LOCAL NEWS and NEW BOOKS

WINTER IN WATERFORD

Brr. It's getting colder at night. And wasn't that last snowfall extraordinary!!!

The Annual Waterford Community Christmas is on Sat. Dec. 16th from 4-6pm

4pm. Meet at the Waterford Congregational Church where first graders will read their essays.

Followed by Caroling around the Village Christmas Tree on the Waterford Common.

5pm. Meet at the Waterford Library for refreshments, Harpist Elizabeth Roth, Story Time, and a Visit from SANTA. All children will receive new books too. ALL WELCOME.

Throughout the year there are opportunities for Community sharing, assistance, and and volunteering. We welcome you to attend an event here at the library, or attend one of the other Community, Nonprofit, and church events. And, please let us know of any others as well.

Full list of all the various programs and activities are found under 2023 Community Calendar,

on our Facebook page, and on the town website: www.waterfordme.org

STORY TIME at the LIBRARY

Come join our weekly Story Time for pre-school kids each Tuesday morning 10:30am - @1pm.

Each week volunteers read a few books to the children, followed by a fun activity and a snack.

Super fun for the little ones, and their parents too. Hope to have this year-round.

NEW HEAT PUMPS INSTALLED AT THE LIBRARY

The Waterford Library is delighted to announce new Heat Pumps were installed in January 2023. This project was made possible by a grant from the Association for Rural & Small Libraries through the generosity of a regional partner foundation. Additional funds provided by private donations and total costs were offset by rebates from effiencyMaine. We are most grateful.

The Association for Rural & Small Libraries (ARSL) builds strong communities through professional development and elevating the impact of rural and small libraries. ARSL recognizes the uniqueness of small and rural libraries and is committed to providing an environment that encourages excellence within this community of practice, supporting their goals of service and speaking on behalf of this important constituency. Since 1 in 3 public libraries in the U.S. serve a population of fewer than 2,500 people, there is a great opportunity to support these library professionals that are often overlooked. We believe in the value of rural and small libraries and strive to create resources and services that address national, state, and local priorities for libraries situated in rural communities.

NEW Adult BOOKS 2023 (kid books list below)

NEW ADULT 2023

NOV 2023 NEW BOOKS

FICTION

The List: by Yomi Adegoke.

The New Naturals, by Gabriel Bump.

The Pole, by JM Coetzee.

Day, by Michael Cunningham.

The Armor of Light, by Ken Follett.

The Exchange: , by John Grisham.

The Vaster Wilds, by Lauren Groff.

Starling House, by Alix E. Harrow.

The Invisible Hour, Alice Hoffman.

Happiness Falls, by Angie Kim.

Whalefall, by Daniel Kraus.

Lone Woman, by Victor Lavalle.

The Frozen River, by Ariel Lawhon.

North Woods, by Daniel Mason.

Absolution, by Alice McDermott.

The Witching Tide, by Margaret Meyer.

Night Watch, by Jayne Anne Phillips.

A Council of Dolls, by Mona Susan Powers.

The Fraud, by Zadie Smith.

Let Us Descend, by Jesmyn Ward.

The Breakaway, by Jennifer Weiner.

Iron Flame (Empyrean 2), by Rebecca Yarros

MYSTERY / SUSPENSE

Glory Be: , by Danielle Arceneaux.

The Edge, by David Baldacci:

The Secret: A Jack Reacher Novel, by Lee Child and Andrew Child.

The Raging Storm: by Ann Cleeves.

Resurrection Walk, by Michael Connelly.

Code Red: A Mitch Rapp Novel (22) by Vince Flynn and Kyle Mills.

The Secret Hours, by Mick Herron.

Reykjavík: A Crime Story, by Ragnar Jónasson and Katrín Jakobsdóttir.

Blood Betrayal, by Ausma Zehanat Khan.

Holly, by Stephen King.

The River We Remember, by William Kent Krueger.

Blood Sisters, by Vanessa Lillie.

Murder by Degrees, by Ritu Mukerji.

The Last Devil to Die: by Richard Osman

Dead Mountain, by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child.

