HOURS Library Pick-up Lockers and Book Drop are available 24/7 Monday through Thursday 9 am - 7 pm Friday 9 am - 5 pm Saturday 10 am - 2 pm Fall back 1 hour - Sunday, November 3 at 2 am Election Day - Tuesday, November 5 from 6:30 am -7:30 pm. You may check your polling location at the Warren County Board of Elections at https://vote.warrencountyohio.gov/ Closed Thursday, November 28 - Happy Thanksgiving! Recommended New Releases: 11/5: The Author's Guide to Murder - B. Williams There’s been a sensational murder at historic Castle Kinloch, a gothic fantasy of grey granite on a remote island in the Highlands of Scotland. Literary superstar Brett Saffron Presley has been found dead, under bizarre circumstances, in the castle tower’s booklined study. Years ago, Presley purchased the castle as a showpiece for his brand and to lure paying guests with a taste for writerly glamour. Now it seems, the castle has done
him in…or, possibly, one of the castle’s guests has. Detective Chief Inspector Euan McIntosh, a local with no love for literary Americans, finds himself with the unenviable task of extracting statements from three American lady novelists. Before We Forget Kindness - T. Kawaguchi The mysterious café where customers arrive hoping to travel back in time welcomes four new guests. They must follow the café's strict rules, however, and come back to the present before their coffee goes cold. Another heartwarming tale from Toshikazu Kawaguchi, our new visitors wish to go back into their past to move on their present, finding closure and comfort so they can embark on a beautiful future. The Boundaries We Cross - B. Parks At 8 o’clock on a blustery, mid-January morning, Charles Bliss is summoned to the head of school’s office at Carrington Academy. Charles, a teacher at the elite Connecticut boarding school, is surprised by the unusual request, but when he arrives, no time is wasted. Charles learns that he has been accused of engaging in a romantic relationship with a student. When Hayley disappears under suspicious circumstances, a daunting pile of evidence points to Charles as the chief suspect. Charles swears he’s being framed. And it soon becomes apparent there’s only one way he can clear his name. Pony Confidential - C. Lynch Pony has been passed from owner to owner for longer than he can remember. Fed up, he busts out and goes on a cross-country mission to reunite with Penny, the little girl who he was separated from and hasn’t seen in years. Penny, now an adult, is living an ordinary life when she gets a knock on her door and finds herself in handcuffs, accused of murder and whisked back to the place she grew up. Her only comfort when the past comes back to haunt her is the memory of her precious, rebellious pony. Hearing of Penny’s fate, Pony knows that Penny is no murderer. So, as smart and devious as he is cute, the pony must use his hard-won knowledge of human weakness and cruelty to try to clear Penny’s name and find the real killer. !1/12: April Storm - L. Meacham Kathryn Walker enjoys an enviable life. Her husband is an accomplished doctor, her children are bright and successful, and she devotes herself to charity work . that uplifts her Suburban Colorado community. Settling into a new year, her life couldn’t be better...until April. For Kathryn, April has always rained trouble - but this time may be even stormier than the fraught past she’s trying to overcome. Already distraught over the child she miscarried in this same cursed month many years ago, the emotionally fragile woman isn’t ready to consider the overwhelming evidence that someone may be trying to take her husband - and her life. Clive Cussler's Desolation Code - G. Brown When Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala investigate a mass stranding of aquatic life in the Indian Ocean, they accidentally uncover a much deeper mystery. A strange figure soon steals NUMA’s findings, forcing a high-speed chase - someone really didn’t want them examining those dead whales. But who, and why? A cryptic text through the NUMA satellite network makes things still stranger: these odd phrases and numbers look like NUMA codes. But who could be tantalizing the crew with such specific knowledge of
