Closing at 2:00 pm Thursday 4/15/21
The Library will close at 2:00 pm today Thursday 4/15/21 due to staff vaccinations.
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The Library will close at 2:00 pm today Thursday 4/15/21 due to staff vaccinations.
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The George Culver Community library will be opening at 3:00 pm on Wednesday, March 17 so staff can get vaccinated.
Stay healthy everyone!
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COMING SOON TO A LIBRARY NEAR YOU!
Spring 2021
PLACE YOUR HOLDS ON THESE NEW
BOOKS OR SOON TO BE AVAILABLE BOOKS
Albert, Susan Wittig – The Darling Dahlias and the Voodoo Lily: Darling Dahlias
Archer, Jeffrey – Turn a Blind Eye: Detective William Warwick
Baldacci, David – A Gambling Man: Archer
Barclay, Linwood – Find You First
Bohjalian, Chris – Hour of the Witch
Bowen, Rhys – The Venice Sketchbook
Box, C. J. – Dark Sky: Joe Pickett
Brennan, Allison – Tell no Lies: Quinn & Costa
Brown, Dale – Arctic Storm Rising: Nick Flynn
Childs, Laura – Haunted Hibiscus: Tea Shop Mystery
Coben, Harlan – Win
Coster, Naima – What’s Mine and Yours
Cussler, Clive – Fast Ice: NUMA Files
Deaver, Jeffery – The Final Twist: Colter Shaw
Deveraux, Jude – Meant to Be
Dickey, Eric – The Son of Mr. Suleman
Evanovich, Janet – The Bounty: Fox and O’Hare
Feehan, Christine – The Lightning Game: GhostWalker
Garcia, Gabriela – Of Women and Salt
Graff, Andrew – Raft of Stars
Graham, Heather – Danger in Numbers
Greenidge, Kaitlyn – Libertie
Grisham, John – Sooley
Hepworth, Sally – The Good Sister
Hillerman, Anne – Stargazer: Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito
Hunter, Stephen – Basil’s War
Ishiguro, Kazuo – Klara and the Sun
Jackson, Joshilyn – Mother May I
Jerkins, Morgan – Caul Baby
Jenoff, Pam – Woman with the Blue Star
Kelly, Martha Hall – Sunflower Sisters
Kingsbury, Karen – A Distant Shore
Koontz, Dean – The Other Emily
Kubica, Mary – Local Woman Missing
Lahiri, Jhumpa – Whereabouts
Leon, Donna – Transient Desires: Commissario Guido Brunett
Lupica, Mike – Robert B. Parker’s Payback: Sunny Randall
Mallery, Susan – The Stepsisters
Margolin, Phillip – Matter of Life and Death: Robin Lockwood
Mbue, Imbolo – How Beautiful We Were
McLain, Paula – When the Stars go Dark
McMahon, Jennifer – The Drowning Kind
Michaels, Fern – No Way Out
— Hidden: Lost and Found
Monroe, Mary Alice – The Summer of Lost and Found
Newland, Courttia – A River Called Time
Nguyen, Viet Thanh – The Committed
Oyeyemi, Helen – Peaces
Patterson, James – The Red Book: Black Book
— 21st Birthday: Women’s Murder Club
Perry, Anne – Death with a Double Edge: Daniel Pitt
Quick, Amanda – The Lady has a Past: Burning Cove
Quinn, Kate – The Rose Code
Roberts, Nora – Legacy
Rollins, James – Kingdom of Bones: Sigma Force
Rosenberg, Joel – Beirut Protocol
Rosenfelt, David – Animal Instinct: K Team
Ross, Ann – Miss Julia Happily Ever After: Miss Julia
Rowley, Steven – The Guncle
Sandford, John – Ocean Prey: Lucas Davenport
Scottoline, Lisa – Eternal
Steel, Danielle – The Affair
— Finding Ashley
Sweeney, Cynthia – Good Company
Thayer, Nancy – Family Reunion
Ward, J. R. – Lover Unveiled: Black Dagger Brotherhood
Weiner, Jennifer – That Summer
Whitaker, Chris – We Begin at the End
White, Karen – The Last Night in London
Willig, Lauren – Band of Sisters
Winspear, Jacqueline – The Consequences of Fear: Maisie Dobbs
Woods, Stuart – Double Jeopardy: Stone Barrington
Yejide, Morowa – Creatures of Passage
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DPI (Department of Public Instruction) is committed to improving digital equity in the state of Wisconsin. They’re collecting data about internet speeds across the state this year and they need your help!
