The War Memorial Library in Hudson is a non-profit registered charity providing a subscription library of printed and digital materials, primarily in the English language, to the residents of Hudson, Quebec and surrounding communities.Operated by volunteers, the Library is self-financing through membership fees, donations and fund raising activities. The Library in turn donates, to local charities, funds in excess of its own needs.The building and the Library serve as a memorial to those in Hudson who served in the Canadian Armed Forces.

Wednesday, September 26, 2018

September - Fiction









Suddenly, Love 
Aharon Appelfeld








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Somebody's Daughter   David Bell
Believe Me   JP Delaney
The Bad Daughter   Joy Fielding๐Ÿ
Watching You   Lisa Jewell
Burial Rites   Hannah Kent
We Were Liars   E. Lockhart
Martin Sloane   Michael Redhill
The Other Woman   Daniel Silva
The Story Hour   Thrity Umrigar
The Shadows We Mistake for Love   Tom Wayman ๐Ÿ
If I Could Tell You   Elizabeth Wilhide

September - Non-Fiction






Oranges and Sunshine 
Margaret Humphreys











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Portugal   Eyewitness Travel
Israel   Fodor's
Israel : the Bradt Travel Guide   Samantha Wilson
Montreal & Quebec   Frommer's
Hemingway in Love : His Own Story     A.E.Hotchner
God & Churchill   Jonathan Sandys
Coastal Lives   Marjorie Simmins ๐Ÿ

September - Mysteries









A Noise Downstairs
Linwood Barclay ๐Ÿ








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The Evil that Men Do   Michael Blair ๐Ÿ
The Gifted   Gail Bowen ๐Ÿ
Poacher's Road   John Brady
The Word is Murder   Anthony Horowitz
Need You Dead   Peter James
The Book of You   Claire Kendal
An Unwanted Guest   Shari Lapena ๐Ÿ
Behind Closed Doors (Beatrice Stubbs )   J.J.Marsh
Count to Ten   James Patterson
Burning Bright   Nick Petrie
Careless Love   Peter Robinson ๐Ÿ
The Other Wife   Michael Robotham
Pieces of Her   Karin Slaughter
Still Water   Amy Stuart ๐Ÿ
Infamy   Robert K Tanenbaum
The Death of Mrs Westaway   Ruth Ware

September - DVDs









All the Money in the World









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Alias Grace
The Coroner Season One
Darkest Hour
Goodbye Christopher Robin
The Lost City of Z
Murder on the Orient Express
A Place to Call Home Season 5
X Company Season One

Thursday, September 20, 2018

October Book Sale














The October Book Sale starts at 2:30 pm on Monday, October 1st and runs until Saturday, October 6th.  Art books are featured.

Saturday, September 15, 2018

Meditation Class








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The Write Stuff - Lucy Atkins

Lucy Atkins is an award winning British author and journalist.She has a background in literary and feature journalism, is a book critic for The Sunday Times, and she teaches creative writing. The library has acquired a copy of her second novel, The Other Child. This tense, beautifully written novel, tells the story of Tess, married to Greg a heart surgeon, who relocates to Boston while pregnant with her second child. Winter is coming, she is isolated and is convinced someone is watching the house. Lucy Atkins lives in Oxford with her family. To visit her online click here.

Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Genealogy Group Meeting















Interested in writing stories about your personal and family histories? 
Keen to discover more about your ancestors and research your family genealogy? 
Want to leave a personal memoir for your children and grandchildren about their roots? 
A family-history group meets once a month at the War Memorial Library to share their discoveries, tell their stories, and offer each other research support and advice. If you are interested in joining the group, please leave your contact information with the front desk or email warmemoriallibrary@gmail.com.

Saturday, September 8, 2018

Hudson Box Office (HBO) - Striking Out

Striking Out is an Irish television, legal drama series. It follows the tumultuous professional and personal life of Dublin-based solicitor Tara Rafferty, played by Amy Huberman. After discovering her fiance's infidelity, she decides to abandon her successful career at the firm where they both work, and set up an unconventional private practice. It also stars Neil Morrissey and Rory Keenan. The library has just acquired the first series. For more details click here.

Saturday, September 1, 2018

Murder Ink - Claire Kendal

Claire Kendal was born in America and educated in England, where she has spent all of her adult life. The Book of You is her first novel, and has been translated into more than 20 languages. It was a Sunday Times bestseller.
The library recently acquired her second novel, The Second Sister, published in 2017.  -- It is ten years since Ella's sister Miranda disappeared without a trace, leaving her young baby behind. Chilling new evidence links Miranda to the horrifying Jason Thorne, now in prison for murdering several women. Is it possible that Miranda knew him? --
Kendal’s debut novel has been purchased and will be added to our collection.
Kendal lives in England's South West region with her family. To visit her online, click here.