Fairview Public Library️ 15 hours ago

New this month in adult fiction! When Charlotte Hoffman's picture-perfect career implodes overnight, she retreats to the one place she swore she'd never return: Big Island, Minnesota. Home to her childhood best friend, Olivia Parker, and the place where her life first fell apart. Eighteen years ago, tragedy struck, and Charlotte's blamed herself for that bloody night ever since. Now she's back, staying with the Parkers in their isolated lakeside home, surrounded by dark woods shrouded in mist and the decaying remains of a long-abandoned amusement park. But something isn't right. The Parkers' young twin girls whisper about ghosts in the trees. Threatening notes appear on doors. An old carousel screams in the wind. And every night the island claims another victim. As Charlotte wades ever-deeper into danger, she can't shake the feeling that someone brought her back to the isolated island for a reason. Someone who wants to finish what was started all those years ago.

Fairview Public Library️ 15 hours ago

**Registration is required. Please call us at 845-586-3791, direct message us on our Facebook page, email director@fairviewlibrary.org Bring your battle decks, playing mats, and any cards you might like to show to other Pokemon lovers on September 25, 2026 from 3:15-4:30 pm. You can play the game, trade if your accompanying adult agrees, or simply show off some favorites!

Fairview Public Library️ 1 day ago

Making Merit: A Two-Part Series with Roshan Houshmand Join us for a unique exploration of Tibetan Buddhist art, symbolism, and creative practice! Part 1: Saturday September 12| 12:00–2:00 p.m. Roshan Houshmand will offer an informal presentation on Tibetan Buddhist art, followed by an introduction to the motifs and symbolism that will inspire the creative work in Part 2. Part 2: Saturday, September 19| 12:00–3:00 p.m. Continue the exploration with a hands-on painting and drawing workshop using Tibetan Buddhist motifs and symbolism as inspiration. Participants will explore developing a creative process with intention, leading to greater awareness. Come explore art, symbolism, creativity, and intention in this special two-part series! Please register by calling the library at 845-586-3791. Maximum 12 adults. This program has been funded by a Delaware County Arts Grant, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered in Delaware County by the Roxbury Arts Group.

Fairview Public Library️ 2 days ago

New this month in kids chapter books! Homeward Bound meets The Odyssey with the charm of Studio Ghibli in this instant classic for 8-to-12-year-olds about magical animals on a quest to find their lost witch. Once upon a time there was a pair of witch's helpers: a cat named Butter and a raven named Owl. The cat knows he is destined to be a great hero—just ask him. The raven wouldn’t recognize destiny if she flew into it beak-first. They do not get along. But then their witch vanishes, and Butter and Owl must quest to find her. To reunite their family, they’ll have to outwit sirens and cyclops, gods and ghosts—and hardest of all, they’ll have to learn to work together. Humorous and heartfelt, the story of Butter and Owl’s first adventure shows what it means to be a great hero—and what it takes to be a good friend. With enchanting illustrations by New York Times best-seller Kelly Murphy and sparkling words written by beloved, Newbery Honor–winning author Erin Bow, this tale is a classic in the making—a whimsical, witty, and warm story worthy of reading again and again.

Fairview Public Library️ 3 days ago

**Registration is required. Please call us at 845-586-3791, direct message us on our Facebook page, email director@fairviewlibrary.org Bring your battle decks, playing mats, and any cards you might like to show to other Pokemon lovers on September 25, 2026 from 3:15-4:30 pm. You can play the game, trade if your accompanying adult agrees, or simply show off some favorites!

Fairview Public Library️ 3 days ago

New this month in paperbacks! It’s a cold, wet, February on Cape Cod, but a murder at the local toy store blows an especially icy wind through town—and through bike shop owner Mackenzie “Mac” Almeda’s sleuthing Cozy Capers Book Group. Mac is extra busy these days as she and Tim do their best as working parents of a preschooler and a baby, not to mention Mac’s participation in the Cozy Capers book group. With Ella’s 4th birthday approaching, Mac uses her lunch break to shop for a gift at the Toy Soldier, which is run by June Fadiman. Behind the counter is Zia Carven, a young woman Mac recognizes as a shopper at the Free Grocery food pantry Mac’s father sponsors. Zia finds Mac a kid-sized gardening toolkit Ella will love and offers to gift wrap it. In a rush, Mac plans to pick it up after work. But at 5:30, she finds Zia slumped over the counter, dead, dried blood on a toy rifle nearby. The first police officer to arrive is June's son, August. Then June arrives and is upset to find the police won't allow her inside. Mac’s mother, Astra, confides that she’d been trying to help Zia, and now the police want to speak with her, which worries Mac. Then Mac discovers that Zia had been in town searching for her birth mother, which only multiplies the questions—and the suspects. Just one thing is certain: Mac and the book group will have to double down to find a killer who isn’t playing around . . .

