Events

Thursday, January 30th @ 6:00 PM

Join us for January Book Club Chat Thursday, January 30th @ 6 p.m. The library has plenty of copies of Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt.

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

A Read With Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick!

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF SUMMER by: Chicago Tribune * The View * Southern Living * USA Today

“Remarkably Bright Creatures [is] an ultimately feel-good but deceptively sensitive debut. . . . Memorable and tender.” — Washington Post

For fans of A Man Called Ove, a charming, witty and compulsively readable exploration of friendship, reckoning, and hope that traces a widow’s unlikely connection with a giant Pacific octopus

After Tova Sullivan’s husband died, she began working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, mopping floors and tidying up. Keeping busy has always helped her cope, which she’s been doing since her eighteen-year-old son, Erik, mysteriously vanished on a boat in Puget Sound over thirty years ago.

Tova becomes acquainted with curmudgeonly Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium. Marcellus knows more than anyone can imagine but wouldn’t dream of lifting one of his eight arms for his human captors—until he forms a remarkable friendship with Tova.

Ever the detective, Marcellus deduces what happened the night Tova’s son disappeared. And now Marcellus must use every trick his old invertebrate body can muster to unearth the truth for her before it’s too late.

Shelby Van Pelt’s debut novel is a gentle reminder that sometimes taking a hard look at the past can help uncover a future that once felt impossible.

About the Author

When Shelby Van Pelt isn’t feeding her flash-fiction addiction, she’s juggling cats while wrangling children. Her debut novel, REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES, was published by Harper Collins in May 2022. Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, she’s currently missing the mountains in the suburbs of Chicago. Find her at www.shelbyvanpelt.com, on Twitter @shelbyvanpelt, and Instagram @shelbyvanpeltwrites.

Past Events

Thursday December 19th at 6:00 pm

Holiday Book Club Potluck Get Together. Please bring a dish to share.

Thursday, November 21st at 6:00 pm

There There by Tommy Orange, a National Best Seller, New York Times 10 Best Books Of The Year, and Pulitzer Prize Finalist, will be discussed at the November Book Club Meeting. Copies are available at the Weld Public Library.

Tommy Orange is a faculty member at the Institute of American Indian Arts MFA program. He is an enrolled member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma. He was born and raised in Oakland, California.

For an excerpt and more about the book, click here.

Thursday October 24th at 6:00 pm

Joseph D. Slater of Weld will be at the library for the October Book Club Author Chat to discuss his book In The Sky.

“A dragon-rider, a pirate, and a suspicious cook meet up in this aerial adventure of airships, spies and vengeance.

In this cat and mouse journey following the Gale Empire’s Navy pursuing the Loon’s Cry, an infamous pirate ship sailing into the territories lost in a past war, fatal decisions will be made to ensure the safety of the borders between the freedom fighters, and rule under the emperor.

The cook’s aid, Bonnie, discovers a spy aboard Captain Harley’s rag-tag crew, all while an Imperial ace flyer, Esmeralda does what she can to get combat experience from the back of her loyal dragon, Rex.

However, she will find more than she could have ever expected there.

In the world of sky shanties, dragons, and sword fights, you’ll learn that in order to get what you want, you’ll have to sacrifice what you love there, in the sky.”

Raised in the lonely western mountains of Maine, Joe is an infantry veteran who has authored several novels; The Vacation Planet series, Janie, and In the Sky.

After being stationed in Colorado for a few years, he moved back to Maine, where he surrounds himself with six women (his wife and five daughters), being sure that his children have a nourished and literate life.

His favorite haunt is in his home library, where he can be found cursing under his breath as he works on his next project.