November is the month where autumn stops being gentle. The cold and wind get a little more serious. The trees are mostly bare.

What better time to pick up some good reads — or watches if DVDs are more your passion — from the library? Grab your book or remote control, set that plate of pizza rolls on the arm of the couch, get under the blanket your Aunt Alice gave you, and enjoy yourself. The Public Library of Catasauqua is here to help!

An exciting addition to our services is a new resource sharing agreement with libraries in Lehigh, Northampton and Monroe counties. Just by placing a simple hold on an item, it will be sent to us for pickup. No more lengthy interlibrary loan paperwork.

In addition, starting Dec. 1, we will expand our hours a bit. We’ll open 1:30 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, and we will close 2:30 p.m. Saturdays. Everything else remains the same.

The adult book club is reading “The Christmas Wedding Guest” by Susan Mallory and will discuss it Dec. 4.

We always hold our Thursday reading and crafting program for kids 4 p.m. in the children’s room for a wide range of ages.

The Keep Them In Stitches fiber arts group is held 5:30 p.m. Mondays.

Don’t forget to join us 11 a.m. Saturdays for children’s movie day. We’ll be showing the recent live-action adaptation of “The Lion King” Nov. 23.

If you see a book you want to read on the list below, call the library at 610-264-4151 or visit our website, catasauquapl.org, to place a hold on a book. Be prepared to provide your library card number, the title and author of the book you wish to reserve.

Also, if you want to suggest a book for us to purchase, don’t hesitate to talk to us or send us an email at catasauquapl@cliu.org.

NOVEMBER BOOKS

Fiction: “To Die For,” David Baldacci; “Time Will Tell,” Rita Mae Brown; “Clive Cussler’s Desolation Code,” Clive Cussler; “Now or Never,” Janet Evanovich; “Robert B. Parker’s Hot Property,” Mike Lupica; “Santa’s Secret,” Fern Michaels; “The House of Cross,” James Patterson; “Raised by Wolves,” James Patterson; “The Mirror,” Nora Roberts; “Trial By Fire,” Danielle Steel

Nonfiction: “Under His Wings: How Faith on the Front Lines Has Protected American Troops,” Emily Compagno; “Patriot: A Memoir,” Alexei Navalny; “The Mindful Way Through Depression,” Mark Williams

Young adult: “Skyshade,” Alex Aster; “Games Untold,” Jennifer Lynn Barnes; “The Bletchley Riddle,” Ruta Sepetys

Juvenile: “Stella & Marigold,” Annie Barrows; “The Bad Guys (Graphic Novel No. 20),” Aaron Blabey; “The Last Kids on Earth: The Graphic Novel,” Max Brallier; “The Hotel Balzaar,” Kate DiCamillo; “Look and Cook Breakfast: A First Book of Recipes in Pictures,” Valorie Fisher; “Star,” Erin Hunter; “Maven Takes the Lead,” Yamile Saied Mendez; “Dog Man No. 13: Big Jim Begins,” Dav Pilkey; “Cupcake Diaries: Mia’s Baker’s Dozen,” Coco Simon; “Rise of the Ancients,” Justin Weinberger

Children’s picture books: “Alice in a Winter Wonderland,” Jan Brett; “Pete the Cat and the Wright Brothers,” James Dean; “You’re Still My Favorite,” Amy Weatherly; “Lefty,” Mo Willems