Here are some great ideas for learning at home during the coronavirus outbreak: Virtual Field Trips The Louvre Online Tours Yellowstone National Park Virtual Tours Tundra Connections Virtual Field Trip Future U Virtual Field Trip Cincinnati Zoo Facebook Live (weekdays, 3pm) Indianapolis Zoo Facebook Live......
Apple Cider Slaying by Julie Anne Lindsey Summary: Apples are at the core of the family business run by Winona Mae Montgomery and her Granny Smythe. But this year’s crop is unseasonably ripe with murder . . . ONE ROTTEN APPLE Blossom Valley, West Virginia, is......
Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?: Big Questions from Tiny Mortals about Death by Caitlin Doughty Summary: New York Times BestsellerWinner of the 2019 Goodreads Choice Award for Science & Technology Best-selling author and mortician Caitlin Doughty answers real questions from kids about death, dead bodies,......
Mrs. Jeffries and the Alms of the Angel by Emily Brightwell Summary: When a wealthy widow is murdered, Mrs. Jeffries investigates what happens when money can’t buy your life in this all-new installment in the beloved Victorian Mystery series. Margaret Starling wasn’t the sort of woman......
The Peaceful Valley Crime Wave: A Western Mystery by Bill Pronzini Summary: Bill Pronzini’s riveting western mystery,The Peaceful Valley Crime Wave, takes on the modern world with old-fashioned violence–and his Peaceful Valley is anything but… Nothing much happens in Peaceful Valley, Montana. And that’s just how......
Buzz, Sting, Bite: Why We Need Insects by Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson Summary: An enthusiastic, witty, and informative introduction to the world of insects and why we–and the planet we inhabit–could not survive without them. Insects comprise roughly half of the animal kingdom. They live everywhere — deep......
How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems by Randall Munroe Summary: For any task you might want to do, there’s a right way, a wrong way, and a way so monumentally complex, excessive, and inadvisable that no one would ever try it. How To is a......
Beautiful Wreaths: 40 Handmade Creations Throughout the Year by Melissa Skidmore Summary: Create your own spring, summer, fall, or winter wreaths using artificial flowers to welcome guests all year round. Why wait for Christmas to hang a wreath on your front door? Beckon family and friends......
Summary: A high-society murder. A spirited lady detective. Can she out-class the killer before an innocent person takes the fall? London, 1923. Olive Belgrave needs a job. Despite her aristocratic upbringing, she’s penniless. Determined to support herself, she jumps at an unconventional job–looking into the background......
Chi’s Sweet Adventures, Volume 1, by Konami Kanata and Kinoko Natsume Summary: Cat lovers and comic readers alike rejoice at the return of manga’s biggest name in feline cartoons – Chi! Chi’s Sweet Adventures collects dozens of new full color Chi stories. Chi is back! Manga’s most famous......
Mrs Moreau’s Warbler: How Birds Got Their Names by Stephen Moss Summary: We use names so often that few of us ever pause to wonder about their origins. What do they mean? And where did they come from? From the common starling to the many-colored rush......
A Lady’s Guide to Etiquette and Murder by Dianne Freeman Summary: In this exciting historical mystery debut set in Victorian England, a wealthy young widow encounters the pleasures—and scandalous pitfalls—of a London social season . . . Frances Wynn, the American-born Countess of Harleigh, enjoys more......
The Sentence is Death by Anthony Horowitz Summary: Death, deception, and a detective with quite a lot to hide stalk the pages of Anthony Horowitz’s brilliant murder mystery, the second in the bestselling series starring Private Investigator Daniel Hawthorne. New York Times-bestselling author Anthony Horowitz and......
Dementia Reimagined: Building a Life of Joy and Dignity from Beginning to End by Tia Powell Summary: The cultural and medical history of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease by a leading psychiatrist and bioethicist who urges us to turn our focus from cure to care. Despite being......
Nothing But Trouble by Amy Andrews Summary: For five years, Cecilia Morgan’s entire existence has revolved around playing personal assistant to self-centered former NFL quarterback Wade Carter. But just when she finally gives her notice, his father’s health fails, and Wade whisks her back to his......
