STFU : the power of keeping your mouth shut in a world that won't stop talking

48 Clues Into the Disappearance of My Sister

When a woman mysteriously vanishes, her sister must tally up the clues to discover her fate.Marguerite, a beautiful woman, has disappeared from her small town in Upstate New York. But is foul play involved? Or did she merely take an opportunity to get awa...

An Invitation to Murder

Part 1 of the Oldminster Mysteries series

Cowboy Accomplice

HOW HARD CAN IT BE TO FIND A COWBOY IN MONTANA…?The only thing J.T. McCall cares about is cattle. He’s always been the responsible brother and has been running the family-owned Sundown Ranch for years. He’s as authentic a co...

Death at Castle Cove

Island life suits Susan, and she can't imagine ever moving from her beloved Isle of Wight. So it gives her real pleasure to see her young lodger Colette settle in to life by the sea, especially knowing that she has such a troubled past.Susan&...

Lady of Fortune

True love crosses all boundaries in award-winning New York Times bestselling author Mary Jo Putney's captivating historical romance, in which a young countess flees revolutionary France for London, becomes a maid, learns about life downstairs, an...

Love and Let Die

The Beatles, James Bond, and the British Psyche

No Wedding Like Nantucket

The wedding of the year versus the storm of the century. Who will win?Things are finally looking up for the Benson family. After a year of tough choices and big leaps of faith, it seems like love, success, and happiness are right in their grasp. But with ...

Only the Beautiful

Solito

Trip. My parents started using that word about a year ago—“one day, you’ll take a trip to be with us. Like an adventure.”  Javier Zamora’s adventure is a three-...

Walk Through Fire

The Train Disaster That Changed America

Fever in the Heartland

"With meticulous detective work, Timothy Egan shines a light on one of the most sinister chapters in American history—how a viciously racist movement, led by a murderous conman, rose to power in the early twentieth century. A Fever...

Dark Angel

Letty Davenport, the tough-as-nails adopted daughter of Lucas Davenport, takes on an undercover assignment that brings her across the country and into the crosshairs of a dangerous group of hackers.Letty Davenport’s days working a desk job at ar...

Death by Chocolate Marshmallow Pie

Happy Place

Harriet and Wyn have been the perfect couple since they met in college—they go together like salt and pepper, honey and tea, lobster and rolls. Except, now—for reasons they’re still not discussing—they don&rsquo...

Homecoming

Adelaide Hills, Christmas Eve, 1959: At the end of a scorching hot day, beside a creek in the grounds of the grand and mysterious house, a local delivery man makes a terrible discovery. A police investigation is called and the small town of Tambilla becom...

Honey, Baby Mine: A Mother and Daughter Talk Life, Death, Love (and Banana Pudding)

A collection of deeply personal conversations from award-winning actress and activist Laura Dern and the woman she admires most, her mother--legendary actress Diane Ladd. What happens when we are brave enough to speak our truths to the ones we love the mo...

Knowing What We Know

From the creation of the first encyclopedia to Wikipedia, from ancient museums to modern kindergarten classes—this is award winning writer Simon Winchester's brilliant and all-encompassing look at how humans acquire, retain, and pass on...

Mott Street: : A Chinese American Family's Story of Exclusion and Homecoming

A sweeping narrative history of the Chinese Exclusion Act through an intimate portrayal of one family's epic journey to lay down roots in America As the only child of a single mother in Queens, Ava Chin found her family's origins to be s...

My Heart Will Find You

Their love refused to stay quiet, echoing across time... When the world is brought to a standstill in the early days of a global pandemic, Etta Wilmont finds herself suddenly stranded in Kansas City. Desperate to secure a roof over her head, Etta crosses ...

Shadow of Death

You can cut off the head of the snake, but another will emerge. When two hikers go missing within a series of daunting caves outside of Denver, Colorado, FDLE special agent Amy Larson and her partner, FBI special agent Hunter Forrest, have good reason to ...

Star Wars Timelines

Simply Lies

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The 6:20 Man comes a twisting new psychological thriller in which two women--one a former detective, the other a dangerous con artist--go head-to-head in an electrifying game of cat and mouse. Mickey Gibson...

The Fourth Enemy

Daniel Pitt is under pressure to prosecute a beloved philanthropist whose good deeds may hide dark--and dangerous--secrets, in this gripping mystery from New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry. Working his way up at the London law firm fford Croft a...

The Outdoor Cook: how to cook anything outside using your grill, fire pit, flat-top grill, and more.

Your comprehensive guide to outdoor cooking with 150 recipes to make the whole meal outdoors, including snacks, sides, breads, and desserts Go beyond burgers and basic proteins to become your best outdoor cooking self. Whether you use a gas or charcoal gr...

The Plus One

Some facts are indisputable. The sun rises in the east, sets in the west. Gravity exists. Indira doesn't like Jude. Jude doesn't like Indira. But what happens when these childhood enemies find the only thing they can rely on is each othe...

The Trackers

Hurtling past the downtrodden communities of Depression-era America, painter Val Welch travels westward to the rural town of Dawes, Wyoming. Through a stroke of luck, he's landed a New Deal assignment to create a mural representing the region for...