Visit M-Lab Speed Test to collect data on the speed of your home internet. Test it more than once and at different times for a more complete picture. You can help make Wisconsin’s Internet better with just three clicks.
DPI (Department of Public Instruction) is collaborating with Measurement Lab (M-Lab) to collect data on internet connection speeds across Wisconsin. DPI will use M-Lab’s internet speed test data to create detailed reports and to provide maps of internet speeds across the state.
The data will give the Governor’s Task Force on Broadband Access (and other broadband task groups) the information they need to target improvements where internet speeds and performance are poor.
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The George Culver Community Library is re-opening on Monday, January 18.
Some restrictions will remain in place due to the pandemic. Here’s some of what you’ll see in the library when we re-open.
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COMING SOON TO A LIBRARY NEAR YOU!
Winter 2021
PLACE YOUR HOLDS ON THESE NEW BOOKS OR SOON TO BE AVAILABLE BOOKS
Armstrong, Kelley – A Stranger in Town: Casey Duncan
Berry, Steve – The Kaiser’s Web: Cotton Malone
Castillo, Linda – A Simple Murder: Kate Burkholder
Cline, Ernest – Ready Player Two
Cornwell, Patricia – Spin: Captain Chase
Dailey, Janet – Calder Brand
de Rosnay, Tatiana – Flowers of Darkness
Dodd, Christina – Wrong Alibi
Dorsey, Tim – Tropic of Stupid: Serge Storms
Evanovich, Janet – The Bounty: Fox and O’Hare
Fluke, Joanne – Triple Chocolate Cheesecake Murders: Hannah Swenson
Fowler, Christopher – Byrant & May Oranges and Lemons: Peculiar Crimes Unit
Gardner, Lisa – Before She Disappeared
Grippando, James – Twenty: Jack Swyteck
Hannah, Kristin – The Four Winds
Harper, Jane – The Survivors
Harris, Charlaine – The Russian Cage: Gunnie Rose
Hurwitz, Gregg – Prodigal Son: Orphan X
Jance, J.A. – Missing and Endangered: Ali Reynolds
Johansen, Iris & Roy – Blink of an Eye: Kendra Michaels
Kellerman, Faye – The Lost Boys: Decker and Lazarus
Kellerman, Jonathan – Serpentine: Alex Delaware
Koryta, Michael – Never Far Away
Lindsay, Jeff – Fool Me Twice: Riley Wolfe
Macomber, Debbie – Winning Hearts
Mallery, Susan – The Vineyard at Painted Moon
Meier, Leslie – Irish Parade Murder: Lucy Stone
Oates, Joyce Carol – The (Other) You
Patterson, James – NYPD Red 6
— The Russian: Michael Bennett
Perry, Thomas – Eddie’s Boy: Butcher’s Boy
Preston, Douglas & Lincoln Child – The Scorpion’s Tail: Nora Kelly
Rice, Luanne – The Shadow Box
Robb, J.D. – Faithless in Death: Eve Dallas
Roberts, Nora – An Irish Wish: Irish Hearts
Smiley, Jane – Perestroika in Paris
Stabenow, Dana – Spoils of the Dead: Liam Campbell
Steel, Danielle – Neighbors
Taylor, Brad – American Traitor: Pike Logan
Todd, Charles – A Fatal Lie: Inspector Rutledge
Woods, Stuart – Hush, Hush: Stone Barrington
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Due to the high COVID-19 case activity in Sauk County, we are currently open by appointment only, while also offering curbside service. We will continue to monitor the COVID-19 status in the local area to determine when we will be able to open the building to the public again.
Appointments
Appointments for limited services are available for up to an hour, beginning on the hour Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m to 4 p.m. and Saturdays 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Please note these hours differ from our curbside hours in order to give us time to sanitize.
In-Person Browsing by Appointment
Patrons are welcome to browse the collection by appointment. These appointments need to be made in advance and will be limited to one hour. Appointments will be available on the hour. If browsing with family members, please limit the number of people from your household to 3. Masks covering nose, mouth and chin are required. Ring the doorbell when you arrive.