The Pandemic Century: One Hundred Years of Panic, Hysteria, and Hubris by Mark Honigsbaum Summary: A medical historian narrates the last century of scientific struggle against an enduring enemy: deadly contagious disease. Ever since the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic, scientists have dreamed of preventing catastrophic outbreaks......
Ranger McIntyre: Small Delightful Murders by James C. Work Summary: Small Delights Lodge in Rocky Mountain National Park seems to be under siege. Shots fired at the owner, vehicles set on fire, boats sabotaged, electrocution booby traps, and deadfalls set up–and finally arson and murder. RMNP......
Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia by Christina Thompson Summary: A blend of Jared Diamond’s Guns, Germs, and Steel and Simon Winchester’s Pacific, a thrilling intellectual detective story that looks deep into the past to uncover who first settled the islands of the remote Pacific, where......
Death and Daisies by Amanda Flower Summary: National bestselling author Amanda Flower returns with her second floral Magic Garden mystery, perfect for readers of Paige Shelton and Sheila Connolly. Florist Fiona Knox left behind her gloomy life for a magical garden in Scotland, but a murder......
The Accidental Veterinarian: Tales from a Pet Practice by Philipp Schott Summary: Cats, dogs, people — funny and heartbreaking stories from a pet veterinarian. With insight and humor, Dr. Philipp Schott shares tales from the unlikely path he took into his career of veterinary science and......
The Book of Snakes: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species From Around the World by Mark O’Shea Summary: For millennia, humans have regarded snakes with an exceptional combination of fascination and revulsion. Some people recoil in fear at the very suggestion of these creatures, while......
Dead as a Door Knocker by Diane Kelly Summary: The first in a brand-new cozy series from Diane Kelly set in Nashville–where the real estate market is to die for. WILL THIS KILLER DEAL LEAD TO A DEAD END? Meet Whitney Whitaker. A hopeless romantic when......
Are u ok? A Guide to Caring for Your Mental Health by Kati Morton Summary: A licensed family therapist and You Tube personality, Kati Morton answers the most commonly asked questions about mental health, including when to get help and where to find it. Everyone......
Do No Harm by Dawn Eastman Summary: The idyllic town of Baxter, Michigan, seemed like the perfect place for Dr. Katie LeClair to settle down after years toiling in medical school–until the murder of a patient shattered the peace she had found. Now on the mend......
Summary: Maud is an irascible 88-year-old Swedish woman with no family, no friends, and… no qualms about a little murder. This funny, irreverent story collection by Helene Tursten, author of the Irene Huss investigations, features two-never-before translated stories that will keep you laughing all the way......
Long-Term Care: How to Plan and Pay for It by Joseph L. Matthews Summary: Get the best care, in the right place, at the right price. To find the right kind of long-term care, you may need to make difficult personal, medical, and financial decisions during......
Summary: It’s murder by the book in the latest hit Library Lover’s mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of Death in the Stacks. When a stack of library materials is found at the scene of a hit and run, library director Lindsey Norris finds herself......
It is cold outside, so here is a selection of books to make you focus on the indoors (where it is much warmer). The Family Handyman editor 100 Weekend Projects Anyone Can Do: Easy Practical Projects Using Basic Tools and Standard Materials Request this item......
Summary: Newly-qualified DC Sean Blake must tackle a series of bizarre and brutal killings in his first week on the job. A series of chilling murders has left Manchester in a state of terror. Women are being found dead in their homes, their bodies arranged in......
Hello World: Being Human in the Age of Algorithms by Hannah Fry Summary: A look inside the algorithms that are shaping our lives and the dilemmas they bring with them. If you were accused of a crime, who would you rather decide your sentence―a mathematically consistent......
The Strange Case of Dr. Couney: How a Mysterious European Showman Saved Thousands of American Babies by Dawn Raffel Summary: What kind of doctor puts his patients on display? This is the spellbinding tale of a mysterious doctor who revolutionized neonatal care more than one hundred......