Mrs. Plansky's Revenge, by Spencer Quinn

'Twas the Bite Before Christmas. #28 by David Rosenfelt

The Only One Left, by Riley Sager.

Judgment Prey, by John Sandford.

Mother-Daughter Murder Night, by Nina Simon.

The Mountains Wild: #1, by Sarah Stewart Taylor

A Distant Grave: #2, by Sarah Stewart Taylor

The Drowning Sea: #3, Sarah Stewart Taylor.

A Stolen Child: #4, by Sarah Stewart Taylor

NONFICTION

The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I, by Douglas Brunt.

Elon Musk, by Walter Isaacson.

Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America, by Leila Philip.

Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America, by Heather Cox Richardson.

Into the Amazon: Life of Cândido Rondon, Trailblazing Explorer, Scientist, Statesman, and Conservationist, by Larry Rohter.

In the Form of a Question: The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life, by Amy Schneider.

The End of Eden: Wild Nature in the Age of Climate Breakdown, by Adam Welz

NEW ADULT 2023

JUNE 2023 NEW BOOKS

FICTION

The Three of Us, by Ore Agbaje-Williams.

If a Poem Could Live and Breathe: Teddy Roosevelt's First Love, by Mary Calvi.

The Paris Library, by Janet Skeslien Charles.

The Guest, by Emma Cline.

The Ferryman, by Justin Cronin.

Mink River, by Brian Doyle

The Years, by Annie Ernaux

Weyward, by Emilia Hart.

Happy Place, by Emily Henry.

When We Were Orphans, by Kazuo Ishiguro

Pineapple Street, by Jenny Jackson.

Code Name Sapphire, by Pam Jenoff.

Invisible Girl, by Lisa Jewell

Watching You, by Lisa Jewell

The Half Moon, by Mary Beth Keane.

Yellowface, by R.F.Kuang.

Small Mercies, by Dennis Lehane.

Homecoming, by Kate Morton.

Homestead, by Melinda Moustakis.

Hello Beautiful, by Ann Napolitano.

Jamie MacGillivray : Renegade's Journey, by John Sayles.

Romantic Comedy, by Curtis Sittenfeld.

Symphony of Secrets, by Brendan Slocumb.

Camp Zero, by Michelle Min Sterling.

Covenant of Water, by Abraham Verghese.

MYSTERY/ SUSPENSE

The Girl by the Bridge: Detective Konrad, by Arnaldur Indridason.

Simply Lies, by David Baldacci.

Crooked House, by Agatha Christie (MBC)

Flash Point, by Tom Clancy.

Broken Light, by Joanne Harris.

The Way of the Bear, by Anne Hillerman.

All That Is Mine I Carry With Me, by William Landay.

The Only Survivors, by Megan Miranda.

Bloodroot - Best New England Crime Stories

London Seance Society, by Sarah Penner.

Standing in the Shadows, by Peter Robinson.

Good Dog, Bad Cop, by David Rosenfelt.

Dark Angel:Letty Davenport, John Sandford.

Independence Square: Arkady Renko in Ukraine, by Martin Cruz Smith.

NONFICTION

Three Ordinary Girls: The Remarkable Story of Three Dutch Teenagers Who Became Spies, Saboteurs, Nazi Assassins--and WWII Heroes, by Tim Brady.

My Many Lives: A Memoire, by Sigrid Kendall

The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder, by David Grann.

Got your Number, by Mike Greenberg.

Northeaster: A Story of Courage and Survival in the Blizzard of 1952, by Cathie Pelletier.

AUGUST NEW BOOKS

FICTION

Wind Knows My Name, by Isabel Allende.

The First Ladies, by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray.

Little Monsters, by Adrienne Brodeur.

Crow Mary, by Kathleen Grissom.

The Paris Daughter, by Kristin Harmel.

The Housekeepers, by Alex Hay.

The Five-Star Weekend, by Elin Hilderbrand.

Loot, by Tania James.

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, by James McBride.

Alchemy of a Blackbird, by Claire McMillan

Silver Nitrate, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia.

