Author seeks help with mystery at NBPL, Jan. 22

This January the North Bend Public Library will host mystery author Ellie Alexander, who will write a mystery story with the help of local residents. Alexander, an Ashland resident, is the author of several mystery novels, including the Sloan Krause series and the Bakeshop mysteries. The Bakeshop mysteries take place in Ashland, while the Sloan Krause mysteries are set in a beerhouse in Leavenworth, Washington. Alexander is known for using local settings to inform her stories. She also enjoys engaging with her readers, and during the early months of the COVID quarantine she crowdsourced a mystery with readers who followed her social media accounts. With the help of readers here on the South Coast, Alexander will write a story based in North Bend, culminating in a Zoom session to piece the story together. This session will be at 1 pm on Saturday, January 23rd. Interested readers are invited to watch the North Bend Library website and Facebook page for more details in January. For more information about this and other library programs, please contact the North Bend Public Library at 541-756-0400 or see our website at northbendoregon.us/library.