Hershey Public Library

Get your supply of new-to-you paperback Mysteries, this week's featured genre at the Friends of the Hershey Public Library pop-up book sale. Operating during regular library hours. Most paperbacks cost only $1. Compared with what you pay at the bookstore or onlineno contest!

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo is this week's Staff Picks Spotlight. Leigh Bardugo made her mark writing bestselling young adult fantasy, but now she’s doing something a little different with Ninth House. Her first adult novel Bardugo uses Yale’s secret societies (their hidden rituals and the power of membership) to create the perfect setting for a story where elitism and the occult are intertwined. In Ninth House we meet Alex Stern, a young woman with nothing left to lose, who... is given a strange second chance at a different life as a freshman at Yale. On the shelf: FIC BAR: https://bit.ly/329v9HY OverDrive ebook & audiobook: https://bit.ly/2PZZaqW Read about the author: https://www.leighbardugo.com/

Today's story is Gossie, written and illustrated by Olivier Dunrea and published by Houghton Mifflin. We talk about rare words, toes, zucchini, and your baby's favorite voice. Join us!

This week marks the start of the holy month of Ramadan for more than a billion Muslims around the world. Ramadan Mubarak to our Muslim community.

Got kids who love music and guitars? Register for a LIVE virtual Friends of the Hershey Public Library Children's Program at this link: https://tinyurl.com/3muw2f49. History of Blues in America: Kids' Edition with Joey Leone will be presented on Saturday, April 24 at 10am. Tell a friend! https://youtu.be/LX4B2Rax1fQ

The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes is this week's Staff Picks spotlight. Based on a true story rooted in America’s past. Set in a small Kentucky town in Depression-era America, the novel details the lives of five women who become traveling librarians, delivering books to the people of Kentucky. The story follows Alice Wright, a British woman, who moves after marrying the Kentucky native Bennett Van Cleve.... The Giver of Stars is unparalleled in its scope and epic in its storytelling. Funny, heartbreaking and enthralling, it is destined to become a modern classic and a richly rewarding novel of women’s friendship and true love. Staff recommend this book to groups. On the shelf: FIC MOY, LP FIC MOY, CD MOY In the catalog: https://bit.ly/3gKJb9i OverDrive e-book and audiobook: https://bit.ly/34ckq0K

The Hershey Public Library will be closed on December 24 and December 25 for Christmas, and on December 31 and January 1, 2021 for New Year's. Time to stock up on Holiday books and DVDs--"T'is the Season" book display at the library is a great place to find a wide selection. Our digital collections in OverDrive and hoopla have thousands of titles to choose from for all ages. Why not try OverDrive's Always Available Classics or Always Available Indie Authors for something different? https://www.hersheylibrary.org/e-library/

Ho ho ho! Christmas Wreath Class was a fun Grab & Go activity. Many local families did it together - and there were several first time wreath makers, tonight. Many thanks to Andrea Beitzel from A&M Growers for her instruction.

This afternoon, we were treated to a fascinating Zoom program by history lecturer, tour guide and reenactor, Michael Jesberger. Michael's narrative truly made history come to life. With the aid of a picturesque slideshow and the use of historic maps, he vividly described what Christmas was like in the 18th century as he retold the events leading up to General Washington and his army crossing the Delaware river. We learned the significance of the battle of Trenton in a way that made that moment back in time feel real and moving. Our thanks to Michael, and to the Friends whose sponsorship make programs like this possible. Colonial Christmas: Winter with Washington's Army was a tour de force!

Feeling disconnected? Tired of Zoom Meetings and Canvas Classrooms? Do you have ideas, feelings, and creative juices? Do you have support to give? Then CHECK OUT Chocolate Town Connections. The Hershey Library community is being asked to write and share a book, or 6. We have put together a collection of blank notebooks and a sketchbook. Each book has its own prompt or theme. The rest is up to you. Young or old. Written or drawn. Collage or colored pencils, paint, etc.. Each... book has guidelines and please keep it "family friendly." Topic Choices: Make me Laugh Poetry Adventures in Parenting Sketch Book of Hopes and Dreams The Strangest Year: What My Life Was Like in Quarantine When I Grow Up. Can't wait to see the books Hershey writes. In the Catalog: https://bit.ly/3qNosW Watch Ms. Aly and Ms. Rita's video: https://youtu.be/qvYNGwqHADg Be the first to make an entry! Please enjoy the Chocolate Town Connections! They are a great way to participate in telling your story in our town and sharing it with the community.