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January/February 2021                                         Volume 18, Issue 2

Grab-n-Go Service
The library is currently closed to the public, but you can place items on hold with your library card and pick them up in the Municipal Building Lobby when they're ready. And don't forget -- we're open 24/7 online!
 
Our current hours for pickup:
* Mon, Weds, Thurs, Fri: 10am-4:30pm
* Tues: 1pm-7:30pm
 
In addition to Grab-n-Go, library staff will be available during the above hours to answer questions via phone, 724-776-9100, or email at cranberry@cranberrylibrary.org. 
 
Due to current circumstances this is subject to frequent change. Please visit our website for the most up to date information and pickup times. 
 
NEW & FORTHCOMING TITLES
What better time to curl up with a good book than during the long, cold months of winter? Check out one (or a few) of these new books by popular authors that are being published in February and March of 2021.

The Umbrella Lady
V.C. Andrews

Skeleton Key
Piers Anthony

Someone to Watch Over Me
Ace Atkins

The Power Couple
Alex Berenson

The Kaiser's Web
Steve Berry

Out of Hounds
Rita Mae Brown

A Simple Murder
Linda Castillo

Spin
Patricia Cornwell

Calder Brand
Janet Dailey

Triple Chocolate Cheesecake Murder
Joanne Fluke

Before She Disappeared
Lisa Gardner

Death by Chocolate Snickerdoodle
Sarah Graves
Twenty
James Grippando

The Four Winds
Kristin Hannah

The Russian Cage
Charlaine Harris
Prodigal Son
Gregg Hurwitz
Missing and Endangered
J.A. Jance
Blink of an Eye
Iris Johansen, Roy Johansen
The Lost Boys
Faye Kellerman
Serpentine
Jonathan Kellerman
All the Colors of Night
Jayne Ann Krentz
My Year Abroad
Chang-Rae Lee
Pianos and Flowers: Brief Encounters of the Romantic Kind
Alexander McCall Smith
Fairhaven Rising
L.E. Modesitt
Blood Grove
Walter Mosley
The City of Tears
Kate Mosse
The Other You
Joyce Carol Oates
The Russian
James Patterson
The Scorpion's Tail
Douglas Preston & Lee Child
The Paradise Affair
Bill Pronzini
The Shadow Box
Luanne Rice
Faithless in Death
J.D. Robb
Flowers of Darkness
Tatiana De Rosnay
Spoils of the Dead
Dana Stabenow
Neighbors
Danielle Steel
American Traitor
Brad Taylor
Deep Into the Dark
P.J. Tracy
 
 
Adult Programs
Until further notice, all of our programs will be held virtually. Full information about each program can be found on the Adult Programs page of our website.
Trivia Nights
January 12 & February 9
6:00PM          Ages 18+
Winter Reading Challenge
January 11 - March 5
Ages 18+
Log minutes - Earn badges - Win Prizes!
Jigsaw Puzzle Swap
January 26
Virtual. Contactless. Quarantined.

Take-and-Make Craft
Stop by our Grab-n-Go table to pick up an adult craft kit that you can do at home.
While supplies last, no registration! 
January 4-8
January 19-22
February 1-5
February 15-19
Teen Programs
Until further notice, all of our programs will be held virtually. Full information about each program can be found on the Teen Programs page of our website.
Teen Advisory Board
4-5pm
January 12 & 26
February 9 & 23
Teen Writers Club
6:30-7:30pm
January 7 & 21
February 4 & 18
Teen Trivia Nights
6pm
January 14
February 11
Teen Monthly Challenges
Check the Teen Page online each month for a fun themed monthly challenge to complete!
Teen Virtual Gaming
4pm
January 13, 20 & 27
February 3, 10, 17 & 24
Children's Programs
Until further notice, all of our programs will be held virtually. Full information about each program can be found on the Children's Programs page of our website.
ABC Storytime Online
Posted at 10am on
Facebook & YouTube
January 25
February 1, 8,15, & 22
Flannel Board Friday
Posted at 10am on
Facebook & YouTube
January 22 & 29
February 5, 12, 19 & 26
Take & Make Crafts
Pick up at the Grab-n-Go table in the lobby while supplies last.
January 4-8
Paper Snowman
February 1-5
Groundhog's Day
 
 
Wacky Holiday Week
Celebrate a weird & random holiday with a take home activity! Available at the Grab-n-Go table in the lobby while supplies last.
January 11 - 15
National Bath Safety Month
February 8 - 12
National Bird Feeding Month
S.T.E.A.M. Week
Brush up on those STEAM skills with one of our activity kits! Available at the Grab-n-Go table in the lobby while supplies last.
January 19 - 22
Grow a "Polar Bear"
February 15 - 19
Catapults!
Sensory Play Kits
Sensory play are activities that stimulate your child's senses. These sensory activities may explore touch, smell, taste, movement, balance, sight & hearing.
January 25-29
Fake Snow
February 22 - 26
Calm Down Jars
 
Looking for more to explore? Check out our Electronic Resources!