Technology Use by Appointment
One computer will be made available in the library by appointment and will be limited to one hour. Appointments will be available on the hour. You may also schedule an appointment to enter the library for printing and copying. Masks covering nose, mouth and chin are required. Ring the doorbell when you arrive.
Curbside Service
We offer contactless holds materials pick-up. Monday through Thursday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Fridays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. by appointment and subject to staff availability.
We will continue to offer phone services, virtual programming, and outdoor wi-fi during this time. Please continue to take advantage of our many e-resources.
The best exterior wi-fi spots are the spaces along the street in front of the library, the first row in the parking lot, and the patio.
Returns will NOT be accepted at curbside pickup. Please do not leave returns on the cart or hand returns to staff. This is essential to maintain safe handling of all materials. The book drop is available for returns in the parking lot.
To support social distancing efforts, the library is operating with limited staff. Staff will fill your holds placed online as quickly as possible. Thank you for your patience.
Follow these easy steps to pick up materials outside the front entrance of the library.
Step 1: Place your items on hold.
Step 2: Arrange a Pick-up time for your holds if you placed holds
Step 3: Come to the library’s front door during your assigned pick-up time.
For those with limited mobility, staff will place bagged items in your car trunk/hatch. Please let us know.
Weather may play a factor as to whether we can offer curbside pickup. If it is raining or other inclement weather, we may suspend the service
Except by appointment, the library remains closed to the public. If you need further assistance, library staff are here to help. Feel free to call 608-643-8346 or leave a message and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
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Coming soon to a library near you!
Fall 2020
Place your holds on these new and soon to be available books.
Andrews, Donna – The Gift of the Magpie: Meg Langslow
Archer, Jeffrey – Hidden in Plain Sight: William Warwick
Atkins, Ace – Robert B. Parker’s Someone to Watch over Me: Spenser
Backman, Fredrik – Anxious People
Baldacci, David – Daylight: Atlee Pine
Beaton, M.C. – Hot to Trot: Agatha Raisin
Bradford, Barbara – In the Lion’s Den: House of Falconer
Brown, Rita Mae – Out of Hounds: Sister Jane
Brown, Sandra – Thick as Thieves
Butcher, Jim – Battle Ground: Dresden Files
Carr, Robyn – Return to Virgin River: Virgin River
Child, Lee & Andrew Child – The Sentinel: Jack Reacher
Childs, Laura – Egg Shooters: Cackleberry Club
Clark, Mary Higgins – Piece of My Heart: Under Suspicion
Cleeves, Ann – The Darkest Evening: Vera Stanhope
Connelly, Michael – The Law of Innocence: Lincoln Lawyer
Cornwell, Bernard – War Lord: Last Kingdom
Cussler, Clive – Marauder: The Oregon Files
Deveraux, Jude & Tara Sheets – Chance of a Lifetime
Evanovich, Stephanie – Fortune and Glory: Stephanie Plum
Evans, Richard Paul – The Noel Letters: Noel Collection
Feehan, Christine – Dark Song: Carpathian
Flagg, Fannie – The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop
Fluke, Joanne – Christmas Cupcake Murder: Hannah Swenson
Flynn, Vince – Total Power: Mitch Rapp
Follett, Ken – The Evening and the Morning: Kingsbridge
French, Nicci – House of Corrections
Galbraith, Robert – Troubled Blood: Cormoran Strike
Graham, Heather – Dreaming Death: Krew of Hunters
Gregory, Philippa – Dark Tides: Fairmile
Grisham, John – A Time for Mercy: Jack Brigance
Gyasi, Yaa – Transcendent Kingdom
Haig, Matt – The Midnight Library
Hannah, Sophie – The Killings at Kingfisher Hill: Poirot
Hilderbrand, Elin – Troubles in Paradise: Paradise
Hoffman, Alice – Magic Lessons
Johansen, Iris – Chaos: Alisa Flynn
Johnson, Craig – Next to Last Stand: Walt Longmire
Kingsbury, Karen – Truly, Madly, Deeply: Baxter Family
Kinsella, Sophie – Love Your Life
Kline, Christina Baker – The Exiles
Lewis, Beverly – The Stone Wall
Lupica, Mike – Robert B. Parker’s Fool’s Paradise: Jesse Stone
Mallery, Susan – Happily this Christmas
Mayor, Archer – The Orphan’s Guilt: Joe Gunther
McCall Smith, Alexander – How to Raise an Elephant: No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency
Michaels, Fern – The Brightest Star
Palmer, Diana – Wyoming True: Wyoming Men
Patterson, James – The Coast to Coast Murders
Picoult, Jodi – The Book of Two Ways
Penny, Louise – All the Devils are Here: Three Pines
Perry, Ann – A Question of Betrayal: Elena Standish
Robb, J.D. – Shadows in Death: Eve Dallas
Roberts, Nora – The Awakening: Dragon Heart Legacy
Rosenfelt, David – Silent Bite: Andy Carpenter
Sanderson, Brandon – Rhythm of War: Stormlight Archive
Steel, Danielle – All that Glitters
Thompson, Victoria – City of Schemes: Counterfeit Lady
Unger, Lisa – Confessions on the 7:45
Walker, Wendy – Don’t Look for Me
Woods, Stuart – Shakeup: Stone Barrington
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The George Culver Community Library at 615 Phillips Blvd is opening on July 6!
