• 'Fever Beach' by Carl Hiaasen
• 'Capture the Moment' by Suzanne Woods Fisher
• 'Speak To Me Of Home' by Jeanine Cummins

• 'The Children of Eve' by John Connolly
• 'A Fashionably French Murder' by Colleen Cambridge
• 'Home of the American Circus' by Allison Larkin
• 'Run For The Hills' by Kevin Wilson
• 'No One Was Supposed to Die at this Wedding' by Catherine Mack
• 'The Retirement Plan' by Sue Hincenbergs

• 'Trajectory' by Cambria Gordon
• 'Everything We Never Had' by Randy Ribay
• 'Song of Freedom, Song of Dreams: A Novel in Verse' by Shari Green

Virginia stopped in this week and recommended Tess Gerritsen's Martini Club series: 'The Spy Coast' and 'The Summer Guests.' We have both books available at the Vinton Public Library in regular print and large type. Happy reading!

'The Correspondent' by Virginia Evans is a tender novel told entirely through the handwritten letters of its main character, Sybil Van Antwerp. This epistolary format is both charming and intimate, allowing readers to gradually piece together the arc of Sybil’s life—from her accomplished career as a law partner and chief clerk for a judge to her experiences as a mother, friend, and correspondent. She writes to friends, family, customer service reps, and even famous authors, offering witty, and often, quite blunt advice, but her letters also quietly reveal the lingering sorrow of a child lost decades ago—a grief that has never fully healed. Now in her seventies, divorced for decades, and losing her vision, Sybil reflects on her past, her regrets, and the enduring beauty of connection through the written word and one that made me miss the days when I received something besides junk mail in my mailbox. Happy reading, friends. ~Heather

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I recently read 'Mrs. Plansky's Revenge' by Spencer Quinn and I loved it! The setup is memorable; Loretta Plansky gets a late-night phone call from her 'grandson' needing her bank account information and password to help him pay for a recent DWI. In less than 24 hours her checking account, savings account and pension have all been drawn down to zero. Embarrassed by her naivete, discouraged by the lack of assistance from the authorities, and driven by the desire to honor her late husband's financial legacy, Mrs. Plansky is determined to find this 'grandson' and right some wrongs.

The cover boasts a glowing endorsement from Stephen King. The book is fast-paced, full of whip-smart internal and external dialogue, and it left me cheering for the courageous Mrs. Plansky. Published in 2024 with a sequel on the way, I consider this a must-read for fans of Richard Osman's 'The Thursday Murder Club.'

It currently has 3.7/5 stars on goodreads.com, and is available for checkout in regular print at the Vinton Public Library.

Happy reading!
~Kelly Henkle, Library Director

Join us for our monthly book club where you pick the book! This month you can choose any book you like--have fun with it! We will meet twice in June; pick the time that works best for you.

• Thursday, June 19th, 2025, at 11:30am
• Thursday, June 19th, 2025, at 6:00pm

Stop by the Expo tent at the Benton County Fair to open a library card, sign up for our summer reading program, and learn more about our library programs and services!

• Wednesday, June 25th, 2025, 9am-11am
• Thursday, June 26th, 2025, 1pm-3pm

We completed another puzzle in our library this week! Love puzzles? Why not stop into the library to spend some time on our next one?!

BIG shoutout to our little reading rockstar who just crushed the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten challenge! That’s a lot of storytime, imagination, and turning pages! Way to go, superstar!

Summer's coming!! As part of our Summer Reading Program, we're holding a special drawing just for adults! Stop into the library during the months of June and July and enter to win one of four summer-themed prize packs! This is separate from our Eight Books Summer Reading Challenge for Adults--it's just one more way the Vinton Public Library is here for you!!

We love hearing feedback from our readers! If you haven't been to the library in a while, this is a great time to come check out our updated furnishings, our wide selection of books, and many more resources!

Author Spotlight: Matt Dinniman

"Matt Dinniman is a writer and artist from Gig Harbor, Washington. He is the author of the best-selling Dungeon Crawler Carl series along with several other books about the end of the world. He doesn’t really hate Cocker Spaniels, and he plays bass in two bands." ~via mattdinniman.com

Dinniman's 'Dungeon Crawler' LitRPG (Literary Role-Playing Game) series is full of humor, meta-commentary, and creative world-building. If you're into stories that blend classic RPG mechanics with quirky characters and unexpected plot twists, check out all 7 titles today!

Our 2025 Children’s Summer Reading Program just added another sponsor! Thanks to our friends at Pizza Ranch, kids can earn a free kids’ buffet by logging their reading!

Interested in sponsoring our program? Email khenkle@vintonia.gov today!

This brand new three-year-old just paw-ty’d in style with a Kitty-Corn themed birthday bash!

This magical mashup of cuteness from Shannon Hale is a purrfect pick at VPL — and a total fan favorite!

Check out the whole sparkly series:

• Itty-Bitty Kitty-Corn
• Pretty Perfect Kitty-Corn
• Bubbly Beautiful Kitty-Corn
• Party Hearty Kitty-Corn

And guess what? We’re counting down to Holly Jolly Kitty-Corn this fall!

Find all the Kitty-Corn magic at your local VPL branch!

Following in his big brother and sister’s footsteps, our little bookworm is diving into the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten Challenge! He’s already crushed his first 100 books!

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Tuesdays: 9a-8p

Wednesdays: 9a-5p

Thursdays: 9a-8p

Fridays: 7a-4p

Saturdays: 9a-Noon

Sundays: Closed

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Fax services: $1.00 for 1-2 pages, $2.00 for 3+ pages

Notary services: No charge, call 319-472-4208 for availability

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Email: library@vintonia.gov
Website: vinton.lib.ia.us
Location: 510 2nd Avenue, Vinton, IA, USA
Phone: (319) 472-4208
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