This month's title is our first from science fiction -  a tale of survival against enormous odds. Find out what the hype is all about, reserve your copy online or at the circ desk and join us at the library at 6:30. Special guest, James Cambias, author of "A Darkling Sea" will help lead the discussion.

Mystery and suspense readers are invited to the library on the first Thursday of the month at 6:30 for a lively discussion of the book and other of life's mysteries. This month's title, The Bootlegger's Daughter, by Margaret Maron is the first in the Deborah Knott mystery series which won all four major mystery awards: the Agatha, Anthony, Edgar and Macavity. From Kirkus: "A keen view of families, southern-discomfort style, with an edge and a wryness that surpass anything Edgar-winner Julie Smith ever dreamed up. Deb, her wily old dad, Detective Dwight are all nicely rendered, and the homosexuals here are, praise be, used well rather than exploited. A fine start to a promising new series." Borrow your copy at the adult circulation desk or order online.

By the author of The Secret Life of Bees and The Mermaid Chair, Sue Monk Kidd's exquisitely written novel is a triumph of storytelling that looks with unswerving eyes at one of the most devastating wounds in American history, through women whose struggles for liberation, empowerment, and expression will leave no reader unmoved.(from the publisher) Third Thursday is an informal group, open to all, no sign up necessary. Reserve your book at the adult circulation desk or online.