The Treadstone Rendition

The final days of the American presence in Afghanistan bring Adam Hayes a summons he can't ignore in the latest electrifying thriller from the world of Robert Ludlum. Adam Hayes has stepped away from the field for the last time. He's pro...

The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder

On January 28, 1742, a ramshackle vessel of patched-together wood and cloth washed up on the coast of Brazil. Inside were thirty emaciated men, barely alive, and they had an extraordinary tale to tell. They were survivors of His Majesty’s Ship t...

The Watchmaker's Daughter

New York Times bestselling author and master of nonfiction spy thrillers Larry Loftis writes the first major biography of Corrie ten Boom, a Dutch watchmaker who saved the lives of hundreds of Jews during WWII--at the cost of losing her family and being s...

Where are the Children Now?

The legacy of the "Queen of Suspense" continues with the highly anticipated follow-up to Mary Higgins Clark's iconic novel Where Are The Children? , featuring the children of Nancy Harmon, facing peril once again as adults. Of the fifty...

You Could Make This Place Beautiful

In her memoir You Could Make This Place Beautiful, poet Maggie Smith explores the disintegration of her marriage and her renewed commitment to herself in lyrical vignettes that shine, hard and clear as jewels. The book begins with one woman's per...

Yours Truly

Sink: A Memoir

"A brilliant and brilliantly different" (Kiese Laymon), wrenching and redemptive coming-of-age memoir about the difficulty of growing up in a hazardous home and the glory of finding salvation in geek culture. Stranded within an ever-shifting fam...

At the president's table : food, politics, and the history of breaking bread at the White House

"Perhaps the most significant meals in the world have been consumed at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue by the presumptive leaders of the free world. Thomas Jefferson had an affinity for eggplant and FDR for terrapin stew. Nixon ate a lump of cottage cheese ...

Fool Proof: how fear of playing the sucker shapes our selves and the social order-and what we can do

Fragile Cargo: The World War II Race to Save the Treasures of China's Forbidden City

The gripping true story of the bold and determined museum curators who saved the priceless treasures of China's Forbidden City in the years leading up to World War II and beyond. Spring 1933: The silent courtyards and palaces of Peking's Forbidden City, f...

Lives of the Wives: five literary marriages

"The five marriages that Carmela Ciuraru explores in Lives of the Wives provide such delightfully gossipy pleasure that we have to remind ourselves that these were real people whose often stormy relationships must surely have been less fun to experie...

Writers Club for Kids. Silly, not serious

Explore fun, creative writing with other kids who like to write! For kids in grades 4-7 who want to have fun with words. Takes place on Sundays, February 26, March 26, April 30, and May 21 from 3-4pm. No registration required but please be there by the ti...

Draw and Write with Author/Illustrator Joseph Belisle

Wednesday, 4/12, 4 pm. Ages 6 and up. Join author and illustrator Joseph Belisle as he leads us through a character draw-along from his book, What if Wilhelmina. He’ll demonstrate his step-by-step process of how he created the people and animals in his bo...

Family Game Night: BINGO

Friday, 4/14, 6 pm. Grades K-8. Register at norwalkpl.org and join us for a Virtual Family Game Night of BINGO!

Mario Bros. Scavenger Hunt

Starts Saturday, 4/8 - 4/16. Families with kids ages 6 and up can drop in anytime between April 8 and 16 to complete the Scavenger Hunt!

StoryWalk

Starts Monday, 4/10 - 4/16. Walk through the story of The Library Fish by Alyssa Satin Capucilli in the Children's Department during the week of Spring Break.

Ramadan Craft & Storytime

Sunday, 4/16, 2-4 pm. Drop in for crafts and learn more about this time of hope, renewal, and fresh starts. There will be a short storytime at 3 pm with a book and songs. For all families! Please come early - the program runs as long as supplies last.

Paint Along for Kids

Friday, 4/28, 6 pm. Grades 1-5. Pick up for paint supplies starts Saturday, 4/22. Upon pickup, you will provide information to receive a Zoom link before the program.

Team STEAM: Introducing Electricity

Tuesdays, 4/4, 4/18, 4/25 at 4:15 pm. Ages 8-11. Learn the basics of electricity which includes basic circuits, batteries, conductivity, and LEDs. Limited to the first 10 children.

Cricut for Kids

Sunday, 4/23, 3 pm. Grades 4-8. Kids will learn how to use the Design Space Software to create their very own Cricut designs to make things like cards, cups and t-shirts! Limit of 5 children per class. Registration is required. 

Writers Club for Kids. Silly, not serious

Sunday, 4/30, 3 pm. Explore fun, creative writing with other kids who like to write. For kids in grades 4-7 who want to have fun with words. No registration required, but please be there by the time the program starts!

Youth Career Advancement Program

This 6-8 week virtual training program is designed for assist Out of School youth ages 16-24 with their employment and educational goals. Training is from 10:00 am to 3:30 pm Monday - Friday.    Click to register for your informational I...

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