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Two of the bestselling storytellers of all time have created an unforgettable thriller. A history-making volcanic eruption is about to destroy the Big Island of Hawaii. But a secret held for decades by the military is more terrifying than the volcano.

1975 is a time of change in America. The Vietnam War is ending. Muhammad Ali is fighting Joe Frazier. And in the smalltown of Monta Clare, Missouri, girls are disappearing.

When the daughter of a wealthy family is targeted, the most unlikely hero emerges--Patch, a local boy, who saves the girl, and, in doing so, leaves heartache in his wake.

Everyone expected Violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at Basgiath War College - Violet included. But Threshing was only the first impossible test meant to weed out the weak-willed, the unworthy, and the unlucky. Now the real training begins, and Violet's already wondering how she'll get through. It's not just that it's grueling and maliciously brutal, or even that it's designed to stretch the riders' capacity for pain beyond endurance.

Early morning, August 1975: a camp counselor discovers an empty bunk. Its occupant, Barbara Van Laar, has gone missing. Barbara isn't just any thirteen-year-old: she's the daughter of the family that owns the summer camp and employs most of the region's residents. And this isn't the first time a Van Laar child has disappeared. Barbara's older brother similarly vanished fourteen years ago, never to be found.

#1 New York Times bestselling author John Grisham takes you back to Camino Island where bookseller Bruce Cable and novelist Mercer Mann always manage to find trouble in paradise. In this new thriller on Camino Island, popular bookseller Bruce Cable tells Mercer Mann an irresistible tale that might be her next novel. A giant resort developer is using its political muscle and deep pockets to claim ownership of a deserted island between Florida and Georgia. Only the last living inhabitant of the island, Lovely Jackson, stands in its way. What the developer doesn't know is that the island has a remarkable history, and locals believe it is cursed…and the past is never the past…

From legendary storyteller and master of short fiction Stephen King comes an extraordinary new collection of twelve short stories, many never-before-published, and some of his best EVER. "You like it darker? Fine, so do I," writes Stephen King in the afterword to this magnificent new collection of twelve stories that delve into the darker part of life-both metaphorical and literal. King has, for half a century, been a master of the form, and these stories, about fate, mortality, luck, and the folds in reality where anything can happen, are as rich and riveting as his novels, both weighty in theme and a huge pleasure to read. King writes to feel "the exhilaration of leaving ordinary day-to-day life behind," and in You Like It Darker, readers will feel that exhilaration too, again and again.

"Four freshmen arrive at college from completely different worlds: Lainey, a California party girl with a flair for drama; Tyson, a brilliant scholar and law school hopeful from D.C.; Summer, a recruited athlete and perfectionist from the Midwest; and Hannah, a mild-mannered southerner who is content to quietly round out the circle of big personalities. Soon after moving into their shared dorm, they strike up a conversation in a study lounge, and the seeds of friendship are planted. As their college years fly by, their bond intensifies and the four become inseparable. But as graduation nears, their lives are forever changed after a desperate act leads to tragic consequences.

While on her family's yearly escape to Cape Cod, Rocky, sandwiched between her half-grown kids and fully aging parents, relives the tenderness and sorrow of a handful of long-ago summers, coming face-to-face with her family's history and future and accepting she can no longer hide her secrets from the people she loves.

A shimmering, joyful new novel about a pair of opposites with the wrong thing in common, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Henry. Daphne always loved the way her fiance Peter told their story. How they met (on a blustery day), fell in love (over an errant hat), and moved back to his lakeside hometown to begin their life together. He really was good at telling it…right up until the moment he realized he was actually in love with his childhood best friend Petra.

For fans of A Man Called Ove, a luminous debut novel about a widow's unlikely friendship with a giant Pacific octopus reluctantly residing at the local aquarium-and the truths she finally uncovers about her son's disappearance thirty years ago. After Tova Sullivan's husband died, she began working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, mopping floors and tidying up. Keeping busy has always helped her cope, which she's been doing since her eighteen-year-old son, Erik, mysteriously vanished on a boat in the Puget Sound over thirty years ago.

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Makerspace and Launch Pad:

Available at our Regional Library locations, Makerspace offers 3D printers, duplications equipment to transfer photographs, floppy disk files, audio cassettes, and more. Also available are Virtual Reality headsets, advanced sewing machines, culinary equipment and labs, robotics, green screen video and photography, and much more!

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Volusia Reads Together

Volusia Reads Together! is a community reading program dedicated to creating shared conversations and providing a range of related events and activities.The Volusia County Public Library will celebrate this year’s Volusia Reads Together program with “Lessons in Chemistry” by Bonnie Garmus.The program officially runs from March 8 – April 13, 2024. The library will host a series of events with the community. There are many diverse programs related to the book, and the hope is that it sparks many book discussions. For more information, pick up a program booklet beginning March 1, for a list of over100 programs, including community book discussions, film screenings, exhibits, crafts, music programs, games, and many other engaging programs.Library branches will provide free copies of Lessons in Chemistry starting in mid-March, but only while supplies last!

How To Festival
A countywide How-To day on Saturday, September 14, 2024, from 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM held at six library locations.

Local experts, hobbyists and professionals will share their passions and provide interactive instructional assistance to residents at the upcoming How-to Festival. More than 50 free programs.

· Daytona Beach Regional Library, 105 Jackie Robinson Parkway
· DeLand Regional Library, 130 E. Howry Ave.
· Deltona Regional Library, 2150 Eustace Ave.
· New Smyrna Beach Regional Library, 1001 S. Dixie Freeway
· Ormond Beach Regional Library, 30 S. Beach St.
· Port Orange Regional Library, 1005 City Center Circle

All festival events are free to attend, and pre-registration is not required.

Recipes and Reads: Culinary Labs Culinary Lab workshops serve up comprehensive, culinary literacy programs that include hands-on demonstrations of food and nutritional literacy; food acquisition methods; food handling, hygiene and safety; culture and history of food; and consumer cost-saving techniques and meal stretching. Each of the culinary lab workshops may include the use of fully stocked mobile, kitchen carts to aid in these food-related demonstrations. The labs are strategically located at library branches throughout the county and serve all ages. Registration may be required, at some locations, for Recipes and Reads: Culinary Lab workshops.

Institute of Museums and Library Services –
ARPA Grant Update: Mobile Technology Lab
The mobile lab will provide staff to take the van to schools, after-school programs, summer camps, and to smaller branches. A staff team is currently developing a STEM curriculum to utilize the equipment provided in the STEM Van (iPads, drones, OSMO classroom learning, Makey classroom kit). The VCPL team will also work on stop motion animation, and coding.

Snapshot Day
A day in the life of Volusia County Public Library
Our latest snapshot took place on March 15, 2024. During this time, we documented the many ways people use library services. Library staff took pictures of activities, gathered statistics on usage and collected customer comments showing how patrons used the library that day.

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