 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
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 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  Barking Bee Cafe will host their next After Dark Book Club on Thursday, July 27th at 6:30 PM. Register to attend here! July's book selection is The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer "Make a wish. . . . Lucy Hart knows better than anyone what it’s like to grow up without parents who loved her. In a childhood marked by neglect and loneliness, Lucy found her solace in books, namely the Clock Island series by Jack Masterson. Now a twenty-six-year-old teacher’s aide, she is able to share her love of reading with bright, young students, especially seven-year-old Christopher Lamb, who was left orphaned after the tragic death of his parents. Lucy would give anything to adopt Christopher, but even the idea of becoming a family seems like an impossible dream without proper funds and stability. But be careful what you wish for. . . . Just when Lucy is about to give up, Jack Masterson announces he’s finally written a new book. Even better, he’s holding a contest at his home on the real Clock Island, and Lucy is one of the four lucky contestants chosen to compete to win the one and only copy. For Lucy, the chance of winning the most sought-after book in the world means everything to her and Christopher. But first she must contend with ruthless book collectors, wily opponents, and the distractingly handsome (and grumpy) Hugo Reese, the illustrator of the Clock Island books. Meanwhile, Jack “the Mastermind” Masterson is plotting the ultimate twist ending that could change all their lives forever. . . . You might just get it." Request a physical copy of the book or audiobook via the Jefferson County Library Cooperative Read the Ebook on Libby/Overdrive Listen to the Audiobook on Libby/Overdrive Barking Bee Cafe will host their next After Dark Book Club on Thursday, June 29th at 6:30 PM. Register to attend here!
June's book selection is Black Girls Must Die Exhausted by Jayne Allen. "Tabitha Walker is a black woman with a plan to “have it all.” At 33 years old, the checklist for the life of her dreams is well underway. Education? Check. Good job? Check. Down payment for a nice house? Check. Dating marriage material? Check, check, and check. With a coveted position as a local news reporter, a "paper-perfect" boyfriend, and even a standing Saturday morning appointment with a reliable hairstylist, everything seems to be falling into place. Then Tabby receives an unexpected diagnosis that brings her picture-perfect life crashing down, jeopardizing the keystone she took for granted: having children. With her dreams at risk of falling through the cracks of her checklist, suddenly she is faced with an impossible choice between her career, her dream home, and a family of her own. With the help of her best friends, the irreverent and headstrong Laila and Alexis, the mom jeans-wearing former "Sexy Lexi," and the generational wisdom of her grandmother and the nonagenarian firebrand Ms. Gretchen, Tabby explores the reaches of modern medicine and tests the limits of her relationships, hoping to salvage the future she always dreamed of. But the fight is all consuming, demanding a steep price that forces an honest reckoning for nearly everyone in her life. As Tabby soon learns, her grandmother's age-old adage just might still be true: Black girls must die exhausted." Request a physical copy of the book or audiobook via the Jefferson County Library Cooperative Read the Ebook on Libby/Overdrive  Barking Bee Cafe will host their next After Dark Book Club on Thursday, May 25th at 6:30 PM. Register to attend here!
May's book selection is The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware A "perfectly executed suspense tale very much in the mode of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca" (The Washington Post) from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of In a Dark, Dark Wood, The Woman in Cabin 10, The Lying Game, and The Turn of the Key. On a day that begins like any other, Hal receives a mysterious letter bequeathing her a substantial inheritance. She realizes very quickly that the letter was sent to the wrong person—but also that the cold-reading skills she's honed as a tarot card reader might help her claim the money. Soon, Hal finds herself at the funeral of the deceased...where it dawns on her that there is something very, very wrong about this strange situation and the inheritance at the center of it. Full of spellbinding menace and told in Ruth Ware's signature suspenseful style, this is a "captivating and eerie page-turner" (The Wall Street Journal) from the Agatha Christie of our time. Request a physical copy of the book or audiobook via the Jefferson County Library Cooperative Read the Ebook on Libby/Overdrive Listen to the Digital Audiobook on Libby/Overdrive  Barking Bee Cafe will host their next After Dark Book Club on Thursday, April 27th at 6:30 PM. Register to attend here!
April's book selection is Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano William Waters grew up in a house silenced by tragedy, where his parents could hardly bear to look at him, much less love him—so when he meets the spirited and ambitious Julia Padavano in his freshman year of college, it’s as if the world has lit up around him. With Julia comes her family, as she and her three sisters are inseparable: Sylvie, the family’s dreamer, is happiest with her nose in a book; Cecelia is a free-spirited artist; and Emeline patiently takes care of them all. With the Padavanos, William experiences a newfound contentment; every moment in their house is filled with loving chaos. But then darkness from William’s past surfaces, jeopardizing not only Julia’s carefully orchestrated plans for their future, but the sisters’ unshakeable devotion to one another. The result is a catastrophic family rift that changes their lives for generations. Will the loyalty that once rooted them be strong enough to draw them back together when it matters most? An exquisite homage to Louisa May Alcott’s timeless classic, Little Women, Hello Beautiful is a profoundly moving portrait of what is possible when we choose to love someone not in spite of who they are, but because of it. Request a physical copy of the book or audiobook via the Jefferson County Library Cooperative Read the Ebook on Libby/Overdrive Listen to the Digital Audiobook on Libby/Overdrive   |
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