The Rachel Incident, by Caroline O’Donoghue.

Tom Lake, by Ann Patchett.

My Name Is Red, by Orhan Pamuk

Somebody’s Fool, by Richard Russo.

Lady Tans Circle of Women, by Lisa See.

The Bandit Queens, by Parini Shroff.

Good Night, Irene, by Luis Alberto Urrea.

Crook Manifesto, by Colson Whitehead

Fourth Wing (Empyrean 1), Rebecca Yarros.

MYSTERY/SUSPENSE

The Last Word, by Taylor Adams.

Flags on the Bayou, by James Lee Burke.

Dead Man's Wake, by Paul Doiron.

All the Sinners Bleed, by S. A. Cosby.

None of This Is True, by Lisa Jewell. ‎

Prom Mom, by Laura Lippman.

The Bone Hacker, by Kathy Reichs.

Flop Dead Gorgeous, by David Rosenfelt.

The Collector, by Daniel Silva.

How Can I Help You, by Laura Sims.

Dead Fall (Scot Harvath #22), by Brad Thor.

A Chateau Under Siege: A Bruno, Chief of Police Novel, by Martin Walker.

Zero Days by Ruth Ware.

NONFICTION

What an Owl Knows: New Science of the Worlds Most Enigmatic Birds, by Jennifer Ackerman.

Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to Be an Ally, Emily Ladau

The Wife of Bath:A Biography, Marion Turner

NEW ADULT 2023

NEW JAN. 2023

FICTION

Fredrik Backman: The Winners- Beartown 3

Fredrik Backman: Us Against You-Beartown2

Russell Banks: The Magic Kingdom.

Rhys Bowen: Where the Sky Begins

Andrew Sean Greer: Less Is Lost

Tess Gunty: The Rabbit Hutch

Abdulrazak Gurnah: Afterlives

Robert Harris: Act of Oblivion

John Irving: The Last Chairlift

Barbara Kingsolver: Demon Copperhead

Anthony Marra: Mercury Pictures Presents

Cormac McCarthy: Stella Maris

Lydia Millett: Dinosaurs

Celeste Ng: Our Missing Hearts

Maggie O'Farrell: The Marriage Portrait

Joanna Quinn: The Whalebone Theatre

Jane Smiley: A Dangerous Business

Nicholas Sparks: Dreamland

MYSTERY SUSPENSE

Sarah Addison Allen: Other Birds

David Baldacci: Long Shadows

C. J. Box: Treasure State: Cassie Dewell # 6

Sandra Brown: Overkill

Lee Child and Andrew Child: No Plan B: #27

Michael Connelly: Desert Star

Nelson DeMille: The Maze (8)

Allen Eskens: Forsaken Country

Alice Feeney: Daisy Darker

Vince Flynn /Kyle Mills: Oath of Loyalty #21

Ashley Flowers: All Good People Here

Elly Griffiths: Bleeding Heart Yard

Katy Hays: The Cloisters

Anthony Horowitz: The Twist of a Knife

James Kestrel: Five Decembers.

Ausma Zehanat Khan: Blackwater Falls: ‎

Mike Maden: Clive Cussler’s Hellburner

Val McDermid: 1989

Kyle Mills: Vince Flynn: Oath of Loyalty

J. Patterson & Brendan DuBois: Blowback

Louise Penny: A World of Curiosities

Ian Rankin: Heart Full of Headstones: Rebus

Deanna Raybourn: Killers of a Certain Age

David Rosenfelt: Santa's Little Yelpers #26

John Sandford: Righteous Prey

Karin Slaughter: Girl Forgotten

Scott Turow: Suspect

Lisa Unger: Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six

Alaina Urquhart: The Butcher and the Wren

NON FICTION

Winston Groom: The Generals: Patton, MacArthur, Marshall, Winning World War II ‏

Kathryn Miles: Trailed: One Woman's Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders

Michelle Obama: The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times.

