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Rhoads Memorial Library Displayer of the Month is Cinde Ebeling of the Ogallala’s Quilters Society.
Snowy decor featuring snow people, snowflakes, and snowtipped flora have been retired here at Rhoads Memorial Library as spring is approaching. Flowers abound, as do Saint Patrick’s Day shamrocks, with Easter eggs and bunnies coming soon.
Our clocks will “spring” forward on March 12 at 2 a.m. to reflect Daylight Saving Time. Please excuse any crankiness on my part as I lose one hour of glorious sleep!
Our display for the month of MarchpayshomagetotheOgallala Quilters’ Society. Dimmitt native Cinde (Sides) Ebeling, a member of the Society, is exhibiting various types of quilts, vintage sewing machines, and other appurtenances, following the theme of “Then and Now.” The Society will celebrate their 25th year of hosting the annual quilt festival when this year’s event begins March 31, and continues through April 1.
Newly released books that have arrived and are ready for checkout include: -”Someone Else’s Shoes”, a novel by Jojo Moyes is a humorous, yet poignant, story about lessons learned while walking in someone else’s shoes (literally and figuratively.) A gym bag mix-up renders wealthy Nisha Cantor without her Christian Louboutin red crocodile shoes that feature six-inch heels while plain, downtrodden Sam Kemp winds up with them. Sam, a working wife and mother, dons the shoes and gains confidence. Nisha, whose husband is suddenly divorcing her and cutting off access to money and possessions, is left with Sam’s clunky, practical loafers and must figure out how to survive without the trappings of wealth. This is one of my favorite reads and I highly recommend it.
-”Locust Lane”, a novel by Stephen Amidon, examines the death of Eden Perry, a young woman who is found dead in the nicest part of Emerson, Massachusetts, an affluent New England suburb. The investigation into the death focuses on three teens with whom she was partying; their parents, who will do anything to protect their families, complicate the search for the truth. Critics call the story “a propulsive story about the search for justice and the fault lines of power and influence in a seemingly idyllic town.”
Until next week, Happy Reading!