Need to Make Some Financial Resolutions?

Is it time to tweak your finances? We are offering a Financial Resolutions program for adults on Wednesday, April 24 at 6:00pm in the Multipurpose Room. Join guest speaker Marty for tips on how to set and maintain healthy money management habits. Marty is a Financial Advisor at Edward Jones in Stoughton. This is a hybrid program with the speaker presenting on ZOOM, so you can join us in-person or virtually. Registration for ZOOM attendees is required, but not needed for in-person attendance.

Looking to explore further?

- Visit the online SHARE catalog to place a hold on one of EFPL's finances books. 

- Check out some of these financial LinkedIn Learning courses. They are FREE with your library card!

MasterClass

 

Did you know that you can take a MasterClass for FREE with your library card? MasterClass has partnered with Prairie Lakes Library System to offer no-cost Annual Memberships to the entire MasterClass platform for one year. (a $180 value) Use your mobile phone, desktop, or smart TV to access online classes taught by the best in arts and entertainment, writing, business, food, home and lifestyle, music, sports and gaming, and more.

How to Get Started:

1. Request an invitation by filling out this Google Form.

2. Then watch for an email invitation from support@email.masterclass.com. Follow the instructions to claim your subscription.

(Free subscriptions are available to our library cardholders on a first-come-first-served basis while supplies last.)

"Raft of Stars"

 Our Antemeridians Book Club is back this month! They will gather on Thursday, April 18 at 10:30am in the Multipurpose Room to chat about Raft of Stars by Andrew J. Graff. We still have regular and large print copies available at the upstairs desk if you need one to check out. 

If you're wondering what the book is about, here's a short and sweet summary: When two hardscrabble young boys think they've committed a crime, they flee into the Northwoods of Wisconsin. Will the adults trying to find and protect them reach them before it's too late? We hope to see you at Book Club to hear all about what you thought about this book!

If you enjoyed Raft of Stars, Andrew J. Graff's new book True North came out earlier this year. This is a heartfelt novel of marriage and whitewater rafting, following one couple as they navigate the changing currents of family, community, and the river itself.

Have You Tried Kanopy Yet?

Did you know that your library card gives you the ability to stream thousands of movies for FREE? Kanopy is the best video streaming service for quality, thoughtful entertainment. You can find movies, documentaries, foreign films, classic cinema, independent films, and educational videos that inspire, enrich, and entertain. Kanopy partners with public libraries to bring you an ad-free experience that can be enjoyed on your TV, mobile phone, tablets, and online. There's a wide variety of options available for all ages. Give it a try today!

Stories you won't believe are true!

Have you ever felt that something that happened to you was so bizaare, nobody would ever believe it was true?  These amazing stories are all true, though some feel a bit like a Hollywood movie.

 

Tell Me Everything by Erika Krouse

Erika has a face that everyone bares secrets to.  When a lawyer finds himself telling her secrets, he offers her a job as a private detective.  Her first case is working on a college rape case that has national implications, but Erika’s own past history threatens her composure and she wonders if she is strong enough to dive into the case.

 

Under the Same Sky by Joseph Kim

Joseph lived as the son of a general in North Korea until he was 5 years old. When his father is exiled, the family is left penniless to starve on the streets. Abandoned by his parents, Joseph survives in street gangs until he finds a path to a better life under a very unusual meeting.

 

Passport by Sophia Glock

A graphic memoir, Sophia recounts her childhood spent traveling with her family, then finding a letter that divulges her parents are CIA agents.  Suddenly questioning everything she thought she knew, Sophia examines her self-identity and all the lies she swallowed as truths.

Unlikely Warrior: a Jewish Soldier in Hitler’s Army by Georg Rauch

At 19, Georg is drafted into Hitler’s army, despite the fact that he is Jewish and admits it to his recruiting officer.  While his mother hides other Jews in their attic, Georg is sent to the front lines, where his fascination with radios comes in handy.  Undergoing tremendous challenges, Georg manages to survive, recounting the battles and injuries he sustains.

 

Good Morning, Monster: A Therapist Shares Five Heroic Stories of Emotional Recovery by Catherine Gildiner

A therapist shares the stories of five clients who overcame incredible odds. A woman who was abandoned with her siblings in the middle of winter, a musician with sexual dysfunction. Five heroes that survived atrocities beyond belief in a gripping read that explores ways to cope with unimaginable horrors.

Spring Break Cat Craziness

 Are your kids a little cat crazy?  We are too!  Don’t miss our Purr-fect Kitty Cat Pawty on Tuesday, March 26 at 2 pm. (During Spring Break week!)  Welcome to a pawty where the kids are the cats!  We’ll turn up the mew-sic and let the yarn fly, with kitty crafts, a mouse toss, and a meowing competition.

We’ll also be bringing out the games for Spring Break! Join us on Wed (March 27) at 2 pm to try our Meta Quest VR games. (Group play available through cell phones with Acron app.) On Thursday (March 28) at 2 pm, we’ll bring out the board games.  Feel free to bring a favorite board game from home if you like.

Do you have a favorite cat book?  Here are some ideas to keep you feline fine:

Picture books

Pete the Cat series by James Dean

Fluffy McWhiskers, Cuteness Explosion by Stephen Martin

Itty Bitty Kitty Corn by Shannon Hale

This Story is not about a Kitten by Randall de Seve

Early Reader

Magic Kitten series by Sue Bentley

Middle School

Warrior series by Erin Hunter

Cat Wings

Evil Secret Society of Cats by Pandania

Max Meow series by John Gallagher

Cat Kid series by Dav Pilkey

Teens

Sabriel by Garth Nix

Adults

Lara the Runaway Cat by Dion Leonard

Hidden Language of Cats: How they have us at meow by Sarah Brown

A Street Cat Named Bob: And How He Saved My Life by James Bowen 

The Cat Who Saved Books by Sosuke Natsukawa 

Time Twisters

Do you ever wish you could go back in time and change things? Or be young longer?  Here are a few books that imagine time a bit differently:

 

How to Stop Time by Matt Haig

Tom just found work as a high school history teacher, a subject that comes easily to him, as he’s lived through a lot of it.  Born with a medical condition that ages him incredibly slowly, he looks to be in his 40s, but has lived over 5 centuries. Tom has found a secret society of people like him, and they only have one rule: do not fall in love. 

 

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

When Addie is faced with an unbearable choice, she makes a deal with the devil.  Literally.  She requests  a life of freedom and to live as long as she desires-- in return for her soul. The wish is granted. But wishes have a way of going awry, and her freedom means no one remembers her as soon as she is out of sight. From 1714 France, she continues into present day, determined to make the devil suffer as long as possible.

 

Cassandra in Reverse by Holly Smale

Ever have a day you wish you could erase and do over?  Cassandra has the worst day of her life: she is fired, dumped by her boyfriend, and finds out her roommates hate her. Then she discovers she can go back in time and do things differently…

 

Wrong Place, Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister

Could you prevent a murder? Jen is waiting for her son to come home when she witnesses a murder. When she wakes up the next day, she is living the day before the murder, then weeks before…  What does she need to know to prevent the murder?

 

Thrust by Lidia Yuknavitch

Laisve is a carrier, someone who can harness the power of objects to move her through time. She uses her gifts to help vulnerable historical figures and to save a world that in her present is destroyed by greed.  A raw, lyrical story about slavery, feminism, immigration, power systems and a world turned upside down.