William Shatner and Joshua Brandon: Boldly Go: Reflections on a Life of Awe and Wonder

NEW SPRING 2023

FICTION

Old Babes in the Wood: Margaret Atwood

The Mitford Affair, Marie Benedict

Trust, Hernan Diaz

The Measure, Nikki Erlick

Sam, Allegra Goodman

This Other Eden, Paul Harding

Grady Hendrix: How to Sell a Haunted House

Kate Manning : Gilded Mountain

Someone Else’s Shoes, by Jojo Moyes.

Catherine Newman: We All Want Impossible Things

Take My Hand, Dolen Perkins-Valdez.

The End of Drum-Time, Hanna Pylväinen.

Memphis, Tara M. Stringfellow

Hang the Moon, Jeannette Walls.

Iris Yamashita: City Under One Roof

MYSTERY SUSPENSE

The Writing Retreat, Julia Bartz

Storm Watch (A Joe Pickett Novel) C. J. Box

Clive Cussler Dark Vector, Graham Brown

Tom Clancy Red Winter, Marc Cameron

I Will Find You, Harlan Coben

Burner (Gray Man), Mark Greaney

The Twyford Code, Janice Hallett

Jane Harper: Exiles

Margot Douaihy: Scorched Grace

Deepti Kapoor: Age of Vice.

Shehan Karunatilaka: The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

Dean Koontz: House at the End of the World

Mary Kubica: Just the Nicest Couple

Donna Leon: So You Shall Reap

Peter Lovesey: Showstopper (Diamond #21)

Rebecca Makkah: I Have Some Questions for You

James Patterson: House of Wolves

Preston & Child: The Cabinet of Dr. Leng

Lisa Scottoline: Loyalty

Jesse Q. Sutanto: Vera Wongs Unsolicited Advice for Murderers

Brad Taylor: The Devil’s Ransom

Shelby Van Pelt: Remarkably Bright Creatures

Charles Todd: The Cliff’s Edge (Crawford #13)

David Heska Wanbli Weiden: Winter Counts

Jacqueline Winspear: The White Lady

Stuart Woods: Distant Thunder

NONFICTION

Every Day Is a Gift: Tammy Duckworth.

Sailing at the Edge of Disaster: a Young Woman’s Daring Year, Elizabeth Garber

Rough Sleepers: Dr.O’Connells mission to bring healing to the homeless, Tracy Kidder

Woodsqueer: Crafting a Sustainable Rural Life, Gretchen Legler

The Future Is Now: Solving the Climate Crisis with Today’s Technologies, Bob McDonald.

River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile, Candice Millard.

Mountain Girl: From Barefoot to the Boardroom, Marilyn Moss Rockefeller

Stacy Schiff: Revolutionary: Samuel Adams

An Assassin in Utopia: True Story of a 19C. Sex Cult and President’s Murder, Susan Wels

New Children's Books 2023

New Children's books 2024

NEW KIDS NOV 2023

E BOARD

Grumpy monkey yuck! / Suzanne Lang.

E PICTURE

Paula’s patches / Gabriella Alderman.

How does Santa go down the chimney? / Mac Barnett.

Bad Bunny / Jonathan Bentley.

Wild symphony / Dan Brown.

Lou / Brianna Carson.

I don’t want to read this book / Max Greenfield. 11/21

Something, someday / Amanda Gorman.

Remember / Joy Hart.

Out cold / Ryan T. Higgins. (Maine).

I am stuck / Julia Mills.

Don’t let the pigeon drive the sleigh! / Mo Willems.

E READER

Let’s go / Michael Emberley.

Magic Mixies : Welcome to Mixie, #1 / Mickey Domenici.

J EARLY CHAPTER

Monster escape (Diary of a Roblox Pro, #1) / Ari Avatar.

Obby challenge (Diary of a Roblox Pro, #3) / Avi Avatar.

Azmina the gold glitter dragon (Dragon girls, #1) / Maddy Mara.

The homesick kitten (Pet rescue adventures) / Holly Webb.

J GRAPHIC

Cat on the run in cat of death (Cat on the run, #1) / Aaron Blabey.

Bad kitty makes a movie / Nick Bruel. 12/23

School trip / Jerry Craft.

Stacey’s mistake (Baby-sitters Club) / Ann M.Martin.

