New books on the shelves at library
What a great start to a new year — beautiful weather and the Hogs winning the Cotton Bowl!
An unexpected volunteer showed up at the library last week and moved books on the shelves making more room. To take advantage of the space on the shelves, more books will be in place this week. A trip to Sam’s and Barnes and Noble on Saturday garnered a few new titles.
For the Harrison readers, “The Hollows Insider” will be available by the end of the week. This authoritative guide to the highly popular Hollows’ novels features in-depth, new information on the characters and settings, a mini-story, maps and illustrations and the author’s own thoughts on how she creates her magical stories. Investigative reporter Devin Crossman is on a mission to uncover all the secrets of bounty-hunting with Rachel Morgan and expose them to the world.
Tami Hoag’s “Down The Darkest Road” is the third in the installment in the series “Deeper Than The Dead” introduced her fans to a small California town that, in the mid-’80s, seemed as idyllic as any. The second in the series, “Secrets To The Grave,” was a particularly challenging mystery: The victim never existed. She hooks ever more readers into the meticulously crafted, alltoo-terrifying world of Oak Knoll, where the scariest secrets of all can be found in this latest book.
And, for all you James Patterson fans, “Kill Alex Cross” is the newest addition to the library’s ever expanding collection of Patterson works. Detective Alex Cross gets a presidential request to find his children.
And for the kids — “Dork Diaries No. 3, Tales from a Not-so-talented Pop Star.” I am now on a hunt for the first two diaries.
Vote for Pea Ridge
You have an opportunity to help Pea Ridge win national recognition and vital funds in cash prizes just by voting in the We Hear You America campaign from Reader’s Digest.
Town residents, school alumni, relatives in other cities, friends, associates — anyone can vote, and vote as many times as they want. The towns with the most votes win, so the more people we can get involved, the better our town’s chances of winning. You can start by checking out our town’s page on the website.
Voting is easy — just go to Readersdigest.com/ America.
• Log on to Readersdigest.com/america • Enter your zip code • Register (you only have to do this once) • Click the vote button Any funds we might win will go to our community library project. Spread the word!
Our condolences to the Library Board chair, Kristi Towe, and her family on the death of her father. The family members have been strong supporters of our library for a number of years.
••• Editor’s note: Peggy Maddox is the librarian of the Pea Ridge Community Library. Library hours are 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, 1-5 p.m. Wednesday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday. She can be reached at the library at 451-8442 or by mail at P.O. Box 9, Pea Ridge, AR 72751. The library web site is www.pearigecommunitylibrary.org.