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By Mike Selby
Cranbrook Public Library
The Cranbrook Public Library opened its door on July 4, meaning we are turning 100! It is not so much a celebration of us, but a celebration of you—and everyone who has used the library during the past century. Congratulations to all of us!
Have you joined our 2025 Reading Challenge? We’re challenging all Cranbrook Citizens to read 10 books this year!
Grab a 2025 Reading Challenge Bookmark from the Welcome Desk and read 10 items of any genre, format (yes, audiobooks count) and fill in the title on the back of the bookmark. Once your bookmark is complete drop it off at the Welcome Desk to be entered for a Cranbrook Public Library Swag Bag and other surprises during our CPL 100 Years of Stories Anniversary celebration. If you like, grab another bookmark and start again!
We have been fortunate receive video shout-outs from around the globe, including one or two local celebrities. These can be seen on our Facebook page.
Our new hours are:
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday
1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday
ADULT NEWLY ACQUIRED ITEMS:
Encampment – Maggie Helwig (362.5)
Ally Is A Verb – Rose LeMay (323.11)
The Rise Of Indigenous Economic Power – Carol Anne Hilton (330.971)
52 Ways To Reconcile – David A. Robertson (305.897071)
Libya – Wendy Gower (916.1204)
Wood, Fire, & Smoke – Michael Smith (641.578)
Hard Is The Journey – Lily Chow (971.100495)
BrandJitsu – Michael Dargie (658.827)
Flex Your Feelings – Emily Anhalt (152.4)
Pear Shaped – Marlies Bongers (612.627)
Leaves Falling Gently – Susan Bauer-Wu (616.029)
Forty Days In The Jungle – Mat Youkee (363.124)
The Taylor Book – Malcolm Mackenzie (bio)
How To Survive A Bear Attack – Claire Cameron (bio)
The Wildelings – Lisa Harding (fic)
Beyond This Place Of Wrath And Tears – Jack Ford (fic)
The Martha’s Vineyard Beach And Book Club – Martha Hall Kelly (fic)
The Cardinal – Alison Weir (fic)
Hello Juliet – Samantha M. Bailey (fic)
The Curious Inheritance Of Blakely House – Joanna Davidson Politano (fic)
The Ascent – Allison Buccola (fic)
The Girls Of Good Fortune – Kristina McMorris (fic)
Fever Beach – Carl Hiaasen (fic)
Heart, Be At Peace – Donal Ryan (fic)
No One Was Supposed To Die At This Wedding – Catherine Mack (mys)
Hidden In Smoke – Lee Goldberg (mys)
How To Seal Your Own Fate – Kristen Perrin (mys)
A Curse Carved In Bone – Danielle L. Jensen (sci fic)
