Huntington Branch Library – Shelton Library System

Friday, June 5, 2026

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January 8, 20261035 Views Plumb Memorial Library, Huntington Branch Library, Family, Photos, History, Shelton, America's 250th Anniversary, America

America’s 250th Anniversary As so many of our patrons and their families have lived in Shelton for generations, starting in… Read More

Play with a Nintendo Switch at the Huntington Branch Library!

June 22, 20222830 Views Huntington Branch Library, Nintendo Switch, Games

The Huntington Branch now has 2 Nintendo Switch devices that can be checked out for library use! One device is… Read More

Nintendo Switch Games are Available at the Huntington Branch Library!

June 22, 20223121 Views Huntington Branch Library, Nintendo Switch, Games

Nintendo Switch games are now available for check out at the Huntington Branch! Shelton residents can borrow Nintendo Switch game… Read More

Wowbrary Service

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You can see this week’s listings below:

New Items at the
Plumb Memorial Library

Avatar: Fire and Ash

Call the Midwife: Season Fifteen

My Life is Murder: Series 4

And So It Is: A Memoir of Acceptance and Hope

Behind Closed Doors: The Tragic, Untold Story of the Duchess of Windsor

Thirteen Perfect Fugitives: The True Story of the Mob, Murder, and the World's Largest Art Heist

A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness

99 Ways to Die: And How to Avoid Them

My Parents Are Dead: What Now? A Panic-Free Guide to the Practicalities of Death

Laws of Love and Logic

Mercy Hill

Returns and Exchanges

The Hill

The Mad Wife

The Seven Daughters of Dupree

This Is Where the Serpent Lives

Treat Them as Buffalo

Work to Do

Ambush

How to Get Away with Murder

Avatar: Fire and Ash

DVDs

Avatar: Fire and Ash

Return to Pandora for the third chapter of Marine turned Na’vi leader Jake Sully and his family. Reeling from one death, the Sullys set out to prevent another — aided by the Wind Traders. But on the way, they’re attacked by the Ash People, who blame Eywa for their ravaged home. Warning: Some flashing-lights

And So It Is: A Memoir of Acceptance and Hope

Biographies & Memoirs

And So It Is: A Memoir of Acceptance and Hope

By Jamie Lynn Sigler. The star of the legendary HBO series The Sopranos and podcast co-host with Christina Applegate, Jamie Lynn Sigler opens up about the vicissitudes of life, from early stardom to heartache and love, motherhood, and illness, offering readers an unflinchingly vulnerable exploration

Behind Closed Doors: The Tragic, Untold Story of the Duchess of Windsor

Biographies & Memoirs

Behind Closed Doors: The Tragic, Untold Story of the Duchess of Windsor

By Hugo Vickers. An illuminating and moving portrait of Wallis Simpson, the Duchess of Windsor, in her later years after the Duke’s death.The true story behind the film The Duchess and I, starring Isabella Rosselini and Joan CollinsAcclaimed biographer Hugo Vickers holds an encyclopedic knowledge of

Thirteen Perfect Fugitives: The True Story of the Mob, Murder, and the World's Largest Art Heist

Biographies & Memoirs

Thirteen Perfect Fugitives: The True Story of the Mob, Murder, and the World's Largest Art Heist

By Geoffrey Kelly. The true story of the world’s largest art heist, as told by the FBI agent who investigated the case.On March 18, 1990, thirteen works of art were plucked from the walls of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston by two subjects posing as police officers. They rang the night bell,

A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness

Health, Mind & Body

A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness

By Michael Pollan. From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of How to Change Your Mind, a panoptic exploration of consciousness—what it is, who has it, and why—and a meditation on the essence of our humanityWhen it comes to the phenomenon that is consciousness, there is one point on which scientists,

99 Ways to Die: And How to Avoid Them

Health, Mind & Body

99 Ways to Die: And How to Avoid Them

By Ashely Alker. An illuminating, hilarious, and practical guide to 99 of the most terrifying ways to die and how to avoid them from an emergency medicine doctor.Dr. Ashely Alker is a self-described death escapologist―or, in more familiar terms, an emergency medicine doctor. She has seen it all, from

My Parents Are Dead: What Now? A Panic-Free Guide to the Practicalities of Death

Parenting & Family

My Parents Are Dead: What Now? A Panic-Free Guide to the Practicalities of Death

By Becky Robison. An approachable, expert-fueled guide to dealing with the legal, financial, and logistical hurdles of a parent's death—without losing your sense of humor.Whether you've recently lost a parent or you're just trying to plan for the toughest day of your life so far, you're probably experiencing

