Check it out at the Library this week
Howard County Library is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday; the computer room closes at 5:30 p.m. You may reach us at 432264-2260, and our fax number is 432-264-2263. Please visit our website at http://howardcounty.ploud.net and our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/howardcolibrary for more information about our services and any updates.
Howard County Library received generous donations from the Dora Roberts Foundation and from the estate of Ms. Jonel Camp. We are grateful and honored for these tremendous contributions to the library.
Tax forms for tax year 2022 are now available at the library on a first-come, firstserved basis. One booklet per person is allowed, ask for one at the circulation desk. We have instruction booklets, Form 1040 and 1040-SR. Any other instructions or schedules can be found at the Internal Revenue Service’s website at https://www.irs. gov/. You can come by the library and use a computer to print out tax forms directly from the IRS website. You do not need a library card to use library computers. Join us Tuesday for Babytime and Thursday for Storytime at 10:30 a.m. in the children’s room.
This week’s reviews are fiction titles in large print format.
With her divorce settlement about to run out and a mortgage she can’t afford, Robyn Caldwell needs a plan for her future in The Summer Getaway (LP F MAL S) by Susan Mallery. She nurtured her family and neglected herself. But how’s she supposed to think when her daughter has become the most demanding bride ever, her son won’t even consider college, her best friend is on the brink of marital disaster and her ex is making a monumentally bad decision that could bring everything crashing down on Robyn’s head? So when her great-aunt Lillian invites her to Santa Barbara for the summer, Robyn hops on the first plane. But it’s hard to run away when you’re the heart of the family. One by one, everyone she left behind follows her across the country. Somehow, their baggage doesn’t feel as heavy in the sundrenched, mishmash mansion. The more time Robyn spends with free-spirited Lillian, the more she sees the appeal in taking chances, on dreams, on love, on family. Life is meant to be lived on purpose. All she has to do is muster the courage to take a chance on herself.
The coming of spring usually means renewal, but for Linnea Rutledge, spring 2020 threatens stagnation in The Summer of Lost and Found (LP F MON M) by Mary Alice Monroe. Linnea faces another layoff, this time from the aquarium she adores. For her, and her family, finances, emotions, and health teeter at the brink. To complicate matters, her new love interest, Gordon, struggles to return to the Isle of Palms from England. Meanwhile, her old flame, John, turns up from California and is quarantining next door. She tries to ignore him, but when he sends her plaintive notes in the form of paper airplanes, old sparks ignite. When Gordon at last reaches the island, Linnea wonders, is it possible to love two men at the same time?
Eighteen months ago, Autumn Divac’s husband went missing in The Bookstore on the Beach (LP F NOV B) by Brenda Novak. Her desperate search has yielded no answers, she still has no idea
International Bridge at Eagle Pass. The bill contains $5 million requested by Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23). The City of Eagle Pass will provide the match of $1.25 million bringing the project total to $6.25 million.
“I am thrilled by the funding approved which will help develop the corridor quicker,” said John Osborne, chairman of the Ports-to-plains Alliance. “The interstate designation and expansion along the Corridor in the Texas Congressional District 19 is catalytic for the future of the rural communities in South and West Texas. Not only will these communities along the Corridor feel the positive impacts as we increase the efficiency of transporting imports and exports, alleviate congestion throughout the state and improve safety for travelers, but citizens across Texas will benefit from these improvements as well.”