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STORYTIME!

2011-09-01T16:30:00.001-07:00

September Book Club

2011-09-01T15:49:00.000-07:00

6pm, Monday, Sep.19th.Come to discuss "If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things"by John McGregor. Everyone welcome!

july book club

2011-07-14T08:31:00.000-07:00

6pm on Monday, July 18
Come to discuss "RESTLESS"
by William Boyd
Everyone welcome!

JUNE BOOK CLUB CORRECTION

2011-06-09T11:17:00.000-07:00

6pm Mon June 13
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Everyone welcome!
Date previously mistakenly posted as June 20

In The Garden The Beasts.

2011-05-30T06:39:00.000-07:00

I finished reading "In the garden of beasts" by Erik Larson. Simply put this is a great read. This book tells the story of James Dodd and his family as they live in Germany before Hitler takes ultimate power. Larson has a way of writing that you feel like you are reading fiction, fast paced vivid discriptions and "Real" characters. You really feel like you know these people. I have to give this book a A-.

2011-05-27T08:05:00.000-07:00

Summer Reading Program!

2011-05-27T08:03:00.000-07:00

Book Slump. :(

2011-05-22T16:43:00.000-07:00

After being in one of the worst book slumps I can remeber, I couldnt finish anything, I am back in it. I am also going to give this blog another try. Right now I am reading "In the garden of the beast" by Erik Larson. Amazon says the following about this great book.

In the Garden of Beasts is a vivid portrait of Berlin during the first years of Hitler’s reign, brought to life through the stories of two people: William E. Dodd, who in 1933 became America’s first ambassador to Hitler’s regime, and his scandalously carefree daughter, Martha. Ambassador Dodd, an unassuming and scholarly man, is an odd fit among the extravagance of the Nazi elite. His frugality annoys his fellow Americans in the State Department and Dodd’s growing misgivings about Hitler’s ambitions fall on deaf ears among his peers, who are content to “give Hitler everything he wants.” Martha, on the other hand, is mesmerized by the glamorous parties and the high-minded conversation of Berlin’s salon society—and flings herself headlong into numerous affairs with the city’s elite, most notably the head of the Gestapo and a Soviet spy. Both become players in the exhilarating (and terrifying) story of Hitler’s obsession for absolute power, which culminates in the events of one murderous night, later known as “the Night of Long Knives.” The rise of Nazi Germany is a well-chronicled time in history, which makes In the Garden of Beasts all the more remarkable. Erik Larson has crafted a gripping, deeply-intimate narrative with a climax that reads like the best political thriller, where we are stunned with each turn of the page, even though we already know the outcome. --Shane Hansanuwat

I will post my review on this book as soon as I finish.
Eric

June Book Club

2011-05-21T09:12:00.000-07:00

6pm Mon June 20
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Everyone welcome!

Civil War Speaker Series

2011-05-21T09:03:00.000-07:00

7pm, Thu May 26
Our scheduled speaker Michael Martin has canceled due to a family emergency.
Please join us however, as we are delighted to have Civil War buff Bill Schrammen take up the reins and sharing his Civil War knowledge with us. He and his wife Barb have a residence in Luck and he was excited to be able to attend.

May Book Club

2011-05-06T10:39:00.000-07:00

6pm on Monday, May 16
Come to discuss We
by Yevgeny Zamyatin
Everyone welcome!

April book club

2011-03-30T14:21:00.000-07:00

6pm on Monday, April 18
Come to discuss Under the banner of heaven : a story of violent faith
by Jon Krakauer
Everyone welcome!

Luck Book Club - March 2011

2011-03-11T07:34:00.000-08:00

Come to discuss The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
at 6pm on Monday, March 21.
Everyone welcome!

Luck Winter Carnival Book Sale! 9-3pm Sat 2/12/11

2011-02-04T09:26:00.000-08:00

Luck Book Club - February 2011

2011-01-28T08:25:00.000-08:00

Come to discuss A Death in the Family by James Agee 6pm on Monday, February 21. Everyone welcome!

Upcoming Speaker!

2011-01-26T16:37:00.000-08:00

Holiday Hours

2010-12-22T15:53:00.000-08:00

The Luck Library will be closed
Friday Dec. 24
Saturday Dec. 25
Friday Dec. 31
Saturday Jan. 1
Merry Christmas!
Happy Solstice!
Joyous Kwanzaa!
Happy Hanukkah!

PLAYGROUP!

