National Library Week will be celebrated April 23-29. It will be recognized with the theme “There’s More to the Story.”

As you know, libraries are full of stories in a variety of formats - from picture books to large print, audiobooks and DVDs to e-books and more.

We have the great advantage of being a friendly library serving friendly people in Catasauqua Area School District. But there’s more to the story. We also belong to a cooperative of 12 public libraries scattered throughout the Lehigh and Carbon counties area. As a member of Lehigh Carbon Library Cooperative, our library card holders have access to all the books and some of the items in all 12 libraries.

All books requested by Catasauqua card holders are delivered to your home library within one or two days of the request. You can return them here, and they will be picked up and delivered back to the library that sent them.

But there’s even more to the story. This little gem of a library also offers far more than books and DVDs. We run a children’s program, a teen program, a summer program, a craft program, a movie morning, a book club and free anytime access to independent craft activities.

A group meets once a week to stitch, knit, sew and crochet.

Historical Catasauqua Preservation Association gives regular programs on interesting topics.

Come along and find out more about the place you call home.

The Friends of the Library group is working hard to fund a new book drop. If you would like to donate, there is a model book drop donation box in the library. Value is the Friends’ target. Help the group reach its goal.

Don’t think this is the end of the story. There will be many tales yet to be told in the future.

NEW BOOKS

Fiction: “Simply Lies,” David Baldacci; “Earth’s the Right Place for Love,” Elizabeth Berg; “Seven Girls Gone,” Allison Brennan; “Where Are the Children Now?” Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke; “My Heart Will Find You,” Jude Deveraux; “Shadow of Death,” Heather Graham; “Happy Place,” Emily Henry; “The Soulmate,” Sally Hepworth; “Robert Ludlum’s The Treadstone Rendition,” Joshua Hood; “The Golden Doves,” Martha Hall Kelly; “Homecoming,” Kate Morton; “The Only Survivors,” Megan Miranda; “Hello Beautiful,” Ann Napolitano; “The 23rd Midnight,” James Patterson and Maxine Paetro; “The Wedding Planner,” Danielle Steel; “Hang the Moon,” Jeannette Walls

Nonfiction: “Outlive: the Science & Art of Longevity,” Peter Attia, M.D., with Bill Gifford; “The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder,” David Grann; “Got Your Number: The Greatest Sports Legends and the Numbers They Own,” Mike Greenberg; “Eat To Beat Your Diet: Burn Fat, Heal Your Metabolism and Live Longer,” William W. Li; “The Watchmaker’s Daughter: The True Story of World War II Heroine Corrie Ten Boom,” Larry Loftis; “How to Grow Your Small Business: A 6-Step Plan To Help Your Business Take Off,” Donald Miller; “Drama Free: A Guide To Managing Unhealthy Family Relationships,” Nedra Glover Tawwab

Juvenile: “The One and Only Ruby,” Katherine Applegate; “The Last Comics on Earth,” Max Brallier; “Minecraft Legends Return of Piglins,” Matt Forbeck; “100 Disasters That Shaped World History,” Joanne Mattern; “Iceberg,” Jennifer A. Nielsen

Young adult: “Where Darkness Blooms,” Andrea Hannah; “Girl Forgotten,” April Henry; “Immortality: A Love Story,” Dana Schwartz; “Stateless,” Elizabeth Wein

Picture books: “I Live in a Tree Trunk,” Meg Fleming; “Truck Tunes: 45 Truck Songs To Sing Aloud Together,” Jim Gardner and Rob Gardner; “Party Hearty Kitty-Corn,” Shannon Hale; “The World and Everything in It,” Kevin Henkes; “Mario’s Big Adventure,” Mary Man-Kong; “Tiny T. Rex and the Grand Ta-Da!” Jonathan Stutzman; “How To Catch a Garden Fairy,” Alice Walstead and Andy Elkerton