Welcome to April 2024  

 

Come Craft with Me! 

This month our crafting project will be to make a Firefly, or you may finish your faux stained-glass project.  We will have two classes for our project(s), April 12, at one p.m. and April 17 at six p.m.

This is a free event, but donations are appreciated.  The donations will be used for purchasing more craft supplies.

A Note of Thanks!

We are glad so many are coming to our Craft with Me!  Thank you for coming out and spending time at the library!!

A note from Lori!

I recently read a book, which my daughter in-law recommended, and found it to be a very good read.  The book is available on Libby (free with your library card) and is entitled I'm Not Dying with You Tonight

and is written by Gilly Segal.  Libby is a great place to find many interesting reads including magazines!

News of Interest to the Community!

Ragbrai is coming through town! 

To get information on this event, please plan to attend a meeting that is open to the public!  The meeting will be held at Hooties, April12th at 4 p.m.

Volunteers are needed to set up a committee and a chairperson to meet with Ragbrai officials on

Wednesday, April 17th at 10:45 a.m. The meeting on the 17th will be held at city hall.

Melcher-Dallas city clean-up

Melcher-Dallas city clean-up is April 27 from 8 a.m.-12 noon.  Bring items to the east side of the square to be loaded.

 

The library offers free Wifi and the password is FreeWifi1

Melcher Dallas Notification/Alert System Launched

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For several months now, City Staff have been working to set up a Notification/Alert System to allow better communication with our residents.  This system is hosted by Everbridge.  Now, critical alerts about our water supply, community events, or other important information can be sent out quickly so everyone can stay informed.  We have set up a web page “Stay Informed with Alerts” with links that will allow you to sign up and learn more information about the Notifications and Alerts.  There will be more information sent out with your water bill this month.  Please spread the word so your neighbors can stay informed as well.

 

Reading suggestions

New additions to the Melcher-Dallas Public Library...Check us out ....Library cards are FREE

To check the availability of a book or movie, please go to our Follett Destiny Web site at:

melcherdallaslibrary.follettdestiny.com

If we don't have the article you are seeking you might want to check out our

Bridges Web site/Iowa's eLibrary!  http://bridges.lib.overdrive.com When you arrive at the site, enter your library as the Melcher-Dallas Public Library and your password will be your patron number from your library card.  You do need to enter a zero before the numbers of your library card.  Example:  P 0111  

Thank you for visiting our Web site!  for questions, please call the library at 641-947-6700.

 

 

Recent, New, and Donated Books at the Melcher-Dallas Public Library

 

New Book List Fiscal year 2022-2023

August 2022

Lightning Down                                                                                                           Tom Clavin

Rebecca’s Amish Heart Restored                                                                               Tracy Fredrychowski

Emma’s Amish Faith Tested                                                                                         Tracy Fredrychowski

The Maid                                                                                                                       Nita Prose

Escape                                                                                                                          James Patterson

The Butterfly Effect                                                                                                         Rachel McKenny

Vortex                                                                                                                             Catherine Coulter           

Two Sisters’ Secret                                                                                                          Diane T Holmes

Zeroes                                                                                                                             Scott Westerfeld

Swarm                                                                                                                             Scott Westerfeld

Nexus                                                                                                                             Scott Westerfeld

The Lonely Heart of Maybelle Lane                                                                                Kate O’Shaughnessy

Sunset on Moonlight Beach                                                                                             Sheila Roberts

Sugar and Salt                                                                                                                 Susan Wiggs

Reckoning                                                                                                                        Catherine Coulter

Mornings on Main                                                                                                             Jodi Thomas

All the Missing Girls                                                                                                         Megan Miranda

Triangle                                                                                                                            Katharine Weber

Telling the Bees                                                                                                                Peggy Hesketh

The Storyteller                                                                                                                  Jodi Picoult

The Alice Network                                                                                                             Kate Quinn

This Tender Land                                                                                                              William Kent Krueger

The Lager Queen of Minnesota                                                                                        J. Ryan Stradal

September 2022              

The Recovery Agent                                                                                                        Janet Evanovich

Waiting for Love                                                                                                               Marie Force       

Season for Love                                                                                                                Marie Force

The Best is Yet to Come                                                                                                   Debbie Macomber

Shattered                                                                                                                         James Patterson

Wolves of the Tundra                                                                                                        Samuel Seeker

The Last Thing HeTold Me                                                                                                Laura Dave

The 6:20 Man                                                                                                                    David Baldacci

Northwind                                                                                                                          Gary Paulsen

The Apple Creek Announcement                                                                                      Wanda Brunstetter

Longing for Love                                                                                                               Marie Force

Meant to Be Yours                                                                                                            Susan Mallery

The Silver Ladies of Penny Lane                                                                                     Dee MacDonald

The Runaway Wife                                                                                                          Dee MacDonald

Time for Love                                                                                                                   arie Force