There's no registration required to join our monthly book club! This month's book is "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas. You can request this item through our digital catalog, or by calling the library at 717-532-4508.

"Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed.

Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil’s name. Some cops and the local drug lord try to intimidate Starr and her family. What everyone wants to know is: what really went down that night? And the only person alive who can answer that is Starr.

But what Starr does—or does not—say could upend her community. It could also endanger her life." - Publisher

Come discuss "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood, on June 13 at our monthly book club!

The book club will be held here at the Coy Public Library, Thursday, June 13th from 5:00pm-6:30pm.

This month's book is "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood. You can request this item through our digital catalog, or by calling the library at 717-532-4508.

"The Handmaid’s Tale is a novel of such power that the reader will be unable to forget its images and its forecast. Set in the near future, it describes life in what was once the United States and is now called the Republic of Gilead, a monotheocracy that has reacted to social unrest and a sharply declining birthrate by reverting to, and going beyond, the repressive intolerance of the original Puritans. The regime takes the Book of Genesis absolutely at its word, with bizarre consequences for the women and men in its population.

The story is told through the eyes of Offred, one of the unfortunate Handmaids under the new social order. In condensed but eloquent prose, by turns cool-eyed, tender, despairing, passionate, and wry, she reveals to us the dark corners behind the establishment’s calm facade, as certain tendencies now in existence are carried to their logical conclusions. The Handmaid’s Tale is funny, unexpected, horrifying, and altogether convincing. It is at once scathing satire, dire warning, and a tour de force. It is Margaret Atwood at her best." - Publisher

It's time for our Duck Derby!

The Derby will start at the King Street Bridge and end at the Coy Library Bridge.

Pre-sale Tickets are available at the Coy Public Library’s Circulation Desk, beginning June 1st.

On June 22, tickets will also be available for purchase from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm at Henry’s Pharmacy.

Tickets are 1 for $5.00 and 5 for $20.00. Sales are cash only.