Effingham’s own Megan J. Wheless, née Hoelscher will speak about her novel, Guardians of the Keys in the Reading Room. Copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing.
A small-town librarian, Elaine, discovers a mystical skeleton key in the antiques store that once belonged to her beloved great-aunts. Her great-aunts have recently died in a car accident. When Elaine discovers the skeleton key, she reads a foreign phrase engraved on it and in that moment the key’s imprint burns into her hand. Did this really just happen or is it the stress of losing her aunts as well as the debt in which she is currently drowning that is causing her to hallucinate? She decides to sell the key to a local professor and historian but when he disappears, Elaine learns of her aunts’ connection to an ancient Apothecary’s Guild.
The Suzette Brumleve Memorial Effingham Public Library is the public library of Effingham, Illinois. We have over 50,000 books, magazines, and audio-visual materials and an annual circulation of over 250,000 items. We also offer a wide variety of programs and services.