780399164453 Check Our Catalog From #1 New York Times–bestselling author Nora Roberts comes a novel of a woman who needs nothing, a man who sees everything, and the web of deceit, greed, and danger that brings them together--and that could tear them apart …More

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

The Blazing World By Hustvedt, Siri 2014-03 - Simon & Schuster 9781476747231 Check Our Catalog When Professor Hess stumbles across an unusual letter to the editor in an art journal, he is surprised to have known so little about the brilliant and mysterious artist it describes, the late Harriet Burden. Intrigued by her story, and by the explosive scandal surrounding her legacy, he begins to interview those who knew her, hoping to separate fact from fiction, only to find himself tumbling down …More

Close Pursuit By Dees, Cindy 2014-02 - Harlequin 9780373778485 Check Our Catalog On the run and under fire Providing medical relief in a war-torn region helps Alex Peters forget his past and focus on the job--delivering babies. Less easy to overlook is his blonde comrade-at-arms, who knows nothing of the trouble he's running from. Katie McCloud makes the assignment bearable, although her perky innocence proves to be an arousing distraction. Then, as combat explodes around …More

Dangerous Refuge By Lowell, Elizabeth 2013-04 - William Morrow & Company 9780062132710 Check Our Catalog Murder and mystery spark unexpected romance in this captivating new tale from the beloved "New York Times"-bestselling author. When the suspicious death of Tanner's uncle at his ranch throws two opposites together, tempers flare and sparks fly. While they have trouble seeing eye to eye, Shaye and Tanner agree on one thing: they need to uncover the truth. …More

Far Gone By Griffin, Laura 2014-04 - Gallery Books 9781451689341 Check Our Catalog To save her only brother, Andrea Finch must face down a criminal mastermind, the FBI, and her own demons in this thrilling novel from the author of the bestselling Tracers series. …More

If You Were Here By Burke, Alafair 2013-06 - Harper 9780062208354 Check Our Catalog Magazine journalist McKenna Wright is chasing the latest urban folktale--the story of an unidentified woman who heroically pulled a teenaged boy from the subway tracks, seconds before an oncoming train. When McKenna locates a short video snippet that purportedly captures part of the incident, she thinks she has an edge on the competition. …More

Night Diver By Lowell, Elizabeth 2014-04 - William Morrow & Company 9780062132826 Check Our Catalog New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Lowell plunges into the adventurous and deadly world of underwater treasure hunters in a heart-stopping tale that superbly combines atmosphere, action, romance, and suspense. …More

Unlucky 13 By Patterson, James Author Paetro, Maxine 2014-05 - Little Brown and Company 9780316211291 Check Our Catalog New mother and San Francisco detective Lindsay Boxer has her happy world shattered when a dangerous and deranged killer from her past returns. …More

Michigan Activity Pass

 

Michigan Activity Pass

Michigan has a wealth of music and theatre venues to explore. Discover the music and theatre venues that are part of the MAP program.  Use your library card to get passes at participating venues all across Michigan.

Upcoming events at HPL

Computer Class-Basic 11:00 am, Saturday, July 12 Computer Classes return to HPL! De'ondra Pentacost will teach computer classes this summer and fall on Saturdays at 11 am and 12:15 pm. July 12-Basic July 19-Internet/Email July 26-Word August 2-Basic August 23-Internet/Email September 6-Word September 13-Basic September 20-Internet/Email September 27-Word Call HPL at 231-722-7276 to reserve your spot. Registration is required.

Computer Class-Basic 12:15 pm, Saturday, July 12 Computer Classes return to HPL! De'ondra Pentacost will teach computer classes this summer and fall on Saturdays at 11 am and 12:15 pm. July 12-Basic July 19-Internet/Email July 26-Word August 2-Basic August 23-Internet/Email September 6-Word September 13-Basic September 20-Internet/Email September 27-Word Call HPL at 231-722-7276 to reserve your spot. Registration is required.

ANIMALS AROUND THE WORLD 2:00 PM SATURDAY, JULY 12, 2014 Take an exciting look at animals from all around our world in this live animal presentation. Topics covered include habitats, senses, physical differences, defenses, myths, truths, and instincts. This program will be fun for the whole family.

