Library Notebook: Paper flower bouquet workshop set
Once again, all three of Wythe County’s public libraries have activities coming up for folks of all ages. That starts today at the Wythe County Public Library, with Dungeons & Dragons role-playing gaming at 10 a.m. and the Adult Coloring Club at noon.
Want to learn how to make paper flower bouquets? The Wythe County library has a workshop on that very thing Monday at 5 p.m. Registration is required, so drop by the library or call (276) 228-4951 to secure a place.
Storytime for preschoolers is Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the Wythe County library, this week’s theme being, appropriately, “Library Day.” And the Adult Coloring Club gets together again there at noon to enjoy its relaxing hobby.
The Fort Chiswell Public Library at Max Meadows has a Trivia Night planned for Wednesday at 6 p.m. Join the group for an hour and test your knowledge of all kinds of things.
The Friends of the Wythe County library meet Thursday at 4 p.m. for their monthly session. Check it out. You might want to join this library support group.
The Writing Writers, a mutual support group for people interested in any kind of writing from letters to novels, is Friday at 10 a.m. at the Wythe County library. The Twisted Stitchers, for people interested in any kind of knitting, meets there Friday at 2 p.m.
The Rural Retreat Public Library hosts more Dungeons & Dragons gaming on Friday, starting at 4 p.m.
The Winter Reading Program at Wythe County’s libraries ends after Friday, so pick up those book logs at your library and list whatever books you have read since Jan. 5. For every filled-out book log you bring back to your library, you get an entry in a drawing for prizes. This coming week…last chance!
New books have been added to the shelves at the Wythe County library, ready for you to check out: figuratively or literally. Here they are:
Non-fiction: The Best Dog in the World: Essays on Love by Edited by Alice Hoffman. A CEO for All Seasons: Mastering the Cycles of Leadership by Carolyn Dewar, Scott Keller, Vikram Malhotra & Kurt Strovink. The Upright Thinkers: The Human Journey from Living in Trees to Understanding the Cosmos by Leonard Mlodinow. Nothing Is Impossible with God: Eleven Heroes. One God. Endless Lessons in Overcoming by Shannon Bream. Poisonous People: How to Resist Them and Improve Your Life by Leanne Ten Brinke, PhD, with Seth Schulman. North Of Ordinary: How One Woman Left It All Behind for Wilderness and Wonder in Alaska's Frozen Frontier by Sue Aikens with Michael Vlessides. The Dangerous Shore: How a Motley Crew of Scientists, Mobsters, Double Agents, Retirees, Volunteer Pilots ( and A Boy Scout) Stopped the Invasion of America by Sara Vladic.
Fiction: Hell's Heart by Alexis Hall. Spoiled Milk by Avery Curran. This Story Might Save Your Life by Tiffany Crum. Frida's Cook by Florencia Etcheves. The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown. Haven by Ani Katz. Mistakes Were Made by Lucy Score. Westward Women by Alice Martin. The Wings That Bind by Briar Boleyn. Death At a Firefly Tea by Laura Childs. Voidverse by Damien Ober. The Starter Ex by Mia Sosa. Goddess Complex by Sanjena Sathian. Sakura by Kanako Nishi. Cabaret In Flames by Hache Pueyo. Served Him Right by Lisa Unger. She Fell Away by Lenore Nash. She Made Herself a Monster by Anna Kovatcheva. All the World Can Hold by Jung Yun. The Golden Boy by Patricia Finn. Once and Again by Rebecca Serle. Down Time by Andrew Martin. How To Survive in the Woods by Kat Rosenfield. You Should Have Been Nicer to My Mom: A Modern Gothic Horror by Vincent Tirado. Nonesuch by Francis Spufford.
