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New Young Adult books for 2021
- The Rest of the Story by Sarah Dessen
- The Toll by Neal Shusterman
- Come Find Meby Megan Miranda
- Devils Unto Dust by Emma Berquist
- The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken
- New Kid by Jerry Craft
- Prisoner B-3087 by Alan Gratz
- Where She Fell by Kaitlin Ward
- The Stars Beneath Our Feet by David Barclay Moore/li>
- Hocus Pocus & the All New Sequel by A.W. Jantha
- The Boy, The Boat & The Beast by Samantha Clark
- The Island At the End of Everything by Kiran Millwood Hardgrave
- Sneak Thief by Faith Harkey
- The Summer of Broken Things by Margaret Peterson Haddix
- Smoke and Mirrors by Kristin Halbrook
- Tess of the Road by Rachel Hartman
- Squirm by Carl Hiaasen
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Children’s Books for 2021
- H is For Honor by Devin Scillian
- Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
- Don Freeman’s Courduroy Takes a Bow by Viola Davis
- Sincerely Emerson by Emerson Weber
- Don’t Hug Doug by Carrie Finnison
- The Battle for The Crystal Castle by Geronimo Stilton
- Escape from the Twin Towers by Kate Messner
- Grace and Box by Kim Howard
- I Am a Kindness Hero by Jennifer Adams
- I Am Anne Frank by Brad Meltzer
- I Am Jackie Robinson by Brad Meltzer
- Donald Trump by Grace Hansen
- I Am Smart I Am Blessed I Can Do Anything! by Alissa Holder
- Late Lunch With Llamas by Mary Pope Osborne
- Our Little Inventor by Sher Rill Ng
- Who Is Joe Biden America’s 46th President by R. Margolin
- Love Jar by P.N. Tankersley
- Moon Over Star by Dianna Hilts Aston
- New Shoes, Red Shoes by Susan Rollings
- The World Needs Who You Were Made to Be by Johanna Gaines
- Toby and the Secret Code by Una Bell Townsend
Chandler Public Library resumes in-person Story Time Tuesday, Sept. 7
Story Time will resume Tuesday, September 7 at 9:30 a.m. and run through Tuesday Nov. 23 just before Thanksgiving. We will continue with the Summer Reading Program theme of Tails and Tales reading about all kinds of animals, zoo animals, jungle animals, farm animals and pets. In between reading about animals we will celebrate various holidays such as Grandparents Day, the first day of Fall, Halloween, Veteran’s Day and Thanksgiving.
On Tuesday, September 7 we will celebrate Grandparents Day reading books about grandparents and making a craft for grandparents. On September 14 we will recognize National Library Card month. We will be reading books about Libraries and children will have an opportunity to sign up for their own Library card.
We look forward to children returning to in-person programs. We are continuing cleaning protocols in the library which include cleaning after everyone leaves, cleaning the outside of materials and letting them stand for 24 hours before putting them back in circulation.
The Chandler Public Library is located at 1021 Manvel, the corner of 11th and Manvel. For more information about Story Time contact us at 405-258-3204. We are on Facebook, Chandler Public Library (make sure it’s Oklahoma and not Arizona, ours has a grumpy cat on the page) and on our website www.chandlerlibrary.okpls.org.
New books for the end of Summer
With summer ending, vacations over and school starting it’s time to catch up on some reading. The Chandler Library recently purchased new books to help you catch up on the latest bestsellers.
We have Billy Summers by Stephen King, Black Ice by Brad Thor, Blind Tiger by Sandra Brown, Bone Code by Kathy Reichs, Choose Me by Tess Gerritsen, Devil in Disguise by Lisa Kleypas, Dog Eat Dog by David Rosenfelt, False Witness by Karin Slaughter, Ghost Blows a Kiss by Carolyn Hart, It’s Better This Way by Debbie Macomber, The Maidens by Alex Michaelides, Relentless by R.A. Salvatore, Turnout by Meg Abbot, While We Were Dating by Jasmine Guillory, Women’s March by Jennifer Chiaverini, Third Grave by Lisa Jackson, 9 Lives by Danielle Steel, The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and The Shadow by James Patterson.
