Library News and Notes

Find recipes and hints for fast and fabulous meals in a book from the Lititz Public Library. The Complete Make-Ahead Cookbook from the Editors at America’s Test Kitchen Five hundred thoroughly-tested selections, from appetizers to desserts, provide options for preparing the recipes all at once or using the accompanying suggestions on what parts are best…

The characters and places are real, but the stories are charged with creativity that brings each tale to life. Borrow a fictional biography from the Lititz Public Library. Dear George, Dear Mary by Mary Calvi George Washington’s relationship with his first love, a rich Colonial belle branded a traitor and condemned to death, may have…

Personal and introspective, essays cover a wide range of topics, styles, and moods. These essay collections are available to borrow from the Lititz Public Library. Kitchen Yarns: Notes on Life, Love, and Food by Ann Hood The author tracks her lifelong journey in the kitchen with heartfelt essays, each accompanied by a recipe. Feel Free…

Charming and witty, these cozy mysteries are available to borrow from the Lititz Public Library. The House of Unexpected Sisters by Alexander McCall Smith A detective in Botswana investigates after she learns a woman has been wrongly dismissed from her job at an office furniture store. Probable Claws by Rita Mae Brown A Virginia postmistress…

These biographies and true-life stories are among the favorites of reviewers and readers in 2018. Included on many “best books” lists, they are available to borrow from the Lititz Public Library. The Library Book by Susan Orlean An investigation of the 1986 Los Angeles Public Library fire that destroyed or damaged more than a million…

They say there are only two kinds of people in the world, cat people and dog people. Luckily, both groups will find just the right book at the Lititz Public Library. 77 Things to Know Before Getting a Cat: The Essential Guide to Preparing Your Family and Home for a Feline Companion by Susan Ewing…

If you’ve read all the Bond and Bourne books, try these intelligent, well-crafted spy thrillers available to borrow from the Lititz Public Library. The Other Woman by Daniel Silva Just as an art restorer, spy and assassin is poised to become the chief of Israel’s secret intelligence services he is lured into the field for…

In the car or while doing household chores, audiobooks are an illuminating and enjoyable way to enhance any daily routine. These audiobooks on CD are available to borrow from the Lititz Public Library. Heads You Win by Jeffrey Archer (fiction) When his father is assassinated by the Russian KGB for defying the state, a boy…

Don’t miss these novels that appear on many best fiction lists for 2018. They are available to borrow from the Lititz Public Library. Transcription by Kate Atkinson Ten years after working for an obscure wartime department of MI5 tasked with monitoring British Fascist sympathizers, a woman is unexpectedly confronted by people from her past and…

Based on real people and events, these movies provide dramatic recreations of moments from the past. They are available to borrow on DVD from the Lititz Public Library. The Post (2017) The Pentagon Papers, documents that detailed the history of the United States’ political and military involvement in Vietnam, create a power struggle between the…