Programs/events

Preschool storytime every Wednesday at 10:30 a.m.

Toddler Time every Friday at 10:30 a.m.

Nov. 27, 1:30-3:30 p.m. – Early-out activity for ages kindergarten through fifth grade.

Nov. 28 and 29 – The library will be closed for Thanksgiving.

New adult fiction: “Ninth House” by Leigh Bardugo; “The Christmas Boutique” by Jennifer Chiaverini; “A Mrs. Miracle Christmas” by Debbie Macomber; “Chasing Dreams” by Deborah Raney; and “Red at the Bone” by Jacqueline Woodson.

New adult nonfiction: “Blowout” by Rachel Maddow; “Unfollow: A Memoir of Loving and Leaving the Westboro Baptist Church” by Megan Phelps-Roper; and “Letters From an Astrophysicist” by Neil deGrasse Tyson.

New junior fiction: “A Tale of Magic” by Chris Colfer; “The Journey to Atlantis” by Thea Stilton; and “Princess Ponies: The Pumpkin Ghost” by Chloe Ryder.

New children’s books: “The Horribly Hungry Gingerbread Boy” by Elisa Kleven; “The Sandcastle That Lola Built” by Megan Maynor; and easy reader “Who is the Mystery Reader” by Mo Willems.

New DVDs: “Thomas & Friends: Perry Takes the Plunge;” “Thomas & Friends: Day of the Diesel;” and “Word World – Lucky Duck.”

Check out the library’s website at www.kalona.lib.ia.us or Facebook page – Kalona Public Library.  Patrons can also download books and magazines from the computer using their library card number.