2010-12-09T09:58:00.000-08:00

WINTER REGISTRATION IS MONDAY, DECEMBER 20 AT 9:00 AM!
Playgroup begins Thursday Jan. 6 and will be held Thursdays 9:30 - 11 am. This playgroup is facilitated by the Family Resource Center St. Croix Valley, please contact them for further info and to register.
Please register by calling FRCSCV at 715-684-4440 or visit them online at www.frcscv.org/.

Book Club

2010-12-09T09:21:00.000-08:00

Come to discuss The Postmistress by Sarah Blake at the next book club meeting.
6pm, Monday Dec. 20 at the library. Everyone welcome!

SANTA DAY!

2010-12-02T09:19:00.000-08:00

Santa Day!
Sat Dec 4, 10-1pm
Free visit with Santa!
Bring your camera!

The Brightest Star in the Sky by Marian Keyes

2010-11-13T13:06:00.000-08:00

“The Brightest Star in the Sky” is a crazy ride of a book. At the beginning, I wasn’t too impressed. I couldn’t keep track of all the characters and had trouble figuring everything out. Once I synchronized all the characters and understood the humor, I loved it.

There are seven neighbors in a Dublin apartment whose lives become entangled in a rush of events. The story is told by an unknown presence whose identity you will try to solve yourself or will have to wait until near the end for it to be solved for you. Married and single people in the building become involved in affairs of the heart….and body. Matt and Maeve are married with troubles from the past messing up their hearts; Lydia, a single cab driver, has an attitude that annoys and humors; Katie, the single PR executive, is looking for something more in her life; and the eighty-eight year old, Jemima, is full of wisdom and caring, while temporarily housing her handsome foster son, Fionn.

This book had me laughing out loud. It also had me puzzling over how or when everything would be explained. I thoroughly enjoyed it and it ends with the puzzle being solved – over and over.

If you are looking for a fun book, with lots of mystery, this is the one.

A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick

2010-11-13T13:01:00.000-08:00

I’m afraid I can’t say any good things about “The Reliable Wife.” I did finish the book – I don’t like to quit – but I felt it was time wasted. The book was depressing. It also skipped into so many different time periods, with no explanations, that it became confusing. It was not good confusion.

The story is about a mail order bride who arrives in a Wisconsin town intent on marrying a wealthy businessman, Ralph Truitt. Right from the beginning, a sense of calamity prevails. There is something amiss in the intentions of the mail order bride, Catherine Land. Catherine wishes to do away with Richard and become a rich widow. Richard is a figure of complexity in his own right. The story takes us through a multitude of twisted and questionable scenarios; none of them caught my fancy. Things do come together in the end but the process of getting there is dismal and perverse.

I would not recommend this book; although I know there is a market for this kind of fiction. You might have to read it to see if you agree or disagree with my take on this book. Just remember my perverse comment if you start the read.

Happy Halloween

2010-10-28T17:01:00.001-07:00

Trick or treat at local Main Street Luck businesses on Saturday, October 30, from 11 - 1:30 pm. Wear those costumes! Stop in at the library for a glow in the dark sticker and then let the kids display their costumes in a parade on Main Street at 2pm!

Holiday hours

2010-09-03T09:56:00.000-07:00

The Luck library will be closed Labor Day, Monday Sep. 6.
Enjoy your holiday!

MORTGAGE Burning Party

2010-08-06T13:11:00.000-07:00

Join us at 5:30pm Tue August 10 for a Library/Museum Building MORTGAGE Burning Celebration! The building is officially paid off and we're having a party.

Beneath the Lion's Gaze by Maaza Mengiste

2010-07-26T09:02:00.001-07:00

"Beneath the Lion's Gaze" by Maaza Mengiste, is a fascinating history lesson on Ethiopa in 1974. I'm afraid I am not well versed in any of Ethiopa's history and have now become mesmerized by this country. This is a very well written fiction/history tale.

This story is about a family trying to overcome the horrors of the revolution of 1974. It is a story of torture (sometimes unbearable to read), love of a family and bravery. The father, Hailu, is a prominent physician and becomes involved with the victims of torture and murder. His youngest son, Dawit, joins the underground resistance movement. The family becomes entangled in all sorts of misery and through the horror they become closer. They find a way to overcome hard feelings and to love without prejudice.

There is so much more involved in this "never put it down" story and I don't want to take away from the read by revealing too much. I admit there are times I could hardly bear to read the scenes of torture but pushed through to get the full picture of the trials the people of Ethiopa struggled with in this insane revolution.

I recommend this book wholeheartedly for the story line and the fabulous writing. However, it does bring to mind the evils of some of mankind and might be too much for some readers. I would love to hear any remarks by anyone who reads this terrifying look into the history of Ethiopa.