their tech? Are they being helped by an old friend, or lured into a trap by a traitor who knows a little too much about NUMA’s inner workings? I think I Was Murdered - C. Coble Just a year ago, Katrina Berg was at the pinnacle of her career. She was a rising star in the AI chatbot start-up everyone was talking about, married with an adoring husband, and had more money than she knew how to spend. Then her world combusted. Her husband, Jason, was killed in a fiery car crash. Her CEO was indicted, and, as the company's legal counsel, Katrina faces tough questions as the Feds take over and lock her out of her office. The final blow is the passing of her beloved grandmother. Her most prized possession is the beta prototype for a new, ultra-sophisticated chatbot loaded onto her phone. The contents of Jason's email, social media backups, pictures, and every bit of data she could find were loaded into the bot, and Katrina has "talked" to him every day for the past six months. She has been amazed at how well it works. Even the syntax and words the bot uses sound like Jason. Sometimes, she imagines he isn't really dead and is right there beside her. She knows it's slowing her grief recovery, but she can't stop pretending. Lazarus Man - R. Price East Harlem, 2008. In an instant, a five-story tenement collapses into a fuming hill of rubble, pancaking the cars parked in front and coating the street with a thick layer of ash. As the city’s rescue services and media outlets respond, the surrounding neighborhood descends into chaos. At day’s end, six bodies are recovered, but many of the other tenants are missing. Anthony Carter, whose miraculous survival after being buried for days beneath tons of brick and stone, transforms him into a man with a message and a passionate sense of mission. 11/19: Brightly Shining - I. Rishoi Christmas is just around the corner, and Ronja and Melissa’s dreamer of a father is out of work again. When ten-year-old Ronja hears about a job at a Christmas tree stand near where the family lives in central Oslo, she thinks it might be the stroke of luck they all need. Soon, the fridge fills with food, and their father returns home with money in his pocket and a smile on his face. But one evening he disappears into the night under the pretense of buying Christmas gifts - and the daughters know he has gone to his favorite local pub, Stargate, and they come to terms with the fact that he may lose his wonderful new job. Melissa decides to take his place at the Christmas tree stand, working before and after school in the December afternoon dark, and brings along Ronja, who quickly charms all the middle-class customers. On rare breaks the sisters dream of a brighter place of kindness and plenty, and find help from some of those around them - but both understand that their family structure is a precarious one, and that they are going to need luck and strength to transcend their circumstances. The City and its Uncertain Walls - H. Morakami We begin with a nameless young couple: a boy and a girl, teenagers in love. One day, she disappears . . . and her absence haunts him for the rest of his life. Thus begins a search for this lost love that takes the man into middle age and on a journey between the real world and an other world – a mysterious, perhaps imaginary, walled town where unicorns roam, where a Gatekeeper determines who can enter and who must remain behind, and where shadows become untethered from their selves. Listening to
his own dreams and premonitions, the man leaves his life in Tokyo behind and ventures to a small mountain town, where he becomes the head librarian, only to learn the mysterious circumstances surrounding the gentleman who had the job before him. As the seasons pass and the man grows more uncertain about the porous boundaries between these two worlds, he meets a strange young boy who helps him to see what he’s been missing all along. Time of the Child - N. Williams Doctor Jack Troy was born and raised in Faha, but his responsibilities for the sick and his care for the dying mean he has always been set apart from the town. His eldest daughter, Ronnie, has grown up in her father's shadow, and remains there, having missed one chance at love – and passed up another offer of marriage from an unsuitable man. But in the Advent season of 1962, as the town readies itself for Christmas, Ronnie and Doctor Troy's lives are turned upside down when a baby is left in their care. As the winter passes, father and daughter's lives, the understanding of their family, and their role in their community are changed forever. Set over the course of one December in the same village as Williams' beloved This Is Happiness, Time of the Child is a tender return to Faha for readers who know its charms, and a heartwarming welcome to new readers entering for the very first time. 11/26: Amber Alert - K. Swanson Once the most cunning luxury-car thief in the game, Ava Frost gladly gave it all up to become the wife of a successful Norfolk, Virginia, businessman, and raise their two children in better circumstances than she ever knew. But when the children are abducted - and held for a two-million-dollar ransom - Ava is stunned to discover her husband’s bad deals have drained their fortune. Determined, she pursues her best, and toughest, option: Her ex-boyfriend, the mastermind behind the South’s biggest car theft ring, offers her a chance to gain the money. But nothing ever comes for free, and Nick has a small request. City of Night Birds - J. Kim On a White Night in 2019, prima ballerina Natalia Leonova returns to St. Petersburg two years after a devastating accident that stalled her career. Once the most celebrated dancer of her