We also bought two new children’s books H is for Honor by Devin Scillian and Geronimo Stilton: Reporter by Geronimo Stilton.
Stay cool and read!
It’s too hot outside so stay in the air conditioning and read. We have some books for you to enjoy since Summer decided to come on with a vengeance. New at the Library are Bullet by Iris Johansen, Final Twist by Jeffery Deaver, Golden Girl by Elin Hilderbrand, Hidden by Fern Michaels, Jackpot by Stuart Woods, Killing the Mob by Bill O’Reilly, Legacy by Nora Roberts, The President’s Daughter by Bill Clinton and James Patterson, Robert B. Parker’s Payback by Mike Lupica, Saboteurs by Clive Cussler, Tom Clancy’s Target Acquired by Don Bentley and Unfinished Business by J.A. Jance
As Summer begins, we have new books to enjoy
We purchased the children’s books Toby & the Secret Code: a Choctaw adventure by Una Belle Townsend.
Also new at the Library is Aftermath by Terri Blackstock, Basil’s War by Stephen Hunter, Cottage on Lighthouse Lane by Davis Bunn, Distant Shore by Karen Kingsbury, Finding Ashley by Danielle Steel, Gambling Man by David Baldacci, Lady Has a Past by Amanda Quick, Last Night in London by Karen White, Legacy of War by Wilbur Smith, Newcomer by Mary Kay Andrews, Ocean Prey by John Sandford, Sooley by John Grisham, Stargazer by Anne Hillerman, That Summer by Jennifer Weiner, Turn a Blind Eye by Jeffrey Archer, When the Stars Go Out by Paula McLain, Woman With the Blue Star by Pam Jenoff and 21st Birthday by James Patterson.
Summer Reading Program @ the Library
The Chandler Public Library will resume their Summer Reading Program this year on a much smaller scale. The theme for the 2021 Summer Reading Program is Tales and Tails. This year’s program will be for children five-years-old and under. Each age group will attend their own program.
Programs are scheduled as follows:
Tuesday, June 1, 10-11 a.m. 0-2-year-olds
Tuesday, June 8, 10-11 a.m. 3-year-olds
Tuesday, June 15, 10-11 a.m. 4-year-olds
Tuesday, June 22, 10-11 a.m. 5-year-olds
We can have no more than 10 children at each program, parents will need to stay at the Library for the younger children. So…registration for the programs will be required. Parents can sign-up their children at the Library between May 3-28.
Children enrolled for the in-library programs will be assigned a mailbox and will receive weekly activities and incentives during the month of July.
There will be no snacks served at the programs.
There will be an End of Summer party for children who participated in the earlier programs and their families on Tuesday, August 3 from 2-3:30 p.m. at Tilghman Park.
More information about the End of Summer party will be in the children’s mailboxes. For more information about the 2021 Summer Reading Program call the Library at 405-258-3204 or come by the Library at 1021 Manvel or check in with us on Facebook.
More books for Spring @ the Library
The weather is beautiful, except when it’s raining. But rainy days are an opportunity to sit with your favorite pet and favorite beverage and enjoy a good book. Beautiful sunny days are an opportunity to sit outside with your favorite pet and favorite beverage and read a good book. It’s a win-win either way.
New books at the Library include Book of Lost Friends by Lisa Wingate, Bounty by Janet Evanovich, Chain by Adrian McKinty, Double Jeopardy by Stuart Woods, Eternal by Lisa Scottoline, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by Victoria Schwab, No Way Out by Fern Michaels, The Other Emily by Dean Koontz, Red Book by James Patterson, Spoils of the Dead by Dana Stabenow, Tell No Lies by Allison Brennan, Win by Harlan Coben, The Rose Code by Kate Quinn and 1st Comes Marriage by Debbie Macomber.
