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The Shamokin-Coal Township Library announces Memorials for the month of October 2021:

Century Club:

Lorraine Halcovich by Loving Daughter: Sandra.

Genevieve Makowski by Dorothy Goodman, Margaret and Frank Konopka.

Alma Payne by Robin Harvel and Art Payne.

2^nd Anniversary for:

William T. (Bill) Lewis by Barb and Dave Ammerman.

13^th Anniversary for:

Richard Shurock by Wife: JoAnn and Children.

Birthday Memorial:

Mildred D. “Mitzi” Blair (100^th Birthday) by Kathy Gonsar and Joe Rocuskie.

Marlin Heitzman by Scott, Sharon, Jarrett, Tricia, Grady and Jill.

John “Jack” Latsha (October 26^th) by Wife, Daughter and Son-in-Law.

Todd “TJ” Latsha (October 31^st) by Mother, Sister and Brother-in-Law.

Todd Latsha and Jack Latsha by Barb and Dave Ammerman.

Memorials:

Patricia and Dr. Richard Albright by Kathy Steiner.

Robert Anascavage by Ed and Nancy Binkoski.

Thomas Bamford by Doris Bamford and Family, Kathy Gonsar and Joe Rocuskie, Jeanne and Bill Hoffa, Rol and Arlene Morgan, Bob and Rose Valania, Tico and Sandy Zarick.

Anne M. Daly by Steve and Sue Stadnicki.

Philip Farber by Audrey and Gerry Mroz.

R. Sandra Ginther by Andy and Marianne Moyer.

Kristopher Harris by Wes and Teresa Tillett.

Edward Helfrick by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Konopka.

Priscilla Kobelis by Friends from Lincoln Towers: Linda A Long, Rich Ulrich, Bertha Backes, Betty Ann Zarick, Blendine Howerter, Linda D. Long, Joyce Boyer, Jerry Skovinskie, Mary Jane Klemick, Sheryl Wagner.

Marie Lahr by Aunt: Marie Erdman.

Patrick Latsha by Danny and Sandee Ciesluk and Family, Bill Dudeck, Bill and Helen Kuzmick, Sue, Mike, Erika and Brooke Strausser, Amy and Elizabeth Zalar, Blake Zaler.

Theresa Lucas by Ben and Celeste Blascovich, Jill Heitzman.

Genevieve Makowski by Chaz and Heather Krebs, David and Betsy Marateck, Leslie Shuman.

Betsy Mae Neil by Sarann and Tom Keyack.

Noreen Schwalm by Ed and Nancy Binkoski, Susan and Bill Haas, Kathy and Keith Jeremiah, Sarann Keyack.

Joseph Schweitzer by Claudia J. Wolfe.

John L. Scopelliti by Cindy Heins and Family.

Job E.Seger Sr. by Dan and Cyndi Klebon.

Hope Sheperd by Shamokin High School Class of 1955, Gloria Treese.

Beverly Speshock by Danny and Sandee Ciesluk and Family.

Larry E. Troutman by Don and Marian Myers.

Kathy Walls by Darlene and Lana Bridy.

Rose Marie Witrosky by Marian Edmondson.

FICTION

Andreen, Tracy…So, This is Christmas

Child, Lee…Better Off Dead

Doan, Amy Mason…Lady Sunshine

Doerr, Anthony…Cloud Cuckoo Land

Hoffman, Alice…The Book of Magic

Kingsbury, Karen…Forgiving Paris

Kinsella, Sophie…The Party Crasher

Korelitz, Jean Hanff…The Plot

LeCarre, John…Silverview

Macomber, Debbie…Dear Santa

Moriarty, Liane…Apples Never Fall

Sedaris, David…A Carnival of Snackery

Steel, Danielle…The Butler

Towles, Amor…The Lincoln Highway

Woods, Stuart…Foul Play

Non-Fiction

Couric, Katie…Going There

Goodall, Jane…The Book of Hope

Orlean, Susan…On Animals

Audios

Kingsbury, Karen…Forgiving Paris

Sedaris, David…A Carnival of Snackery

Woods, Stuart…Foul Play

Children’s Books

Junior Fiction

Applegate, Katherine…Willodeen

Marks, Janse…From the desk of Zoe Washington

Palacio, R.J….Pony

Rhodes, Jewell Parker…Paradise on Fire

Tarshis, Lauren…I Survived the California Wildfires, 2018

Tarshis, Lauren…I Survived the Galveston Hurricane, 1900

Picture

Fan Brothers…It Fell From the Sky

Gorman, Amanda…Change Sings

Young Adult

Chainani, Soman…Beasts and Beauty

Gray, Ayana…Beasts of Prey

Jackson, Holly…As Good as Dead

Kemmerer, Brigid…Defy the Night

Morrow, Bethany C….So Many Beginnings

Pennypacker, Sara…Pax, Journey Home

We hope that everyone who came out for Book Bingo this week had a wonderful time and were able to take home some great new books for their personal libraries at home. Keep an eye out for future Book Bingo dates and times!

Be sure to mark your calendars for the library’s very first Book Bingo event! This coming Tuesday (Oct. 19th) at 6 PM, all ages are welcome to participate and play for the chance to win a book of their choice from a diverse selection of titles. This is a free event and no sign-up is required. Bingo cards and chips will be provided. We hope to see you all on Tuesday evening at 6 PM!

