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Happy New Year! First a BIG THANK YOU! Your generosity help us donate 324 toys to Toys for Tots. We also had a little help from our friends at Plainridge who donated as well. Thank you from all of us. You are a great community! There is so much going on in January. I feel a little guilty this newsletter is so long! But we have so many new programs coming up. For adults we have 3 arts and crafts making opportunities this month. We have a cooking demo with a Providence chef and a talk with Stoney Brook naturalists about helping animals in winter. And don't forget about our Virtual Author Events and new book clubs. Our take home SewFly project this month is a fabric storage pod for ages 10 and up. (limit of 2 per family) For kids - we are starting a Dungeons and Dragons Club and a new Kids' Book Club. You can also register for a 4 part baby sign language class happening on Mondays starting January 22. And don't forget to get any of your IT questions answered with Ben on Thursday nights. Drop in anytime between 5:00 and 7:45pm and bring your technology or device or laptop and get your tech working right! So there's the short story - but if you want all the great info please keep reading. ------- The Library will be closed Monday, January 1 and Monday January 15 for the holidays
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Wed, Jan 3, 2024 -- Pinterest Craft Project for Adults at 7:00 PM
Wed, 03 Jan 2024 19:00:00 EST
Add some garden to your winter. Join us to make a mini garden in an Altoid-sized tin. This class is for adults only and you must register in advance. There will be a small materials fee of $1 that will be collected that evening for paper and glue. The mini materials and tins have been generously purchased by the Friends of the Plainville Public Library.
Location: Plainville Library
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Thu, Jan 11, 2024 -- Crafternoon for Adults at 2:00 PM
Thu, 11 Jan 2024 14:00:00 EST
Adults are welcome to drop in to make a craft project. All materials will be provided but the number of projects may be limited. Today we are making large snowflakes, from white paperbags. Perfect for displaying in your window for winter.
Location: Plainville Library
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Wed, Jan 17, 2024 -- Art for Art's Sake for Adults at 7:00 PM
Wed, 17 Jan 2024 19:00:00 EST
An opportunity to make a canvas based art project. We will have the mediums required and directions for you to create a one of a kind piece of art. Advance registration is required. A small materials fee of $2 is required and will be collected that evening. This program is for adults of any age. Today's medium is: acrylic paint and a dry brush
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Wed, Jan 10, 2024 -- Make a Meal Demo with Chef Tom at 6:30 AM
Wed, 10 Jan 2024 06:30:00 EST
Chef Tom will be providing us a main and 2 sides with samples as he demonstrates how to cook this wonderful meal in 45-90 minutes. He will be using induction cooktops and an air fryer as needed. Limit of 20 people, Adults only. Advance Registration is Required. Sponsored by the Friends of the Plainville Public Library, Inc. Chef Thomas Mottl is a Certified Research Chef with 15 Years of product development experience, 8 Years back of house experience, and dozens of successful product launches. Blue Hair, don’t care. Chef Tom is based in Providence, RI.
Location: Plainville Library
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Thu, Jan 4, 2024 -- Homeschool Meet-Up at 6:30 PM
Thu, 04 Jan 2024 18:30:00 EST
Interested in homeschooling? Or do you already homeschool your children but have questions, and would like to meet other homeschooling families in the area? Join us in the Children's Department on the first Thursday of every month! Kids are welcome to attend and play in the Children's Room during the meet-up.
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Wed, Jan 3, 2024 -- Senior Book Club at 1:15 PM
Wed, 03 Jan 2024 13:15:00 EST
Melissa Campbell leads a book discussion at the Plainville Senior Center once a month. All are welcome to attend. Books in large print and regular format are available at the Library to checkout. This month's title: Hang the Moon by Jeannette Walls
Location: Senior Center
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Thu, Jan 4, 2024 -- Roaming Readers Walking Group for Adults at 4:00 PM
Thu, 04 Jan 2024 16:00:00 EST
Come walk and talk about what you've been reading and keep your fitness goals with a roughly 30 minute walk in our neighborhood or on the flat path in the woods behind the library. We will walk unless it's raining, so dress for the weather. Meet others who love reading, get ideas of what to read next and enjoy an easy walk. An Informed Consent and Liability Waiver is required to participate. If you would like a reminder, please register for this program. Library staff will be here to help guide a lively discussion and walk with you.
