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Rob and Michelle discuss current books and movies set in the 1960's. 

Listen to new episodes of the podcast on Anchor and Spotify!

Psycho Sanitarium by Chet Williamson

Drive-In Double Features #3

As librarians, one of the best parts of the job is when we get to find out about all the amazing, interesting books that are always coming out. One of the most difficult parts is when we realize we can't buy them all! Below is a list of adult fiction that has been published in the last six months that we couldn't get for our shelves inside the library, but are available right now on Hoopla! All you need is your HMCPL card to get started on this pile of great reads.

Whether it’s your guilty pleasure or obvious obsession, your favorite show may be off air for a while.

Wait! There’s no Amazing Race, Bachelor Summer Games, The Real Housewives of New Jersey, Million Dollar Listing New York, or Southern Charm! And the Kardashians are filming themselves with I-phones for next season! WHAT? Most reality shows' productions have been delayed or cancelled this year due to Covid-19. 

Books That Can Help Get You Through Autumn and into Winter

 Here at HMCPL, we have so many informative books on anything you would want to know about preparing for our fickle autumn weather down south.  These are some things you could begin working on even before the first leaf falls.

Canning and Preserving Books

If you're eagerly waiting for a title but you're stuck on a holds list, take a look here to see if it's on Hoopla. Hoopla has thousands of ebooks, audiobooks, graphic novels, movies, television, and music. Everything is ready to check out and download immediately with your HMCPL card - no waiting.

Adult Fiction

If I Were You by Lynn Austin

The Last Flight by Julie Clark

Hieroglyphics by Jill McCorkle

Listen to Episode Four of our Podcast here!

Blow Out

“The algorithms that orchestrate our ads are starting to orchestrate our lives.”
-Eli Pariser, author of The Filter Bubble

When it comes to social and political issues, it’s easy to create a filter bubble on social media.

To read part one, click here. 

Drive-In Double Features #2

In this section of Circe we encountered quite a few figures from mythology who may or may not have been portrayed differently.

For starters, we meet Jason and Medea

Jason, who you might recognize from the old movie Jason and the Argonauts,