Closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

The library will be closed on Monday, January 16^th in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

PINES Upgrade

The statewide PINES computer system will be going offline for its annual software upgrade at 6 PM on Saturday, January 14^th. Everything should be back up by Tuesday, January 17^th. Most online library services will be unavailable during this period, including the online catalog. Overdrive/Libby and GALILEO will remain accessible.

Junior Gardeners’ Club

The Tiftarea Junior Gardeners’ Club (ages 8–18) will be meeting at the library on Saturday, January 21^st from 2–3 PM. The club’s mission is to establish an appreciation for gardening through education and fun for the youth of Tift County. It hopes to grow and preserve the love of gardening for future generations through fostering an understanding of nature by providing a series of educational activities.

Sew You Think You Can Pants?

Want to be able to mend your own clothes? Would you like to experience the joy and pride of making new garments and items for your home? Is your old family sewing machine guilting you out for not using it? Then join the library’s semi-monthly sewing program! We meet at 4 PM on the 1^st and 3^rd Wednesdays of the month. Our next meeting will be January 18^th. Registering ahead of time is recommended, as a limited number of sewing machines will be available. Have your own machine? We have outlets! Join us!

Event Calendar

Children's

Reading Rascals – Thursdays @ 10 AM. Songs, stories, and a simple craft for kids ages 0–5.

Adult

Sew You Think You Can Pants – Wednesday, January 18^th @ 4 PM. Needle help with sewing? We’ve got you covered. Registration recommended.

Beginner Computer Class – Fridays 10–11 AM in the boardroom. Get answers to your questions about technology.

Book Highlights

Adult Fiction

Kelsier, sentenced to die mining the Pits of Hathsin after attempting to rob the Lord Ruler’s palace, arose as a powerful Mistborn and inspired the revolution that shook the foundations of the Final Empire. His name and deeds passed into legend.

But was that truly the end of his tale? Whispered hints to those he called friends suggested there was a lot more going on. If you think you know the story of the Mistborn trilogy, think again ? but to say anything more here risks revealing too much. Even knowing of this tale’s existence could be heresy.

Adult Nonfiction

This is not a story about good versus evil. Or who was right. Or who was better. For decades, Kathleen Buhle chose to play the role of the good wife, beginning when, as a naïve young woman from a working-class family on the South Side of Chicago, she met the dashing son of a senator at the Jesuit Volunteer Corps in Oregon. Within months of falling in love, Kathleen found herself pregnant and engaged, living a life beyond anything she’d ever known.

Determined to build her family on a foundation of love, Kathleen was convinced her and Hunter’s commitment to each other could overcome any obstacle. But when Hunter’s drinking evolved into dependency, she was forced to learn how rapidly and irrevocably a marriage can fall apart under the merciless power of addiction. When the lies became insurmountable, Kathleen was forced to reckon with the compromises she had made to try to save her marriage. She wondered if she could survive on her own.

The result is a memoir that is page-turning and heart-breaking. Here Kathleen asks why she kept so much hidden — from her daughters and herself — for so many years, why she became dependent on one man, and why she was more faithful to a vow of secrecy than to her own truth. This inspiring chronicle of radical honesty and self-actualization speaks to women who have lost part of their identity and want to reclaim it.

Children's

Disaster has struck at the heart of RiverClan, leaving its warriors and its new medicine cat apprentice scrambling to protect their Clan — even if it means lying to the others. But at a time when the warrior code itself is shifting, no Clan is truly at peace…or truly safe.

Packed with action and intrigue, this seventh Warriors series is a perfect introduction for new readers, while long-time fans will be thrilled to discover what unfolds after the events of The Broken Code.

Young Adult

Amy Harris’s life changed forever when They took over. Her parents — vanished. The government — obsolete. Societal structure — nonexistent. No one knows where They came from, but these vicious creatures have been rapidly devouring mankind since They appeared. With fierce survivor instincts, Amy manages to stay alive — and even rescues “Baby,” a toddler who was left behind. After years of hiding, they are miraculously rescued and taken to New Hope. On the surface, it appears to be a safe haven for survivors. But there are dark and twisted secrets lurking beneath that could have Amy and Baby paying with not only their freedom…but also their lives.