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Tue, Jan 16, 2024 -- Taco-bout Books Tuesday for Adults at 12:15 PM
Tue, 16 Jan 2024 12:15:00 EST
Get out of the office (or home office) and bring your lunch to the Library and let's talk about what you've been reading. Meet new people that love to read and get ideas of what to read next. Maybe you'll even get some good ideas of what to bring for lunch! Library staff will be here to help guide a lively discussion.
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Wed, Jan 10, 2024 -- Virtual Author: Rebecca Serle: Embrace Love in the New Year at 8:00 PM
Wed, 10 Jan 2024 20:00:00 EST
Join us as we kick off the New Year talking to Rebecca Serle about her journey writing epic love stories to span generations. Learning the love story formula with Serle, we’ll chat with the author about her New York Times bestselling novels, One Italian Summer, In Five Years, The Dinner List, and many more. Additionally, in a special preview, Serle will briefly discuss her forthcoming novel (due out on March 5, 2024) Expiration Dates. In Expiration Dates, Daphne Bell believes the universe has a plan for her. Every time she meets a new man, she receives a slip of paper with his name and a number on it—the exact amount of time they will be together. The papers told her she’d spend three days with Martin in Paris; five weeks with Noah in San Francisco; and three months with Hugo, her ex-boyfriend turned best friend. Daphne has been receiving the numbered papers for over twenty years, always wondering when there might be one without an expiration. Finally, on the night of a blind date at her favorite Los Angeles restaurant, there’s only a name: Jake. Told with her signature warmth and insight into matters of the heart, Rebecca Serle has finally set her sights on romantic love. The result is a gripping, emotional, passionate, and (yes) heartbreaking novel about what it means to be single, what it means to find love, and ultimately how we define each of them for ourselves. Expiration Dates is the one fans have been waiting for. Start your year with love and register now! Sponsored by the Friends of the Plainville Public Library, Inc.
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The Massachusetts Library Collaborative's 50+ Job Seekers Group will begin a new session in January. It meets on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month, from 9:30am to 11:30am . Register via the links on our website. If you are unemployed and actively looking, underemployed, seeking a new career direction, re-entering the job market after a long employment gap, or recently retired and looking for your "Encore Career", this networking group program is perfect for you! Remember, 85% of jobs are found through networking! Held on Zoom with people from across the state. Sponsored by the Friends of the Plainville Public Library, Inc.
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Register once on our library calendar for the Zoom Link.
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Thursdays -- Free IT drop-in help with Ben at 5:00 - 7:45PM
Thu, 04 Jan 2024 17:00:00 EST
Is your computer not working right? Do you have questions about your phone or Apps? Bring your tech and get free IT help from Ben, volunteer IT person. He can help with your Tech Support questions. *Diagnosing and finding solutions to any and all issues like slow speeds, unwanted pop-ups, security concerns, computer not booting, can’t connect to Wifi, etc *PC tune ups and maintenance, Virus removal/prevention *Password resets for locked Computers *Recovering deleted files (Luck may required here) *General tech questions, what works best for certain things and why *Migrating to a new phone/computer, help with apps, how to store and print photos, etc. AND MORE! Privacy is, of course, maintained. Please see more info at the library.
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Tumblebooks
Tumblebooks has EVERYTHING - graphic novels, ebooks, read-alongs, videos, puzzles and games, language learning and more for kids. This is available from our website for free through August 2020 so take advantage of these resources for your at home learning and enjoyment!
