2023 Quilt Raffle!

Tickets for this beautiful handmade quilt, Strawberry Fields by Leslie Horoshko, are now on sale!

Tickets are available at the library for $2.00 each, 3 for $5.00, or 6 for $10.00. The drawing will be held the last night of the auction, July 9. You don't need to attend to win!

The quilt is on display at the library's front desk.

77^th Annual Kick-Off Dinner And Mini Auction

Monday, June 12

Apple Tree Terrace

Newberry Estate, Dallas

Limited Seating

Reservations are now available for the Annual Kick-Off Dinner! Reservations are $33.00 per person and must be made by Friday, June 2.

Stop in today to get your seat for this evening of delicious food and community fun.

The library can accept cash, check, or credit card (if paying with a credit card, we can take your reservation over the phone).

Make checks payable to: Back Mountain Memorial Library.

Click on the Auction’s page for the complete menu and program, or check out the Kick-Off Dinner's event page on the library’s Facebook page.

Back Mountain Memorial Library New Books

Each month, we will post a list of the newest titles that have been added to our collection.

For May 2023:

Express Loan

The 23^rd Midnight by James Patterson

The Bride Wore White by Amanda Quick

Swamp Story: A Novel by Dave Barry

The Wedding Planner: A Novel by Danielle Steel

Bad, Bad Seymour Brown by Susan Isaacs

For the Love of Magic by Simon R Green

The Private Life of Spies and The Exquisite Art of Getting Even by Alexander McCall Smith

Independence Square by Martin Cruz Smith

The Libyan Diversion by Joel C Rosenberg

Fixit by Joe Ide

The House on Prytania by Karen White

Broken Light by Joanne Harris

Loyalty by Lisa Scottoline

Fiction

The 23^rd Midnight by James Patterson

The Bride Wore White by Amanda Quick

Swamp Story: A Novel by Dave Barry

The Wedding Planner: A Novel by Danielle Steel

Bad, Bad Seymour Brown by Susan Isaacs

For the Love of Magic by Simon R Green

The Private Life of Spies and The Exquisite Art of Getting Even by Alexander McCall Smith

Independence Square by Martin Cruz Smith

The Libyan Diversion by Joel C Rosenberg

Fixit by Joe Ide

The House on Prytania by Karen White

Broken Light by Joanne Harris

All the Days of Summer: A Novel by Nancy Thayer

The House is on Fire by Rachel Beanland

The Quantum Solution by Eric Van Lustbader

Burner by Mark Greaney

Total Empire by A J Tata

Nonfiction

Natural Beauty Reset by Trevor Cates

BOOKS ON CD

Swamp Story: A Novel by Dave Barry

Peril in the Parish by Dorothy Cannell

LARGE PRINT

Fiction

The 23rd Midnight by James Patterson

Murder on the Poet’s Walk by Ellery Adams

So Shall You Reap by Donna Leon

Where Are the Children Now? by Mary Higgins Clark

The Private Life of Spies and The Exquisite Art of Getting Even by Alexander McCall Smith

YOUNG ADULT

Throwback by Maurene Goo

Stateless by Elizabeth Wein

World War II in the Pacific: Timelines, Facts, And Battles by Craig Boutland

World War II in Europe and North America: Timelines, Facts, And Battles by Craig Boutland

The Vietnam War: Timelines, Facts, And Battles by Craig Boutland

The Civil War: Timelines, Facts, And Battles by Craig Boutland

The American Revolution: Timelines, Facts, And Battles by Craig Boutland

The War on Terror: Timelines, Facts, And Battles by Craig Boutland

World War I: Timelines, Facts, And Battles by Craig Boutland

The Back Mountain Memorial Library

is pleased to present

this commemorative book

of 75 years of our Annual Auction!

This book is a unique and beautiful window into a part of the history and the community of the Back Mountain. It features a history of the Back Mountain Memorial Library auction with a collection of pictures of the auction throughout the years, images of clippings from the Dallas Post and Sunday Independent, Auction posters, and Sue Hand’s Auction paintings.

You can purchase the commemorative book of “75 Years of Memories” for $10.00 at the library’s front desk.

May/June Display Case

A collection of Lenox bone china pieces will be showcased this May and June in the display case.

Made in the USA, they are mostly vases and bowls, along with some candlesticks, ashtrays, tissue boxes, and figurines. This display comes from over 15 years of collecting, the first pieces being purchased in antique stores and vintage shops. The owner of the collection says that she first got interested in these items because she loved to look at the fine quality finish of the bone china. She found the ivory appearance pleasant and it invoked a feeling of peace and serenity. Her favorite pieces are the ones with the lacelike cutouts, known as reticulation. “I find them fascinating to look at. They always bring a smile to my face,” she says.