"ALL THINGS TEEN" TRIVIA CONTEST TUESDAY, JULY 15, 2014 TEENS -- DROP IN 3:00 - 4:00 PM It's your life. Your live it every day, but how informed are you about pop culture and things concerning teens? Drop in and fill out questions to participate in our teen trivia contest. One winner will be picked from those who get the most correct answers. Contest closes Monday, July 21.

THE SPOON MAN 2:00 PM THURSDAY, JULY 17, 2014 Join Jim Cruise "The Spoon Man" for his hilarious interactive comedy program mixed with fascinating music and fun featuring spoons. This program is a real treat kids of all ages will just eat up.

Computer Class-Internet/Email 11:00 am, Saturday, July 19 Computer Classes return to HPL! De'ondra Pentacost will teach computer classes this summer and fall on Saturdays at 11 am and 12:15 pm. July 12-Basic July 19-Internet/Email July 26-Word August 2-Basic August 23-Internet/Email September 6-Word September 13-Basic September 20-Internet/Email September 27-Word Call HPL at 231-722-7276 to reserve your spot. Registration is required.

KIDS' FAIRIES-ELVES-NINJAS MYSTERY LUNCH & CSI (CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION) 12:00 PM SATURDAY, JULY 19, 2014 A crime has been committed at the library and YOU are invited to figure out who did what, with what, and where. Play our child-friendly game of "Clue" with a story designed for the library. Kids are encouraged to come dressed as their favorite fairy, elf, or ninja. See if YOU can figure out who the "bad guys" are!

Computer Class-Internet/Email 12:15 pm, Saturday, July 19 Computer Classes return to HPL! De'ondra Pentacost will teach computer classes this summer and fall on Saturdays at 11 am and 12:15 pm. July 12-Basic July 19-Internet/Email July 26-Word August 2-Basic August 23-Internet/Email September 6-Word September 13-Basic September 20-Internet/Email September 27-Word Call HPL at 231-722-7276 to reserve your spot. Registration is required.

AIR ZOO IN THE LIBRARY! 2:00 PM MONDAY, JULY 21, 2014 The Air Aoo is coming to the library to present an everyday science program celebrating our summer reading program theme "Fizz, Boom, Read!" Have fun learning to make elephant toothpaste, slime, and a bunch of other science-related activities. Fun for all ages.

CD PICTURE ART TUESDAY, JULY 22, 2014 TEENS -- DROP IN 3:00 - 4:00 PM Recycle old CDs by gluing words and pictures to them and chaining them together to make a cool piece of art you can hang in your room.

Computer Class-Word 11:00 am, Saturday, July 26 Computer Classes return to HPL! De'ondra Pentacost will teach computer classes this summer and fall on Saturdays at 11 am and 12:15 pm. July 12-Basic July 19-Internet/Email July 26-Word August 2-Basic August 23-Internet/Email September 6-Word September 13-Basic September 20-Internet/Email September 27-Word Call HPL at 231-722-7276 to reserve your spot. Registration is required.

Computer Class-Word 12:15 pm, Saturday, July 26 Computer Classes return to HPL! De'ondra Pentacost will teach computer classes this summer and fall on Saturdays at 11 am and 12:15 pm. July 12-Basic July 19-Internet/Email July 26-Word August 2-Basic August 23-Internet/Email September 6-Word September 13-Basic September 20-Internet/Email September 27-Word Call HPL at 231-722-7276 to reserve your spot. Registration is required.

LEGO MANIA FAMILY FUN DAY 2:00 PM SATURDAY, JULY 26, 2014 Come join in the family fun. Build a great structure, maybe win a treat, and get to display your fabulous creation to all the Youth Services Library patrons. Remember--we'll supply the LEGOS; you supply the imagination.

HPL's New Books

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.

Sting of the Drone By Clarke, Richard A. 2014-05 - Thomas Dunne Books 9781250047977 Check Our Catalog In Washington, the Kill Committee gathers in the White House's Situation Room to pick the next targets for the United States drone program. At an airbase just outside Las Vegas, a team of pilots, military personnel and intelligence officers follow through on the committee's orders, finding the men who have been deemed a threat to national security and sentenced to death. On the other side of the …More

Confessions of a Wild Child By Collins, Jackie 2014-02 - St. Martin's Press 9781250050939 Check Our Catalog Lucky Santangelo. A fifteen-year-old wild child ready to discover life, love and independence. Daughter of the notorious Gino, Lucky discovers her mother's murdered body floating in the family swimming pool at the tender age of four. Since then Gino has kept her protected from life closeted in their Bel Air mansion. But in Confessions of a Wild Child Lucky finally breaks free, and running away …More