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Wed, Jan 3, 2024 -- Kids' Book Club at 4:00 PM
Wed, 03 Jan 2024 16:00:00 EST
Page Turners is a NEW Book Club that will take place on the first Wednesday of every month. We'll choose from the Transitional Chapter Book aisle in the library (the green dot books). These books are generally rated at a 2nd grade reading level, so this book club is best suited for Grades 1-3 or others who read comfortably at this level. Snacks will be served, and we may include a craft activity after our book discussion! No registration required. For this meeting we'll be discussing The Fabled Stables: Willa the Wisp by Jonathan Auxier.
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Thu, Jan 18, 2024 -- Dungeons & Dragons Club at 4:00 PM
Thu, 18 Jan 2024 16:00:00 EST
Our brand new Dungeons & Dragons Club is launching for grades 3-8! This club will meet on the third Thursday of every month. For this first 1-hour meeting, come meet our Dungeon Master and fellow gamers, learn club expectations, etc. Subsequent meetings will run from 4-6 pm.
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Mon, Jan 22, 2024 -- Baby Sign Language series with Baby Kneads at 11:00 AM
Mon, 22 Jan 2024 11:00:00 EST
Sheryl White from Baby Kneads will be offering a 4-week Baby Sign Language series for caregivers and their babies (pre-verbal children ages 2 months and older). Sheryl begins the class with instruction on how to teach your baby sign language, the benefits of sign language, and research for caregivers. Afterwards, Sheryl brings out a bag filled with props, toys, puppets, etc. and signs with the babies. Caregivers then get a turn learning signs while interacting and engaging with the babies. Registration is required; more info to come! This program is made possible by the Friends of the Plainville Public Library, Inc.
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Tuesdays -- Rhyme Time at 10:00 AM
Tue, jan 2024 10:00:00 EST
Rhyme Time is a drop-in program intended for infants and toddlers. Each week we will share an interactive story, finger plays, music and movement activities, and more. Children are welcome to engage with the program as much as they feel comfortable. Our intention is to introduce early literacy skills in a low-key environment, followed by social play time (for both children and caregivers!). No program on December 26
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Thu, Jan 11, 2024 -- Plainville Picassos at 6:30 PM
Thu, 11 Jan 2024 18:30:00 EST
This arts & crafts series for ages 9-13 will take place on the second and fourth Thursday of the month, unless otherwise noted on the calendar. No registration required! All materials provided.
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Fri, Jan 12, 2024 -- Lego Club at 2:00 PM
Fri, 12 Jan 2024 14:00:00 EST
For ages 5 and up - Come build and create with our 1000's of library legos. Meet new friends who like Legos, too. We will display your creations
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Sat, Jan 13, 2024 -- Lego Club at 9:00 AM
Sat, 13 Jan 2024 09:00:00 EST
For ages 5 and up - Come build and create with our 1000's of library legos. Meet new friends who like Legos, too. We will display your creations
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Wed, Jan 31, 2024 -- Read to a Dog at 4:30 PM
Pre-readers and experienced readers alike are invited to join Lori and her dog Mocha in the Children's Department for our "Read to a Dog" program! Reading to a furry friend not only helps kids practice their literacy skills, but it builds reading confidence and reduces stress. This drop-in program will take place on the last Wednesday of every month; no registration required.
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First lie wins : a novel
by Ashley Elston
A woman with many faces and identities, Evie Porter, covertly moves from job to job for her unknown employer until her latest mark, Ryan Summer gets under her skin and makes her envision a different sort of life.
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Fragile designs : a novel
by Colleen Coble
After her police officer husband's mysterious murder, Carly Harris discovers what she believes to be a real Fabergé egg hidden in the walls of her family's house and recruits a homicide detective and neighbor to investigate.
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Upside Down
by Danielle Steel
While her mother, Oscar-winning actress Ardith Law, a Hollywood icon at 62, deals with conflicting feels for a much-younger man, her daughter, Morgan, a successful plastic surgeon in NYC, falls for a much-older man, which brings them together as they each try to navigate an unconventional romance.
