LIBRARY NOTES

DONNICE CARRUTH | SPECIAL TO THE TEXAS SPUR

Spur library slated for Jan. 9

I hope everyone had a wonderful and safe holiday. We are going to start out the New Year with a game night, Mon., January 9, from 5:30 until 7:30 p.m. Join us for a fun time. All ages are welcome.

If your New Year’s resolution has you spending more time reading, come check out some of the new books we have for you. In large print we have the latest in fiction by Larry D. Sweazy. “Winter Seeks Out the Lonely” is a Sonny Burton novel. After a brief relationship with Sonny, Edith Grantley hasn’t received a response from the many letters she has written to him. Encouraged by others she decides to go north to see where she stands with Sonny. On the way, Edith encounters a man set on terrorizing her for the entire journey. A cat and mouse game of survival ensues, and Edith is left to consider how much she really cares for Sonny and if her life is worth risking her heart for.

With “Into the Drowning Deep” New York Times bestselling author Mira Grant, author of the renowned Newsflesh series, returns with a novel that takes us to a new world of ancient mysteries and mythological dangers come to life.

“Harrow Lake” by Kat Ellis is a must-have thriller that will keep you gripped, keep you guessing, and keep you up all night.

“Night Shift” is an exhilarating new medical thriller by bestselling author Robin Cook, fan favorites Jack and Laurie are lured into the dark underbelly of hospital dangers when an internist dies mysteriously.

Chief Inspector Armand Gamache returns in the eighteenth book in #1 New York Times bestseller Louise Penny’s beloved series with “A World of Curiosities,” an instant #1 New York Times bestseller.

In Tom Clancy’s number- one Jack Ryan series we have “Red Winter” written by Marc Cameron. In this previously untold adventure, a young Jack Ryan goes behind the Iron Curtain to seek the truth about a potential Soviet defector in the most shocking entry. New to our nonfiction section, we also have “Story’s Guide to Raising Chickens.” Serious poultry farmers and backyard bird raisers have relied on this best-selling reference for more than 20 years. The fourth edition of Gail Damerow’s comprehensive handbook is now completely revised and redesigned, making it more accessible and informative than ever. You’ll get the most up-todate details on shelter, food, health care, eggs, chicks, and meat, and recent research into chicken behavior and communication makes the sections on flock management truly authoritative. New color photos and illustrations provide more specificity and information about chicken breeds, anatomy, and health.

Check it all out at the library.