Pre-school story hour begins at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 22, for 4- and 5-year-olds who will start kindergarten next year. Pre-registration is required and you may do so by calling the library at 507-449-5040. Fall story hour, which runs for six weeks, is jam-packed with exciting stories, draw and tells, songs, movies, and artwork. Our main goal is to have a good time and to nurture your child's love of books and the library. Each story hour session includes time for browsing in the children’s library and checking out books to read at home. We encourage you to let us know if you are looking for something special. We love to help you find good books! We hope that parents will help their children develop the life-long habit of reading by signing up for preschool story hour. For adults we have some excellent titles on the new bookshelf. Also new on the fiction shelf is "Northern Lights," by Nora Roberts. As a Baltimore cop, Nate Burke watched his partner die on the street — and the guilt still haunts him. With nowhere else to go, he accepts the job as Chief of Police in the tiny, remote Alaskan town of Lunacy. Aside from sorting out a run-in between a couple of motor vehicles and a moose, he finds his first weeks on the job are relatively quiet. Just as he wonders whether this has been a big mistake, an unexpected kiss on New Year's Eve lifts his spirit and convinces him to stay just a little longer. Meg Galloway, born and raised in Lunacy, is used to being alone. She was a young girl when her father disappeared, and she has learned to be independent, flying her small plane, living on the outskirts of town with just her huskies for company. After her New Year's kiss with the Chief of Police, there’s something about Nate's sad eyes that gets under her skin and warms her frozen heart. Now things in Lunacy are heating up. Years ago, on one of the majestic mountains shadowing the town, a crime occurred that is unsolved to this day — and Nate suspects that a killer still walks the snowy streets. His investigation will unearth the secrets and suspicions that lurk beneath the placid surface. And his discovery will threaten the new life — and the new love — that he has finally found for himself. "The Prince of Beverly Hills," by Stuart Woods. Rick Barron, a sharp, capable detective on the Beverly Hills police force, finds himself demoted after a run-in with his captain, but soon lands a job on the security detail for Centurion Pictures, one of the hottest film studios. As the protector of the studio's interests, Barron looks after the cream of the crop of filmdom's stars — Clete Barrow, the British leading man with a penchant for parties; and Glenna Gleason, a peach of a talent on the verge of superstardom. Rick's easy charm has society columnists dubbing him "the Prince of Beverly Hills," the white knight of movie stars, until he reveals a murder cover-up and a blackmail scam that threatens the studio's business and may originate with the West Coast mob. When two suspicious deaths begin to look like double-murder and an attempt is made on Glenna Gleason's life, Barron knows he is up against wise guys whose stakes are do-or-die. "The Parisian Affair," by Judith Gould. Allegra Sheridan is a jewelry designer in Manhattan. Though far from rich and famous, she has made a name for herself, designing one-of-a-kind pieces for a small, but elite clientele. When wealthy entrepreneur Hilton Whitehead hires Allegra to travel to Paris to bid on the Princess Karima emerald, trouble begins. Possession of the jewel invites threats from the lethally handsome Ramtane, a man willing to murder for the secret of the Karima emerald, a secret that could mean death to anyone who discovers the truth.