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Argylle
by Elly Conway
A CIA spymaster, Frances Coffey, must prevent a Russian magnate from restoring his nation to greatness and setting in motion a chain of events that will take the world to the edge of war and chaos.
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Death at a Scottish Wedding
by Lucy Connelly
Invited to a Scottish wedding at Morrigan's Castle, American doctor Emilia McRoy is forced to investigate after discovering a dead man in one of the turrets, in the second novel of the series following An American in Scotland.
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Goodbye Girl : A Jack Swyteck Novel
by James Grippando
A Miami criminal defense lawyer helps a Grammy-winning popstar who signed an onerous contract as a teen that leaves her ex-husband with all her royalties, in the eighteenth novel of the series following Twenty. 50,000 first printing.
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Hedging your bets : a novel
by Jayne Denker
Happily divorced Gillian prefers her garden to the dating scene but is intrigued by her new neighbor until they're pitted against each other in gardening contest, in the new novel from the author of the“Welcome to Marsden” series. Original.
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The heiress : a novel
by Rachel Hawkins
After North Carolina's richest—and most notorious—heiress dies, her adopted son, Camden, rejects his inheritance until 10 years later, when his uncle's death pulls him and his wife back into the family fold at Ashby House where he realizes the bonds of family stretch far beyond the grave.
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The ladies rewrite the rules
by Suzanne Allain
Horrified to discover she's in the Bachelor's Directory, a list of rich, single women, Diana Boyle, a wealthy young widow, gathers the ladies in the directory together so they may thwart fortune hunters' efforts to trick them into marriage, rewriting the rules of Regency England. Original.
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The Sign of Four Spirits
by Vicki Delany
With a psychic fair in West London, Gemma Doyle, owner of the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop and Emporium, when murder makes an appearance during a séance, must figure out whether the killer is flesh and blood or something evil summoned from beyond the veil.
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The Waters
by Bonnie Jo Campbell
A master of rural noir returns with a novel about exceptional women and the soul of a small town.
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Always remember / : Ben's Story
by Mary Balogh
The ton suspiciously gossips about the bastard son of the Earl of Stratton who embarks on a friendship with Lady Jennifer, left unable to walk by a childhood illness, in the third novel of the series following Remember Me.
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The Bright Spot
by Jill Shalvis
Running her farm-to-table café as well as a menagerie of rescued animals, Luna Wright, when the owner of Apple Ridge Farm passes away and his investment manager takes over control, she, with her home threatened, must dig deep to find true strength and the real meaning of love and family.
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Dream Town
by Lee Goldberg
LASD detective Eve Ronin struggles to investigate the murder of a reality star that brings her into a music industry war and puts her into conflict with a vicious Chilean gang in the fifth novel of the series following Movieland.
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The fury
by Alex Michaelides
Spending Easter with Lana Farrar, a reclusive ex-movie star and one of the most famous women in the world, on her idyllic private Greek island, her guests, concealing hatred and desire for revenge, become trapped when the night ends in violence and murder.
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The lily of Ludgate Hill
by Mimi Matthews
A confirmed spinster and equestrienne, Lady Anne Deveril, in exchange for a favor, agrees to attend a holiday house party with Felix Hartford during which their unrequited feelings are at last laid bare as she loosens the reins and lets him take control. Original.
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The London bookshop affair : a novel of the Cold War
by Louise Fein
"A new historical drama from Daughter of the Reich bestselling author Louise Fein, about a London bookshop involved in an espionage network, set against the backdrop of the Cuban Missile Crisis, perfect for fans of Kate Quinn and Pam Jenoff"
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Only If You're Lucky
by Stacy Willingham
Moving into an off-campus house with magnetic and addictive Lucy Sharpe and two other girls, shy and quiet Margot finally comes out of the shell she's been in since her best friend Eliza died until one of the fraternity boys next door is murdered and Lucy goes missing.