Lucky Days @ the Library!

2010-07-15T14:57:00.000-07:00

Fri 7/16 : 7pm. Traveling Lantern Theater Group presents Pinocchio at the Triangle Park on Park Ave
Fri 7/16: 8-3pm Rummage Sale at Lions Hall (former DBS)
Sat 7/17 : 9-3pm Book Sale

CLOSED on the 5th of July

2010-07-01T13:22:00.000-07:00

The Library will be CLOSED on Monday, July 5
to celebrate Independence Day!
We WILL be open from 10am-1pm on Saturday, July 3
We will reopen on Tuesday, July 6
at our usual business hours.
Have a Safe Holiday!

Summer Reading Program Week 2

2010-06-18T08:33:00.001-07:00

Summer Reading Program participants go to China, making paper lanterns and cooking a stir fry to celebrate the Lantern Festival! Reading takes you everywhere! Come join us at 4pm Wednesday June 23 on a trip to Mexico to celebrate Dia De Los Muertos!

Luck Book Club

2010-06-16T15:37:00.001-07:00

Luck Book Club! Come to discuss Angry housewives eating bon bons by Lorna Landvik at 6pm on Monday, June 21. Everyone welcome!

SUMMER READING PROGRAM

2010-06-03T16:29:00.000-07:00

House Rules by Jodi Picoult

2010-05-18T09:32:00.001-07:00

Jodi Picoult usually has a dilemma in her books. Her new book "House Rules" follows that trend. It is well worth reading as it has learning value, also. It is about an 18 year old boy who has Asperger's Syndrome. If you have no idea what Asperger's Syndrome is, you will by the end of this book. Jodi did plenty of research on this subject and it clears up any questions you might have about the syndrome.

The boy with Asperer's is Jacob Hunt and he has an obsession with forensic analysis. He knows plenty about it and likes to show up at actual crime scenes. He becomes well-known to the police when his tutor is murdered and they suspect Jacob. His Asperger actions gives him the appearance of guilt and he becomes the main suspect in the murder. The legal authorities fail to understand Asperger's Syndrome and the story goes from there. The devotion of his mother is admirable and her character is a big part of the book. Reading it made me wonder if I would have the stamina she did while raising such a high maintaince child.

It was a good read. If you like Jodi's writing style, you will enjoy this one.

The Passage by Justin Cronin

2010-05-13T15:15:00.000-07:00

Today I wanted to tell you all about a book I heard about a month or so ago. It is not often that I hear of a book and I just cant wait until it comes out but when I read about The Passage by Justin Cronin I couldnt contain myself. This book appears to be the perfect book for me. I love Stephen Kings The Stand and this has been compared to it many times. Just read this synopsis and try to not to get excited.

First, the unthinkable: a security breach at a secret U.S. government facility unleashes the monstrous product of a chilling military experiment. Then, the unspeakable: a night of chaos and carnage gives way to sunrise on a nation, and ultimately a world, forever altered. All that remains for the stunned survivors is the long fight ahead and a future ruled by fear—of darkness, of death, of a fate far worse.

As civilization swiftly crumbles into a primal landscape of predators and prey, two people flee in search of sanctuary. FBI agent Brad Wolgast is a good man haunted by what he’s done in the line of duty. Six-year-old orphan Amy Harper Bellafonte is a refugee from the doomed scientific project that has triggered apocalypse. He is determined to protect her from the horror set loose by her captors. But for Amy, escaping the bloody fallout is only the beginning of a much longer odyssey—spanning miles and decades—towards the time and place where she must finish what should never have begun.

With The Passage, award-winning author Justin Cronin has written both a relentlessly suspenseful adventure and an epic chronicle of human endurance in the face of unprecedented catastrophe and unimaginable danger. Its inventive storytelling, masterful prose, and depth of human insight mark it as a crucial and transcendent work of modern fiction.(from the publisher)

2010-05-13T08:10:00.000-07:00

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2010-05-07T20:06:00.000-07:00

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Luck Book Club

2010-05-06T08:57:00.000-07:00

Luck Book Club!

Come to discuss The Accordian Crime by E. Annie Proulx at 6pm on Monday, May 17. Everyone welcome!

Luck Book Club

2010-04-10T09:33:00.000-07:00

Come to discuss The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver at 6pm on Monday, April 19. Everyone welcome!
See what the New York Times has to say about her newest novel.

2010-04-07T17:12:00.001-07:00

National Library Week is April 12-17. Register to WIN prizes when you check out library materials or sign up for your first library card! Enjoy games and puzzles at the library!