generation, she now turns to pills and alcohol to numb the pain of her past. She is unmoored in her old city as the ghosts of her former life begin to resurface: her loving but difficult mother, her absentee father, and the two gifted dancers who led to her downfall. One of those dancers, Alexander, is the love of her life, who transformed both Natalia and her art. The other is Dmitri, a dark and treacherous genius. When the latter offers her a chance to return to the stage in her signature role, Natalia must decide whether she can again face the people responsible for both her soaring highs and darkest hours. Robert B. Parker's Hot Property - M. Lupica Spenser is waiting out the latest Boston snowstorm when he gets word that Rita Fiore has been shot. Rita’s always been a tricky one: flirting with Spenser for years, she’s an ever-present figure that transcends friendship in Spenser’s circle. But at the end of the day, Rita is family. And family will always be protected. Both a pit bull in the courtroom
and provocateur outside it, Rita is no stranger to controversy. But as one of the city’s toughest lawyers, Spenser knows that there’s no short list of suspects who might want to enact revenge. With Rita’s life hanging in the balance, it’s up to him to get to the bottom of things, even if it means unearthing some unsavory secrets that might just lead him into an age-old game of lies and deceit. Our Readers Liked: By Any Other Name - J. Picoult Young playwright Melina Green has just written a new work inspired by the life of her Elizabethan ancestor Emilia Bassano. But seeing it performed is unlikely, in a theater world where the playing field isn’t level for women. As Melina wonders if she dares risk failure again, her best friend takes the decision out of her hands and submits the play to a festival under a male pseudonym. Told in intertwining timelines, By Any Other Name, a sweeping tale of ambition, courage, and desire centers two women who are determined to create something beautiful despite the prejudices they face. Should a writer do whatever it takes to see her story live on . . . no matter the cost? This remarkable novel, rooted in primary historical sources, ensures the name Emilia Bassano will no longer be forgotten. An Honest Man - M. Koryta After discovering seven men murdered aboard their yacht – including two Senate rivals – Israel Pike is regarded as a prime suspect. A troubled man infamous on Salvation Point Island for killing his own father a decade before, Israel has few options, no friends, and a life-threatening secret. Elsewhere on the island, 12-year-old Lyman Rankin seeks shelter from his alcoholic father in an abandoned house only to discover that he is not alone. A mysterious woman greets him with a hatchet and a promise: “Make a sound and I’ll kill you.” As the investigation barrels forward, Lyman, Israel, and the fate of the case collide in immutable ways. CHILDREN Please note: There will be no Toddler Time on Tuesday, November 5. The week of November 25 - 2, we will be taking a break from Preschool Storytime, Toddler and Baby Storytimes. We will resume on December 3. Thank you! Toddler Time Storytime for children 2 and 3 years with their caregiver. Tuesdays 10:30 - 11:00 am. We will read a story or two and do fun activities each program. These sessions involve caregivers as active participants. Caregivers are expected to stay with children during all sessions. No registration required. Baby Bookworms Storytime for children from birth to 2 years and their caregiver. Wednesdays 10:30 - 11:00 am. Enjoy great books for babies, learn fun songs and rhymes. These sessions involve caregivers as active participants. Caregivers are expected to stay with children during all sessions. No registration required. Preschool Storytimes for 4 and 5 years including kindergarten. Thursdays 10:30 - 11:00 am. Children will listen to stories, learn new words, sing,
dance and develop their imagination. Preschool listening skills are practiced. Caregivers are not required to stay in the room during storytime. No registration required. *While the recommended ages are listed in the above children’s program descriptions, please know they are a guide and that your child(ren) may continue in the program they started in the fall even if they have a birthday during the course of the program season (September-April). We want your child to be comfortable and confident in a developmental stage appropriate program. If you have any questions, please contact Kathleen Welch or Cathy Ruth. We would be happy to talk with you and help in any way we can! Storytime Superstars for Preschool Storytime Come to storytime at the Mary L. Cook Public Library for Preschool Storytime and get a stamp. When you have 10 stamps on your Storytime Superstar card, you will earn a free book! We will keep your Storytime Superstar card here at the library. Look Who’s Reading Book Club (Kindergarten) Meets on Thursday, November 21 from 