What’s new at Jacksonville Public Library:<\/p>\n
“The Final Storm” by Fern Michaels: “In her award-winning wildlife photographs, Charlotte Gray captures all the beauty and wonder of the natural world. Far better to focus on breathtaking landscapes than to turn the lens on her own painful childhood and the uncaring mother she left behind in Florida. Piece by piece, Charlotte has built a new, independent life \u2014 one she’s eager to protect. A chance encounter on assignment in Las Vegas sparks an intriguing relationship and, for the first time, Charlotte impulsively follows her heart. But along with love and fresh beginnings comes a trove of secrets about her new husband. And someone in his past is determined to upend Charlotte’s happiness by threatening what she cares about most. After everything she’s weathered, Charlotte is about to face the task of rebuilding her life yet again. But this time she’s doing it with hard-won strength, experience and the wisdom to know when to forgive, when to let go and how to walk into the sunshine and claim the support and love she deserves.<\/p>\n
“How to Be Okay When Nothing is Okay: Tips and Tricks That Kept Me Alive, Happy, and Creative in Spite of Myself” by Jenny Lawson: She’s a celebrated author but battles self-doubt, paralysis and anxiety. She’s an award-winning humorist but struggles with treatment-resistant depression. The question she’s most often asked by people is “How do you do it? How do you keep going even when it feels impossible? How do you keep creating?” This book is her answer. In “How to Be Okay When Nothing Is Okay,” Lawson shares 100 humorous, heartfelt and genuine tools and tricks on which she relies to keep her going, even when her brain isn’t working properly due to depression, anxiety and ADHD. She also offers tips to stay passionate and focused on creative endeavors, especially when everything around you is saying to give up.<\/p>\n
“The Way I Am” by Luke Combs: Luke Combs blends relatable storytelling with standout artistry, achieving record-breaking success while staying authentic. This 22-song collection highlights his powerful voice and emotional honesty, exploring fatherhood, balancing fame and family, self-belief and mental health. The album captures a rare talent at his peak, offering both vulnerability and anthemic energy.<\/p>\n
“War Games” by Alan Gratz: In 1936 Berlin, nothing is what it seems. Evie Harris can’t believe her luck: She’s competing in the Olympics, along with fellow American athletes like Jesse Owens. True, there’s something creepy about Germany’s leader, Adolf Hitler, who watches over the Games with his Nazi henchmen. But Evie’s just here to win a gold medal in gymnastics. Until she discovers a horrible secret. Behind all the Olympic fanfare, the Nazis have Berlin in an iron grip of terror and violence \u2014 and war is brewing. When Evie becomes embroiled in a mysterious plot to help steal Nazi gold, she must navigate the city’s darkest corners and hidden passageways, never knowing who she can trust. With lives on the line and her family’s future at stake, Evie has to choose between following her Olympic dreams and standing up to evil … before it’s too late.<\/p>\n
The library will have Teen Craft Night from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at\u00a0the library. The project will involve basket weaving. For\u00a0more information, contact the library.<\/p>\n
Page Turners, the book club for adults, will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the library. This month’s book is “The Midnight Library” by Matt Haig.<\/p>\n
The library will have its first “Baby Rave” for children up to age 4\u00a0at 10 a.m. April 25 in the library meeting room. The free event will features lights, music, bubbles and play in a dance party with kid-friendly music. Costumes are encouraged. For more information, email clangdon@jaxpl.org or call 217-243-5435.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What’s new at Jacksonville Public Library: “The Final Storm” by Fern Michaels: “In her award-winning wildlife photographs, Charlotte…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":236697,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[6919,116,118,117,115,95738,278],"class_list":{"0":"post-236696","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jacksonville","8":"tag-features","9":"tag-jacksonville","10":"tag-jacksonville-headlines","11":"tag-jacksonville-news","12":"tag-news","13":"tag-nosocial","14":"tag-top-stories"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236696","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=236696"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236696\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/236697"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=236696"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=236696"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=236696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}