MENTONE — Bell Memorial Public Library announced its news for the week of Nov. 25-29.

Bell Memorial Public Library will be closed Thursday, Nov. 28, and Friday, Nov. 29, for Thanksgiving, The library will be open during regular business hours on Saturday, Nov. 30, said a news release from Bell Memorial Public Library.

New books coming soon! *Please note that some books are pre-ordered and we do not receive them until after they are published*. “Restless Rancher” by Jennifer Ryan, “The Rise of Magicks” by Nora Roberts, “Roll With It” by Jamie Sumer, “Something Rotten” by Heather L. Montgomery, “Songs of America” by Jon Meacham, “Spirit of the Season” by Fern Michaels, “Spy” by Danielle Steel, “Still Life” by Dani Pettrey, “The Testaments” by Margaret Eleanor Atwood, “The Titanic Secret” by Clive Cussler, “To Dance” by Siena Cherson Siegel, “Touched by the Sun” by Carly Simon, “Tough Love” by Susan Rice, “Walk the Edge” by Katie McGarry and “We Were Liars” by E. Lockhart. 

There will be no story hour this Friday, Nov. 29. Story hour will resume Friday, Dec. 6. 

Euchre Club will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 25, in the large conference room. 

See what’s streaming on Hoopla Digital. Log on today to read these audiobooks:  “Killing the SS” by Bill O’Reilley, “Never Be Lied To Again” by David J. Leiberman and “Diamond Fire” by Ilona Andrews. Teens and children can browse these titles: “The Tinker’s Daughter” by Wendy Lawton and “Misfits” by Jen Calonita.    

This month’s library board meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 25. Board meetings are open to the public and the public is encouraged to attend.

Board agenda is as follows:

• Authorization has been received from the DLGF regarding the 2020 budgets.
• Carpet squares were ordered for the children’s department.
• The library spoke with a contractor for the children’s department work.  He plans to start the last week of November.
• Young adult room is now set-up to house the entire children’s department.
• Children’s department materials are now in the process of being moved into the young adult department. The conversion should take about two weeks, said the news release. 
• New desks ordered from NAEIR.ORG were received early.
• Condolences to our custodian whose husband passed suddenly. Replacement chair received for the junior section at the company’s cost.
• Library Director Stephen Boggs will be participating in Junior Achievement at Mentone Elementary and later at Akron Elementary beginning in January. This is a five-week program. The library received the five new “mini-computers” purchased from Tech-Soup.