Recommended Read

The Lunar Chronicles

By Violet Gunter, Children's Department Assistant at Bremen Public Library

Sci-Fi meets Brothers Grimm in Marissa Meyer’s spellbinding series, The Lunar Chronicles. While spin-offs have been done before, none like hers. With a cyborg Cinderella, a wary Red Riding Hood, a hacker Rapunzel, and an eccentric Snow White, you will meet these famous princesses like never before.

Marissa Meyer is a talented author, who does an amazing job of making old stories new. With her wonderful writing you will quickly become engrossed in her books. While some may not think sci-fi and fairytales go together Meyer can prove you wrong. So sit back and read, as the main character, Cinder, escapes a ruthless Queen, makes unlikely friends, discovers a life changing secret, and attempts to save the world.

Introducing Wiggle Worms

Bremen Public Library is introducing a new story time format for little ones (ages 0-5) and their parents, grandparents or caregivers. Join us for Wiggle Worms on Wednesday mornings from 10 to 10:45 a.m. This interactive story time includes early literacy fun with books, songs, fingerplays and body movement. Expect plenty of hands-on activities in a relaxed environment.

This program replaces the previously planned story times on Wednesdays. If you were already registered for either Wednesday program, there is no need to re-register. Just join us at 10 a.m. next Wednesday! If you haven’t registered yet, you can still do so at the Children’s Desk.

Meanwhile on Thursdays, Preschool Story Hour will continue as planned from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. featuring stories, songs, puppets and more. Preschool Story Hour encourages development of early literacy skills in young children ages 3-5. Children attend independently.

Questions? Call Children's Librarian Brenda Anderson or Children's Assistant Cindy Hartman at 574-546-2849. 

Book Club Chat

By Shelli Kauffman, Leader of the Readers Book Club

When We Were Sisters by Emilie Richards received a 4.06 rating from the Bremen Readers book discussion group. This harsh view into the American foster care system gave us plenty to discuss.

The main characters, Cecelia and Robin, met as children in foster care and remain as close as any biological sisters could be. Now an adult, Cecelia is a rich and famous singer who seemingly has the life everyone wants. However, she’s still haunted by the secrets she kept while growing up, and to deal with these demons, she agrees to be the subject of a documentary recounting the childhood she shared with Robin. Robin, who is dealing with her own personal upheaval and spiraling marriage, agrees to be part of the documentary, and the two sisters start down a path that will either heal them or destroy them.

The discussion meandered from the fractured foster care system to the roles of fathers in the family. The group agreed that, while the book is quite lengthy at over 400 pages, it was an interesting and worthwhile read. It’s not long on action, but for readers who enjoy books that focus on character development, this will be a thought provoking treat.

To see if this book is currently available for check-out, click here.

Community Partners

The Friends of the Library Art & Book Sale kicks off this Thursday at 5 p.m. with more than 5,000 books and 200 art prints, along with miscellaneous furniture.

Books are 50 cents each. Books on CD are $1.00 each. Art prints start out at $25 on opening day, then decrease each day as follows: 

Thursday, Aug. 10 $25

Friday, Aug. 11 $20

Saturday, Aug. 12 $15

Monday, Aug. 14 $10

Tuesday, Aug. 15 $10

Hours:

Thursday, Aug. 10 5:00-8:00

Friday, Aug. 11 9:00-5:30

Saturday, Aug. 12 9:00-5:00

Monday, Aug. 14 9:00-8:00

Tuesday, Aug. 15 9:00-8:00

We are very grateful to the Bremen High School Boys' Soccer Team for helping set up the sale. They set up tables, carried boxes full of thousands of books, and relocated 200 art prints. Coach Mark Yoder and his team were a tremendous help and we are unsure how we would have accomplished this without their efforts! Thank you so much!