I’ll Give You the Sun is a multi-award winner. And for good reason. This is the story of twins–Jude and Noah. Like all twins, they are incredibly close. Until something terrible happens. Noah tells us the story from the past, and Jude tells the story......
Summary: Claire is a hardworking doctor leading a simple, quiet life in London. She is also the daughter of the most notorious murder suspect in the country, though no one knows it. Nearly thirty years ago, while Claire and her brother slept upstairs, a brutal crime......
Walls: A History of Civilization in Blood and Brick by David Frye Summary: In Walls historian David Frye tells the epic story of history’s greatest manmade barriers, from ancient times to the present. It is a haunting and frequently eye-opening saga–one that reveals a startling link between......
True to You by Becky Wade Summary: Exciting Start of a Brand-New Series by a Contemporary Romance Fan Favorite After a devastating heartbreak three years ago, genealogist and historical village owner Nora Bradford has decided that burying her nose in her work and her books is......
The Infernal Library: On Dictators, the Books They Wrote, and Other Catastrophes of Literacy by Daniel Kalder Summary: A harrowing tour of “dictator literature” in the twentieth century, featuring the soul-killing prose and poetry of Hitler, Mao, and many more, which shows how books have sometimes......
The Temptation of Forgiveness by Donna Leon Summary: In the twenty-seventh novel in Donna Leon’s bestselling mystery series, a suspicious accident leads Commissario Guido Brunetti to uncover a longstanding scam with disturbing unintended consequences. The memorable characters and Venetian drama that have long captivated Donna......
Illegal is the emotional and devastating journey of Ebo, a young boy from Ghana. When Ebo leaves his village, chasing after his older brother, he ends up in a big city, lost and without any means. He sleeps on the streets, works odd jobs, and......
Thea is a student intern with one of the top biologists on an icy planet. However, when the foreman of the project she is working on receives an SOS from a nearby team at a covert base, she is thrown into something she definitely......
The French Girl by Lexie Elliott Summary: We all have our secrets… They were six university students from Oxford–friends and sometimes more than friends–spending an idyllic week together in a French farmhouse. It was supposed to be the perfect summer getaway…until they met Severine, the......
You Need a Budget by Jesse Mecham Summary: Experience a life free of financial stress and transform your relationship to money with this indispensable guide—the first book based on You Need A Budget’s proven method that has helped hundreds of thousands of people break the paycheck......
Happiness for Humans by P. Z. Reizin Summary: When Tom and Jen, two lonely people, are brought together by an intriguing email, they have no idea their mysterious benefactor is an artificial intelligence who has decided to play Cupid. “You, Tom and Jen, don’t know one......
Treating People Well: The Extraordinary Power of Civility at Work and in Life by Lea Berman and Jeremy Bernard Summary: A guide to personal and professional empowerment through civility and social skills, written by two White House Social Secretaries who offer an important fundamental message—everyone is......
Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALS Lead and Win by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin Summary: An updated edition of the blockbuster bestselling leadership book that took America and the world by storm, two U.S. Navy SEAL officers who led the most highly decorated special operations......
The Disappearance of Sloane Sullivan by Gia Cribbs People think that they know Sloane Sullivan, but they only see what she wants them to see. They can never really know Sloane Sullivan–because Sloane Sullivan isn’t real. She’s been known by nineteen other names since she saw......
A Beautiful Poison by Lydia Kang Summary: Just beyond the Gilded Age, in the mist-covered streets of New York, the deadly Spanish influenza ripples through the city. But with so many victims in her close circle, young socialite Allene questions if the flu is really to......
I, Mammal: The Story of What Makes Us Mammals by Liam Drew Summary: Humans are mammals. Most of us appreciate that at some level. But what does it mean for us to have more in common with a horse and an elephant than we do......
Edenbrooke by Julianne Donaldson Summary: This hardcover gift edition pairs the bestselling, Edenbrooke, with the never before published novelette, Heir to Edenbrooke which is the prequel to the story, told from the point of view of the dashing suitor of Edenbrooke. Marianne Daventry will do anything to escape the......