We had quite a fun time at the library this morning crafting pumpkins, corn, and spiders just in time for October! A very big thank you goes to Jeanne Shaffer and the Northumberland County Council for the Arts & Humanities for partnering with us to make programs like this possible. Be sure to keep an eye out for future events!

We hope everyone that attended our recent craft sessions had a wonderful time creating floral pumpkin décor items. Each group produced some very creative designs that can now be proudly displayed all through the season!  

FICTION

Baldacci, David…The Gambling Man…Large Type

Cleeves, Ann…The Heron’s Cry

Daughton, J.P….In the Forest of No Joy

Flynn, Vince…Enemy at the Gates

Grisham, John…Sooley…Large Print

Groff, Lauren…Matrix

Harvey, Miles…The King of Confidence

Jewell, Lisa…The Night She Disappeared 

Johansen, Iris…High Stakes

Johnson, Craig…Daughter of the Morning Star

Kellerman, Jonathan…The Burning

Lewis, Beverly…The Beginning

Lupica, Mike…Robert B. Parker’s Stones Throw (Jesse Stone)

Patterson, James…The Jailhouse Lawyer

Perry, Ann…A Darker Reality

Rooney, Sally…Beautiful World, Where Are You

Sedgwick, John…From the River to the Sea

Southon, Emma…A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Sparks, Nicholas…The Wish…Large Type

Steel, Danielle…Complications…Large Type

Steel, Danielle…Finding Ashley…Large Type

NON-FICTION

Cooper, Anderson…Vanderbilt

Shaw, Col. Art…82 Days on Okinawa

Wallace, Chris…Countdown Bin Laden

Woodward, Bob…Peril

MYSTERY

Robb, J.D….Forgotten in Death

CD AUDIO

Patterson, James…The Red Book

Patterson, James…The Shadow

Woods, Stuart…Class Act

The Shamokin-Coal Township Public Library announces Memorials for the month of September:

Century Club:

Irvin Liachowitz by Joseph McBride.

Ann McGinley and John McGinley by Family.

Genevieve Makowski by C. Richard and Deborah Carlson, The Shamokin Coal Township Public Library Board of Trustees.

Marie Malick by Jeffrey and Sandra Hampson, Hauni Richmond Inc.

Anniversary for Tatum Tillett by Cal and Roseanne Harris and Family.

5 Year Anniversary of Margaret Heitzman by Scott, Sharon, Jarrett, Tricia, Grady and Jill.

84^th Birthday for Rosalie K. Okrasinski by Grandchildren: Jacqueline, David, Nicole, Vanessa and Samantha.

Memorials:

Robert Anascavage by Coal Township High School Class of 1964, John and Sue Golumbfskie, Cindy Heins, Jean Olcese.

Antonio “Tony” Andrade by Suzanne and Bob Starke.

Marilyn Baskin by Jeffrey and Kathleen Clutcher, Sheryl and Bob Kline.

Sandra “Sandy” Ginther by Sam and Gerri Weaver.

Jane Goguts by Rev. Dr.Robert G. Aregood, Terry and William Persing.

Timothy Herb by JoAnn Shurock.

Richard Hooper by Ralph “Rally” Long.

Theresa L. Koshinskie by Priscilla Kobelis.

Irvin Liachowitz by Gene and Nancy Boughner, Barry and Karen Chaskin, Ron and Dottie Lentini.

Ryan Little by Marian Edmondson.

Genevieve Makowski by Peggy Bednarchik, Joanne Chesney, Coroniti Family, Larry and Elizabeth D’Angelo, Charles Y. Dernatel, Mary and Thomas Harmon, Kathy and John Jeremiah, Annamae Kanuchok, Dave and Marianne Kinder, Bernie and Jan Nestico, Don and Marian Myers, Don, Shannon and Sarah Myers, Bob and Annette Sandri, Shamokin-Coal Township Public Library Staff, Dick Spear and Mary Sickora, Suzanne and Bob Starke, Bill and Barb Troutman, Judith Urick and Family.

Marie Malick by Jeffrey and Kathleen Clutcher, Ed and Brenda Guzik and Son, Donna L. and Barry L. Lentz, Anne Wright.

Mary Martin by Jeanne and Bill Hoffa.

Janice Mrowka by Peggy Ferrari, Elizabeth “Betty” Scicchitano, Joe and Kathy Smith.

Betty Mae Neil by Patricia Czech, Cindy Heins.

Rosalie Okrasinski by Nancy Ebbecke.

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Payne by Jeanne and Bill Hoffa.

Wanda S. Reid by Don and Marian Myers, Jean Olcese.

Margaret Reichenbach by Julie and Bob Griffiths, Joe and Kathy Smith.

Karen Schwalm by Julie and Bob Griffiths.

Noreen Schwalm  by Rita Buhay, John and Sue Golumbfskie, Joy and Michelle Knapik, Linda Latsha and Family, Shamokin Area Retired Teachers.

Thomas Weaver by Ralph “Rally” Long.

Kay Young by Jeffrey and Kathleen Clutcher.

The library would like to thank Danielle Houtz and the Oasis Recovery Club for donating a portion of their Recovery Walk basket raffle proceeds to the Shamokin-Coal Township Public Library!