Wide Open By Collins, S. K. 2014-02 - Strebor Books 9781593095529 Check Our Catalog Young, sexy and happy to flaunt it, Chelsea always wins in her pursuit of money, but she also gets herself in deep trouble. When she attracts the interest of her boyfriend's sworn childhood enemy, Rodney, Chelsea knows she's playing with fire, but she can't resist a baller like Rodney. …More

Freecurrent III: Dynasty By Compton, Deanna J. 2014-03 - Igh Publishing 9780991475520 Check Our Catalog After chasing Candaz through the lightning gate to Earth, Stephan and Nicholas continue to pursue the elusive sorcerer as he endeavors once again to reclaim his authority. Jesse must return home to protect her family from Candaz's malicious plans. The third and final book of the Freecurrent series is filled with action and an array of emotions. Personal triumphs and tragedies are visited upon the …More

Freecurrent II: Descendants By Compton, Deanna J. 2014-03 - Igh Publishing 9780991475513 Check Our Catalog In the depths of his seclusion, the corrupt sorcerer Candaz devises a strategy to help restore his lost power. As he attempts to implement his plan, the dragons suddenly vanish from Risen and it is left up to their human friends to discover the reason for their disappearance. In the second book of the Freecurrent series Jesse joins her grandmother in a quest to find out what fostered this terrible …More

Freecurrent II: Descendants By Compton, Deanna J. 2014-03 - Igh Publishing 9780991475513 Check Our Catalog In the depths of his seclusion, the corrupt sorcerer Candaz devises a strategy to help restore his lost power. As he attempts to implement his plan, the dragons suddenly vanish from Risen and it is left up to their human friends to discover the reason for their disappearance. In the second book of the Freecurrent series Jesse joins her grandmother in a quest to find out what fostered this terrible …More

Worst. Person. Ever. By Coupland, Douglas 2014-04 - Blue Rider Press 9780399168437 Check Our Catalog Follows a dreadful human being with absolutely no redeeming social value: Raymond Gunt, in the words of the author, is a living, walking, talking, hot steaming pile of pure id. …More

Paradise Valley By Cramer, Dale W. 2011-01 - Bethany House Publishers 9780764208386 Check Our Catalog When conflict with the state of Ohio over compulsory education for Amish children forces them to relocate, Caleb's daughters wonder if they will lose their chance for families of their own? …More

Ghost Ship By Cussler, Clive Author Brown, Graham 2014-05 - Putnam Adult 9780399167317 Check Our Catalog The dazzling new novel in the #1 "New York Times"-bestselling series from Clive Cussler, the grand master of adventure. …More

Afterburn/Aftershock By Day, Sylvia 2014-03 - Harlequin 9780373622436 Check Our Catalog "#1 "New York Times" bestselling author Sylvia Day" Never mix business with pleasure. Never bring politics into the bedroom. In a way I did both when I took Jackson Rutledge as a lover. I can't say I wasn't warned. Two years later, he was back. Walking into a deal I'd worked hard to close. Under the tutelage of Lei Yeung, one of the sharpest businesswomen in New York, I had picked up a …More

Wonderland By D'Erasmo, Stacey 2014-05 - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) 9780544074811 Check Our Catalog This breakout novel from a brilliant stylist--dropping us into the life a female rock star--centers on that moment when we decide whether to go all-in or give up our dreams. …More

My Soul to Keep By Due, Tananarive 1997-06 - HarperCollins Publishers 9780060187422 Check Our Catalog From the acclaimed author of "The Between" comes a novel of supernatural suspense. When Jessica marries David, he is everything she wants in a family man: brilliant, attentive, and ever youthful. When people close to Jessica begin to meet violent, mysterious deaths, David makes an unimaginable confession--he's an immortal. Harrowing and engrossing, "My Soul to Keep" follows a young woman as she …More

On the Rocks By Duffy, Erin 2014-04 - William Morrow & Company 9780062205742 Check Our Catalog Abby learns via Facebook that her fiance has dumped her. In an effort to salvage her mental framework and her waistline after six months of wallowing in self-pity and pints of Ben & Jerry's ice cream, Abby and her best friend Grace leave Boston for a summer in Newport, RI. They both hope to rediscover themselves and enjoy a peaceful environment free from their stresses and the control their men …More

