Telegraph Note: Due to public notices space issues, the newspaper’s regular Norma Anders Public Library report did not publish in the print edition. The newspaper did not receive a library report from Traer for this week’s edition.

Save the Date

We are excited to welcome back Dr. Michael D. Bechtel with his Exotic Animals program on Wednesday, June 17 at 3 p.m. at the Dysart Community Building.

Summer Preview

Find fun all summer long with Story Time Adventures on Mondays at 10:15 a.m., Pages and Puzzles on Thursdays, and Curious Kids, a come-and-go program featuring different challenges throughout the week. We’re also extending our hours, opening at 10 a.m. every weekday.

Book Clubs

The Afternoon Book Club will meet Monday, May 4 at 1:30 p.m. to discuss The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters. We have extra copies if you would like to join this discussion. Book Talk will meet Friday, April 24 at 10 a.m. Join us to talk about all the books we’re reading.

In the MakerSpace

Find crafts and STEM activities at the library when it fits your schedule. We have two centers for activities! This month’s themes are spring, Earth Day and National Library Week.

Ongoing Programs @ the Library

Preschool Stories & More, Mondays at 10:15 a.m.

Card Creations, Mondays at 1 p.m.

Knit & Stitch, Tuesdays at 1:30 p.m.

Pages & Puzzles, Thursdays 10:30 a.m. to noon

Afternoon Book Club, 1st Mondays at 1:30 p.m.

Book Talk, 4th Fridays at 10 a.m.

New Materials

New Fiction:

Sour Grapes by Karen MacInerney

This Story Might Change Your Life by Tiffany Crum

Murder by Cheesecake by Rachel Ekstrom Courage

The Paris Express by Emma Donogue

All Booked Up by Melody Carlson

Daughter of Egypt by Marie Benedict

Bloodlust by Sandra Brown

Moonlight Runner by Karen Robards

New Junior Fiction:

Scrapper series by Cam Higgins

New Graphic Novels:

Nina Peanut and the Mystery of the Ghost Shoe by Sarah Bowie

Winging It by Megan Wagner Lloyd

The Last Comics on Earth: Too Many Villains! by Max Brallier

Sunny Figures it Out by Jennifer L. Holm