MRLS Newsletter — July 2021
Tails & Tales Book Highlights
Rise and shine
by Raffi

A board book designed to promote early listening and speech skills in young children, this beautiful rendering of Raffi’s beloved wake-up song depicts endearing forest animals who venture from their homes in the morning to find their friends and start their day.
The Bruce swap
by Ryan T. Higgins

When Bruce the bear says no to their mischievous ideas one too many times, mouse trio Nibbs, Thistle and Rupert go to sleep wishing that Bruce were more fun, before waking up to meet Bruce’s unpredictable, adventurous and over-the-top cousin, Kevin.
Baloney and friends : going up!
by Greg Pizzoli

This collection of mini-comics finds the Baloney and Friends gang writing an original theme song, sharing a sleepover in a tent and innovating a device that helps them reach for the sky.
Summer Reading Program
Sign up today!
 
All children ages 0 to 18 are able to participate by keeping track of their summer reading. To sign up, visit your closest branch. Participants will have until July 31st to meet their reading goal and turn in their reading logs to receive a certificate and a free book. Those who read the most books in their age group will win a Top Reader Grand Prize! These winners will be notified on August 2nd.

 
Age Groups
Preschool (Ages 0-4):
Read 20 books 
 
Elementary (Ages 5-9):
Read 20 books 
 
Middle School (Ages 10-14): Read 10 books 
 
High School (Ages 15-18): Read 5 books
 
Events
July 1
Dinosaurs Rock - 10:30 @ BCL
Oceans Rock - 2:00 @ RML
July 8
Make-and-Take Craft
July 15
VA Cooperative Extension
July 22
Make-and-Take Craft
July 29
Mad Science
 

Other Info:

The July 1st events will be held on-site as well as virtually via ZOOM. To attend from home, visit our website at www.meherrinlib.org/contentpages.asp?loc=80. 
 
The Make-and-Take crafts will be available from 9:30 to 4:30 at both branches.
 
The events on July 15 and 29 will take place at 10:30 at BCL and 2:00 at RML. 
 
Beach Reads
The bookstore on the beach
by Brenda Novak

Struggling to move on after the unsolved disappearance of her husband, Autumn takes her children to her beachside hometown for the summer before her circumstances are further impacted by a former love and unexpected revelations.
That summer : a novel
by Jennifer Weiner

While trying to pinpoint the root of her dissatisfaction with her life, Daisy Shoemaker begins receiving misdirected emails meant for another woman and starts living vicariously through her until she discovers that their connection was not completely accidental.
The summer of lost and found
by Mary Alice Monroe

With her family, finances, emotions, relationships and health teetering on the brink, Linnea Rutledge finds her life further complicated by her feelings for John, an old flame who turns up from California and is quarantining next door.
July Closings

New Book Highlights

The bullet
by Iris Johansen

Eve Duncan puts her happily-ever-after with Joe on hold when his ex-wife shows up, on the run with enough secrets to get them all killed.
Little Pieces of Me
by Alison Hammer

Investigating DNA revelations that say her father is a man she never met, Paige learns about her mother’s past as a straitlaced university student who had a one-night stand with the campus golden boy.
The sky above us
by Natalie Lund

A psychological thriller told in alternating timelines and points of view follows the experiences of three friends who search for the truth when they become convinced that loved ones believed lost in a plane crash are still alive.
Meherrin Regional Library
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Lawrenceville, Virginia 23868
434-848-2418

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