Fairview Public Library️ 4 days ago

New this month in adult fiction! What if your own family history turns out to be a terrifying lie? Every family has its story, and this one’s deadly. Two sisters. One secret. And a race against time to find the explosive truth in this twisty and captivating thriller by USA Today bestselling author Hank Phillippi Ryan. The sole survivors of the fiery plane crash that killed their parents, Eliza Ramsey and her sister Bea share an unbreakable bond. But now, on the eleventh anniversary of the tragedy, Bea fails to retrieve her pre-teen daughter from a sleepover at Eliza’s. Eliza knows her sister would never leave her precious Piper behind, and fears the worst. But did Bea plan her own disappearance? The Ramseys’ lives have already crashed and burned once. Now, Eliza discovers she's the only one who can protect her niece from the horrifying legacy of her family’s sinister history. Together, the two must prevent their lives from going up in flames once again. A missing mother. Her frightened daughter. And a sister on a desperate search for a happy ending. But someone knows the deadly key to their shared past, and won’t stop until they’ve written a devastating final chapter. Mother, daughter, sister―stranger.

Fairview Public Library️ 4 days ago

Making Merit: A Two-Part Series with Roshan Houshmand Join us for a unique exploration of Tibetan Buddhist art, symbolism, and creative practice! Part 1: Saturday September 12| 12:00–2:00 p.m. Roshan Houshmand will offer an informal presentation on Tibetan Buddhist art, followed by an introduction to the motifs and symbolism that will inspire the creative work in Part 2. Part 2: Saturday, September 19| 12:00–3:00 p.m. Continue the exploration with a hands-on painting and drawing workshop using Tibetan Buddhist motifs and symbolism as inspiration. Participants will explore developing a creative process with intention, leading to greater awareness. Come explore art, symbolism, creativity, and intention in this special two-part series! Please register by calling the library at 845-586-3791. Maximum 12 adults. This program has been funded by a Delaware County Arts Grant, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered in Delaware County by the Roxbury Arts Group.

Fairview Public Library️ 5 days ago

New this month in kids graphic novels! A movie is being filmed right in Cassie's neighborhood! Is this her chance to be a star? Dreams come true when she and her best friend Vali get hired as extras. Plus, she'll get paid, which will help her parents with their money troubles. But when Vali drops out of the movie, Cassie is stuck with the mean kid actors. Even worse, it turns out she's in a horror movie, and the monster in it scares her. Will she get called a "baby" or "scaredy-cat"? Can Cassie make it through the movie without her fears driving her away? Join Cassie as she finds the courage to face her fears and dream big! With bright and charming illustrations by Marcela Cespedes, Dream Big is a joyful story filled with imagination, fun dreams, and wonder. This book is perfect for readers who want to enjoy a gentle and accessible friendship story, as well as anyone looking for SEL themes about empathy, kindness, compassion, and forgiveness.

Fairview Public Library️ 6 days ago

**Registration is required. Please call us at 845-586-3791, direct message us on our Facebook page, email director@fairviewlibrary.org Bring your battle decks, playing mats, and any cards you might like to show to other Pokemon lovers on September 25, 2026 from 3:15-4:30 pm. You can play the game, trade if your accompanying adult agrees, or simply show off some favorites!

Fairview Public Library️ 6 days ago

New this month in picturebooks! When the evil wizard Simpkin Sowerbutts attempts to create a dragon as loyal as a dog and instead spawns a dog as fierce as a dragon, he banishes his embarrassing and so fluffy creation. Outcast and alone, Dragon Dog roams the land looking for a home only to find foes around every corner. But Dragon Dog prides himself on being fierce—like a dragon—and defeats all who challenge him. Soon everyone in the land of Quatsch is afraid of him. Everyone except a lost little lamb named Dandelion. Dragon Dog help his new friend find her way back to her flock, and Dandelion helps Dragon Dog embrace his fluffy side and find a place to call home. Oh yeah, and along the way they narrowly escape the jaws of the biggest, meanest dragon around. An exciting and silly fantasy that shows readers we can be both fierce AND fluffy.

Fairview Public Library️ 7 days ago

New this month in kids graphic novels! Gabby is excited when the "For Sale" sign next door is gone one morning. She's getting new neighbors! But when mysterious packages, wrapped in white plastic, show up at the house, Gabby is suspicious. Is that a couch... or a coffin? As other mysteries begin to pile up―like a strange howling in the middle of the night―Gabby knows only SHE can get to the bottom of it. With binoculars in hand, Gabby is ready to spy! But not everything is as it seems, and making assumptions about others can quickly turn sour. Luckily, sometimes the truth can be even sweeter!