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Saturday, July 18, 2026

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Gallery at the Plumb Memorial Library

March 19, 2026956 Views Plumb Memorial Library, Art, Nature, Art Gallery, Photography, Landscapes

April – June 2026 Jess Rodi Jess Rodi is a multi-hyphenate creative who blends her day job as a high… Read More

Families of Shelton

January 8, 20261135 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

Gallery at the Plumb Memorial Library

September 30, 20251520 Views Plumb Memorial Library, Art, Painting, Art Gallery, Watercolor, Jacqueline A. Berg, Oil Paintings, Pencil Drawings

October – December 2025 Jackie is a lifelong painter and creative who majored in journalism at the University of Iowa… Read More

Gallery at the Plumb Memorial Library

July 30, 20254014 Views Plumb Memorial Library, Art, Photos, Art Gallery, Photography, Peter C. McKinney, Pastels

July – September 2025 Peter McKinney is a lifelong resident of Connecticut. He is a construction worker by day, and… Read More

Wowbrary Service

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You can see this week’s listings below:

New Items at the
Plumb Memorial Library

Shameful Silence: What You Don't Know About Domestic Violence

Courage Can Save Us: Ten Extraordinary Americans and the Fight for Our Future

A Murder in Hollywood

How Will I Ever Get Through This? Evidence-Based Tools to Help You Heal from Hardship, Grief, and Loss

Conviction

Country People

Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt

Ghost Town

Heated Rivalry

Love by the Book

Single Girls

The Palm House

The Top of the World

The Wish

Blunt Instrument

Dead Men Don't Play Fetch

How to Cheat Your Own Death

Murder at the Campfire Cookout

Not What It Seems

Opposite Sully's Gym

Shameful Silence: What You Don't Know About Domestic Violence

Society

Shameful Silence: What You Don't Know About Domestic Violence

By Alexandra Lozano. Break the silence surrounding male victims of domestic abuse and challenge harmful stereotypesSociety has a blind spot ― and one in three men are paying the price.Millions of men experience domestic abuse. Yet their suffering is routinely dismissed, minimized, or outright denied.

Courage Can Save Us: Ten Extraordinary Americans and the Fight for Our Future

Society

Courage Can Save Us: Ten Extraordinary Americans and the Fight for Our Future

By Rye Barcott. From a U. S. Marine and co-founder of With Honor, and written ahead of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, comes the story of principled veterans who work across party lines to shape our nation and inspire us to serve with courage in our own lives.* Mikie Sherrill

How Will I Ever Get Through This? Evidence-Based Tools to Help You Heal from Hardship, Grief, and Loss

Health, Mind & Body

How Will I Ever Get Through This? Evidence-Based Tools to Help You Heal from Hardship, Grief, and Loss

By Lucy Hone. A compassionate and practical guide to living with loss and navigating grief from one of the world’s leading voices in resilience, Dr. Lucy Hone.From internationally renowned resilience expert Dr. Lucy Hone, How Will I Ever Get Through This? is a powerful new guide for reclaiming life after

Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt

Literature & Fiction

Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt

By Ben Reeves. “This novel has all the ingredients of unforgettability: a plot you've never seen, characters you want to love, writing that glimmers on the page, and a spectacular ending that will smack you in the face with an aching joy. Days later, I'm still brimming.”—Monica Wood, bestselling author

Murder at the Campfire Cookout

Mysteries & Thrillers

Murder at the Campfire Cookout

By Darci Hannah. When Lindsey Bakewell leaves behind her lighthouse bakeshop, her boyfriend, Rory, and her Newfoundland dog, Wellington, for a glamping trip with her mother in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, the bears leave them alone—but a killer doesn't. . .Converting the old Beacon Point lighthouse into

New Items at the
Huntington Branch Library

Deathstalker

Hallmark Royal Series: The Reluctant Royal / The Royal We / Royal-ish / A Royal Runaway Romance / Butlers in Love / My Summer Prince / A Winter Princess / Royal Hearts / Royal Matchmaker

Magellan

Secrets of Great British Castles: Season 1

Summer Solstice

The Gold: Season 1

Youngblood

The Atlas of World Embroidery: A Global Exploration of Heritage and Styles

Nonviolent: A Memoir of Resistance, Agitation, and Love

Black Arms to Hold You Up: A History of Black Resistance

When Worlds Quake: The Quest to Understand the Interior of Earth and Beyond

Chain of Ideas: The Origins of Our Authoritarian Age

The Cruelty of Nice Folks: Why Minneapolis Is the Story of America

Family Thai: Bringing the Flavors of Thailand Home

The World Is Your Dumpling: Little Parcels. Big Flavours. 80 Gorgeous Recipes.

Borderlands 4 [Xbox Series X]

Hitchcockian Thrillers: Must-See Films in the Style of the Suspense Master

Monster Hunter Wilds [Xbox Series X]

Man Hating Psycho: Stories

The Shampoo Effect

Deathstalker

DVDs

In a dark age of swords and sorcery, a wandering warrior discovers a powerful amulet that could decide the fate of a war-torn kingdom. Hunted by dark forces, he embarks on an epic quest battling monsters, magic, and his own past.