Karen’s haircut (Baby-sitters little sister, #7) Ann M.Martin.

Saving H’Non : Chang and the elephant / Trang Nguyen.

Four eyes (Four eyes, #1) / Rex Ogle.

Cat Kid Comic Club, #5 : Influencers / Dav Pilkey.

Winter turning (Wings of fire, #7) / Tui T. Sutherland. 12/23

I survived the American Revolution, 1776 (#8) / Lauren Tarshis.

I survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871 (#7) / Lauren Tarshis.

Hilo, #5 : Then everything went wrong / Judd Winick. 1/19

FGTeeV : Out of time / FGTeeV.

J FICTION

The last kids on Earth and the Zombie Parade, #2 / Max Brallier.

The last kids on Earth and the Nightmare King, #3 / Max Brallier.

The wild robot protects, #3 / Peter Brown.

Diary of a wimpy kid : no brainer / Jeff Kinney.

The many assassinations of Samir, the seller of dreams / Daniel Nayeri.

Witchlings, #1 / Claribel A. Ortega.

The Golden frog games, #2 / Claribel A. Ortega.

The Guardian test (Legends of Lotus Island, #1) / Christina Soontornvat.

Into the shadow mist (Legends of Lotus Island, #2 / Christina Soontornvat.

The lost library / Rebecca Stead.

Zombie season / Justin Weinberger.

Scariest. Book. Ever. (Goosebumps house of shivers, #1) / R.L. Stine.

J NON-FICTION

Reptile (DK Eyewitness) 12/23

What’s inside a caterpillar cocoon? : and other questions about moths and butterflies / Rachael Ignotofsky.

History smashers : Christopher Columbus and the Taino people / Kate Messner.

History smashers : The Underground Railroad / Kate Messner.

Zilot and other important rhymes / Bob Odenkirk.

YA FICTION

Murtagh : the world of Eragon (the Inheritance cycle, #5) / Christopher Paolini.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians : the Chalice of the gods, #6 / Rick Riordan.

PARENTING SHELF

The survival guide for kids with autism spectrum disorder (and their parents) / Elizabeth Verdick.

The survival guide for kids with ADHD (Survival guides for kids) / John F.Taylor.

New Children's Books 2023

New Children's books 2024

NEW KIDS SEPT 2023

E PICTURE

Crayons go back to school / Drew Daywalt.

Beneath / Cori Doerrfeld.

The Baddies / Julia Donaldson.

Bruce and the legend of Soggy Hollow / Ryan T. Higgins.

We will rock our classmates / Ryan T. Higgins.

Stickler loves the world / Lane Smith.

E READER

Grumpy monkey get your grumps out / Suzanne Lang.

Fox has a problem / Corey R. Tabor.

J EARLY CHAPTER

The skull : a Tyrolean folktale / Jon Klassen.

J FICTION

The last kids on earth and the forbidden fortress, #8 / Max Brallier.

The last kids on earth and the skeleton road, #6 / Max Brallier.

The last kids on earth and the midnight blade, #5 / Max Brallier.

Worst broommate ever!, #1 : middle school and other disasters / Wanda Coven.

Alone / Megan E. Freeman. (MSBA winner)

J GRAPHIC

Bad guys, #17 : let the games begin, / Aaron Blabey.

Bad kitty, #3 : supercat, / Nick Bruel.

Killer underwear invasion : how to spot fake news, / Elise Gravel.

Hilo, #9 : Gina and the last city on earth / Judd Winch.

J NON-FICTION

Insect (DK Eyewitness) / David Lambert.

National Parks (DK Eyewitness) /A. Mills.

Crystal & Gem ( DK Eyewitness) / R.F. Symes.

YA FICTION

The Brothers Hawthorne (The Inheritance Games, #4) / Jennifer Lynn Barnes.

YA GRAPHIC

The adventures of John Blake : mystery of the ghost ship / Phillip Pullman

New Children's Books 2023

New Children's books 2024

New Children's Books 2023

NEW KIDS BOOKS SUMMER 2023 E BOARD

Peekaboo Rex / Sandra Boynton.

