Great Time for Book Donations

 

3-22-2024

Let me start with an apology. I have not been at Disney this long. Instead, the day I would normally write this I was with my in-laws at the emergency room. It was a long week, but in the end all is well. It does, however, make this long overdue.

Had I written this a week ago, it would be all about how relaxing the trip was and the 4 ½ books I read. They included a newly discovered police procedure by Gytha Lodge. Similar to the Joy Ellis books, this series takes place in England and features a small group of investigators lead by DCI (detective chief inspector) Jonah Sheens. This summer I read a review and purchased A Killer in the Family which turned out to be book #5 in the series. That went to Florida with me and was finished on the beach of our resort.

Once I realized it was an established series, I looked up the author. ETLPL owns the first book in the series as well, She Lies Waiting. Other libraries in Prairie Lakes Library System own the three in between. Number three, Lie Beside Me, arrived in the van delivery just this morning. I would say discovering this author was the highlight of the trip if Emma’s team hadn’t brought home a second place trophy.

I brought home a puzzle featuring the couple from Up. We’re looking for help putting together the picture of them in retirement years after which we can flip the pieces and put together the picture of them as newlyweds.

As this is a week later, this article was designated to be a reminder the library accepts book donations for our Friends of the East Troy Lions Public Library book sale. As of last year, the Friends have an annual large-scale book and bakery sale the Saturday before Memorial Day along with the Village wide yard sales. That is the only time what all the books are on display. That makes spring the most helpful time of year to receive donations as hopefully we won’t have to store them for long.

We accept most books. Text books may be the only exceptions as they don’t tend to be the type of book a browser is interested in. Staff does look through the donations and will occasionally add a few to the library collections. That is how we acquired a second copy of Lessons in Chemistry. Neither copy has spent much time in our library. Thanks to Lisa forethought, we also had two copies of Boys in the Boat before the movie made that a popular read.

I’ll close with a quick plug for some of the other books I ordered right before heading on vacation. Our youngest patrons will be happy to discover a larger collection of Paw Patrol and Bluey books. Pope Francis has a memoir just out this month and we have the first three books in the Iron Druid series by Kevin Hearne, a favorite of mine in the fantasy genre. That said starting with book 4 they are available in my preferred audiobook format through Libby.

Reading Now: The Man in the Wooden Hat by Jane Gardman (sequel to the Adult Book Club read Old Filth), The Echo of Old Books by Barbara Davis

Listening to Now: Tricked by Kevin Hearne (Book 4 of the Iron Druid series)