LibraryAware November 2021

MRLS Newsletter — November 2021

Thanksgiving Reads for Kids

Bad Kitty Does Not Like Thanksgiving
by Nick Bruel -- Picture Book

Searching for Santa finds the irrepressible Bad Kitty struggling with her decided dislike of the Thanksgiving holiday in spite of her absolute love for turkey.

Simply Thankful
by Rosie Greening -- Board Book

This sweet rhyming story helps teach children about the value of being with loved ones and giving thanks for what they have.

Friendsgiving
by Nancy Siscoe -- Picture Book

Berry, Ginger and Willow establish a new tradition while joining friends old and new to bask in the bounty of the season.

Peyton Picks the Perfect Pie: A Thanksgiving Celebration
by Jack Bishop -- Picture Book

A recipe-complemented story of a girl who is particular when it comes to food, but is determined to confront her fear of new foods by finding a Thanksgiving pie she truly likes, even if it's flaky, lumpy, or chunky.

Turkey Gobble
by Allison Black -- Board Book

Woodland friends gather with favorite foods, including Mrs. Bear’s cranberry sauce, Mr. Fox’s tasty yams and Little Deer’s mashed potatoes, in an interactive pull-tab story that finds Little Turkey scrambling to find his own contribution to the feast.

Programs & Events

Learn Your Gadget

BCL -- Mondays from 4:00-5:00

Gaming Club

BCL -- Tuesday 11/9 from 4:00-5:00

Anime Club

BCL -- Monday 11/15 from 5:00-6:00

RML -- Tuesday 11/16 from 4:00-5:00

Lego Club

Both locations -- Wednesdays from 4:00-5:00

Storytime

RML -- Tuesdays at 11:15

BCL -- Thursdays at 10:30

Puppet Show Storytime

RML -- Tuesday 11/16 at 11:15

BCL -- Thursday 11/18 at 10:30

4H Changineers Video Game Design

RML -- Monday 11/1, 11/8, and 11/15 from 4:00-6:00

Holiday Recipes

Check out our online magazine collection!

With PressReader, you can access magazines like Taste of Home, Food Network Magazine, Good Housekeeping, Delish, Country Cooking and many more to find amazing recipes for the holidays. All you need is your library card number and it's FREE--no subscriptions and no piles of magazines to recycle later! Visit our Library Resources page here to access PressReader and view a user tutorial.

If you have questions or need further assistance, stop by the Library or call us at (434) 848-2418 ext. 301 (Brunswick) or (434) 634-2539 (Emporia).

November Closings

November Book Highlights

The Unknown
by Heather Graham -- Suspense Fiction

The newest member of the Krewe of Hunters elite paranormal team, FBI agent Ryder Stapleton must enlist the help of a beautiful museum curator with an otherworldly ability to track down a serial arsonist setting first to the streets of New Orleans.

Waiting on Love
by Tracie Peterson -- Romance Fiction

Keeping the promises she made to her dying mother, Elise Wright takes over her father’s ship, the Mary Elise, and cares for her deeply grieving father, and must rely on her faith and the ship’s first mate when a rough new sailor seems intent on causing serious trouble

Marked Man
by Archer Mayor -- Mystery Fiction

While Joe Gunther looks into the mafia-related murders linked to the death of a local philanthropist and millionaire, PI Sally Kravitz teams up with a reporter to expose the truth behind this tangled and expanding web duplicity, greed and obsession.