2010-02-26T08:54:00.000-08:00

The Big Read @ the library!

The Luck Public Library has copies of The Bridge of San Luis Rey and Our Town by Thornton Wilder available to be discovered at the library! Come pick up a copy (while available) or request one through the library and join readers across the country who are enjoying the classics together. The copies are made available through the NEA's Big Read Program. Throughout the spring the St. Croix Falls public library will be hosting a number of events to celebrate the Big Read program. For more information, check out the links below.

The Big Read
St. Croix Falls Public Library

The Art of Racing in the Rain

2010-02-18T09:32:00.000-08:00

I just finished listening to The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein today, and my life is better for it. I can't describe exactly what the magic was, but I would recommend trying this story. Perhaps non dog-lovers will not be AS effected by this story, the narrator being, after all, a dog, but the nuances of canine behavior are richly developed, the characters rich and when it ended, i felt sad having to go about my day, knowing that there is no more to listen to. There were elements of the plot that i found not so believable and bits that seemed excessively glossed over but STILL this book with all its car racing metaphors gripped me until the very end.

Digital Scrapbooking

2010-02-18T09:27:00.000-08:00

5pm, Friday Feb. 26

Photo files piling up on your computer? Use Creative Memories Storybook Creator to turn your computer photo files into a digital scrapbook... free tutorial with Susan Rupp

Luck book club

2010-02-17T14:47:00.000-08:00

Come to discuss Last Standing Woman by Winona LaDuke at 5:30pm on Monday, March 15. Everyone welcome!

Beading @ the library!

2010-02-13T08:08:00.000-08:00

3pm Thurs Feb 18
Bead up some jewelry for someone you love!
Supplies are provided but you are welcome to bring your own.

Luck Book Club

2010-02-10T17:24:00.000-08:00

Come to discuss Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger at 5:30pm on Monday, Feb 15. Everyone welcome!

Winter Carnival Book Sale

2010-02-10T16:52:00.000-08:00

Sat 2/13 9-3pm
Stop in during Winter Carnival for our book sale. You never know what you might find!

Prices:

Hardcover books, audio books and VHS/DVD: $1
Paperbacks: $0.25 Magazines: $0.10
1-2pm: 1/2 price on all items
2-3pm: fill a bag for $1
Donations of books, movies and audiobooks accepted until 5pm Fri 2/12

Make a heart for your valentine!

2010-02-10T16:40:00.000-08:00

Fri 2/12 3:30pm

Come to the library and make a valentine's day card for the ones you love. All supplies will be provided for this card making event.

Bookmarks: Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane

2010-01-31T17:37:00.000-08:00

Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane. Summer, 1954. U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels has come to Shutter Island, home of Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane. Along with his partner, Chuck Aule, he sets out to find an escaped patient, a murderess named Rachel Solando, as a hurricane bears down upon them. But nothing at Ashecliffe Hospital is what it seems. And neither is Teddy Daniels. Is he there to find a missing patient? Or has he been sent to look into rumours of Ashecliffe's radical approach to psychiatry? Or is there another, more personal reason for his presence? The deeper Teddy and Chuck's investigation goes, the more elusive the truth becomes, and the more they begin to believe that they may never leave Shutter Island--because someone is trying to drive them insane.
After seeing the trailer for the movie version of Shutter Island I had to check out the book. I have read a few of Lehanes other books and enjoyed them, but this was a huge surprise to me. I LOVED LOVED LOVED this book. It had great pacing and some of the best dialog I have read in a while. The plot is exciting and it takes you places you never see coming. This is a book that when you finish you may want to start again right away. I cant recommend it enough.

Bookmarks: The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters

2010-01-24T07:42:00.000-08:00

The Little Stranger follows the strange adventures of Dr. Faraday, the son of a maid who has built a life of quiet respectability as a country doctor. One dusty postwar summer in his home of rural Warwickshire, he is called to a patient at Hundreds Hall. Home to the Ayres family for more than two centuries, the Georgian house, once grand and handsome, is now in decline-its masonry crumbling, its gardens choked with weeds, the clock in its stable yard permanently fixed at twenty to nine. But are the Ayreses haunted by something more ominous than a dying way of life? Little does Dr. Faraday know how closely, and how terrifyingly, their story is about to become entwined with his.
I had high hopes for this book after Stephen King named it one of the best books of 2009. I love a good ghost story and this book had been compared to The Haunting of Hill House, which in my opinion is one of the best haunted house books ever written. I started reading and soon found myself over 100 pages in and realized that nothing was happening and I was getting bored. That was a real problem for me with this book. Nothing seemed to happen and what did happen was told to the narrator. He never experienced anything. The book was well written and I did finish so it was not terrible but it was just to boring for me.