4 - 4:30 pm. This group will meet monthly to read aloud and discuss the assigned book. In addition, we will engage in learning activities related to the story such a sight word practice, rhyming, and retelling. Children are encouraged to read the book (independently or with adult help) several times to be prepared for the monthly meeting. Registration is required for this book club and it is currently full. Questions, contact Cathy Ruth at ruthca@marylcook.com. Chapters Book Club (Grades 1 and 2) Meets on Tuesday, November 12 from 4 - 4:45 pm. This group will read a short chapter book a month. We will meet and start off with a snack, discuss the book and author, and do activities associated with the book. Registration is required for this book club and it is currently full. Questions, contact Kathleen Welch at welchka@marylcook.com. Rapid Readers Book Club (Grades 3 - 5) Meets on Tuesday, November 19 from 4 - 4:45 pm. This group will read a chapter book a month. The books will be a variety of genres. We will meet and start off with a snack, discuss the book and author, and do activities associated with the book. Questions, contact Kathleen Welch at welchka@marylcook.com. Paws to Read is a chance for children in grades 1st - 5th to read to a non-judgmental listener. For many children, this allows them a chance to experience stress free reading; they’re able to relax and have fun while reading! Read with Roo, a 6-year-old retired Greyhound. He and his owner, Jan are certified for therapy through Pet Partners. We will have six 15-minute time slots available on Thursday, November 7 for children in grades 1st-5th from 4:00 - 5:30 pm. Registration began October 28. One-time slot per child. Please arrive 5 minutes prior to your time slot. Miss Kathleen will have books to choose from or you may bring a book from home. Preschool Discovery Centers Bring your little one to explore their creativity! We will have a no mess painting
activity. No registration - this will be a self-directed activity. For ages Pre-K through K on Friday, November 8 in the Children’s Activity Room from 11:00 am - 12:00 pm or 3:30 - 4:30 pm. Drop-In Family Master Builders Saturday, November 9 from 11:00 am - 1:30 pm. Grades Pre-K thru 5th (Pre-K children must be accompanied by a caregiver). Use your imagination to build with LEGO, magnetic tiles, marble run, Keva planks and more. No registration required. Kids Art Class Grades K-5: Monday, November 11 from 4:15 - 5 pm, join us as we learn to paint like the artist Michelangelo. Required registration began October 28. All materials will be supplied. This class is a collaboration with the Waynesville Arts Council. The Bad Guys - Interactive Movie Kits Available beginning Monday, November 18. Pick up a movie kit at the front desk, available while supplies last. DVD’s are available for check out. Each kit has activities and snacks for 4 people. Gingerbread Decorating 101 Join us on Saturday, November 23 at the Mary L. Cook Library from 11:00 am - 1:30 pm to create a sweet holiday treat! All ages are welcome. Basic supplies will be provided (graham crackers, icing, candies). Feel free to bring additional edible decorations to use or share. Registration begins November 11. Call 513-897-4826 to register. This program is in conjunction with the Waynesville Arts Council. Be a Kid Librarian Calling all 3rd - 5th grade kids, we would love your help putting a book display together of your favorite books for other kids to enjoy! Stop by and fill out an application. Holiday Fun Coming Soon:
Santa Open House Santa Claus will be visiting the library during the Holiday Open House on Saturday, December 7 from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm. Bring the entire family to see Santa, who will be available for photographs. In addition to the visit from Santa, visitors can write letters to Santa, create a holiday craft, and partake in refreshments provided by the Friends of the Library. Required registration begins Monday, November 11. You may call the library at 897-4826 or stop in and register at the front desk. The library staff and Santa hope to see you there. Mail your letters to Santa….. The Elves and Santa are waiting to hear from you, and the Mary L. Cook Public Library (381 Old Stage Rd., Waynesville) wants to help. We have a special mailbox for you to drop your Santa letters in. If you mail your letter before December 13, Santa’s elves will try to answer before December 25. You may begin mailing your letters on November 22. Make an Ugly Christmas T-shirt! Join us Monday, December 16 for an Ugly Christmas T-Shirt Party for grades K-5 from 4:15-5:00 pm. Registration required and begins Monday, December 2. We provide the shirt and the decorations; you provide the ideas! Waynesville Food Pantry Help support our local food pantry. Gather your donations and drop them off at MLC. Items needed: peanut butter, canned soup, individual fruit cups, tuna, canned chicken, granola bars.
