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    Nancy Bowles|Sep 12, 2024

    If you would like to be a Friend of the Library, please join us on Monday, September 9 at 4 p.m. The Hulett Museum and Art Gallery and the Hulett Branch Library invite you to come listen to local Author Dawn Newland at the Hulett Branch Library on Wednesday, September 11 at 1 p.m. Sign up or renew your library card in September and be entered to win a prize. NEW FICTION BOOKS: Joy by Danielle Steel – When she is only six years old, Allegra Dixon’s party-loving mother leaves without so much as a goodbye. Her father, an emotionally distant milita...

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    Nancy Bowles|Aug 22, 2024

    NEW FICTION BOOKS: 12 Months to Live by James Patterson – Tough-as-nails criminal defense attorney Jane Smith is hip-deep in the murder trial of the century. Actually, her charmless client might’ve committed several murders. She’s also fallen in love with a wonderful guy. And an equally wonderful dog, a mutt. But Jane doesn’t have much time. She’s just received a terminal diagnosis giving her 12 months. Unless she’s murdered before her expiration date. Echo Road by Kendra Elliot – During a vicious heat wave, a county maintenance worker stumbl...

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    Nancy Bowles|Aug 8, 2024

    Save the Date for the Hulett Cemetery Walk with Jill Mackey. It will be on Thurs., Aug. 15 at 6 p.m. Bring lawn chairs if you wish. It is Sponsored by Hulett Branch Library and Hulett Museum and Art Gallery NEW FICTION BOOKS: Resurrection by Danielle Steel – Darcy Gray is a successful influencer with her blog, The Gray Zone, trusted by more than a million followers for her integrity and taste. At forty-two, she has the life she wants in many ways. Darcy and her husband, department store magnate Charles Gray, are a power couple in Manhattan a...

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    Nancy Bowles|Jul 18, 2024

    NEW FICTION BOOKS: The Comfort of Ghosts by Jacqueline Winspear – London, 1945: four adolescent orphans with a dark wartime history are squatting in a vacant Belgravia mansion, the owners having fled London under heavy Luftwaffe bombing. Psychologist and Investigator Maisie Dobbs visits the mansion on behalf of the owners and discovers that a demobilized soldier, gravely ill and reeling from his experiences overseas, has taken shelter with the group. Come the Fall (Of Men and Horses) l by Dawn Newland – By 1924, Arizona’s expansive range...

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    Nancy Bowles|Jul 4, 2024

    Magician Cody Landstom will be performing his magic in the GHCC gym on Tues., July 16 at 5 p.m. Everyone is welcome. NEW FICTION BOOKS: Evergreen Christmas by Janet Dailey – Barrel racer Jordyn Banks is thrilled to discover affordable land for sale in charming Noel, perfect for breeding her horses. But that’s not all. A nomad with no family – other than her beloved quarter horse, Star – she also hopes to find a home within the close-knit Appalachian Mountain community. Yet Jordyn didn’t bargain on inheriting a controversial Fraser Fir – or...

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    Nancy Bowles|Jun 13, 2024

    NEW FICTION BOOKS: Camino Ghosts by John Grisham – In this new thriller on Camino Island, popular bookseller Bruce Cable tells Mercer Mann an irresistible tale that might be her next novel. A giant resort developer is using its political muscle and deep pockets to claim ownership of a deserted island between Florida and Georgia. Only the last living inhabitant of the island, Lovely Jackson, stands in its way. What the developer doesn’t know is that the island has a remarkable history, and locals believe it is cursed…and the past is never the p...

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    Nancy Bowles|May 16, 2024

    NEW FICTION BOOKS: James by Percival Everett – When the enslaved Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man in New Orleans, separated from his wife and daughter forever, he decides to hide on nearby Jackson Island until he can formulate a plan. Meanwhile, Huck Finn has faked his own death to escape his violent father, recently returned to town. As all readers of American literature know, thus begins the dangerous and transcendent journey by raft down the Mississippi River toward the elusive and too-often-unreliable promise of the F...

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    Nancy Bowles|May 2, 2024

    Ladies, you are invited to a Ladies Tea Party at the Library on Thurs., May 9 at 2 p.m. Come enjoy some tea, goodies and games, with special entertainment by Dorothy Greenwood. There will be prizes for the prettiest and craziest hats, so make sure you wear a hat. NEW FICTION BOOKS: The Women by Kristin Hannah – Women can be heroes. When 20-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these words, it is a revelation. Raised in the sun-drenched, idyllic world of Southern California and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has a...

