January's Middletown Book for Discussion: An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good (January 3)

The MUM Book Discussion group will next meet on Friday, January 3.  Our title is An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten. Here is a brief summary:

"Maud is an irascible 88-year-old Swedish woman with no family, no friends, and... no qualms about a little murder. Ever since her darling father's untimely death when she was only eighteen, Maud has lived in the family's spacious apartment in downtown Gothenburg rent-free, thanks to a minor clause in a hastily negotiated contract. It's a solitary existence, and she likes it that way. But when the local authorities are called to investigate a dead body found in Maud's apartment, will Maud finally become a suspect?"  (publisher)

Here is where you can find the book:

• There are several copies available in Miami, OhioLINK, and SearchOhio libraries.  
  
• Amazon has the hardcover, paperback, and Kindle available, and Bookshop.org has links to purchase the title from independent booksellers.

Our group is always finding interesting titles to share, and we look forward to the new things you'll bring to the table. In addition to discussing 10 Minutes, 38 Seconds in this Strange World, the group also shared these titles for consideration at their November 22 meeting:

Summoned: Frances Perkins and the General Welfare (documentary)
Morning in this Broken World, Katrina Kittle
Ragnar Jonasson (Icelandic crime writer)

Val McDermid (Scottish crime writer)
The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down, Haemin Sunim

One Summer, David Baldacci

How the Penguins Saved Veronica, Hazel Prior

There There, Tommy Orange

Yellowface, R. F. Kuang

Light Pirate, Lily Brooks-Dalton

A Man on the Inside (Netflix)
Texas, James Michener
First Ladies, Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
Unrooted, Erin Zimmerman, 
The films Conclave, Wicked, and Red One

We will meet at 12 pm on the 3rd both in Room 123 in the Library and in Zoom at 

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Please come along to our discussion to share what you've been reading/watching/listening to/experiencing!

If you're looking for something interesting to read, check out our page of past and future reads at http://www.mid.miamioh.edu/library/bookdiscussion.htm

John

"Haga Gothenburg 2011" by Göran Höglund (Kartläsarn) is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

Solve a new (or old) Miami Middletown Mystery, and enter a prize drawing

You may have solved the mystery of The Forgotten Pool in the past, but now we offer a new digital escape room - The Tiled Room. Read a brief introduction to each of the escape rooms below, and then click the links to begin your journey.

Everyone who solves one (or both) of the mysteries between now and November 15 will be entered in a drawing for one of five Gardner-Harvey Library prizes!  We hope you have fun with them, and let us know what you think!

The Tiled Room - a Miami Middletown Mystery

"You awake in a small, white, tiled room.  There is nothing in the room but a fluorescent light overhead, a vent in the ceiling, a heavy metal door, and a laptop on the floor."

This digital escape room is designed to teach you a little about how Wikipedia works and a little bit about evaluating information.  Can you solve the mystery and escape the room?  Enter The Tiled Room and find out! We hope you enjoy it!

The Forgotten Pool - a Miami Middletown Mystery

"It's another ordinary spring semester day.  You've just left class at Levey Hall, and headed over to the library to sit and study for a bit." So begins your chance to solve a mystery:  is there a pool on the Middletown Campus?  Where is it?

This digital escape room is designed to teach you a little about the history of the Miami University Middletown campus and a little bit about searching for information and using archival resources.  Can you solve the mystery?  Enter the search for The Forgotten Pool!  We hope you enjoy it!  

Join us for our November and December events at the Gardner-Harvey Library!

 Mark your calendar for these great events happening this November and December at the Gardner-Harvey Library!

TEC Lab: Design a Sublimated Tag for Your Pet
Wednesday, November 6th, 2-4pm
Do you have the best pup? Make your furry friend a fancy tag! Drop by the library between 2-4pm to choose a sublimated pet tag --- one tag per person. 

DEI Book Club: There There by Tommy Orange
Tuesday, November 12th, 12pm
Join representatives from Miami Regionals Libraries and the Center of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion this spring in an exploration of literature that embraces diversity in a variety of subject matters. The discussions will be simulcast to both Center for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion locations for attendees who would like to meet face-to-face, or there is an option to attend via Zoom. Starting at 12:00 pm

"Big Bend National Park, Texas" by Robbie's Photo Art is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

National Park Talk: A Visit to Big Bend National Park
Tuesday, November 19th, 4:30pm
Join us this fall as Tammie L. Gerke, teaching professor in Geology at Miami University, shares the geology and other interesting information about fossils and national parks. Get your questions answered and participate in a lively discussion on these national treasures. Held in the TEC Space or on Zoom at 4:30 pm


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The Indoor Orchid" by morroelsie is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.

Underground Academy: Orchids: One of the Two Largest Families of Flowering Plants
Wednesday, November 20th, 4:00pm
Join us in the Gardner-Harvey Library’s spacious lower-level Makerspace and event area or on Zoom for Janelle Allen’s series on indoor plants. Starting at 4:00 pm.  

"Birthday gifts" by Droid Gingerbread is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

TEC Lab: Enjoy Our Open House and Make a Gift
Wednesday, December 4th, 2-4pm
Are you ready for the semester to be over? Take a break from studying, learn about our tools and materials, and make a gift or something beautiful to take home! From 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm

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