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New Fiction

Next-in-Line
Next in Line
The-Winners
The Winners
Spells-for-Forgetting
Spells for Forgetting
Shrines-of-Gaiety
Shrines of Gaiety
The-Vicious-Circle
The Vicious Circle
The-Shadow-Murders
The Shadow Murders
Falling-Stars
Falling Stars
Witchful-Thinking
Witchful Thinking
Drunk-on-Love
Drunk on Love
All-Is-Bright
All Is Bright
Maybe-Now
Maybe Now
Dreamland
Dreamland
The-Bullet-That-Missed
The Bullet That Missed
Lucy-by-the-Sea
Lucy by the Sea
The-Viper
The Viper
The-Kiss-Curse
The Kiss Curse
Less-Is-Lost
Less Is Lost
A-Truth-to-Lie-For
A Truth to Lie For
Blowback
Blowback
The-Butcher-and-The-Wren
The Butcher and The Wren

New Non-Fiction

Live-Wire:-Long-Winded-Short-Stories
Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories
Fen,-Bog-and-Swamp:-A-Short-History-of-Peatland-Destruction-and-Its-Role-in-the-Climate-Crisis
Fen, Bog and Swamp: A Short History of Peatland Destruction and Its Role in the Climate Crisis
A-Billion-Years:-My-Escape-From-a-Life-in-the-Highest-Ranks-of-Scientology
A Billion Years: My Escape From a Life in the Highest Ranks of Scientology
Discipline-Is-Destiny:-The-Power-of-Self-Control
Discipline Is Destiny: The Power of Self-Control
Deer-Man:-Seven-Years-of-Living-in-the-Wild
Deer Man: Seven Years of Living in the Wild
The-Mosquito-Bowl:-A-Game-of-Life-and-Death-in-World-War-II
The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II
Say-Thank-You-for-Everything:-The-secrets-of-being-a-great-manager-–-strategies-and-tactics-that-get-results
Say Thank You for Everything: The secrets of being a great manager – strategies and tactics that get results
One-Hundred-Saturdays:-Stella-Levi-and-the-Search-for-a-Lost-World
One Hundred Saturdays: Stella Levi and the Search for a Lost World
Uncultured:-A-Memoir
Uncultured: A Memoir
BuzzFeed-Unsolved-Supernatural:-101-True-Tales-of-Hauntings,-Demons,-and-the-Paranormal
BuzzFeed Unsolved Supernatural: 101 True Tales of Hauntings, Demons, and the Paranormal
Indigenous-Continent:-The-Epic-Contest-for-North-America
Indigenous Continent: The Epic Contest for North America
Declutter-Your-Photo-Life:-Curating,-Preserving,-Organizing,-and-Sharing-Your-Photos
Declutter Your Photo Life: Curating, Preserving, Organizing, and Sharing Your Photos
The-6-Phase-Meditation-Method:-The-Proven-Technique-to-Supercharge-Your-Mind,-Manifest-Your-Goals,-and-Make-Magic-in-Minutes-a-Day
The 6 Phase Meditation Method: The Proven Technique to Supercharge Your Mind, Manifest Your Goals, and Make Magic in Minutes a Day
Thinking-101:-How-to-Reason-Better-to-Live-Better
Thinking 101: How to Reason Better to Live Better
A-Man-of-the-World:-My-Life-at-National-Geographic
A Man of the World: My Life at National Geographic
Woman-Without-Shame:-Poems
Woman Without Shame: Poems
Ducks:-Two-Years-in-the-Oil-Sands
Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands
Common-Stocks-and-Common-Sense:-The-Strategies,-Analyses,-Decisions,-and-Emotions-of-a-Particularly-Successful-Value-Investor
Common Stocks and Common Sense: The Strategies, Analyses, Decisions, and Emotions of a Particularly Successful Value Investor
Solito:-A-Memoir
Solito: A Memoir
Catholicism:-A-Global-History-from-the-French-Revolution-to-Pope-Francis
Catholicism: A Global History from the French Revolution to Pope Francis

Featured Programs and Book Clubs

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Book Clubs

Books and brews logo Books & Brews Book Club
Join us at The Drafting Table for lively conversation while we discuss books from an eclectic list of authors. This month's book is The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict. Physical copies of the book are available at the Information Desk. Ebooks and eAudiobooks are available on Overdrive and Hoopla. No registration required.
Between the Lines Book Club title with multi-colored stack of books Between the Lines Book Club
Join us for an hour of eclectic reads and discussion as we discuss this month's book Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro at the library. The library has copies of the book available in print and large print; eBooks and eAudiobooks are available on Download Destination. No registration required.

Michigan Beer: A Heady History

Michigan Beer: A Heady History

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Thursday, October 6, 2022 - 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
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Adult
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Library Program

Author Patti F. Smith will present about the history of Michigan beer, just in time for Oktoberfest! Registration required for this adult event.

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