This Is Where the Serpent Lives

Literature & Fiction

This Is Where the Serpent Lives

By Daniyal Mueenuddin. A stunning new work from universally acclaimed Daniyal Mueenuddin, whose debut short story collection won the Story Prize and was a finalist for the Los Angeles Book Prize, the National Book Award, and the Pulitzer Prize.Moving from Pakistan's sophisticated cities to its most rural

New Items at the
Huntington Branch Library

Call the Midwife: Season Fifteen

Father Brown: Complete Season 13

Task Season 1

The Assassin, Season 1

Famesick: A Memoir

What Ever Happened to Eddy Crane? A Memoir and a Murder Investigation

Don’t Think About Dinner: Save Time and Money with 125+ Easy, Nourishing, Delicious Recipes for Every Meal

Electric Shamans at the Festival of the Sun

Go Gentle

Lázár

The Divorce

The Final Target

Death's Daughter

Dolly All the Time

Bowling with Corpses and Other Strange Tales from Lands Unknown

The Last Contract of Isako

Amina Banana and the Formula for Fairness

Amina Banana and the Formula for Making Money

Books Good Enough for You: The Storied Life of Ursula Nordstrom, Editor of Extraordinary Children's Books

Cranky Versus the Cat

Call the Midwife: Season Fifteen

DVDs

Call the Midwife: Season Fifteen

Uncertainty surrounds the future of Nonnatus House, with the team of midwives navigating shifting expectations in a rapidly modernising world. The midwives encounter the Women’s Liberation Movement, complex medical cases such as premature birth, placenta previa, kidney cancer, tuberculosis, and even

What Ever Happened to Eddy Crane? A Memoir and a Murder Investigation

Biographies & Memoirs

What Ever Happened to Eddy Crane? A Memoir and a Murder Investigation

By Kate Crane. “This book is everything a reader could want. It will crack your whole heart open.”—Rachel Louise Snyder, author of No Visible Bruises and Women We Buried, Women We BurnedTwo decades after her father disappeared from his trucking company, a daughter searches for answers in this stunning,

Don’t Think About Dinner: Save Time and Money with 125+ Easy, Nourishing, Delicious Recipes for Every Meal

Cooking, Food & Wine

Don’t Think About Dinner: Save Time and Money with 125+ Easy, Nourishing, Delicious Recipes for Every Meal

By Jenn Lueke. Save time, money, and energy with strategic meal planning, grocery lists, and kitchen prep. With over 125 recipes, Don't Think About Dinner eliminates decision fatigue and makes healthy living effortless, delicious, and even fun!Whether you want to improve your health, cut down food waste

Electric Shamans at the Festival of the Sun

Literature & Fiction

Electric Shamans at the Festival of the Sun

By Mónica Ojeda. National Book Award finalist Mónica Ojeda returns with a blazing, psychedelic novel about girlhood, violence, and the loss of innocence.In the near future, best friends Noa and Nicole flee their home in Guayaquil, Ecuador to attend the Solar Noise Festival, a week-long, retro-futuristic

Bowling with Corpses and Other Strange Tales from Lands Unknown

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Bowling with Corpses and Other Strange Tales from Lands Unknown

By Mike Mignola. New folklore-inspired tales abound in this anthology of eight fantasy stories written and drawn Hellboy creator Mike Mignola, featuring a bonus sketchbook section.From a search for the beating heart of a long-dead sorcerer, to a pirate girl who makes a deal with the devil, to the titular

Amina Banana and the Formula for Fairness

Children's Books

Amina Banana and the Formula for Fairness

By Shifa Saltagi Safadi. The science fair kicks up a rivalry in book four of the delightful Amina Banana chapter book series from National Book Award-winner Shifa Safadi!Finally, the science fair is here, and Amina Banana is ready to showcase her skills. But when she is paired with someone unexpected,

Amina Banana and the Formula for Making Money

Children's Books

Amina Banana and the Formula for Making Money

By Shifa Saltagi Safadi. Third-grader Amina Banana is back in book three of this chapter book series, navigating new responsibilities at home and growing financial stresses, from National Book Award winner Shifa Safadi.When Amina's family hits hard times, and her dad has been gone working more, she is

Books Good Enough for You: The Storied Life of Ursula Nordstrom, Editor of Extraordinary Children's Books

Children's Books

Books Good Enough for You: The Storied Life of Ursula Nordstrom, Editor of Extraordinary Children's Books

By Nancy Hudgins. A celebration of the life and work of Ursula Norstrom—the groundbreaking editor of classic children's books like Charlotte's Web and Where the Wild Things Are—and a powerful defense of a child's right to readLegendary Harper & Row children's book editor Ursula Nordstrom was a trailblazer.

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