Posted by Candice on Friday, Mar 27, 2020
Did you know that you can still come to the Library for assistance--online, that is?! Staff are providing chat information services M-F, during the hours of 10-5. You can ask us for help with downloading e-materials (books! audiobooks! movies!! magazines!!!), using some of our online databases (care to delve into the Sanborn maps, anyone?), finding up-to-date reliable information about Covid, or really, anything you find tickling your brain.
For instance, I'm getting ready to staff the chat from 1-5 today, and on Wednesdays from 1-5 for the next two weeks...some of my work-related and personal interests are local history, mystery/thriller books, nonfiction history, travel guides, and cats. Yes, cats. So, if any of you out there are really just sitting around wondering what unique web-based, free local history resources I like to use, come chat with me! Want to know what mysteries are at the top of my list right now, or how to find recommendations on what to read next? Give me a holler! Interested in finding out what types of cat beds my cats like or don't like? You know where to come! Want some non-traditional travel books to get you ready to hit the road again, once we can? I've got some favorites.
Basically...if you have questions, ICPL still has answers. We're here for you...chat now, operators are standing by!
I really enjoyed Hawkins' novel The Villa, so I picked this up to take on vacation...it turned out to be a perfectly good beach-read! A group of twenty- to thirty-somethings find themselves on a small, uninhabited island for a spot of remote relaxation, but of course, things go awry when an uninvited guest gets their guard up and their imaginations going. That's not all, though--there are some weird dynamics going on in the background for each of our islanders, personal traumas and fears, that make for unique interactions and hidden motives. There's nothing ground-breaking going on here, but if you want a solid thriller with a great location, and some better-than-average thinking about what it means to live in the aftermath of major change and life interruptions, this book will do nicely! -Candice