Springtime can be the most magical time of the year. Winter is moving on, and spring is peeping around the corner.

Cherry blossoms are beginning to show, and the forsythia is a bright harbinger of spring.

Soon our children’s room will be decorated for spring, with all the books displayed to teach and delight young readers. Amy has some great spring crafts for her group. If you’re a young reader and love to hear stories and take part in craft activities, then come along 4 p.m. Thursdays.

We also have books for adults that are set in springtime and sweep from romance to adventure by way of mysteries.

“Spring” by Ali Smith is a story about a film buff who contemplates making a film about two writers to focus away from his own life.

“Spring” by Alana Willoughby is a book for young children.

“Sweet Bean Paste” by Durian Sukegawa is a story of a disgruntled employee and an elderly lady. It is set in cherry blossom time in Japan. The employee runs a dorayaki shop, making pancakes. The old lady makes a sweet bean paste. It’s a perfect match!

“Anne of Green Gables” by Lucy Maud Montgomery tells the tale of a young girl who lives through all four seasons but loves springtime. Escape to the world of blossoms, birdsong and fresh green shoots.

Come to the library, and check out some great books. Get ready to leap into a terrific one this spring!

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NEW BOOKS

Fiction: “Old Babes in the Wood: Stories,” Margaret Atwood; “Lemon Curd Killer,” Laura Childs; “I Will Find You,” Harlan Coben; “Blue Moon Haven,” Janet Dailey; “It’s One of Us,” J.T. Ellison; “What Have We Done,” Alex Finlay; “Dawnlands,” Phillipa Gregory; “Pineapple Street,” Jenny Jackson; “Collateral Damage,” J.A. Jance; “The Sister Effect,” Susan Mallery; “On the Line,” Fern Michaels; “The House in the Pines,” Ana Reyes; “Dark Angel,” John Sandford; “Loyalty,” Lisa Scottoline; “Worthy Opponents.” Danielle Steel

Nonfiction: “The Book of Animal Secrets: Nature’s Lessons for a Long and Happy Life,” David B. Agus, M.D.; “Saved: A War Reporter’s Mission to Make it Home,” Benjamin Hall; “Paris: The Memoir,” Paris Hilton; “Northeaster: A Story of Courage and Survival in the Blizzard of 1952,” Cathie Pelletier; “Never Give an Inch: Fighting for the America I Love,” Mike Pompeo; “Unscripted: The Epic Battle for a Media Empire and the Redstone Family Legacy,” James B. Stewart and Rachel Abrams; “The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT and the Fight for Women in Science,” Kate Zernikel

Juvenile: “Creatures of the Flood,” Erin Hunter; “Journey to the Dragon Mountain,” Erin Hunter; “River of Secrets,” Erin Huner; “Barkley (Puppy Place),” Ellen Miles; “Dog Man II: Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea,” Dav Pilkey; “Cupcake Diaries 3: Emma on Thin Icing,” Coco Simon

Young Adult: “Fazbear Frights Graphic Novel Collection Vol. 2 (Five Nights at Freddy’s),” Scott Cawthon; “Going Dark,” Melissa de la Cruz; “The Davenports,” Krystal Marquis

Picture books: “Busy Feet,” Marcia Berneger; “Little Kids First Big Book of Sports (National Geographic Kids),” James Buckley Jr.; “I Love Grandma with the Very Hungry Caterpillar,” Eric Carle; “I Love Grandpa with the Very Hungry Caterpillar,” Eric Carle; “Stella and the Mystery of the Missing Tooth,” Clothilde Ewing; “We Don’t Lose Our Class Goldfish,” Ryan T. Higgins; “The Three Little Guinea Pigs,” Erica S. Perl