Today I would like to address the subject of hugging. I was not raised in a hugging family, but I married into one. I like hugging and I’ve even initiated a hug of my own on occasion. Several weeks ago I attended the funeral for Carol Wessels. She was a friend, co-worker, and a family member of sort by marriage. At Carol’s funeral I got to hug my big brother and my sister-in-law. I hugged people I didn’t know very well, but it didn’t matter. We had Carol in common. At the end of the line I hugged Carol’s dad. When I get to hug someone else’s dad, I’m happy, because I lost my own father a long time ago.These funeral hugs represent the commonality of love and sadness that exists in each individual present. Every one is in the same sad boat. And when you hug each other, you know you’re not alone in that boat. There are other kinds of hugs, too. Goodbye Hug #1 happens when someone is leaving, but you know you’ll see them again sometime in the future. That hug will be followed up with an "I’m So Happy to See You Again" hug. Goodbye Hug #2 is for someone you won’t see for a long, long time and maybe not ever. Most of the time this hug does not get a follow-up hug. There is the "Comfort the Hurt" hug. It can occur between a parent and child, a husband and wife, or between friends. Oftentimes, the person who hurt you is the person who ends up comforting you. There is the "I’m So Happy I Could _____" hug. A hug of this nature occurs between two men watching the Minnesota Vikings play in the Super Bowl and the Vikings win. Oh, wait a minute that’s never happened. Let’s just say, when the Vikings make a touchdown, the men will jump up to hug each other and slap each other on the back. This type of hug is very rare in Minnesota. In the library business we have the "I’ve Been Wanting To Read This Book For So Long and I Finally Got It and I Didn’t Have to Pay For It" hug. We might see one of these hugs in the library this week because the new book by Patricia Cornwell is on the shelf. In "Predator" Dr. Kay Scarpetta is now freelancing with the National Forensic Academy in Florida. She takes charge of a case that stretches from steamy Florida to snowbound Boston; one that appears as unnerving as any she has ever faced. The teasing psychological clues lead Scarpetta and her team — Pete Marino, Benton Wesley, and Lucy Farinelli — on a hunt for a cunning and malevolent mind whose secrets have kept them in the shadows — until now. Also new on the shelf is "First Impressions" by Jude Deveraux. Eden Palmer knows how to make it on her own. The 40-something single mother has worked hard to raise her beloved daughter — now 27 and recently married. Sooner or later a woman must come into her own, and that's what Eden tries to do when she moves to Arundel, N.C, to take ownership of Farrington Manor, a beautiful old house filled with charm and memories that was willed to Eden by the person who cared for her when she needed it most. Torn between the desire to stay with her daughter and the need to build a separate life on her own, Eden opts for some distance and some much-needed perspective. She quickly learns that looks can be deceiving when her move is met with delight in some quarters and jealousy in others. Pursued by two eligible bachelors — the rugged Jared McBride and Braddon Granville, local lawyer and town catch — Eden is flattered, and more than a little suspicious. Juggling the attentions of two men is hard enough, but soon Eden's bid to start over plunges her in the middle of a mystery that threatens not just her plans and reputation, but her very life.