News Release

MENTONE — Bell Memorial Public Library’s Teen Book Club meets 4:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, May 3.

Any interested teens or young adults should contact Natalie Salazar at 574-893-3200.

Story Hour

Preschool story hour will be at 10 a.m. Friday, May 7, in the children’s room.

Children listen to a few stories and complete a craft project related to the chosen books that are read. The theme for the week will be Pete the Cat. Stories to be read are: “Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons,” “Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes” and “Groovy Joe: Ice Cream and Dinosaurs.”

The craft will be a Pete the Cat headband.

Library Offerings

These new books will be at the library soon:

• “Active Defense” by Lynette Eason;
• “Animal Instinct” by David Rosenfelt;
• “Baby-led Weaning Made Easy” by Simone Ward;
• “The Babysitter” by Liza Rodman;
• “Bone Rattle” by Marc Cameron;
• “Death With a Double Edge” by Anne Perry;
• “A Dog’s Hope” by Casey Wilson;
• “Drown Her Sorrows” by Melinda Leigh;
• “Forever in Cape May” by Jennifer Probst;
• “Girl, 11” by Amy Suiter Clarke;
• “Her First Desire” by Cathy Maxwell;
• “The Hero Code” by William H. McRaven;
• “Hummingbird Lane” by Carolyn Brown;
• “K-9 Cold Case” by Elizabeth Heiter;
• “The Last Night in London” by Karen White;
• “Legacy of War” by Wilbur Smith;
• “Lemon Drop Dead” by Amanda Flower;
• “Little Pieces of Me” by Alison Hammer;
• “Lone Wolf” by Diana Palmer;
• “Miss Julia Happily Ever After” by Ann B. Ross;
• “Must Love Cowboys” by Carly Bloom;
• “No Pain, No Gaines” by Chip Gaines;
• “No Way Out” by Fern Michaels;
• “Presumed Deadly” by Cindi Myers;
• “The Rancher’s Promise” by Brenda Harlen;
• “Risk Factor” by Michael Brandman;
• “Samuel’s Return” by Susan Lantz Simpson;
• “Shoot-Out at Sugar Creek” by Mickey Spillane;
• “Shot to Hell” by Jackson Lowry;
• “Surprise Heir for the Princess” by Kate Hardy;
• “Three Missing Days” by Colleen Coble;
• “Till Death” by William W. Johnstone;
• “The Trouble With Picket Fences” by Teri Wilson
• “Turn a Blind Eye” by Jeffrey Archer;
• “Twice Shy” by Sarah Hogle;
• “You Belong Here Now” by Dianna Rostad.

New DVDs to look for include:

• “55 Steps”
• “Pinocchio”
• “Shadow in the Cloud”
• “Willy’s Wonderland”
• “Wedding Every Weekend.”

Check out what’s new and now streaming on Hoopla Digital:

• “The Power in the Land” by Fred Harrison;
• “Great Lakes Pirate” by Gavin Schmitt.

Teens and children may browse these titles:

• “LOL Jokes: New York City” by Craig Yoe;
• “Mammal Mania” by Lisa J. Amstutz.

All that is required to use Hoopla’s streaming service is a valid library card. For more information, stop in and speak with a library staff member.