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Library News for Adults - Special Edition
June 24, 2020
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Summer has finally arrived - at 4:43pm this past Saturday, to be exact. We waited and dreamed about it all winter, so don't let these sunny, warm, blue-sky days pass you by!
Spend some time in your garden. Need some advice from someone with a green thumb? Contact a
Master Gardener from the University of Minnesota Extension. And if you need ideas on how to use the bounty from your garden, check out these fresh recipes from
Mazopiya, the Mdewakaton Sioux Community's natural foods store.
Watch the clouds float by. Then see if you can identify them with this
cloud chart from the National Weather Service.
Enjoy nature. Download the
iNaturalist app, to identify and learn about that odd-looking bug, or this beautiful flower, and contribute to science by photographing your "discoveries".
But whatever you choose to do, get out and enjoy your summer. You know what they say, "Winter is coming."
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Weekly Trivia
Here are the top five finishers from last week's Juneteenth trivia
. Congratulations to Amusing Gnu! Looks like you "gnu" them all.
- Amusing Gnu - 100%
- Adorable Gecko
- Mighty Pigeon
- Awesome Yeti
- Excited Lobster
Here's this week's challenge. Thanks to Kyle at the New Prague Library for creating the quiz this week. Good luck!
This week, we're challenging you to Indigenous authors trivia. The questions may be about titles, authors, or other interesting facts! The multiple choice challenge is timed, so the faster you respond, the more points you get! You have until Tuesday, 6/30 at noon to take the challenge. And, remember, if you'd like to read something you see on the challenge, check our
catalog to request a copy!
We've built our trivia challenge in Kahoot!, but there's no need for you to create an account. Just click the link, spin for a randomly-generated player name, and play! The top five winners will be revealed in next Wednesday's newsletter, so be sure to remember your player name!
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Financial Resources and Dealing with Debt
COVID-19 has been hard on everyone, but especially hard on those of us living from paycheck to paycheck, and those who have been laid off. To help you manage debt and a smaller paycheck, we have gathered a few resources that we hope will be helpful to you.
Lynda.com - "Recovering from a Financial Setback" - click on the lynda.com link and have
your library card and PIN ready to gain access, then search for the title of the course.
Coping with Debt - includes links to debt relief services and credit counseling organizations.
Protection for Renters - good information, especially for those being charged late fees and/or facing eviction.
Mortgage Relief Options - outlines options for temporarily suspending or reducing your house payment, depending on your type of mortgage financing.
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Library Staff Recommends
All titles are available (or will soon be available) in print, on Cloud Library eBooks or eAudiobooks, or RBDigital eAudiobooks.
"When I'm able to share books with customers who like mysteries, I start them out with some of my favorite Minnesota authors. It is nice to know the area they are talking about in their stories."
Submitted by Theresa, a Library Associate at the Shakopee Library.
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Tami Hoag writes several series and a few stand-alone novels. Newest is The Boy. Later this year BAD Liar will be released.
- John Sandford's Prey series. Number 30 of this series came out in April, and is called Masked Prey. His most recent Virgil Flowers series release is Bloody Genius from 2019.
- Ellen Hart's Jane Lawless series. I found her series a very good read. Her new book, In a Midnight Wood, is due out this fall. First in the series is Hallowed Murder.
- Joanne Fluke's series features amateur detective Hannah Swensen, who is the owner of a bakery, and always seems to have a mystery come her way. Besides being good reads, Fluke's books include good recipes, and several of her books have also been made into Hallmark movies. First in the series is Chocolate Chip Murder, and the newest is Coconut Layer Cake Murder.
- Laura Child has several mystery series, but her first - and possibly the best one - is the Tea Shop Mystery series. The first title is Death by Darjeeling, and the newest is Lavender Blue Murder.
Enjoy a Nonfiction smorgasbord.
Midnight in Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham
Inheritance by Dani Shapiro
The Epic City: the World on the Streets of Calcutta by Kushanava Choudhury
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
Agrippina by Emma Southon
Lisa is the Learning and Outreach Manager for the Scott County Library and has worked for the library for over 20 years. She enjoys reading globally but is mostly content to do so from the comfort of her own big comfy couch.
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