Denio's blog

This summer is starting off with a bang for me since two of my favorite nonfiction authors have new books. Both are currently best sellers as to be expected. Erik Larson who wrote the Devil in the White City has written a new book, In the Graden of Beasts . It focuses on William E. Dodd the American ambassador to Nazi German in its early period. This look at the beginnings on Hitler's Germany is fascinating.

Once you have died and gone to the Underworld, nothing will ever be the same. Seventeen year old Pierce is trying to put her life back together after she escaped from Death, but he just won’t let her go. And she isn’t sure if she wants him to.

The first book in bestselling author Meg Cabot’s new series creates a modern day retelling of Persephone. Riding high on the mythology trend, Abandon follows reckless and headstrong Pierce as she deals with the aftermath of her death. Though she was given a second chance at life, she cannot forget him. Abandon artfully sets up the trilogy and leaves you begging for more!

The first Thursday Book Group will be meeting Thursday, June 2nd in the first floor theatre-level conference rooms from 10:30 – 12:30p.m. to discuss Beth Hoffman’s book, Saving CeeCee Honeycutt.

Did you know that the Hoover Library has meeting rooms that are available for not-for-profit groups? If you are a Hoover resident and a member of a 501c3 organization, then you can reserve our community rooms once per month, free of charge, for your groups' meetings.

Are you wondering if your group qualifies? You can read our policies, or you call 739-7124 and find our more. Examples of groups who meet here include book groups, outdoors groups, hobby groups, and community groups.

Do you ever start reading an interesting magazine article at your doctor's office and then have the nurse call you in before you can finish it? The library has hundreds of magazines that check out and an online database with access to full-text articles. Let us try to find it for you!

Here are just a few of our popular titles:

Spring has sprung and we’ve been flirting with Summer-like temperatures. You may be thinking of ways to get outside and get active. Lucky for you…May is National Bike Month!

The NHTSA and AAA have teamed up to sponsor a campaign known as Roll Model in an effort to have parents and caregivers set a good example of bike safety.

Books of interest:

No, this is not the title of a 1950s schlock-fest movie; it is indeed happening in a garden very near you. On a late night walk with the dog, I noticed a couple of slugs on my back porch. This is not a big surprise since every morning I see the tell- tell signs of the slime they have left behind. I decided to go grab a flashlight and see just what these two slugs were up to— where they were headed, how long it took for them to get there and what they would do when they got there.