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    Nancy Bowles|Apr 4, 2024

    National Library week is April 7-13. Stop by the library this week and shop our BOOK SALE, join in on our adult coloring contest and other fun contests with prizes being awarded. Cupcakes will be served on Wednesday and Thursday 1-3. NEW FICTION BOOKS: Never Lie by Freida McFadden – Newlyweds Tricia and Ethan are searching for the house of their dreams. They think they’ve found it when they visit the remote manor that once belonged to Dr. Adrienne Hale, a renowned psychiatrist who vanished without a trace years ago. But when a violent win...

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    Nancy Bowles|Mar 14, 2024

    The library will be closed Thurs., March 21 for carpet shampooing. NEW FICTION BOOKS: Crosshairs by James Patterson – A killer uses fearsome precision to take out impossible targets. Detective Michael Bennett teams with a shooting expert – a former Army Ranger and sniper with NYPD’s Emergency Services Unit. But Officer Rob Trilling seems more comfortable with rifles than he is with people. When his new partner begins to log unexplained absences from duty, only Bennett can prove whether the decorated officer is a lonely hunter or a hardened assa...

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    Nancy Bowles|Feb 29, 2024

    NEW FICTION BOOKS: The Ghost Orchid by Jonathan Kellerman – LAPD homicide lieutenant Milo Sturgis sees it all the time: Reinvention’s a way of life in a city fueled by fantasy. But try as you might to erase the person you once were, there are those who will never forget the past...and who can still find you. The Fury by Alex Michaelides – This is a tale of murder…Or maybe that’s not quite true. At its heart, it’s a love story, isn’t it? Lana Farrar is a reclusive ex-movie star and one of the most famous women in the world. Every year, she inv...

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    Nancy Bowles|Nov 30, 2023

    Ladies, mark your calendars for Dec. 1 and join us at the Library for a Ladies Christmas Shopping Extravaganza. Doors will be open from 1-5:30 p.m. There will be wonderful shopping, door prizes (provided by the vendors) and snacks. This event is sponsored by the Hulett Branch Library and the Hulett Museum and Art Gallery. NEW FICTION BOOKS: Resurrection Walk by Michael Connelly – Defense attorney Mickey Haller is back, taking the long shot cases, where the chances of winning are one in a million. After getting a wrongfully convicted man out o...

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    Nancy Bowles|Nov 16, 2023

    NEW FICTION BOOKS: The Exchange by John Grisham – What became of Mitch and Abby McDeere after they exposed the crimes of Memphis law firm Bendini, Lambert & Locke and fled the country? The answer is in The Exchange, the riveting sequel to The Firm, the blockbuster thriller that launched the career of America’s favorite storyteller. It is now 15 years later, and Mitch and Abby are living in Manhattan, where Mitch is a partner at the largest law firm in the world. When a mentor in Rome asks him for a favor that will take him far from home, Mit...

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    Nancy Bowles|Nov 2, 2023

    NEW FICTION BOOKS: Blessings of the Lost Girls by JA Jance – Driven by a compulsion that challenges his self-control, the man calling himself Charles Milton prowls the rodeo circuit, hunting young women. He chooses those he believes are the most vulnerable, wandering alone and distracted, before he strikes. For years, he has been meticulous in his methods, abducting, murdering and disposing of his victims while leaving no evidence of his crimes – or their identities – behind. Indigenous women have become his target of choice, knowing law enfor...

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    Nancy Bowles|Oct 26, 2023

    NEW FICTION BOOKS: The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff – A servant girl escapes from a colonial settlement in the wilderness. She carries nothing with her but her wits, a few possessions and the spark of God that burns hot within her. What she finds in this terra incognita is beyond the limits of her imagination and will bend her belief in everything that her own civilization has taught her. The Armor of Light by Ken Follet – The Spinning Jenny was invented in 1770 and, with that, a new era of manufacturing and industry changed lives eve...

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    Nancy Bowles|Oct 12, 2023

    The Hulett Branch Library will be hosting a Soup Cook-Off sponsored by Friends of the Library. Anyone may enter and there is no entry fee. Please bring two quarts of your favorite soup (in a crockpot if you have, otherwise we can provide) and the recipe to the library on October 25 any time before 11 a.m. A public judging will then take place from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. or as long as the soup lasts. Winner will receive $50 and 2nd place $20. Every participant in the contest will receive a cookbook with all the soup recipes. NEW FICTION...

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    Nancy Bowles|Oct 5, 2023

    NEW FICTION BOOKS: Happiness by Danielle Steel – Sabrina Brooks is a wildly successful bestselling author of gripping thrillers. Unlike her fictional characters, Sabrina lives a quiet life in the Berkshires with her two beloved dogs. But behind this peaceful exterior is a dark, painful past. As a child raised by an emotionally distant father, Sabrina rarely felt love. And as an adult, her marriage twisted into an abusive relationship from which she had to escape. Lion and Lamb by James Patterson – The city is in a state of shock over the fat...

