Whether you enjoy keeping your brain operating at full capacity through reading or through trivia – we’ve got you covered! Trivia at the Library is now at two different times, so you can decide what time works best for you.
On Friday, November 1, you can join us for Afternoon Trivia at 2:30 p.m. or at 6:30 p.m. for Trivia Night. It’s the same great Trivia, with teams (up to six people) competing in four rounds of general knowledge trivia. Don’t forget to visit the Library early to check out up to five books to use as reference during play. Registration is required for the 6:30 p.m. Trivia.
Library Events
We’re looking forward to a spooky Halloween week at the Library! Storytime Tuesday, October 29 at 10:30 a.m. will feature Halloween stories, songs, and games.
Embark on a chilling adventure with “Iowa Haunted Corridor,” a spine-tingling presentation that maps out the Corridor’s most haunted locations. Discover the eerie tales and ghostly legends behind each stop on this haunted road map. From abandoned asylums to historic inns, this journey uncovers the dark history and supernatural occurrences that make Iowa a hotspot for paranormal activity. Perfect for ghost enthusiasts and history buffs alike, this presentation offers an engaging blend of local folklore and intriguing insights into Iowa’s haunted past. Buckle up and prepare for a spine-chilling exploration into the unknown! Local Author Katie Hopkins will share the paranormal experiences and the journey’s she has taken Tuesday, October 29, at 6:30 p.m.
On Thursday, October 31, our afterschool kids will enjoy making play dough monsters and creating stop motion fun! Then the Library will close early at 4:00 p.m. to allow patrons and staff to get home safely for trick-or-treating fun. But the fun doesn’t end there! We’ll enjoy a Teen After Hours Halloween Party from 5-7:00 p.m. Teens (6th-12th graders) are encouraged to wear their costumes and enjoy Halloween games (and candy) with friends at the Library.
Library Access
Regular Library hours are Monday-Thursday, 9:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. and Friday-Saturday, 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Closed Sundays.
We will be closed Friday, October 25 for our annual staff safety training.
We will be open Thursday, October 31, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. to allow staff and community members time to safely travel home before trick-or-treating begins.
Tuesday, November 5, the Library is open regular hours, 9:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. We are not hosting any regularly scheduled Library programs due to Election Day. The Library is a polling site for Solon city residents. The polls are open 7:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.
Don’t forget, the digital library is always available! Find an eBook, eAudiobook, magazines and more with Bridges, or with the Libby app on your favorite smart device.
You can even stream classic films, discover new favorites, and more with Kanopy on your favorite smart device. Everyone is welcome at the Library and our programs. Please contact us with access needs.
What’s New?
These are a few of the latest fiction books added to the Library, find something to enjoy at your next visit!
Assistant to the Villian by Hannah Nicole Maehrer. ASSISTANT WANTED: Notorious, high-ranking villain seeks loyal, levelheaded assistant for unspecified office duties, supporting staff for random mayhem and terror, and other Dark Things In General. Discretion a must. Excellent benefits.
With ailing family to support, Evie Sage’s employment status isn’t just important, it’s vital. So when a mishap with Rennedawn’s most infamous Villain results in a job offernaturally, she says yes. No job is perfect, of course, but even less so when you develop a teeny crush on your terrifying, temperamental, and undeniably hot boss. Don’t find evil so attractive, Evie.
But just when she’s getting used to severed heads suspended from the ceiling and the odd squish of an errant eyeball beneath her heel, Evie suspects this dungeon has a huge rat…and not just the literal kind. Because something rotten is growing in the kingdom of Rennedawn, and someone wants to take the Villain―and his entire nefarious empire―out.
Now Evie must not only resist drooling over her boss but also figure out exactly who is sabotaging his work…and ensure he makes them pay. After all, a good job is hard to find.
Assistant to the Villian (Book 1) is available in print and cd audiobook, with Apprentice to the Villian (Book 2) also available in print at the Library.
Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty. Life is full of twists and turns you never see coming. But what if you did? The plane is jam-packed. Every seat is taken. So of course the flight is delayed! Flight attendant Allegra Patel likes her job—she’s generally happy with her life, even if she can’t figure out why she hooks up with a man she barely speaks to—but today is her twenty-eighth birthday. She can think of plenty of things she’d rather be doing than placating a bunch of grumpy passengers.
There’s the well-dressed man in seat 4C who is compulsively checking his watch, desperate not to miss his eleven-year-old daughter’s musical. Further back, a mother of two is frantically trying to keep her toddler entertained and her infant son quiet. How did she ever think being a stay-at-home mom would be easier than being a lawyer? Ethan is lost in thought; he’s flying back from his first funeral. A young couple has just gotten married; she’s still wearing her wedding dress. An emergency room nurse is looking forward to traveling the world once she retires in a few years, it’s going to be so much fun! If they ever get off the tarmac. . . .
Suddenly a woman none of them know stands up. She makes predictions about how and when everyone on board will die. Some dismiss her. Others will do everything they can to make sure her prophecies do not come to pass. All of them will be forever changed.
Shutter by Ramona Emerson. Rita Todacheene is a forensic photographer working for the Albuquerque police force. Her excellent photography skills have cracked many cases—she is almost supernaturally good at capturing details. In fact, Rita has been hiding a secret: she sees the ghosts of crime victims who point her toward the clues that other investigators overlook.
As a lone portal back to the living for traumatized spirits, Rita is terrorized by nagging ghosts who won’t let her sleep and who sabotage her personal life. Her taboo and psychologically harrowing ability was what drove her away from the Navajo reservation, where she was raised by her grandmother. It has isolated her from friends and gotten her in trouble with the law.
And now it might be what gets her killed.
When Rita is sent to photograph the scene of a supposed suicide on a highway overpass, the furious, discombobulated ghost of the victim—who insists she was murdered— latches onto Rita, forcing her on a quest for revenge against her killers, and Rita finds herself in the crosshairs of one of Albuquerque’s most dangerous cartels.
Exposure (book 2) is also available at the Library.