MRLS Newsletter — June 2021
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Happy Father's Day!

Let's have a Daddy Day
by Karen Kingsbury

A playful, heartwarming picture book that celebrates the cherished and unique times that fathers and their children spend together; whether building forts, wrestling or catching tadpoles, this book reminds us that there are many ways to have a special day with Dad.
You made me a dad
by Laurenne Sala

A tribute to the bond between fathers and their children looks at the joys, fears, and responsibilities of being a dad
Your baby's first word will be Dada
by Jimmy Fallon

Jimmy Fallon is also a father and his hilarious picture book reveals what everyone already knows: that fathers wage a secret campaign to ensure that their babies' first word is “Dada!” Here he shows us just how it's done.
June Activity Packets
 
These craft and STEAM activity packets will be available at both branches on Mondays to take home while supplies last.
STEAM Balloon Hovercraft - available for pickup 6/7
Jumping Frog Craft - available for pickup 6/14
Wax Paper Lantern - available for pickup 6/21
Coffee Filter Suncatcher - available for pickup 6/28
 
Audiobook Appreciation Month
Sooley
by John Grisham

After seventeen-year-old Samuel "Sooley" Sooleymon receives a college scholarship to play basketball for North Carolina Central, he moves to Durham from his native, war-torn South Sudan, enrolls in classes, joins the team, and prepares to sit out his freshman season, but Sooley has a fierce determination to succeed so he can bring his family to America, working tirelessly on his game until he dominates everyone in practice, and when Sooley is called off the bench, the legend begins.
Meant to Be
by Jude Deveraux

The award-winning author presents a historical family saga chronicling the lives and loves of three generations of women in a small Kansas community.
A gambling man
by David Baldacci

Aloysius Archer travels to 1950s California to apprentice with a legendary private eye and former FBI agent but immediately finds himself involved in a scandal in the second novel of the series following One Good Deed.
June Closings
New Book Highlights
The lost apothecary
by Sarah Penner

Secretly dispensing poisons to liberate women from the men who have wronged them, a London apothecary triggers unintended consequences that shape three lives across multiple centuries.
 
The final twist
by Jeffery Deaver

Taking on a mission his father began years ago — to find a missing courier bag that contains a catastrophic secret — Colter Shaw plays a cat-and-mouse game with a corporate espionage firm and gets some help from an unexpected figure from his past to expose the truth.
The lady has a past
by Amanda Quick

When her boss disappears while on a health retreat at an exclusive spa, investigative apprentice Lyra Brazier goes undercover with the help of a man with a unique gift, and together, they are plunged into a world darker and more dangerous than they ever could have imagined.
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Lawrenceville, Virginia 23868
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