Hallmark Royal Series: The Reluctant Royal / The Royal We / Royal-ish / A Royal Runaway Romance / Butlers in Love / My Summer Prince / A Winter Princess / Royal Hearts / Royal Matchmaker

DVDs

Hallmark Royal Series: The Reluctant Royal / The Royal We / Royal-ish / A Royal Runaway Romance / Butlers in Love / My Summer Prince / A Winter Princess / Royal Hearts / Royal Matchmaker

Romance turns regal in this Hallmark nine movie collection. The collection includes: The Reluctant Royal, The Royal We, Royal-ish, A Royal Runaway Romance, Butlers in Love, My Summer Prince, A Winter Princess, Royal Hearts, Royal Matchmaker.

Secrets of Great British Castles: Season 1

DVDs

Secrets of Great British Castles: Season 1

The romantic appearance of castles across Britain belies their turbulent history as their walls are littered with the secrets of battles, sieges, intrigue and murder. Presented by Dan Jones, this series brings you behind the scenes of Britain's greatest castles and with dramatic stories and insightful

The Atlas of World Embroidery: A Global Exploration of Heritage and Styles

Arts & Photography

The Atlas of World Embroidery: A Global Exploration of Heritage and Styles

By Gillian Vogelsang-Eastwood. A richly illustrated history of embroidery and needlework, showcasing the glorious range of styles, motifs, and materials used around the worldEmbroidery is one of the world's most widely shared forms of creative expression—and one of its most varied and diverse. It can

Nonviolent: A Memoir of Resistance, Agitation, and Love

Biographies & Memoirs

Nonviolent: A Memoir of Resistance, Agitation, and Love

By James Lawson and Emily Yellin. The gripping firsthand account of the courage it takes to change a nation, from the Rev. James Lawson Jr—peer of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., mentor to Congressman John Lewis and the Freedom Riders, and lifelong proponent of nonviolence as a powerful system for social

Black Arms to Hold You Up: A History of Black Resistance

History

Black Arms to Hold You Up: A History of Black Resistance

By Ben Passmore. From the Ignatz and Eisner Award-winning cartoonist Ben Passmore comes a whirlwind graphic history of Black life, taken by forceIt's the summer of 2020, and downtown Philly is up in flames. “You're not out in the streets with everyone else?” Ronnie asks his ambivalent son, Ben, shambling

When Worlds Quake: The Quest to Understand the Interior of Earth and Beyond

Science

When Worlds Quake: The Quest to Understand the Interior of Earth and Beyond

By Hrvoje Tkalčić. How earthquakes can reveal the subsurface secrets of our planet and other worldsWhen Worlds Quake is a fascinating account of how scientists around the globe seek to use quakes to answer tantalizing questions about the structure and inner dynamics of our planet and to discover the

The Cruelty of Nice Folks: Why Minneapolis Is the Story of America

Society

The Cruelty of Nice Folks: Why Minneapolis Is the Story of America

By Justin Ellis. A revelatory look at one of America's most progressive cities—Minneapolis—as journalist Justin Ellis returns to his hometown to grapple with the quiet history of white supremacy there in the wake of George Floyd’s murder, and in turn uncovers his family’s story of surviving “Minnesota

Family Thai: Bringing the Flavors of Thailand Home

Cooking, Food & Wine

Family Thai: Bringing the Flavors of Thailand Home

By Arnold Myint and Kat Thompson. The James Beard nominee and chef of the Thai restaurant International Market in Nashville, Arnold Myint, shares how to make the Thai food he grew up with in a cookbook that is approachable yet packs a punch of flavorIn Family Thai, Arnold breaks down an often-intimidating

The World Is Your Dumpling: Little Parcels. Big Flavours. 80 Gorgeous Recipes.

Cooking, Food & Wine

The World Is Your Dumpling: Little Parcels. Big Flavours. 80 Gorgeous Recipes.

By Emily Roz. A joyful celebration of the globally beloved dumpling, with more than 80 comforting recipes showcasing the diverse flavors and textures of one of the world’s favorite foods.The whole world loves dumplings, whether it’s a Shanghai soup dumpling, a cheese-filled pierogi, a meaty empanada,

Hitchcockian Thrillers: Must-See Films in the Style of the Suspense Master

Entertainment

Hitchcockian Thrillers: Must-See Films in the Style of the Suspense Master

By Stephen Rebello. During Alfred Hitchcock's five-decade reign as the screen's internationally celebrated Master of Suspense, he directed 53 motion pictures. In such Hitchcock gold standard classics as The 39 Steps, Rear Window, Vertigo, North by Northwest, Psycho, and The Birds, he staked his claim

Monster Hunter Wilds [Xbox Series X]

Entertainment

Monster Hunter Wilds [Xbox Series X]

MONSTER HUNTER WILDS STANDARD EDITION FOR XBOX SERIES XMonster Hunter Wilds is the highly anticipated next evolution in the award-winning Monster Hunter franchise. The latest entry in the beloved series of co-op action RPGs takes the thrill of hunting larger-than-life foes in expansive natural environments

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