Read 1000 Books Before Kindergarten! Parents: Stop at the front desk to request your 1000 books log sheet. For every 100 books your child reads they earn a free book and a sticker! When your child reaches 1000 books they will receive a free book and a certificate of achievement. Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Ohio Help every child in Ohio receive the gift of a free book each month from birth to age 5. Visit ohioimaginationlibrary.org to register. Warren County Imagination Library is funded in part by Mary L. Cook Public Library. ADULT Subscribe to Our Newsletter Online Tell your friends! Use the link below to subscribe: https://www.mlcook.lib.oh.us/content/subscribe-monthly-newsletter Friends Holiday Auction Coming… The Friends of the Library Annual Holiday Auction is coming. Come in and bid on your favorite holiday decorations and gift baskets which have been donated by area businesses and community groups. If you have an item you are interested in donating, please contact Kathleen Welch at welchka@marylcook.com. Bidding will begin Friday, November 22 at noon. Bidding will end on Thursday, December 12 at 7:00 pm. You could do your holiday shopping at the library! Adult Watercolor Class
Pam Campbell's watercolor class continues Mondays from 9 am - noon. The last class will be on Monday, November 25. Holiday Ukulele Class and Open Sing - Along Register now for a free ukulele class. Mark Reinemann will conduct the class held alternating Wednesdays from 5 - 6:30 pm through December 4. All ages are welcome; children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. The library has a limited number of ukuleles available to check out. Rootfinders Rootfinders genealogy group will meet November 9 at 10 am. All are welcome to attend. Adult Vision Board Craft Join us on Friday, November 15 from 6:30 - 7:30 pm as we look toward 2025 and create a vision board! Vision boards are a great way to gather visual representations of your goals and aspirations. If it's too soon for you to look toward the new year, you can also create a vision board for home projects or to gather words of affirmation for yourself! Ages 16+. Registration starts Friday, November 1. Genre Exploration Book Club for Adults If you have ever wanted to expand your reading palette, this book club is the way to do it! We will be reading different genres with titles mostly coming from Adult fiction but we will sprinkle in Juvenile and Young Adult fiction. The next book is The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides. We will meet on Tuesday, November 19 from 5:30 - 6:15 pm. You may stop by the front desk to pick up a book or download from Libby. Adult December Take and Make Craft Do you have bunches of Christmas/Holiday cards lying around that you don't know what to do with? We did as well, so we found a great way to recycle them into meaningful/sentimental decorations. Swing by the library on Monday, December 2 to pick up a Holiday Card Globe Ornament Take and Make Kit. Each kit will have enough supplies to make 3 globe ornaments. Then you can transfer your skills and make ornaments with your own leftover cards! *Please keep in mind that each kit will have a variety of Christmas and holiday imagery pulled from recycled cards, many with traditional themes. Puzzle Swap/Puzzle Table
No checking out! We also have a puzzle available for you to sit down and work on while visiting here at the library. TEENS For Teens in 6th - 12th grade: Join us after school at the library for food, fun and friends on Tuesdays from 3 - 4 pm in the Community Room! No registration required. Upcoming after school activities - no registration required: Tuesday the 5th - No after school program - Election Day Tuesday the 12th - Board games and Nintendo Switch Tuesday the 19th - Movie, crafts, and help make reindeer food Tuesday the 26th - No after school program - Thanksgiving Break Dungeons & Dragons will meet Wednesday, November 13 from 3 – 4 pm. This is the last session this calendar year. Create characters, role play in adventures, and discover the world of Dungeons & Dragons! No experience is required.
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