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The breakup tour
by Emily Wibberley
Asking her former college boyfriend, Max Harcourt, to go public as her songwriting muse, megastar Riley Wynn, when he joins her and her band on tour, starts to realize that, despite the sour notes in the past, their future could hold incredible things. Original.
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Dead Man's Hand : A Pike Logan Novel
by Brad Taylor
Brad Taylor and Pike Logan face off against Putin's agents and a group of rogue Ukrainian partisans plotting to assassinate a Swedish deputy minister in the latest novel, in the series following The Devil's Ransom. 200,000 first printing.
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Family family : a novel
by Laurie Frankel
An actress who makes a film about adoption starts a media storm after admitting to a journalist that it's a bad movie and that she gave up a baby for adoption during her senior year. 100,000 first printing.
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The Friendship Club
by Robyn Carr
After a series of terrible dates, Marni McGuire, the host of a popular TV cooking show, forms an unbreakable bond with her best friend Ellen as well as a young intern on the show and her pregnant daughter Bella as they navigate the challenges and celebrate the joys of life.
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Harbor lights : stories
by James Lee Burke
A story collection features a never-before-published novella and other stories that move from the marshlands on the Gulf of Mexico to the sweeping plains of Colorado to prisons, saloons and trailer parks across the South, weaving together love, friendship, violence, survival and revenge.
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The Missing Witness
by Allison Brennan
Framed for the murder of an FBI agent after testifying against David Chen and his illegal businesses, Kara Quinn goes on the run, determined to clear her name without putting her partner, Matt Costa, in danger.
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Montana
by William W. Johnstone
Spanning from 1891 to 2023, this bold new saga of the American West follows Ashton Maddox who runs the biggest Black Angus ranch in the country as he and County Sheriff John T. Drew do what their forefathers did many years ago: join forces against a common enemy. Simultaneous.
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No one can know
by Kate Alice Marshall
Returning to the house where her parents were murdered, mother-to-be Emma Palmer who has never told anyone what she saw the night her parents died, even when she became the prime suspect, is reunited with her estranged sisters who will do anything to keep the past buried.
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Who to Believe
by Edwin Hill
When popular restaurateur Laurel Thibodeau is found brutally murdered in her own home, and her husband is the prime suspect, six friends gather together, sharing theories about Laurel's death, soon realizing they each have something to hide as jealousy, revenge, adultery and greed converge.
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The American queen
by Vanessa Miller
In the 1969 South, enslaved woman Louella marries a reverend and leads her people off the plantation, starting her own self-proclaimed kingdom.
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Canadian boyfriend
by Jenny Holiday
A dance teacher who used a hockey player she met once as an imaginary boyfriend to cover her teenage social awkwardness runs into him again years later when he brings his daughter to her class. Original. 50,000 first printing.
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Come and get it
by Kiley Reid
A senior resident assistant at the University of Arkansas accepts an easy yet unusual opportunity offered by a visiting professor and things get messy when her new side-hustle is jeopardized by strange new friends and illicit and vengeful dorm antics.
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Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect
by Benjamin Stevenson
On a famous Australian train between Darwin and Adelaide for the Mystery Writers' Society one of the attendees is murdered for real in the new mystery from the author of Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone. 150,000 first printing.
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House of flame and shadow
by Sarah J. Maas
Stranded in a strange new world, Bryce Quinlan must rely on all her wits to get back to her family and friends in Midgard, in the third novel of the series following House of Sky and Breath. One million first printing.
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The house of last resort : a novel
by Christopher Golden
Buying an abandoned house in the remote Italian town of Becchina, American couple Tommy and Kate Puglisi are drawn into a nightmare when they discover the home was owned by the Church—and learn the truth about what the priests were doing in this house for all those long years.
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Regular: Monday & Tuesday: 9:00am-3:00pm | Wednesday & Thursday: 10:00am-8:00pm | Fridays: 1:00-5:00pm |Saturdays: 9:00am - 1:00pm | Sundays: Closed. Closed Saturdays June 6 through Labor Day.
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