Beading @ the library!

2010-01-22T08:05:00.000-08:00

Join us for extra beading time: 3-5pm Wed 1/27/10
No experience necessary, beads provided.
February's beading day is 3 pm Thu 2/18/10

Happy Taxes!

2010-01-22T08:03:00.000-08:00

Some federal and state forms available now.

Top 5 of 2009

2010-01-02T08:19:00.000-08:00

I love New Years. I think its because I love to see all the "Top" lists that everyone seems to make. Now is my chance to make my Top 5 books of 2009. All of these books were published in 2009. First I have to say 2009 was a GREAT year for books. I read over 25 books that were published in 09 and I could probably recommend almost all of them. So getting the list to 5 was tough. Here we go

5. The Angels Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
After reading "The Shadow of the Wind" I fell in love with this author and his writing. Then I heard there was a prequel in the works and I was over the moon. When The Angels Game came out I was so excited and I was not disappointed.
In Barcelona in the 20's a Young David Martin make his living as a writer of pulp fiction novels under a pseudonym. He stays in an abandoned mansion in the heart of the city hiding from his troubled childhood. In this mansion David finds a locked room full of pictures and letters that lead him to believe that the previous owner may have died from unnatural causes. David receives a letter from a strange reclusive french editor offering him a deal that is too good to be true.
Zafon ties all this together while giving us a look at Barcelona in the 1920's.

4. Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood
Just this year I was introduced to Atwood and I cant get enough of her dystopic fiction. Her novel Oryx and Crake tells the story of a virus that destroys a large part of the worlds population. Year of the Flood tells this same story but from other characters points of view. Overall just a great novel.

3. The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
The much hyped and anticipated sequel to last years breakout hit "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo". This book picks up soon after the last and takes everything that was great about the first and adds an incredible amount of action and drama. There is not much else I can say about this book just read it!

2. The Unit by Ninni Holmquist
The second dystopic novel on my list. The Unit takes place in a future where men and women who have no children and unimportant jobs are taken to the unit where they are taken care of and every need is met a perfect life, the one drawback is that they are required to give donations. These donations come in the form of medical experiments, tissue donations and even limb donations until they give the final donation. Dorrit Weger is admitted into the unit and everything is grand. Until she falls in love.
I am not sure what it was about this year and my reading of dystopic fiction but this is one of the best.

1. Columbine by Dave Cullen
No one is more surprised by this pick than me. I don't read a lot of non-fiction but this book hit a cord with me. The book tells the complete and untold story of the Columbine school shooting. It is the best true crime have ever read. I thought I knew allot of what happened it turns out most of what I knew was false and I really knew nothing. I compare this book to "In Cold Blood" by Capote. This book has stayed with me for a long time and I urge you to read it.

Holiday hours reminder

2009-12-29T11:09:00.001-08:00

Open Thu. Dec. 31st, 11-5pm
Closed Fri. Jan. 1
Open Sat. Jan. 2, 10-1pm
Happy New Year!

Luck Book Club

2009-12-28T15:14:00.000-08:00

Come to discuss The Host by Stephenie Meyer at the next book club meeting.
5:30pm, Monday January 18th at the library. Everyone welcome!

Library hours for Christmas and New Years

2009-12-16T15:46:00.000-08:00

Luck book club

2009-12-10T09:38:00.000-08:00

On Monday, Dec 14, at 5:30pm, the Luck Book Club will be discussing The Shipping News by E. Annie Proulx. Everyone is welcome.

poems of gratitude- perfect for giving thanks for the holidays ahead

2009-11-25T15:41:00.000-08:00

Earth prayers : from around the world : 365 prayers, poems, and invocations for honoring the earth / edited by Elizabeth Roberts & Elias Amidon.

2009-11-06T11:20:00.000-08:00

Driftless by David Rhodes

2009-11-06T10:05:00.000-08:00

The crime/thriller moment is passing for me and I wasn't finding anything good to read until a friend recommended this book. It is the most beautiful and lyrical writing i've read since perhaps The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell. When I experience the beauty of wisconsin by living it in all its seasons, it is a challenge to find prose matching my awareness of just how grand it is. I have found that in this story.

