Council Valley Free Public Library

07/19/2025

The puzzle club knocked out another one!! 😁

I wonder what they'll pick next!

07/19/2025

07/19/2025

Join us for a super fun Story Hour on Thursday, July 24th!!!

07/17/2025

The possibilities are endless when we read.

07/17/2025

Do you like to put puzzles together? Do you want to spend some time enjoying the A/C? Come work on our puzzle! It changes frequently so you never have to worry about getting bored with doing the same puzzle 😅

07/17/2025

BOOK REVIEW:

First, here's the premise of the book.

A family on a remote island. A mysterious woman washed ashore. A storm gathering force.

Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater, a tiny weather-lashed island that is home to the world’s largest seed bank. As Shearwater risks being lost to rising sea levels, the island’s researchers have fled, and only the Salts remain.

Until, during the worst storm in living memory, a stranger washes ashore. The family nurse the woman, Rowan, back to strength, but it seems she isn’t telling the whole truth about why she’s there. And when Rowan stumbles upon sabotaged radios and a recently dug grave, she realizes that she’s not the only one on the island with a secret.

A novel of breathtaking twists, dizzying beauty and ferocious love, Wild Dark Shore is about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love.

Second, here's what I think of the book:

It is actually really, REALLY good! It does take some getting used to the different language--the author is Australian and so are the characters, so you have to get used to some of their words. It doesn't detract from the story at all. For me, it was very much a 'hmm..I wonder why everyone is being suspicious' and I mean EVERYONE! It's a book that made me think as I was reading it--mainly that I never wanted to stop reading it because I wanted to find out exactly what happened 😅--but it's also a book that was a quick read. Once it sucks you in, you're in. It's SO GOOD!!!! I know I say that about a lot of books but that's because I think they're good books and that everyone should read them 😅🤷🏻‍♀️

So..if you're looking to try something new, try this book! 10/10 recommend.

07/17/2025

STORY HOUR TODAY AT 10:30AM!!!

07/15/2025

Hey Everyone! It's that time of year again (already 😅)

Starting this week we will be collecting school supplies for our annual school supply giveaway next month! You can drop off anything you'd like to donate at the library!

I don't have specific class lists but I do have a general list of the supplies that are used most often below, and of course all donations are welcomed and appreciated:

1" 3 Ring Binders
Dry Erase Markers & Erasers
Highlighters
Divider Tabs for binders
Folders
Scissors
Rulers
Pencil Sharpeners
Loose Leaf Paper (college and wide ruled)
Pencil Cases
Backpacks
Colored Pencils
Crayons
Notebooks
Washable Markers
Watercolor Paint Sets
Mechanical Pencils

07/15/2025

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07/15/2025

And magazines, puzzles, online databases, printing/copying services, and more!