"News of the Library"

May 1, 2024| Issue 25

KIM'S CORNER

Wow, here we are in May! I hope everyone is enjoying a beautiful start to Spring. I don’t know about you, but the pollen hit me hard this year. We have had good chances of rain and washing the pollen away, which makes me smile. Yes, let it rain.

So, what is new at the library? First, our stats are increasing, which always makes me happy. We have a lot of programs on the calendar. We have a guest speaker this Saturday, May 4^th. Listen to Elizabeth McGreevy speak about mountain cedars, the juniper trees that prefer the limestone-based soils of karst country. Learn what karst country is, how it’s different from the rest of Texas, and why we need to start using these trees as nature-based solutions to help regenerate these lands.

Another exciting development at the library is adding a new staff member. I want to introduce Jasmine Ballard to you all. She has taken the clerk’s position and will be a great addition to the library. I am excited for Jasmine to get to know our library family and will say I am thankful for the strong computer skills she possesses that I have discovered, so if you get a chance, come by and introduce yourself.

No worries, John Goforth will still be around the library during this transition on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. He is an excellent asset to the library.

Until next month,

Kim

WHAT'S NEW FOR MAY

April showers are bringing out May flowers (and fire ants…) and the library is bursting with new fiction for adults! Check out the following reads:

· MEMORIES IN THE DRIFT by Melissa Payne → heartrending tragedy ; unborn child ; short-term memory loss ; ex-boyfriend ; return of absent mother ; new memories made

· THE WIDOW by Kaira Rouda → charming wife with a plan ; husband in politics ; 15 years as “the golden couple” ; an affair, a scandal created ; professional suicide ; sudden death ; balance of power shifts ; secrets

· MILLICENT GLENN’S LAST WISH by Tori Whitaker → mother with a secret ; old wounds exposed ; shaky relationship with daughter ; forgiveness

· THE CLOCKMAKER’S WIFE by Daisy Wood → London, 1940 ; mother and daughter flee Britain ; husband stays behind ; disappearance and searching ; present day: granddaughter finds a watch ; pieces together what happened

We have a Special Literary Saturday this month. This Saturday, May 4, at 10:30 am, Comfort Public Library will be presenting Project Bedrock's Executive Director, Elizabeth McGreevy. She is the author of Wanted! Mountain Cedars, Dead and Alive! Come hear her talk about her crusade to save these valuable native plants--they're NOT a nuisance!!

This month's "Comfort Zone" Book Club selection is Kristin Hannah's latest bestseller, The Women. Join us on Saturday, May 18 at 9:00 am for our always-lively discussion Ms. Hannah's newest book!

From the celebrated author of The Nightingale and The Four Winds comes Kristin Hannah's The Women―at once an intimate portrait of coming of age in a dangerous time and an epic tale of a nation divided.

What's Going On in May--Classes & Events

2024 Collaborative Summer Library Program

This Year's Theme:

Adventure Begins at Your Library

Comfort Public Library's Summer Reading Program begins in July!! Look for more details as summer approaches.