Catch up

2009-10-27T16:29:00.001-07:00

Hello its been a while since my last post. Things have been busy around here. I thought I would update you all on what I have been reading lately.
First up The Scarpetta factor by Patricia Cornwell I have been a big fan of Patricia Cornwell's Scarpetta series. I have read and for the most part enjoyed them all, until now. I am not sure what happened here from the very start I felt like I had missed something. The story did not make any sense and it felt very over written. I don't need 2 full pages on how a character likes to keep his car clean. At this point in the series we know these people very well and we don't need these little useless facts. I had a hard time finishing this and I hope she can get back to form for the next or this may be the end for Kay Scarpetta.

Red by Jack Ketchum
Red is the story of a man and his dog. And what happens when 3 boys kill this mans dog in cold blood. I really enjoyed this book. Its one of those books that make you think "what would you do?" Jack Ketchum writes believable characters and puts them in tough circumstances. This is a really great horror story.

Fear The Worst by Linwood Barclay

2009-09-14T17:10:00.000-07:00

Tim is an average divorced dad. With a teenage daughter who spends time a his home every summer. Sydney, his daughter has a job at a local motel working the front desk. One morning Tim and his daughter have a small fight and she storms out of the house to go to work. When his daughter does not return from work at her usual time Time starts to get worried. He goes to the motel where Sydney works and no one there has ever seen her. They say that she has never worked there and they don't know who she is.
So starts one of the most exciting books I have read this year. Fear The Worst is the definition of a page turner. I could not put it down until I finished it. Every question that is answered only brings up two more in its place. The pace is fast and furious and makes for a great read. I will definitely be checking out Linwood Barclay's previous books

6:30 pm Friday Sep. 18-- FREE MOVIE

2009-09-12T10:49:00.000-07:00

Bring your own popcorn and join us at the library
for the new release movie, Lost in Austen.
This movie has not been rated.
Hope to see you there!

New Storytime Hours

2009-09-10T08:31:00.000-07:00

Luck Book Club

2009-09-05T09:45:00.000-07:00

6:30 pm- Monday, September 28
The Luck book club will be meeting in the Luck Public Library to discuss Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult at 6:30pm Monday, September 28. Everyone is welcome to join the discussion.

The Waters Edge By Karin Fossum

2009-08-27T16:00:00.000-07:00

The Waters Edge is a mystery novel by a Norwegian author. The book starts with an old married couple out for their weekly walk in the woods. As the wife thinks about how bad their marriage has been the husband comes across the dead body of a young boy. While his wife makes a call to the police the husband is seen by her taking cell phone photos of the body. What follows is a nicely paced mystery. The two detectives Sejer and Skare are on the case and are following all leads. Then the unthinkable happens another young boy is reported missing.
I liked this book. It is fun to read a book by an author from another country. You get a feel for the country they are from and many times look at things differently. This book looks a pedophilia from a different angle that many will not agree with. overall it is a good quick read.

★ ★ ★

New DVD Releases For 8-18-2009

2009-08-14T19:15:00.000-07:00

Hannah Montana The Movie
When Hannah Montana shows signs of forgetting her roots as Miley Stewart, her father Robbie Ray puts his foot down. Miley has always strived to live a relatively normal teenage life, but when late stage entrances, exclusive shopping trips that end in brawling catfights, and ditching friends and family in favor of Hannah appearances become commonplace, Robbie Ray gives her a dose of hometown reality at her grandma's in Crowley Corners, Tenn. Unfortunately, she's followed by British reporter, Oswald. Miley is furious at being tricked into staying at her grandma's, but her bad attitude eventually gives way to resignation. She begins to reconnect with her family. As the days progress, Miley begins to understand her self-absorption. She finds herself attracted to Travis, an old elementary friend and is drawn into her grandma's fight against the commercialization of Crowley Corners. A boastful impulse finds Miley in charge of bringing Hannah Montana to town for a benefit concert. Miley's worlds collide onstage and she reveals her true identity.

Last House On The Left
After kidnapping and ruthlessly assaulting two teen girls, a sadistic killer and his gang unknowingly find shelter from a storm at the home of one of the victim's parents, two ordinary people who will go to increasingly gruesome extremes to get revenge. How far would you go to get revenge?

Dexter The Complete Third Season

Dexter is an American television drama series that airs on American premium channel Showtime. Set in Miami, the series centers on Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall), a serial killer governed by a strict moral code who works for the Miami Metro Police Department as a blood spatter analyst.

