Mason City Public Library

05/27/2026

Summer hours start this week. Tuesday-Friday 10am-5pm.

Summer reading starts 6/2!

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05/26/2026

New Books!

The Anniversary. Alex Finlay. Today became an anniversary they would never celebrate. May 1st a killer stalks and finds a victim. One girl was spared, an innocent man spent time in prison, and another woman's murder is unsolved. Guilt and questions abound for Jule's and Quinn.

Booked. Alison Gaylin. Boston PI Sunny Randall unearths an anonymous book critic and in the process, puts herself in mortal danger.

The May House. Jillian Cantor. Three sister. One inherited beach house. They meet every year no matter what is going on in their lives. Until one year the oldest sister doesn't show. Her sisters are left wondering if they ever really knew their oldest sister.

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05/20/2026

It’s National bee 🐝 day! Come check out these great bee themed reads. You won’t 🐝 sorry!

05/18/2026

New Books!

The Hill. Harriet Clark. After her mother is sentenced to life in a hilltop prison, Suzanna vows to visit her on the hill forever. Her mother wishes she would be free and live her life beyond just visiting her in a prison.

A Murder in Hollywood. Michael Crichton. A writer has just been found dead in his motel bathtub. His publicist is trying to keep the project on track will an investigator attempts to unravel the mystery and hunt the killer down.

The Things we Never Say. Elizabeth Strout. Artie is a high school teacher and devoted husband in one life and in another double life he is confronting how little everyone knows about each other.

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05/11/2026

New books!

Kill for a Million. Janet Dailey. For one prestigious Texas ranching family still reeling from the murder of their powerful patriarch, the aftershocks continue and amid the most prized reining event of the year, so does the infighting and scandalous romance...

26 Beauties. James Patterson. "Cindy sent me photos of some other girls who've gone missing from the area." "Have you found anything in common between them? asked Yuki. "Not yet." I held up my phone and let her swipe through a series of photographs. "These are some of the most beautiful women I've ever seen," she said. What if all the cases are connected....

The Calamity Club. Kathryn Stockett. Mississippi 1933. Several women are thrown together from all walks of life in the midst of the Great Depression. Combining their resources with a good measure of being down on their luck this group of women fight to overcome the hypocrisy in a time when women's freedom is fragile and the smallest acts of defiance can have dangerous consequences.

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05/05/2026

New Books!

Cherry Baby. Rainbow Rowell. Everybody knows Cherry's husband, a famous movie producer. Not everyone knows Cherry's divorce from Tom is looming ahead. She is left wondering how does a woman feel about losing everything and not wanting any of it back...

The Correspondent. Virginia Evans. Sybil has received letters from her past that now require her to examine one of the most painful periods of her life. She soon realizes she can't move forward until she finds it in her heart to offer forgiveness.

Storm Warning. Alice Henderson. Wildlife biologist Alex Carter jumps at the chance to work with hawksbill turtles in Hawaii only to face an unthinkable threat that endangers countless lives.

05/04/2026

Check out these May Reads 🙂

04/28/2026

New books

Good People. Patmeena Sabit. Zorah Sharaf could do no wrong-until she brought shame upon her family. What's the truth? Depends on who you ask....

A Cruise to Die For. Heather graham. Special agents face deadly, unchartered waters while undercover on a cruise ship. Chloe and Wesley, brand new partners, embark on a cruise as tech support to uncover a string of murders and their connections.

Death Times Seven. Anne Perry. Two violent crimes challenge investigative skills of young Daniel Pitt and his wife, Miriam.

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04/22/2026

New Books!

Revenge Prey. John Sandford. Lucas Davenport must track down a ruthless Russian hit team who are after a defected Russian intelligence officer. Will Lucas be able to protect the officer and his family?

A Killer in the Family. Amin Ahmad. Ali is ready to settle down and agrees to the arranged marriage his parents set up for him. He soon begins to uncover his in laws are full of secrets-some more deadly than others. He begins to ask himself what happens when you marry into a family that keeps secrets?

The Girls Trip. Ally Condie. Three friends set off for a girls trip. Only two return....along the way they realize they don't know everything about each other that they thought they did.

04/13/2026

New Books

The Final Storm. Fern Michaels. Wild life photographer, Charlotte, is facing a major turning point in her life as unexpected challenges begin to pile up. As she navigates shifting relationships and difficult decisions, she must rely on her inner strength and the support of those closest to her. Through the turmoil, she works to protect what matters most while redefining her own path forward.

The Girls Before. Kate Alice Marshall. There is a girl in a basement. The door has stopped opening. A missing runaway or a kidnap victim-Audrey is intent on finding out about her and the girls before her.

Killing me Softly. Sandie Jones. What do you do when loves turns deadly? The perfect couple who have it all until a terrible tragedy unfolds. The following bitter feud may kill them both.

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