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Halloween is Coming! We have several books just for the coming 'spooky season'! If you and your family aren't into stumbling around in the dark, while wearing an ill-fitting mask, and trying to navigate by flashlight, why not have a Halloween play? Felicia Bond explains how one classroom did it in 'The Halloween Play.' Roger and his school class are practicing for a very special play, with dancing by the light of the moon! Will Roger remember his part? Read this cute book and find out!

One of our very newest books is 'Trick or Treat on Scary Street' by Lance Bass. (Yes, THAT Lance Bass from N'Sync!) If you've read any of my previous reviews, you know that I'm very fond of rhyming books. There's just something about the lilting chant that invites reading aloud - or listening! Come along as a group of children encounter a ghost's house, a gingerbread house, a spooky cabin, several well-known freaky characters, and more!

With this next book, you can help in deciding on a costume and get a head start on something that's just right! Lily is having a problem with her choice, so she asks her kittens, Fluff and Frisky, for help. After many bad ideas, they finally come up with the perfect costume. When you read this book you may get some good ideas too! Read 'Halloween Surprise' by Corrine Dumas!

~Connie

Fans of Gillian Flynn will certainly enjoy the thriller 'The Kind Worth Killing' by Peter Swanson (#1 in the series), for there is just something wildly entertaining about strangers meeting in an airport bar and then plotting a murder over martinis! Lily Kintner is the kind of dark horse character I enjoy reading about: she exacts revenge when revenge is needed (beginning as a child) but deludes herself into believing she has a moral compass somehow.

~"On a night flight from London to Boston, Ted Severson meets the stunning and mysterious Lily Kintner. Sharing one too many martinis, the strangers begin to play a game of truth, revealing very intimate details about themselves. Ted talks about his marriage that’s going stale and his wife Miranda, who he’s sure is cheating on him. Ted and his wife were a mismatch from the start—he the rich businessman, she the artistic free spirit—a contrast that once inflamed their passion, but has now become a cliché.

But their game turns a little darker when Ted jokes that he could kill Miranda for what she’s done. Lily, without missing a beat, says calmly, 'I’d like to help.' After all, some people are the kind worth killing, like a lying, stinking, cheating spouse..." ~Goodreads/4.0 rating

Happy reading, friends! ~Heather

Join us at Vinton's Celebration Park for lunch with the library staff! Bring a sack lunch and join us for a casual conversation about books; we’ll have a limited number of adult fiction titles available for checkout. We'll meet every Monday in September and October, beginning September 9th, from 12:00pm to 1:00pm. Everyone is welcome. Scheduling subject to staff availability and the weather.

• Monday, September 9th
• Monday, September 16th
• Monday, September 23rd
• Monday, September 30th

This friend as taken on the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten Challenge and has read 100 books!

Which do you prefer: ice or hot coffee? Stop into the library & cast your vote! #librarylife #libarylovers

We enjoyed having our special guests today! Breanna Stephenson, read her story, 'Twisty the Fly and I Go to a Garage Sale,' based on real life experiences with her nephew, Waylon. Families were able to purchase signed book copies and ask Breanna questions, and children gave her some fun ideas for future stories that she could write!

We held a special Strawberry Storytime at several area parks to celebrate our grant from the Lois Lenski Covey Foundation! Pictured below is Kellie, our Children's Librarian, at Vinton's beautiful Jaycee Park! Children in attendance heard Kellie read aloud from 'Strawberry Girl' by Lois Lenski while enjoying a tasty strawberry treat!

Vicky B. is the lucky winner of our Summer Reading Program's 'Grilling Lovers' prize pack! She took home grilling seasoning, marinade, and a $15 Fareway gift card! Congrats, Vicky B.!!!

Come check out Karsyn's Kid Librarian display!

Come check out Joaquin's display!

These two lucky winners won the Summer Reading Program's 'Craft Lovers' prize! They took home a Wobbles Crochet kit! Yay! Congrats!!!

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