The Informers By Brett Easton Ellis

2009-08-13T15:39:00.000-07:00

The Informers is a collection of loosely connected short stories. The stories take place in Los Angeles in what appears to be the 1980's. Drug use and sex prevail through most of the stories and overall the characters are unlikeable. There are a couple of stories that show how the glitz and glamour of Hollywood can change a person but overall i found the book a mess. I didn't care for anyone or what was going to happen next. I did finish only because i respected the authors previous work. This was just not the book for me.
★ ★

In This Way I Was Saved By Brian DeLeeuw

2009-08-13T15:25:00.000-07:00

Six year old Daniel is playing in a New York park on a chilly autumn day. There he meets Luke a boy like him and soon the two are inseparable. Luke comes home with Daniel that day which also happens to be the day Daniel's mother and father decide to get a divorce. Luke helps Daniel got through this tough time. soon Luke wants all of Daniel's attention and he is willing to do anything to get it.
In This Way I Was Saved is a good book that will keep you guessing all the way until the end. It has the most unique narrator i have ever encountered and it has some very dark scenes.
★★★★

When you reach me By Rebecca Stead

2009-08-10T14:24:00.000-07:00

When you reach me is a young adult novel about a sixth grade girl named Miranda. Miranda lives in New York City with her single mother. One day Miranda recieves a strange note that reveals things that no one should know. Who sent the note and what it means is the central plot of the book. Overall it was a good story with interesting characters and a great twist that will have you wanting to go back and read it again.
★★★

New DVD releases for 8-11-09

2009-08-09T14:07:00.000-07:00

I Love You Man
After Peter gets engaged to the woman of his dreams, he realizes he has not one friend to serve as his best man. To rectify the situation, he goes on a series of man-dates before he meets Sydney Fife, with whom he instantly bonds. While Peter and Sydney become closer, his relationship with his fiancee begins to suffer, forcing him to choose between her or his new B.F.F.

17 Again
What would you do if you got a second shot at life? Mike's glory days are decidedly behind him. His marriage has fallen apart, he's been passed over for a promotion, and his kids think he's a loser. But Mike is given another chance when he is miraculously transformed back to the age of 17 and he's suddenly back at Hayden High School where he becomes the star of the basketball team, a total hottie and a classmate to his own teenage kids

The Class
Francois Marin and his fellow teachers gear up for another school year at a racially mixed high school in Paris. With the best of intentions, each teacher will try his or her own way to inspire their students. Through the ups and downs, successes and failures, Marin himself sometimes comes to his own breaking point, and when all is said and done next year will bring another group of students. Includes commentaries, and featurette.

The girl who played with fire

2009-08-09T11:07:00.001-07:00

From the Publisher
Mikael Blomkvist, crusading journalist and publisher of the magazine Millennium, has decided to run a story that will expose an extensive sex trafficking operation between Eastern Europe and Sweden, implicating well-known and highly placed members of Swedish society, business, and government.

But he has no idea just how explosive the story will be until, on the eve of publication, the two investigating reporters are murdered. And even more shocking for Blomkvist: the fingerprints found on the murder weapon belong to Lisbeth Salander—the troubled, wise-beyond-her-years genius hacker who came to his aid in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and who now becomes the focus and fierce heart of The Girl Who Played with Fire.

As Blomkvist, alone in his belief in Salander’s innocence, plunges into an investigation of the slayings, Salander herself is drawn into a murderous hunt in which she is the prey, and which compels her to revisit her dark past in an effort to settle with it once and for all.

I can not remember the last time i was so excited for a book to come out. I waited like a kid waits for Santa on Christmas morning. All the waiting was well worth it. When I picked up The girl who played with fire from the library i never made it out of the building before I grabbed a seat and started to read. I read 50 pages uninterrupted before I even looked up. This is the second book in what is called the "Millennium Trilogy" The first book The girl with the dragon tattoo was a world wide bestseller. The author Stieg Larsen tragically died of a heart attack soon after he delivered the final draft of the third novel to his publisher.Larsson's character of Lisbeth Salander is one of the strongest most interesting women in all of crime fiction. This is a book that will stick with you long after you have finished reading it. Although you do not have to read The girl with the dragon tattoo to understand this book. You would be doing yourself a disservice not reading it.
The girl who played with fire is one of the finest books I have read this year. Packed with intrigue and excitement. This book is the definition of a page turner. The book starts off strong with the focus on Lisbeth Salander. Near the middle it slows a bit with the story leaving lisbeth. Then the ending comes at you at a ferious pace. I found myself holding my breath in anticipation of what was to come next. I loved this book!
★★★★★

Reading outside your comfort zone

2009-08-06T19:54:00.000-07:00

In Luck WI we have a ice cream shop called The Scoop and everytime me and my family go there i get something different. I try to not get the same ice cream twice, my son asks "dad, why do you always get a new kind of ice cream?" and I tell him "There are so many kinds that I want to try them all and maybe I will find a new favorite". That is how i approach my reading. Years ago all I would read was Stephen King, John Sandford, Patrica Cornwell, and John Grisham. After listening to a podcast about books where they had gave great reviews to a book called The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson I decided it was time to get out of my comfort zone. I went right to the m.o.r.e. site and requested the book.When it arrived I started reading I could not put it down. The Gargoyle is a book that has a romantic side to it and is something I never thought I would read not to mention become one of my favorite books of all time.

