MAKERS IN RESIDENCE

This will be held at the Main Library on Calhoun Street. 

Makers in Residence Series seeks applicants From 3D printing to knitting, gardening to robotics, Charleston's maker community is diverse and growing, and CCPL's new Makers in Residence Series seeks creative individuals or businesses to facilitate six introductory workshops about DIY culture and the maker movement. Programs will take place twice a month from June through August at the Main Library. Does your business provide innovative and interactive activities to the local community? Do you have a favorite skill or hobby you want to share with the public? The Makers in Residence Series is the perfect opportunity for local talent to promote their businesses and skills to an audience with similar interests. To learn more or apply to facilitate a workshop, please email summersm@ccpl.org or call 805-6930. Applications are due April 15.

APRIL CALENDAR

Mark you April calendars for fun events at the library!

MAHJONG

Do you like to play games?  Games offer an opportunity for people to get together and socialize.  They are also a way to exercise our brains, which may improve cognitive function.
Mahjong is one of these games. Would you like to learn to play?

It's a Chinese game using tiles that are stacked and then matched- a game of strategy, intelligence and skill, and it's also fun.  It's a game for four players, but can be played with three if there aren't four available.

There will be an orientation meeting Wednesday, April 8th at 2:00 at the Mt. Pleasant Regional Library.  The game will be explained, and we'll see how many people are interested in meeting to play Mahjong on a regular basis.




If you have questions, or you can't come to this meeting, please call and let us know.  843-849-6161.

We have books about other games: Cribbage, Chess, Bridge, etc.

The New complete Hoyle, revised : the authoritative guide to the official rules of all popular games of skill and chance / by Alfred H. Morehead, Richard L. Frey, Geoffrey Mott-Smith.
 This book is available in the Reference section and is for use in the library.

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MARCH TOP TEN LIST

Check out some of these new books that have been voted on the Top Ten List by librarians across the country.









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NEW BOOKS

Here are two new books that are on order that you might like.  You may place a hold online or call 843-849-6161 to place a hold.


"Heartbreak Hotel" by Deborah Moggach
Moggach is the author of "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" and her newest book is about a Bed and Breakfast in Wales.  Buffy a retired actor retires to Wales and really doesn't know what he's getting himself into with the purchase of a run down B&B.  He attracts quirky guests who seem to have a connection in this romantic comedy.


"Rebel Queen" by Michelle Moran
Set in 19th century India, this historical romance tells the story of Queen Lakshmi of the Kingdom of Jhansi.  She raises two armies- one male, one female- to challenge the British Army.


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BOOK SALE

Our book sales are great places to shop for gifts!

 

Mt. Pleasant Book Sale: March 6-7

	Mt. Pleasant Book SaleMarch 6-7 Mt. Pleasant Regional Library 1133 Mathis Ferry Road Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 Prices start at just $0.50 for children's books and $1 for adult fiction and non-fiction during this fantastic sale featuring thousands of books, CDs, DVDs and more. Cash, credit cards and checks are accepted. Go green for this event by bringing your own tote bag, or buy one of ours. Proceeds benefit the Charleston County Public Library.
Public Sale - Free Admission
Friday, March 6 from 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Saturday, March 7 from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
FOL Member Preview Event Thursday, March 5 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.Enjoy a special preview event before the sale. Not a member? Join online or call (843) 805-6882.
Proceeds benefit the Charleston County Public Library.
For more information, visit www.CharlestonLibraryFriends.org or call 805-6882

THE NEXT "GONE GIRL"

"The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins is the latest runaway bestseller, and though we have a lot of copies, the wait is long.  There are almost 500 patrons waiting for this title!  It is supposed to be as suspenseful as "Gone Girl."

 

If you are looking for something suspenseful to read while you are waiting for your copy of "The Girl on the Train," try these titles.

 

 

A realtor goes online and sees a body lying in a room, but when she shows her husband, the body is gone. "The Other Woman's House" by Sophie Hannah










"Losing You" by Nicci French is the story of a missing daughter and her mother's secrets.

When a woman turns up and claims to be one of two sisters kidnapped 30 years ago, a cold case is reopened.  Based on a true story of two Maryland sisters kidnapped from a shopping mall in the 1970's. "What the Dead Know" by Laura Lippman

Psychologist Jeff Duran is given clear proof that he is not who he thinks he is. Jeff's search for his true identity leads him to a sinister Swiss clinic. "Syndrome" by John Case

 

"Before I Go To Sleep" by S. J. Watson has recently been released as a motion picture starring Nicole Kidman. When Christine wakes every morning she has forgotten everything she ever knew about herself. She thinks she's still in her twenties and can't remember her husband.  He explains that she's had a terrible accident and lost her memory.  But soon she begins to remember some disturbing things, and her therapist helps her begin to keep a journal, which she must hide from her husband.

 

 

 

Annie Black is a successful married woman with a family.  One day a photograph arrives in the mail, and she is taken back to a time in London before she was married. The photograph threatens to destroy her family.  "A Small Indiscretion" by Jan Ellison


Check our website for more titles like these. 
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