The Evening Book Group is reading The Girls in the Stilt House by Kelly Mustian. We have copies available at the desk. We will discuss the book on Monday, Sept. 15th at 6:30 p.m. Call the library at 872-2927 for more information.
From Amazon: Set in 1920s Mississippi, this debut Southern novel weaves a beautiful and harrowing story of two teenage girls cast in an unlikely partnership through murder—perfect for readers of Where the Crawdads Sing and If the Creek Don't Rise.
Ada promised herself she would never go back to the Trace, to her hard life on the swamp and her harsh father. But now, after running away to Baton Rouge and briefly knowing a different kind of life, she finds herself with nowhere to go but back home. And she knows there will be a price to pay with her father.
Matilda, daughter of a sharecropper, is from the other side of the Trace. Doing what she can to protect her family from the whims and demands of some particularly callous locals is an ongoing struggle. She forms a plan to go north, to pack up the secrets she's holding about her life in the South and hang them on the line for all to see in Ohio.
As the two girls are drawn deeper into a dangerous world of bootleggers and moral corruption, they must come to terms with the complexities of their tenuous bond and a hidden past that links them in ways that could cost them their lives.
Join us for Take a Break Book Club at noon on Tuesday, September 30th, to discuss the book, West With Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge. Stop by the library and pick up a copy. For more information please call 872-2927.
From Amazon: Woodrow Wilson Nickel, age 105, feels his life ebbing away. But when he learns giraffes are going extinct, he finds himself recalling the unforgettable experience he cannot take to his grave.
It’s 1938. The Great Depression lingers. Hitler is threatening Europe, and world-weary Americans long for wonder. They find it in two giraffes who miraculously survive a hurricane while crossing the Atlantic. What follows is a twelve-day road trip in a custom truck to deliver Southern California’s first giraffes to the San Diego Zoo. Behind the wheel is the young Dust Bowl rowdy Woodrow. Inspired by true events, the tale weaves real-life figures with fictional ones, including the world’s first female zoo director, a crusty old man with a past, a young female photographer with a secret, and assorted reprobates as spotty as the giraffes.
Part adventure, part historical saga, and part coming-of-age love story, West with Giraffes explores what it means to be changed by the grace of animals, the kindness of strangers, the passing of time, and a story told before it’s too late.
The Library is pleased to announce that we have expanded our databases, be sure to check out NewsBank!
https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/easy-search?p=NewsBank
News and information from reliable news sources spanning the World, including Custer County Chief, Kearney Hub, Grand Island Independent, North Platte Telegraph, and the Omaha World Herald.
Did you know???
Your library card provided you free access to World Book Online. Just ask at the circulation desk how to utilize this amazing resource.
is available with your Broken Bow Public Library card
Get the detailed information you need to tackle vehicle maintenance and repairs. Some of Chilton Library's more popular features include:
-Maintenance/specification tables
-Step-by-step service and repair procedures
-Vacuum diagrams
-Wiring diagrams
-Close-up photos and illustrations
-ASE test prep quizzes
Ask us how to gain access
Don't forget we offer RB Digital!
Just a reminder that we have digital magazines for you to download to your device- Ask at the circulation desk how to access RBdigital.
There are over 100 popular English and Spanish language magazines and this service is available to our library cardholders in good standing. RB magazines may be read in a Internet browser or on a wide variety of apps available for many mobile devices. Check on the device that best suits your needs to download your free app.
