SPEAKER SERIES: Jeanine Getz – A Gorilla Safari Journal
Jeanine shares captivating, firsthand stories and breathtaking insights from her unforgettable gorilla safari adventure in Rwanda.
SPEAKER SERIES: Rachel Balaban & Molly Frank – Dance for All People
https://youtu.be/9esG3HAPYbc?si=T-Hknl2ez5Opm1RY Rachel Balaban, founder of DAPpers intergenerational dance and wellness program and Chaplain Molly Frank discuss how the arts and connection radically improve health and community. Click the button below to watch the video Dance for All People, a 12-…
New Books at the Library for Young Readers – July 2026
The Front Desk Series (Front Desk, Three Keys, Room to Dream, Key Player, Top Story, Chef's Secret) by Kelly Yang; Stella & Marigold—Mermaids & Mix-ups by Annie Barrows
New Books at the Library – July 2026
Cool Machine by Colson Whitehead; The Summer Book by Tove Jansson; Contrapposto by Dave Eggers; Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth; Rockets Red Glare by James Patterson; The Sea Hides its Dead by Megan Bontrager; The Language of Liars by S.L. Huang; Villa Coco by Andrew Sean Greer; White River Crossing by Ian McGuire; The Traveler by Andrea Wulf; Will This Make you Happy by Tanya Bush; Ars Poeticas by Juliana Spahr; Things in Nature Merely Grow by Yiyun Li; London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe; The Quantity Theory of Morality by Will Self; The Life You Want by Adam Phillips; Dissection of a Murder by Jo Murray; The Au Pair by Teddy Wayne; The Shampoo Effect by Jenny Jackson; Memory Rehearsal by Eleni Sikelianos; The Clock House Murders by Yakito Ayatsuji; Power of Life by Jessica Riskin
Summer Reading Program 2026
Roar Into Reading: This Summer is Going to be Dino-Mite! The Library’s annual Summer Reading Program has officially launched! This year, we’re challenging bookworms of all ages to stomp, chomp, and read their way through the summer.
New Books at the Library – June 2026
Alan Opts Out by Courtney Maum; Angel Down by Daniel Kraus; Dolly All the Time by Annabel Monaghan; Five by Ilona Bannister; Backstabbers by Eliza Jabore; The Jellyfish Problem by Tessa Yang; Pool House by Mary H. K. Choi; Daughters of Shandong by Eve Chung; Ghost Eye by Amitav Ghosh; Paul Celan by Anna Arno; Road Trip by Mary Kay Andrews; See You on the Other Side by Jay McInerney
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Book Donations
If you are thinking about making a book donation to the FI Library, please contact the library first at 788-7362 or librarian@filibrary.org
New Books at the Library – May 2026
Japanese Gothic by Kylie Lee Baker; Lost Lambs by Madeline Cash; Murders & Acquisitions by Thomas Dunne; American Fantasy by Emma Straub; Outsider Animals by Marlene Zuk; Ghost Stories-a Memoir by Siri Hustvedt; The Mother-Daughter Book Club by Susan & James Patterson; The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett; Go Gentle by Maria Semple; John of John by Douglas Stuart; Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke