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March 6, 2015

New to the Library

This week we have added several selections in line with our Lenten theme. Hope for the Flowers by Trina Paulus – for young and old, lovers, husbands and wives, this is a book to learn to read with, or to comfort those who are dying or grieving. In the tale, the caterpillar heroes, Stripe and […]

February 27, 2015

New to the Library

New this week to the library are several selections related to our Lenten theme of death, dying, and loss. The Undertaking: Life Studies from the Dismal Trade by Thomas Lynch. A sometimes humorous, always respectful, look at what we, the living, do when faced with the death of loved ones…and why we do it. Good […]

March 5, 2014

New to the Library

This week we have four new selections for the Library. Bonnet Strings by Saloma Miller Furlong:  NON-Fiction – suspended between two cultural worlds, Saloma tells a compelling story about her struggle to decide which world to claim as her own.  This books presents a view of Amish life more realistic than the romanticized fictional accounts of […]

February 26, 2014

New to the Library

Do you have kids?  Grandkids? Are you leading children’s time?  Do you just enjoy children’s literature? If you said yes to any of these questions, the following titles may be of interest to you: Little Stories for Little Children by Donna McKee Rhodes published by Herald Press Stories for Telling by William R. White published by Augsburg […]

February 6, 2014

New to the Library

We are very happy to have two new people, Abbe Buller and Elizabeth Miller Richer, joining Lori Good on the Library Committee. This week, we feature two new titles. The first, Fifteen Minutes by Karen Kingsbury tells the story of Zack Dylan, who made a promise to God and his college sweetheart as he left his […]

January 7, 2014

New to the Library

This week we feature two new titles. I Am Malala: The girl who stood up for education and was shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai: When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan, one girl spoke out. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education. […]

November 26, 2013

New to the Library

This week we feature two selections Radical Jesus – Edited by Paul Buhle is arguably the first modern effort to convey through comic art the meaning of Jesus and his social message, not just in his own time, but also in the Radical Reformation, recent centuries, and in our own time. Telling the story of […]

October 30, 2013

New to the Library

New titles for the library this week include: Creating a Scene in Corinth by Reta Halteman Finger (Jenny Schrock’s sister) and George D. McClain:  ancient Corinth is vividly brought to life, unleashing the subversive power of Paul’s letter for both his ancient audience and today.  Readers are guided to imagine themselves as participants in the often […]

October 3, 2013

New to the Library

This week we add four titles to our library collection! Blush:  A Mennonite Girl Meets a Glittering World – This is the story of how a rosy-cheeked, barefoot Mennonite farm girl prepared to enter the glittering world as a distinguished professor of English, eight years as president of Goshen College and six years as vice president […]

September 18, 2013

New to the Library

This week we feature three titles new to the library. Home to Harmony by Philip Gulley: The author, a Quaker minister, draws the reader into the charming world of minister Sam Gardner in his first year back in his hometown, capturing the essence of small-town life with humor and wisdom. Harvest of Empire: A History […]

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