Summer has officially started, so let’s hit the beach! Frances Mayes Women in Sunlight Request this item Patti Callahan Henry The Bookshop at Water’s End Request this item Mary Alice Monroe A Lowcountry Wedding Request this item If you want any......
Who doesn’t want ice cream? Amy Ettinger Sweet Spot: An Ice Cream Binge Across America Request this item Stella Parks Bravetart: Iconic American Desserts Request this item Yossy Arefi Sweeter Off the Vine: Fruit Desserts for Every Season Request this......
Sixteen-year-old Starr is no stranger to the fact that being black means you are treated differently. But when her best friend is shot by a police officer during a routine traffic stop, she gains first-hand knowledge of how dangerous that fact can be. Starr learns......
Learn more about animals and nature. Vladimir Dinets Wildlife Spectacles Request this item Christie Wilcox Venomous Request this item Enric Sala Pristine Seas: Journeys to the Ocean’s Last Wild Places Request this item If you want any more suggestions or ideas, please......
The Financial Diet: A Total Beginner’s Guide to Getting Good with Money by Chelsea Fagan Summary: How to get good with money, even if you have no idea where to start. The Financial Diet is the personal finance book for people who don’t care about personal finance.......
Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young The Aska and Riki clans have been fighting for generations. Eelyn has never wavered in her commitment to her Aska clansmen, but everything changes when she sees her dead brother fighting on the battlefield—alongside the Riki. Needing answers, she......
It’s All Relative: Adventures Up and Down the World’s Family Tree by A. J. Jacobs Summary: New York Times bestselling author of The Know-It-All and The Year of Living Biblically, A.J. Jacobs undergoes a hilarious, heartfelt quest to understand what constitutes family—where it begins and how far it goes—and......
This summer, take a trip in Indiana. Alan McPherson Nature Walks on the Indiana Prairie Request this item Ashley Petry 100 Things To Do in Indianapolis Before You Die Request this item Marsha Williamson Mohr Indiana Barns Request this item If......
Rielle believes herself to be the foretold Sun Queen. She can control all of the world’s elements, which is something even the Saints could not do. However, when she discovers she can also hear angels–a race banished hundreds of years earlier–she begins to discover that......
Read about these petals. Amanda Cabot Scattered Petals Request this item Brunonia Barry The Fifth Petal Request this item Request this item in large print Request this item in audio V. C. Andrews Petals on the Wind Request this item If......
Rebellion’s Message by Michael Jecks Summary: Introducing Elizabethan cutpurse and adventurer Jack Blackjack in the first of a brand-new historical mystery series. January, 1554. Light-fingered Jack Blackjack knows he’s not going to have a good day when he wakes with a sore head next to a......
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Learn about these fictional mothers. Ayana Mathis The Twelve Tribes of Hattie Marjorie Celona Y Gwendolen Gross When She Was Gone If you want any more suggestions or ideas, please call or come in the library today!...
Booke of the Hidden by Jeri Westerson Summary: To get a fresh start away from a bad relationship, Kylie Strange moves across the country to open a shop in a seemingly quiet town in rural Maine. During renovations on Strange Herbs & Teas, she discovers......
The Power of Moments by Chip and Dan Heath Summary: The New York Times bestselling authors of Switch and Made to Stick explore why certain brief experiences can jolt us and elevate us and change us—and how we can learn to create such extraordinary moments in our life and work. While human lives......
In honor of Arbor Day, check out these non-fiction books about trees. Peter Wohlleben The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate Richard Preston The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring Jane Goodall Seeds of Hope......
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor is a new take on the classic good vs. evil storyline. Akiva is an angel determined to destroy all of those he considers his enemies. His rage is fueled by tragedy—losing the woman he loved. But when......
These fiction books each feature a character named Ian. Christopher Bollen The Destroyers Katie Ganshert Wishing on Willows Michael Harvey The Innocence Game If you want any more suggestions or ideas, please call or come in the library today!...
Three friends have grown up in the shadow of a traumatic day in the kingdom of St. John del Mar–a picnic that turned into the murders of servants and soldiers, and the kidnapping of two princes and two nobles. Ulises lost both his brothers that......
