Barking Bee Cafe will host their next After Dark Book Club on Thursday, May 30th at 6:30 PM.
May's book selection is The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón "Barcelona, 1945: A city slowly heals from its war wounds, and Daniel, an antiquarian book dealer's son who mourns the loss of his mother, finds solace in a mysterious book entitled The Shadow of the Wind, by one Julian Carax. But when he sets out to find the author's other works, he makes a shocking discovery: someone has been systematically destroying every copy of every book Carax has written. In fact, Daniel may have the last of Carax's books in existence. Soon Daniel's seemingly innocent quest opens a door into one of Barcelona's darkest secrets--an epic story of murder, madness, and doomed love." Request a physical copy of the book or audiobook via the Jefferson County Library Cooperative Read the Ebook on Libby Listen to the Audiobook on Libby
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Introducing Pinson Public Library's Cat Library! Starting on APRIL 1ST, you can check out a cat from our library * Browse our CATalog to find your favorite: Biscuit Cinnamon Flour Luni Marvin PB Toast Phoebe Rainbow Seabunny Smokey Tiger Trish *Socks the Library Cat not available at this time. Make sure you check today's date to qualify. 😼😹 Barking Bee Cafe will host their next After Dark Book Club on Thursday, April 25th at 6:30 PM. April's book selection is The Summer Book Club by Susan Mallery. "The rules of summer book club are simple: no sad books; no pressure; yessssss, wine! Besties Laurel and Paris are excited to welcome Cassie to the group. This year, the book club is all about fill-your-heart reads, an escape from the chaos of the everyday — running a business, raising a family, juggling a hundred to-dos. Even the dog is demanding (but the bestest boy). Since Laurel’s divorce, she feels like the Worst Mom Ever. Her skepticism of men may have scarred her vulnerable daughters. Cassie has an unfortunate habit of falling for ridiculous man-boys who dump her once she fixes them. Paris knows good men exist. She’s still reeling after chasing off the only one brave enough — and foolish enough — to marry her. Inspired by the heroines who risk everything for fulfillment, Laurel, Paris and Cassie begin to take chances — big chances — in life, in love. Facing an unwritten chapter can be terrifying. But it can be exhilarating, too, if only they can find the courage to change." Request a physical copy of the book or audiobook via the Jefferson County Library Cooperative Read the Ebook on Libby Listen to the Audiobook on Libby Listen to the Audiobook on Hoopla *available to residents of the City of Pinson Barking Bee Cafe will host their next After Dark Book Club on Thursday, March 28th at 6:30 PM.
March's book selection is The Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis. "It's 1913, and on the surface, Laura Lyons couldn't ask for more out of life—her husband is the superintendent of the New York Public Library, allowing their family to live in an apartment within the grand building, and they are blessed with two children. But headstrong, passionate Laura wants more, and when she takes a leap of faith and applies to the Columbia Journalism School, her world is cracked wide open. As her studies take her all over the city, she is drawn to Greenwich Village's new bohemia, where she discovers the Heterodoxy Club—a radical, all-female group in which women are encouraged to loudly share their opinions on suffrage, birth control, and women's rights. Soon, Laura finds herself questioning her traditional role as wife and mother. And when valuable books are stolen back at the library, threatening the home and institution she loves, she's forced to confront her shifting priorities head on . . . and may just lose everything in the process. Eighty years later, in 1993, Sadie Donovan struggles with the legacy of her grandmother, the famous essayist Laura Lyons, especially after she's wrangled her dream job as a curator at the New York Public Library. But the job quickly becomes a nightmare when rare manuscripts, notes, and books for the exhibit Sadie's running begin disappearing from the library's famous Berg Collection. Determined to save both the exhibit and her career, the typically risk-averse Sadie teams up with a private security expert to uncover the culprit. However, things unexpectedly become personal when the investigation leads Sadie to some unwelcome truths about her own family heritage—truths that shed new light on the biggest tragedy in the library's history." Request a physical copy of the book or audiobook via the Jefferson County Library Cooperative Read the Ebook on Libby Listen to the Audiobook on Libby Barking Bee Cafe will host their next After Dark Book Club on Thursday, February 29th at 6:30 PM.
February's book selection is Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree. "After a lifetime of bounties and bloodshed, Viv is hanging up her sword for the last time. The battle-weary orc aims to start fresh, opening the first ever coffee shop in the city of Thune. But old and new rivals stand in the way of success ― not to mention the fact that no one has the faintest idea what coffee actually is. If Viv wants to put the blade behind her and make her plans a reality, she won't be able to go it alone. But the true rewards of the uncharted path are the travelers you meet along the way. And whether drawn together by ancient magic, flaky pastry, or a freshly brewed cup, they may become partners, family, and something deeper than she ever could have dreamed." Request a physical copy of the book or audiobook via the Jefferson County Library Cooperative Read the Ebook on Libby Listen to the Audiobook on Libby Listen to the Audiobook on Hoopla *available to residents of the City of Pinson Barking Bee Cafe will host their next After Dark Book Club on Thursday, January 25th at 6:30 PM.