There will be some restrictions to the library’s services due to the pandemic. Here’s some of what you can expect to see when we open.
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Coming soon to a library near you! Place your holds on these new books.
Summer 2020
Andrews, Donna – The Falcon Always Wings Twice: Meg Langslow
Andrews, V.C. – Shadows of Foxworth: Dollanganger
Atkins, Ace – The Revelators: Quinn Colson
Balogh, Mary – Someone to Romance: Westcott
Bennett, Brit – The Vanishing Half
Black, Lisa – Every Kind of Wicked: Gardiner and Renner
Brooks, Terry – The Last Druid: Fall of Shannara
Butcher, Jim – Peace Talks: Dresden Files
Cabot, Meg – No Offense: Little Bridge Island
Castillo, Linda – Outsider: Kate Burkholder
Chiaverini, Jennifer – Mrs. Lincoln’s Sisters
Connolly, John – The Dirty South: Charlie Parker
Coulter, Catherine – Deadlock: FBI Thriller
Cussler, Clive – The Saboteurs: Isaac Bell
Dailey, Janet – Holding Out for Christmas
Delaney, JP – Playing Nice
Doiron, Paul – One Last Lie: Mike Bowditch
Donoghue, Emma – The Pull of the Stars
Giffin, Emily – The Lies that Bind
Graham, Heather – Deadly Touch: Krewe of Hunters
Griffiths, Elly – The Lantern Men: Ruth Galloway
Harrison, Kim – American Demon: Hollows
Hamilton, Laurell – Sucker Punch: Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter
Hiaasen, Carl – Squeeze Me
Higgins, Kristan – Always the Last to Know
Hilderbrand, Elin – 28 Summers
Jackson, Lisa – You Betrayed Me: Cahills
Jance, J.A. – Credible Threat: Ali Reynolds
Johansen, Iris – The Persuasion: Eve Duncan
King, Laurie – Riviera Gold: Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes
Lackberg, Camilla – The Golden Cage
Maden, Mike – Tom Clancy Firing Point: Jack Ryan Jr.
McCall Smith, Alexander – The Geometry of Holding Hands: Isabel Dalhousie
Michaels, Fern – Bitter Pill: Sisterhood
Oates, Joyce Carol – Night. Sleep. Death. The Stars.
Paris, B.A. – The Dilemma
Parker, T. Jefferson – Then She Vanished: Roland Ford
Patterson, James – Hush: Harriet Blue
— The Summer House
— 1st Case
— Cajun Justice
— The Midwife Murders
Phillips, Susan Elizabeth – Dance Away with Me
Reich, Christopher – The Palace: Simon Riske
Robards, Karen – The Black Swan of Paris
Rosenfelt, David – Muzzled: Andy Carpenter
Shalvis, Jill – The Summer Deal
Silva, Daniel – The Order: Gabriel Allon
Sittenfeld, Curtis – Rodham
Skeslien Charles, Janet – The Paris Library
Slaughter, Karin – The Silent Wife: Will Trent
Steel, Danielle – Daddy’s Girls
— Royal
Thor, Brad – Near Dark: Scot Harvath
Thyvold, Hans-Olav – Good Dogs Don’t Make it to the South Pole
Wiggs, Susan – The Lost and Found Bookshop
Williams, Beatriz – Her Last Flight
Woods, Stuart – Choppy Water: Stone Barrington
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