Check out these books featuring famous April events. Michael Eric Dyson April 4, 1968: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Death and How It Changed America Kenneth C. Davis The Hidden History of America at War: Untold Tales from Yorktown to Fallujah Masha Gessen The......
After the death of her grandfather, the only family member she has known, Marin was devastated. She left her home without a word to her friends and moved to New York. After avoiding conversations for several months with her best friend, Mabel, Marin allows her......
The Meaning of Birds by Simon Barnes Summary: A gorgeously illustrated and enchanting examination of the lives of birds, illuminating their wondrous world and our connection with them. One of our most eloquent nature writers offers a passionate and informative celebration of birds and their ability......
Get ready for spring with these fiction books. Mary Kay Andrews Spring Fever Request this item Request this item in large print Request this item in audio Jennifer Beckstrand Huckleberry Spring Mons Kallentoft Spring Remains If you want any more suggestions or......
Beach, Breeze, Bloodshed by John Keyse-Walker Summary: After barely surviving the first criminal investigation in living memory on the sun-drenched British Virgin island of Anegada, Constable Teddy Creque has spent the past six months trying to weather the aftermath, and move on with his life.......
Artemisia Gentileschi paints. But in 17th century Rome, women are not painters–they aren’t even people. They are property. Through the stories her mother told her of the Biblical women Susanna and Judith, Artemisia finds her inner strength to fight against the odds. Instead of obeying......
A Thousand Nights by E. K. Johnston This isn’t your typical fairy tale… Lo-Melkhiin is responsible for the deaths of three hundred girls, and he’s come to my village to claim his next bride. Knowing that he would desire my sister, I took her place, though......
Spring break is here, so check out these beach reads. Mary Kay Andrews Beach Town Colleen Coble Tidewater Inn Susan Coll Beach Week If you want any more suggestions or ideas, please call or come in the library today!...
Everything You Need to Know About Social Media (Without Having to Call a Kid) by Greta Van Susteren Summary: The most practical, thorough, and reader-friendly guide around to living well on social media. From answering basic questions like “What’s the best site for you?” to......
The fountains outside may be frozen, but these fictional fountains are still flowing. Emily Grayson The Fountain Sena Jeter Naslund The Fountain of St. James Court Julia Spencer-Fleming A Fountain Filled With Blood ...
Brolliology: A History of the Umbrella in Life and Literature by Marion Rankine Summary: A fun, illustrated history of the umbrella’s surprising place in life and literature Humans have been making, using, perfecting, and decorating umbrellas for millennia–holding them over the heads of rulers, signalling class......
Beware of these (fortunately fiction) poisons. Lydia Kang A Beautiful Poison Maria V. Snyder Poison Study Peter Robinson Before the Poison If you want any more suggestions or ideas, please call or come in the library today!...
Tess is the “bad” daughter. Raised by an abusive mother and oblivious father, with two perfect sisters, Tess could never do anything right. She had a child out of wedlock, drinks to excess, and refuses to perform gender-prescribed duties. On the day her parents decided......
The World of Lore: Monstrous Creatures by Aaron Mahnke Summary: A beautifully illustrated collection of stories from the hit podcast Lore—now a streaming television series—that combines fan favorites like “Unboxed” and “They Made a Tonic” with new tales to deepen the legends. They live in shadows—deep......
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys Bonds will form and enemies will emerge as four refugees fight for survival in this historical fiction book set during WWII. Thrown together as they flee their war-torn homelands, they think the worst is behind them. Then tragedy strikes.......
The winners of the 2018 Youth Media Awards presented by the American Library Association have been announced. The winner of the Printz Award for excellence in YA literature went to We Are Okay by Nina LaCour. The book is about grief and the journey it......
Dollars and Sense: How We Misthink Money and How to Spend Smarter by Dan Ariely and Jeff Kreisler Summary: Why is paying for things painful? Why are we comfortable overpaying for something in the present just because we’ve overpaid for it in the past?Why is it......