★★★★

Luck public library

STORYTIME!

September Book Club

july book club

6pm on Monday, July 18Come to discuss "RESTLESS"by William BoydEveryone welcome!

JUNE BOOK CLUB CORRECTION

6pm Mon June 13 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonEveryone welcome!Date previously mistakenly posted as June 20

In The Garden The Beasts.

Summer Reading Program!

Book Slump. :(

June Book Club

6pm Mon June 20The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonEveryone welcome!

Civil War Speaker Series

May Book Club

6pm on Monday, May 16Come to discuss Weby Yevgeny ZamyatinEveryone welcome!

April book club

6pm on Monday, April 18Come to discuss Under the banner of heaven : a story of violent faithby Jon KrakauerEveryone welcome!

Luck Book Club - March 2011

Luck Winter Carnival Book Sale! 9-3pm Sat 2/12/11

Luck Book Club - February 2011

Upcoming Speaker!

Holiday Hours

PLAYGROUP!

Book Club

SANTA DAY!

The Brightest Star in the Sky by Marian Keyes

A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick

Happy Halloween

Holiday hours

MORTGAGE Burning Party

Beneath the Lion's Gaze by Maaza Mengiste

Lucky Days @ the Library!

CLOSED on the 5th of July

Summer Reading Program Week 2

Luck Book Club

SUMMER READING PROGRAM

House Rules by Jodi Picoult

The Passage by Justin Cronin

Got questions? This is the spot for answers!

Luck Book Club

Come to discuss The Accordian Crime by E. Annie Proulx at 6pm on Monday, May 17. Everyone welcome!

Luck Book Club

National Library Week is April 12-17. Register to WIN prizes when you check out library materials or sign up for your first library card! Enjoy games and puzzles at the library!

The Big Read @ the library!

The Art of Racing in the Rain

Digital Scrapbooking

5pm, Friday Feb. 26

Photo files piling up on your computer? Use Creative Memories Storybook Creator to turn your computer photo files into a digital scrapbook... free tutorial with Susan Rupp

Luck book club

Beading @ the library!

Luck Book Club

Winter Carnival Book Sale

Hardcover books, audio books and VHS/DVD: $1Paperbacks: $0.25 Magazines: $0.101-2pm: 1/2 price on all items2-3pm: fill a bag for $1Donations of books, movies and audiobooks accepted until 5pm Fri 2/12

Make a heart for your valentine!

Fri 2/12 3:30pm

Bookmarks: Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane

Bookmarks: The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters

Beading @ the library!

Happy Taxes!

Some federal and state forms available now.

Top 5 of 2009

Holiday hours reminder

Luck Book Club

Library hours for Christmas and New Years

Luck book club

On Monday, Dec 14, at 5:30pm, the Luck Book Club will be discussing The Shipping News by E. Annie Proulx. Everyone is welcome.

poems of gratitude- perfect for giving thanks for the holidays ahead

Driftless by David Rhodes

Catch up

Fear The Worst by Linwood Barclay

6:30 pm Friday Sep. 18-- FREE MOVIE

New Storytime Hours

Luck Book Club

The Waters Edge By Karin Fossum

New DVD Releases For 8-18-2009

The Informers By Brett Easton Ellis

In This Way I Was Saved By Brian DeLeeuw

When you reach me By Rebecca Stead

New DVD releases for 8-11-09

The girl who played with fire

6pm on Monday, July 18
Come to discuss "RESTLESS"
by William Boyd
Everyone welcome!

6pm Mon June 13
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Everyone welcome!
Date previously mistakenly posted as June 20

6pm Mon June 20
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Everyone welcome!

6pm on Monday, May 16
Come to discuss We
by Yevgeny Zamyatin
Everyone welcome!

6pm on Monday, April 18
Come to discuss Under the banner of heaven : a story of violent faith
by Jon Krakauer
Everyone welcome!

Hardcover books, audio books and VHS/DVD: $1
Paperbacks: $0.25 Magazines: $0.10
1-2pm: 1/2 price on all items
2-3pm: fill a bag for $1
Donations of books, movies and audiobooks accepted until 5pm Fri 2/12