E PICTURE

Just a worm / Marie Boyd.

Wow Hoo! You’re doing great! / Sandra Boynton.

Up in the garden and down in the dirt / Kate Messner.

Chez Bob / Bob Shea.

Very good hats / Emma Staub.

Simon and the better bone / Corey T. Tabor. E READER

Nat the cat takes a nap / Jarrett Lerner. Pizza and Taco, 3 : super awesome comic / Stephen Shasken.

J EARLY CHAPTER

Ivy and Bean, 1 / Annie Barrows.

Bad Kitty goes to the vet / Nick Bruel.

Stink, 11 : Hamlet and cheese / Megan McDonald.

J FICTION

The one and only Ruby, 3 / Katherine Applegate.

Skander and the phantom rider, 2 / A.F. Steadman.

J GRAPHIC

The last comics on Earth, 1 / Max Braillier. Spy camp : the graphic novel / Stuart Gibbs. Bea Wolf / Zack Weinersmith.

YA FICTION

The Lake House / Sarah Beth Durst.

Hatchet / Gary Paulsen.

The sun and the star : a Nico Di Angelo adventure / Rick Riordan.

Divergent, 1 / Veronica Roth.

YA GRAPHIC

They called us enemy / George Takei.

he first to die at the end / Adam Silvera.

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

CARANCI COLLECTION 2022

Purchased in Memory of Norma M. CARANCI and John A. CARANCI

NONFICTION

Passage to Liberty: Italian Immigration and the Rebirth of America - A. Kenneth Ciongoli

La Storia: Five Centuries of Italian American Experience- Mangione and Morreale

Nonno tell us a story: Pietrantonio Lombardi

It Happened in Italy: Untold Stories How the People of Italy Defied Horrors of the Holocaust - Elizabeth Bettina

My Two Italies: - Joseph Luzzi

The Gatherings -Shirley Hager

Natures Best Hope - Tallamy

Finding the Mother Tree - Simard

FICTION

The Edelweiss Sisters: - Kate Hewitt

The Only Woman in the Room -Marie Benedict

Setting Free the Bears - John Irving

Eyes of the Dragon - Steven King

Mists of Avalon - Bradley

KIDS BOOKS

E BOARD BOOKS

Snuggle Puppy - Boynton

Your Baby’s First Word will be DADA - Fallon

Everything is MAMA - Fallon

Ten Apples up on top - Dr. Seuss

Llamaste + Friends, being kind through Yoga

Goodnight Country Store - Gamble

Don’t Throw That Away - Bergen

The 3 R’s - Roca

The Plastic Problem - Andrus

Recycling is fun - Ghigna

E PICTURE BOOK

Night Tree - Eric Bunting

Mr. Willowby’s Christmas Tree

Sam and the Firefly - Eastman

Paddle to the Sea - Holling

500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins - Dr.Seuss

Old enough to save the Planet - Kirby

J FICTION

The Star Of Kazan - Eva Ibbotson

SANDERSON COLLECTION

SANDERSON COLLECTION 2021

Purchased in memory of Cathy Sanderson

Ayad Akhtar: Homeland Elegies

Kate Chopin: Complete Novels & Stories

Rachel Cusk: Outline: (Outline Trilogy, 1)

Rachel Cusk: Transit: (Outline Trilogy, 2)

Rachel Cusk: Kudos: (Outline Trilogy, 3)

Esi Edogyan: Washington Black

Elena Ferrante: The Lying Life of Adults

Mohsin Hamid: Reluctant Fundamentalist

Ursula Hegi: Patron Saint of Pregnant Girls

Zora Hurston: Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick

Kazuo Ishiguro: Klara and the Sun

Margot Livesey: The Boy in the Field

Thomas Mullen: The Last Town on Earth

Viet Thanh Nguyen: The Committed

Sigrid Nunez: The Friend

Sigrid Nunez: What Are You Going Through.

Douglas Stuart: Shuggie Bain

Colm Toibin: Mothers and Sons Stories

Vendela Vida: We Run the Tides: A Novel