You won’t learn anything about groundhogs from these fictional tales, but they will be a lot of fun (fictional rodents included). Groundhog Day DVD Lexi Eddings The Coldwater Warm Hearts Club Laura Childs Pekoe Most Poison If you want any more suggestions or ideas, please......
All these fictional tales feature animals. Sara Baume Spill Simmer Falter Wither Gwen Cooper Love Saves the Day David Duchovny Holy Cow If you want any more suggestions or ideas, please call or come in the library today! ...
Nightmare is a villain. A villain with principles and a lot of heart. But that won’t stop her from getting her revenge on the superheroes of Gatlin City. Renegades by Marissa Meyer is the story of a city governed by superheroes called Renegades. Superheroes, though,......
The Second Sister by Claire Kendal Summary: An obsessive quest to solve the mystery of her older sister’s disappearance puts a young woman in mortal jeopardy in this taut, sophisticated novel of psychological suspense from the author of the “truly riveting” (New York Times) The Book of You.......
Warm up by making your favorite hot beverage. Jessica Easto Craft Coffee: A Manual Kevin Gascoyne Tea: History, Terroirs, Varieties Bobby Flay Brunch at Bobby’s If you want any more suggestions or ideas, please call or come in the library today!...
Are your eyes tired of reading? Try these non-fiction audio books. Chris Anderson TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking Vani Hari The Food Babe Way Amy Poehler Yes Please If you want any more suggestions or ideas, please......
She has eight weeks to turn her life around. After the vandalism of a priceless family heirloom, Wren’s parents send her to a rehabilitation camp in the desert. To survive in the wilderness, she is going to need to let down her barriers and accept......
With the cold temperatures outside, look at these online resources for ideas on insulation. Home Improvement Reference Center Available for free online through inspire.in.gov Visit the Home Improvement Reference Center Area 5 Financial and Housing Support Includes Energy Assistance and Weatherization for those who qualify...
Five students walk into detention but only four make it out alive. Karen McManus’s debut novel takes you through every twist and turn of the mystery surrounding the death of Simon, the creator of the school’s gossip app. They all have secrets–secrets that they want......
Heavy Words Lightly Thrown: The Reason Behind the Rhyme by Chris Roberts Summary: I A history of the origins and meanings behind everyday nursery rhymes reveals the popular sport behind “Jack be Nimble,” Humpty Dumpty’s identity as a cannon mounted on the walls of a Colchester church,......
Lady Killers: Deadly Women Throughout History by Tori Telfer Summary: Inspired by author Tori Telfer’s Jezebel column “Lady Killers,” this thrilling and entertaining compendium investigates female serial killers and their crimes through the ages. When you think of serial killers throughout history, the names that come......
Welcome winter with these non-fiction reads. Cheryl Richardson Waking Up in Winter: In Search of What Really Matters at Midlife Neal Bascomb The Winter Fortress: The Epic Mission to Sabotage Hitler’s Atomic Bomb Brian Murphy 81 Days Below Zero: The Incredible Survival Story of......
Commemorate the Pearl Harbor bombing with these fiction books. P. T. Deutermann Pacific Glory Ann H. Gabhart Small Town Girl James Ellroy Perfidia If you want any more suggestions or ideas, please call or come in the library today!...
If you’ve read Kristin Cashore’s other works, you know that she’s an amazing fantasy author. Jane, Unlimited, though, is nothing like her previous titles. Have you ever wondered what a difference one little choice can make? This book explores Jane’s options in full, leading her......
Knit these clothes to keep warm. Jorid Linvik Big Book of Mittens: 45 Distinctive Scandinavian Patterns Amy Herzog Knit Wear Love Elizabeth Lovick Magical Shetland Lace Shawls to Knit If you want any more suggestions or ideas, please call or come in the library......
Get ready for Thanksgiving food with these cookbooks. Cheryl Najafi You’re So Invited: Panic Less, Play More, and Get Your Party On! Ree Drummond The Pioneer Woman Cooks: A Year of Holidays Anna Thomas Vegan Vegetarian Omnivore If you want any more......