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    Nancy Bowles|Sep 21, 2023

    NEW FICTION BOOKS: The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride – In 1972, when workers in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, were digging the foundations for a new development, the last thing they expected to find was a skeleton at the bottom of a well. Who the skeleton was and how it got there were two of the long-held secrets kept by the residents of Chicken Hill, the dilapidated neighborhood where immigrant Jews and African Americans lived side by side and shared ambitions and sorrows. The Longmire Defense by Craig Johnson – Sheriff Walt Lon...

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    Nancy Bowles|Sep 14, 2023

    We will be having an adult sunflower wreath craft on Tues., Sept. 19 at 1 p.m. The cost of these cute wreaths will be $20. We have limited supplies so please call the library to reserve your spot at 467-5676. NEW FICTION BOOKS: Cursed at Dawn by Heather Graham – Vampires may not walk among us, but FBI agents Della Hamilton and Mason Carter know real monsters exist. They’ve witnessed firsthand the worst humankind has to offer. They’re still catching their breath after the apprehension of two such monstrous killers when they’re met with horrifi...

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    Nancy Bowles|Sep 7, 2023

    Please join us on Mon., Sept. 11 for Friends of the Library Meeting at 4 p.m. All Adults are welcome to become members. It is a great way to give back to the Community. Friends of the Library help to purchase items and help with programs. Hope to see some new members. NEW FICTION BOOKS: The Invisible Hour by Alice Hoffman – One brilliant June day when Mia Jacob can no longer see a way to survive, the power of words saves her. The Scarlet Letter was written almost two hundred years earlier, but it seems to tell the story of Mia’s mother, Ivy...

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    Nancy Bowles|Aug 31, 2023

    Kids Storytime at the library will be starting Thurs., Sept. 7 at 3 p.m. This year we will include kids up to age 10. The Bearlodge Writers will be having a book reading/signing at the library on Tues., Sept. 5 at 2 p.m. They will talk about their new book, Spirit of the Bear Lodge. NEW FICTION BOOKS: Canary Girls by Jennifer Chiaverini – Early in the Great War, men left Britain’s factories in droves to enlist. Struggling to keep up production, arsenals hired women to build the weapons the military urgently needed. “Be the Girl Behind the M...

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    Nancy Bowles|Aug 17, 2023

    We will be having a Garden & Flower Contest. Your framed photos must be in the library by Aug. 25. Public judging will be the following week with the winner announced on Sept. 1. There will be no entry fee and the winner will receive $50. Everyone is welcome to enter. Call 467-5676 for more information. NEW FICTION BOOKS: Flags on the Bayou by James Lee Burke – In the fall of 1863, the Union army is in control of the Mississippi river. Much of Louisiana, including New Orleans and Baton Rouge, is occupied. The Confederate army is retreating t...

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    Nancy Bowles|Aug 10, 2023

    On August 14 the Library will be showing the kids movie, “The Love Bug” at 2 p.m. We will also be showing an outdoor movie on August 17 starting about 8 p.m. We will be showing “Top Gun Maverick.” Everyone is welcome. Please bring your own lawn chairs or blankets. NEW FICTION BOOKS: Zero Days by Ruth Ware – Hired by companies to break into buildings and hack security systems, Jack and her husband, Gabe, are the best penetration specialists in the business. But after a routine assignment goes horribly wrong, Jack arrives home to find her husba...

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    Nancy Bowles|Jul 27, 2023

    NEW FICTION BOOKS: Whispers at Dusk by Heather Graham – Four bodies have been discovered along Europe’s riverbanks, placed with care – and completely drained of blood. Pinpricks on their throats indicate a slender murder weapon, but DNA found in the wounds suggests something far more sinister. Tasked with investigating, the FBI recruits Agents Della Hamilton and Mason Carter to Blackbird, an international offshoot of the Krewe of Hunters. If you want to catch a vampire killer, you need agents who can speak with the dead. The Happiness Plan...

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    Nancy Bowles|Jul 20, 2023

    Adult Summer Program is starting: Adult Weekly Summer Reading Challenge starts July 24 and ends Aug. 21. Please stop by the library before July 24 to pick up your CHALLENGE BOOKMARK. 1 Prize awarded weekly. Adult Summer Travel Program starts on Thurs., July 20 at 1:30 p.m. It will be July 27, Aug. 3, 10 and 17. Join us for an informative and fun afternoon as we travel the world. NEW FICTION BOOKS: Welcome to Beach Town by Susan Wiggs – Every town has its secrets...In idyllic Alara Cove, a California beach town known for its sunny charm and c...

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