Also new is Dog Man: Mothering Heights by Dav Pilkey and three books for those going through cancer treatment, ABC’s of Cancer: Separating facts from myths by Meshech Asare-Werehene, After the Cure: the untold stories of breast cancer survivors by Emily K. Abel and Overcome the Challenges of Cancer Care: How to avoid the pitfalls on the path to healing by Stephen A. Rosenberg.
New children’s books added in March
The Chandler Public Library added 26 new children’s books to the children’s collection including easy reader, juvenile nonfiction and juvenile fiction.
New easy reader/picture books are I Am a Kindness Hero by Jennifer Adams, The Moon Over Star by Kianna Hutts-Aston, Corduroy Takes a Bow by Viola Davis, Don’t Hug Doug (he doesn’t like it) by Carrie Finson, The World Needs Who You Were Made to Be by Joanna Gaines, I Am Smart, I Am Blessed, I Can Do Anything by Alissa Holder, Grace Box by Kim Howard, A New Day by Brad Meltzer, Our Little Inventor by Sher Rill Ng, The Love Jar by P.N. Tankersley, Sincerely Emerson: a girl, her letter and the helpers all around us by Emerson Weber, The Day You Begin and The Other Side, both by Jacqueline Woodson and New Shoes, Red Shoes by Susan Rollings.
New juvenile nonfiction books are I Am Neil Armstrong, I am Anne Frank and I Am Jackie Robinson, all by Brad Meltzer, Donald Trump by Grace Hansen and Joe Biden: Who is America’s 46th President? By R. Margolin.
New juvenile fiction books (for 2-5th grade readers) are Ranger in Time series: Escape from the Twin Towers and Long Road to Freedom by Kate Messner; Magic Tree House series: Late Lunch with Llamas and To the Future with Ben Franklin! By Mary Pope Osborn, Geronimo Stilton series: The Battle For Crystal Castle: the 13th adventure in the Kingdom of Fantasy and Out of Time: the 8th journey through time, both by Geronimo Stilton and Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson.
New books in time for Spring Break at the Library
The Library purchase several new books for readers to enjoy during Spring Break this year. Starting with Affair by Danielle Steel, also Beirut Protocol by Joel C. Rosenberg, Blink of an Eye by Iris Johansen, Dark Sky by C.J. Box, Faithless in Death by J.D. Robb, Fast Ice by Clive Cussler, Kaisers Web by Steve Berry, Last Straw by Oklahoma author Sharon Sala, Missing & Endangered by J.A. Jance, Party of 2 by Jasmine Guillory, Power Couple by Alex Berenson, Serpentine by Jonathan Kellerman, Shadow Box by Luanne Rice, Triple Chocolate Cheesecake Murder by Joanne Fluke and Walk in My Combat Boots (a nonfiction book) by James Patterson.
New books for February
The Library purchased several books for your winter reading since the weather is going to be BRRRRRR for the next several days what is there better to do but curl up with your dog/cat, drink coffee/tea and read a good book. And, we have lots to choose from.
Everyone’s favorite authors have new releases from December and January including Before She Disappeared by Lisa Gardner, All the Colors of Night by Jayne Ann Krentz, Children’s Blizzard by Melanie Benjamin, Gates of Athens by Conn Iggulden, Hush-Hush by Stuart Woods, Lost Boys by Faye Kellerman, The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict, Neighbors by Danielle Steel, NYPD Red 6 and The Russian by James Patterson, Spin by Patricia Cornwell and Troubled Blood by Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling).
For the adventurous at heart who like to try new things the Library also purchased several books on the bestseller lists including Confessions of the 7:45 by Lisa Unger, South of the Buttonwood Tree by Heather S. Webber and Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman.
New nonfiction books include God Will Help You and Born Again by Max Lucado and Frontier Follies by Ree Drummond.