Of her collection, she states that “I personally feel you should invest your time and money in collecting items that bring you happiness and don’t require a lot of effort to acquire. It’s the joy in the journey of discovering a new piece as it just appears; right place, right price.”

May/June Art Wall

Abbey Stokes, a Back Mountain native, will be exhibiting her drawings and paintings from Greece and Puerto Rico this May and June.

In addition to other compositions, Abbey will be including still life images from nature such as autumn trees, fall leaves, and pink flowers.

A graduate of Lake Lehman, Abbey played high school soccer and was named to the Honor Society. She is currently a second year nursing student in the Honors Program at Misericordia University.

Abbey has studied art privately for the past 13 years and has won countless awards and prizes. She works in all fine art drawing and painting media, and has exhibited her works at Luzerne County Community College as part of the Rossetti Memorial art exhibit as well as at the Emerging art exhibit at Kings College and the Fine Arts Fiesta in Wilkes Barre. Her hobbies include photography, crocheting, and travel. While her artwork graces the library’s art wall, Abbey will be travelling through Germany, Poland, Austria, Hungary, and the Czech Republic. She is planning to create even more drawings and paintings from this summer’s travels.

“Our New Normal: How Teens are Redefining School Life”

Click the link below to watch this digital special on how teens are redefining school life.

From vax and mask mandates to curriculum protests, students in America are seeking a new normal amid the ongoing chaos created by the pandemic. So how are they doing? Watch “Our New Normal” Hosted by @StudentReportingLabs & featuring @ItsAmnaNawaz.

Produced by PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs. Although the live event has ended, you can watch it in full here.

Dallas Post Archive 1929-1986

The Dallas Post covers the Back Mountain communities of Luzerne County in Northeastern Pennsylvania. The newspaper was established in 1889 and offers its readers community, church, school, and local sports news.

Click the Dallas Post Archive tab at the left, go to the Pennsylvania Newspaper Archive at https://panewsarchive.psu.edu/, or click here.

Click on Browse by Title.

Scroll down to the Dallas Post.

cloudLibrary by Bibliotheca is Here!

Download our eBook service to enjoy books and audiobooks on all your devices! You will need a library card for Luzerne County.

Download the cloudLibrary app from the App Store on your mobile device or computer. Click here for the direct link to choose your app and get started! Once the app is downloaded, and you have your library card, you can set up an account in the app in a few easy steps!

For complete instructions, click on the tab at left to go to our eBooks & Online Books Page.

cloudLibrary NewsStand

eMagazines Are Here!

Download our eMagazine service, from the Back Mountain Memorial Library and the Luzerne County Library System, to enjoy magazines on all your devices! You will need a library card for Luzerne County.

Check out magazines to download and read online or offline in a variety of languages. Using cloudLibrary NewsStand is as easy as cloudLibrary. Simply go to their website at cloudlibrary.magzter.com, or you can download their app onto your device! You can find it in your app store under cloudLibrary NewsStand.

For complete instructions, click on the tab at left to go to our eBooks & Online Books Page.

Free Library of Philadelphia

Click the picture at left, or link here, to visit the website for the Free Library of Philadelphia. Its programs, resources, services, and eBook and eAudiobook collection are available to the public at no charge to anyone with a card for their library. Once on the website, click on Get a Library Card in the upper right corner of the screen to fill out the online application or print a paper application to mail in.

Please continue to check the library website and Facebook page for updates, activities, and online library card sign up. If you do not have a library card, you can get one online which will enable you to be able to make use of our Cloud Library, eBooks, and eAudio books. Click here, fill out the form, and submit.

Keep in mind our Back Mountain Businesses. Check their websites, Facebook pages, or call to find out how they can help you with their available services.

Books can be returned to the library book drop. We look forward to seeing you. Stay healthy and safe!

The Giving Evergreen

The "Giving Evergreens" is a sculpture, created by Sanford Werfel, of three evergreen trees with pine needle clusters finished in gold, silver, and copper and hand carved stones.

Adding a pine needle cluster, stone, or tree is a lasting and exceptional way to celebrate, honor, or remember someone who has touched your life!

Click on the picture at left, or the Support the Library page tab, for a Giving Evergreen Engraving Form.

To Renew Items Online:

1) Click on the icon or the Online Catalogue tab at left.

2) You will be directed to a new page. At the upper right corner there is a My Account link. Click on the link.

3) The site will prompt you for your barcode and password. The barcode number is on your card, the default password for all patrons is "CHANGEME." (Once you have logged in you can set the password to one of your choosing.)

4) Click on the Checkouts tab.

5) Click on the box next to the item you want to renew.

6) Click on the Renew button.

(To change your password: In My Account,

click on the Change Pin tab.)