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.

Friday, September 27, 2019

Technology Help Desk - Tip #5

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September - Mysteries








A Better Man 
Louise Penny 🍁







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Cruel Acts   Jane Casey
The Day of the Accident   Nuala Ellwood
Bramard's Case   Davide Longo
Two Girls Down   Louise Luna
Deep Six   D.P.Lyle
The Runner   Peter May
 Snake Head   Peter May
A Little More Free   John McFetridge 🍁
Rex Manheim   Robert Robi 🍁
Good Girl Bad Girl   Michael Robotham
Grantchester: Sidney Chambers and the Problem of Evil   James Runcie
The Last Widow   Karin Slaughter
The Detective's Secret   Lesley Thomson
Plan D   Simon Urban
A Version of the Truth   BP Walter
The Turn of the Key   Ruth Ware
A Lesson in Secrets   Jacqueline Winspear ( Large Print)

September - Fiction








Midnight in St Petersburg 
Vanora Bennett







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Spy Games   Adam Brookes
Becoming Mrs Lewis   Patti Callahan
Amanda Wakes Up   Alisyn Camerota
The Bookshop on the Shore   Jenny Colgan
The Art of War   Stephen Coonts
History of Wolves   Emily Fridlund
The Irresistible Henry House   Lisa Grundwald
The Porpoise   Mark Haddon
Dublin Palms   Hugo Hamilton
The Strawberry Thief   Joanne Harris
The Stonehenge Letters   Harry Karlinsky 🍁
Lost Roses   Martha Hall Kelly
The Most Fun We Ever Had   Claire Lombardo
Texas Nights   Debbie Macomber
Always With Me   Barbara Freethy
The Summer of Sunshine & Margot   Susan Mallery
The Kremlin's Candidate   Jason Matthews
Portuguese Irregular Verbs   Alexander McCall Smith
Ex-Yu   Josip Novakovich 🍁
Willem de Kooning's Paintbrush   Kerry Lee Powell 🍁
Lampedusa   Steven Price 🍁
Swinging Through Dixie   Leon Rookie 🍁
The First Hostage   Joel C Rosenberg
The Third Target   Joel C Rosenberg
The New Girl   Daniel Silva
Two by Two   Nicholas Sparks
The Nickel Boys   Colson Whitehead
The Lobster Kings   Alexi Zentner 🍁
At Home in Mitford (16 CDs)   Jan Karon (Audiobook)
The Orchid Thief (5CDs)   Susan Orlean (Audiobook)

September - Non-Fiction







Milk! a 10,000 year Food Fracas 
Mark Kurlansky








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Barns: Classic Structures from Across the Land   Rod Hodgson
Art of Vanishing: A Memoir of Wanderlust   Laura Smith

September - DVDs







They Shall not Grow Old








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They Shall not Grow Old (Blu- Ray)
The Aftermath
Mrs Wilson
Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse

September - Children's Books








Making Friends #2: Back to the Drawing Board 
Kristen Gudsnuk






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Jack & the Geniuses #1: At the Bottom of the World   Bill Nye
Big Nate: Genius Mode   Lincoln Pierce
Never Girls #5: Wedding Wings   Jana Thorpe
Never Girls #7: A Pinch of Magic   Jana Thorpe
Never Girls #8: Far From Shore   Jana Thorpe
Hot Wheels: Double Duel   Hot Wheels Series
Hot Wheels: Monster Trucks   Hot Wheels Series
Little Green Peas   Keith Baker
I Like Myself   Karen Beaumont
I Dare You To Not Yawn   Helene Boudreau 🍁
The Snail and the Whale   Julia Donaldson
Crow   Leo Timmers
The Quiet Book   Deborah Underwood
The Next Great Generation Paulie Fink   Ali Benjamin
The Boundless   Kenneth Oppel 🍁
Tomboy   Liz Prince
Danger!   L. Buller 

September - Livres d'enfants en français







Garfield fait fainéant et gourmand
Jim Davis







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Ainsi va la vie #7 : Lili est amoureuse   Dominique de Saint-Mars
Ainsi va la vie #16 : Lili a été suivie   Dominique de Saint-Mars
Ainsi va la vie #22 : Lili veut choisir ses habits   Dominique de Saint-Mars
Ainsi va la vie #28 : Max est jaloux   Dominique de Saint-Mars
Ainsi va la vie #35 : Max et Lili se sont perdus   Dominique de Saint-Mars
Histoires de Schtroumpfs   Peyo

Friday, September 20, 2019

October Book Sale















The October Book Sale starts at 2:30 pm on Monday, October 7th, and runs until Saturday, October 12th.  Biographies and history books are featured.

Monday, September 16, 2019

The Write Stuff - Kate Walbert

Kate Walbert was born in New York City and attained a Master's degree in English from NYU. She has published a short story collection and four award winning novels.The library has just acquired her 2009 novel, A Short History of Women, which was named in the top ten books of that year by The New York Times Book Review. Described as luminous, the novel weaves strands of five lives into a tapestry made from key moments in modern history. The Library also has one of her other novels, His Favorites. To visit Walbert online click here.

Sunday, September 8, 2019

Hudson Box Office (HBO) - American Gods

American Gods is an American fantasy drama based on Neil Gaiman's novel of the same name, and developed by Bryan Fuller and Michael Green. Ricky Whittle plays the series' lead Shadow Moon, who meets a strange man named Mr. Wednesday (Ian McShane) after being released from prison, and soon becomes embroiled in a large-scale conflict between the Old Gods and the New Gods, who grow stronger every day. The series has received Emmy and Critic's Choice nominations, and the library has just acquired the first season. For more details click here.

Friday, September 6, 2019

Thursday, September 5, 2019

Murder Ink - Alex North



















Alex North was born in Leeds, England, where he now lives with his wife and son. The Whisper Man was inspired by North's own little boy, who mentioned one day that he was playing with "the boy in the floor."
 “In this dark, suspenseful thriller, Alex North weaves a multi-generational tale of a father and son caught in the crosshairs of an investigation to catch a serial killer preying on a small town.”
Alex North is a British crime writer who has previously published under another name. 
To read an interview with North, click here.