January's book selection is The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley. "Jess needs a fresh start. She’s broke and alone, and she’s just left her job under less than ideal circumstances. Her half-brother Ben didn’t sound thrilled when she asked if she could crash with him for a bit, but he didn’t say no, and surely everything will look better from Paris. Only when she shows up – to find a very nice apartment, could Ben really have afforded this? – he’s not there. The longer Ben stays missing, the more Jess starts to dig into her brother’s situation, and the more questions she has. Ben’s neighbors are an eclectic bunch, and not particularly friendly. Jess may have come to Paris to escape her past, but it’s starting to look like it’s Ben’s future that’s in question. The socialite – The nice guy – The alcoholic – The girl on the verge – The concierge." Request a physical copy of the book or audiobook via the Jefferson County Library Cooperative Read the Ebook on Libby Listen to the Audiobook on Libby Listen to the Audiobook on Hoopla available to residents of the City of Pinson Read the Ebook on Hoopla available to residents of the City of Pinson Barking Bee Cafe will host their next After Dark Book Club on Thursday, September 28th at 6:30 PM. Register to attend here!
September's book selection is BROKEN (in the best possible way) by Jenny Lawson "As Jenny Lawson's hundreds of thousands of fans know, she suffers from depression. In Broken (in the best possible way), she explores her experimental treatment of transcranial magnetic stimulation with brutal honesty. But also with brutal humor: "People do different things to distract themselves during each treatment. I embroider. It feels fitting. I'm being magnetically stabbed in the head thousands of times as I'm stabbing the embroidery myself. I don't embroider the same patterns my grandmother did. I embroider girls with octopus faces, David Bowie, a flowery bouquet with FUCK YES written in the middle. They let you do anything as long as it's 'positive.'" Jenny discusses the frustration of dealing with her insurance company in "An Open Letter to My Insurance Company," which should be an anthem for anyone who has ever had to call their insurance company to try and get a claim covered. On the lighter side, she tackles such timelessly debated questions as "How do dogs know they have penises?" We see how her vacuum cleaner almost set her house on fire, how she was attacked by three bears, business ideas she wants to pitch to Shark Tank, and why she can never go back to the post office. Of course, Jenny's long-suffering husband Victor-the Ricky to Jenny's Lucille Ball-is present throughout. A treat for Jenny Lawson's already existing fans, and destined to convert new ones, Broken is a beacon of hope and a wellspring of laughter" Request a physical copy of the book or audiobook via the Jefferson County Library Cooperative Read the Ebook on Libby Listen to the Audiobook on Libby Listen to the Audiobook on Hoopla available to residents of the City of Pinson Check out Hoopla’s Read-along Collection. Build relationships & early literacy lessons.
Books: https://www.hoopladigital.com/collection/16341 Videos: https://www.hoopladigital.com/collection/7628 Sure, school just started for many students... but it's never too early to start preparing for preschool & kindergarten! We have Reimagining School Readiness Kits available for checkout! Each kit includes books, a game or other educational manipulative, & an activity sheet to help parents engage their children with that kit's theme in a growth mindset. We have 10 RSR kits covering such topics as counting, measuring, patterns, emotions, & more! You can check out 1 kit per library account for a 3-week period with renewals. These kits must be returned back to the front desk at the Pinson Public Library. For more information about the concepts of school readiness & growth mindset, check out the flyers and bookmarks available next to our new kits or reach out to our Youth Services Specialist, Riana! These kits, along with training provided to staff, were graciously provided by the Alabama Public Library Service , the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Pacific Library Partnership, the Bay Area Discovery Museum, & the California State Library. We look forward to hearing your feedback on these kits & concepts! Barking Bee Cafe will host their next After Dark Book Club on Thursday, August 31st at 6:30 PM. Register to attend here!
August's book selection is Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver It is summer in the Appalachian mountains and love, desire and attraction are in the air. Nature, too, it seems, is not immune. From her outpost in an isolated mountain cabin, Deanna Wolfe, a reclusive wildlife biologist, watches a den of coyotes that have recently migrated into the region. She is caught off guard by a young hunter who invades her most private spaces and interrupts her self-assured, solitary life. On a farm several miles down the mountain, Lusa Maluf Landowski, a bookish city girl turned farmer's wife, finds herself marooned in a strange place where she must declare or lose her attachment to the land that has become her own. And a few more miles down the road, a pair of elderly feuding neighbours tend their respective farms and wrangle about God, pesticides, and the possibilities of a future neither of them expected. Over the course of one humid summer, these characters find their connections of love to one another and to the surrounding nature with which they share a place. With its strong balance of narrative and drama, Prodigal Summer is stands alongside The Poisonwood Bible and The Lacuna as one of Barbara Kingsolver's finest works. Request a physical copy of the book or audiobook via the Jefferson County Library Cooperative Read the Ebook on Hoopla Listen to the Audiobook on Hoopla |
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