A Dangerous Deceit By Eccles, Marjorie 2013-12 - Severn House Publishers 9780727883223 Check Our Catalog February, 1927. The remains of an unidentified middle-aged man are found beneath the snow in the grounds of Maxtead Court, home of the wealthy Scroope family. Meanwhile, Margaret Rees-Talbot is preparing for her wedding to the Rev Symon Scroope - to the disapproval of some residents of the small market town of Folbury, who think it's too soon after the death of Margaret's father Osbert, found …More

Black Lies, Red Blood By Eriksson, Kjell Translator Norlen, Paul 2014-04 - Minotaur Books 9780312605049 Check Our Catalog Kjell Eriksson has made a huge splash around the globe with his Ann Lindell police procedural series. Now Eriksson is back with another stunning mystery packed with surprises. …More

Don't Look for Me By Estleman, Loren D. 2014-03 - Forge 9780765331212 Check Our Catalog Amos Walker doesn't mean to walk into trouble. But sometimes it finds him, regardless. The missing woman has left a handwritten note that said, "Don't look for me." Any P.I. would take that as a challenge, especially when he found out that she'd left the same message once before, when having an illicit affair. …More

Top Secret Twenty-One: A Stephanie Plum Novel By Evanovich, Janet 2014-06 - Bantam 9780345542922 Check Our Catalog Catch a professional assassin: top priority. Find a failure-to-appear and collect big bucks: top score. How she'll pull it all off: top secret. …More

Terminal City By Fairstein, Linda 2014-06 - Dutton Books 9780525953883 Check Our Catalog With her newest Alexandra Cooper novel, "Terminal City," "New York Times" bestselling author Linda Fairstein delivers another breakneck thriller that captures the essence of New York City--its glamour, its possibilities, and its endless capacity for darkness. Linda Fairstein is well-known for illuminating the dark histories in many of New York's forgotten corners--and sometimes in the city's …More

Suspicion By Finder, Joseph 2014-05 - Dutton Books 9780525954606 Check Our Catalog The new novel from the "New York Times" bestselling author and master of the modern thriller, about a father who is forced to make a choice with unspeakable consequences. …More

The Hurricane Sisters By Frank, Dorothea Benton 2014-06 - William Morrow & Company 9780062132529 Check Our Catalog Hurricane season begins early and rumbles all summer long, well into September. Often people's lives reflect the weather and The Hurricane Sisters is just such a story. Once again Dorothea Benton Frank takes us deep into the heart of her magical South Carolina Lowcountry on a tumultuous journey filled with longings, disappointments, and, finally, a road toward happiness that is hard earned. …More

Midnight in Europe By Furst, Alan 2014-06 - Random House 9781400069491 Check Our Catalog Paris, 1938. As the shadow of war darkens Europe, democratic forces on the Continent struggle against fascism and communism, while in Spain the war has already begun. Alan Furst, whom Vince Flynn has called "the most talented espionage novelist of our generation," now gives us a taut, suspenseful, romantic, and richly rendered novel of spies and secret operatives in Paris and New York, in Warsaw …More

Fair Play By Gist, Deeanne 2014-05 - Howard Books 9781476738529 Check Our Catalog From the bestselling author of "It Happened at the Fair" comes a historical love story about a lady doctor and a Texas Ranger who meet at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. Saddled with a man's name, Billy Jack Tate makes no apologies for taking on a man's profession. As a doctor at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, she is one step closer to having her very own medical practice--until Hunter Scott …More

The Third Kingdom By Goodkind, Terry 2013-08 - Tor Books 9780765335999 Check Our Catalog Enter the unique world of Terry Goodkind. A world of high adventure, brilliant storytelling, and people you will never forget. …More

Streets of New York, Volume I By Gray, Erick S. Author Whyte, Anthony Author Anthony, Mark 2009-06 - Augustus Publishing, Inc. 9780979281679 Check Our Catalog "Streets Of New York Volume 1" takes readers into the turbulent lives of Promise, Squeeze, Show, and Pooh, four young men from the rough-and-tumble streets of Brook-nam. Big, brash, and bold, the four are modern-day gangstas who take the law into their own hands, helping to rid the 'hood of derelicts by jacking drug dealers, pimps, and prostitutes. Getting rid of the trash has honed their skills …More