Folks,

It’s summer, right?

I recognize it’s a challenge to go wherever, and you can forget about wandering outside of New England. It was recently declared that Rhode Island is no longer a low-risk state. What’s with that? Newman!

I’m going to miss not seeing the red hen, sailing along in the Providence while sipping Coffee-milk, and wondering how anyone would know that Rhode Island is the home of the first jail sentence for speeding in an automobile. Who gathers these stats?

Rhode Island, where any drive that takes more than 20 minutes, is a road trip.

Okay, okay enough joshing Rhode Islanders after all their State produced H. P. Lovecraft, the first diner, sideburns, and Mr. Potato Head. Fun!

I digress.

No, before the summer ends, you have to sink into a good summer read no matter if you repair to the chalet, the coastline, the veranda or the family room.

Here are three links to all of the new titles we added to the collections just this week. Some are bestsellers, and even more, were published in the last 3-6 months. There are quite a few “can’t misses” depending on your tastes.

• This Week’s Top Choices

• This Week’s Fiction

• This Week’s Mysteries & Thrillers

Now, I won’t be able to send you these links every week. Nevertheless, if you want to stay on top of what we are adding to the collections, you have to subscribe to the Wowbrary newsletter. It’s simple and you can opt-out at whatever time you want. You can also place a hold on any title in Wowbrary and come to have it through the Library’s Curbside Pickup program.

That’s another one in the books. Have a terrific weekend, and take one last moment to reflect on the Ocean State through its mottos.

• Enjoy it now because it ends in 200 yards.

• Rhode Island: Cooler and Warmer.

• Rhode Island: It’s like the period at the end of a 49-word sentence.

• So little done, so much to do.

Indeed.

Keep hope alive in your residence.

~ joe​

P.S. I’m sorry if I offended anyone from Rhode Island, but hey, it could be worse. I’m from New Jersey.