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June 2025 Staff Picks

June 2025 Staff Picks

Jun 10, 2025 | , ,

From Our Shelves to Yours: Staff Recommendations We LoveBarb: Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell A middle grade fantasy with heart and grit.  Erin: The Curse of Penryth Hall by Jess Armstrong I really enjoyed The Curse of Penryth Hall by Jess Armstrong, which is a gothic mystery and the first of the Ruby Vaughn series. I've just started book 2, The Secret of the Three Fates, and book 3 is coming out this November.  Lynn: Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence...

May 2025 Staff Picks

May 2025 Staff Picks

May 8, 2025 | , ,

From Our Shelves to Yours: Staff Recommendations We LoveDevin: My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix Grady Hendrix got me out of  a reading slump I've been in, and this is my favorite of his books. It's got a healthy dose of 90's nostalgia, and makes the reader ponder if the casual cruelty that happens in High School is part of growing up or the work of a demonic posession.  Barb: Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell A middle grade fantasy with heart and grit.  Erin: Be...

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October 2023 Staff Picks

Oct 18, 2023 | , ,

Halloween is nearly upon us! We've got some great picks for those that live for the season, and some for those who need a spooky break! Barb: Nuts to You by Lynne Rae Perkins Kids who are going crazy for The Wild Robot by Peter Brown will like this one.   Lynn: The Coworker by Freida McFadden...

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September 2023 Staff Picks

Sep 1, 2023 | ,

Longer nights and shorter days makes for great reading weather! Try one of our favorites! Barb: Stuntboy by Jason Reynolds  Favorite author and smattered with cool illustrations by Raul the Third. Wimpy Kid fans will like this one. About a sweet, anxious kid trying to be a superhero to protect...

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July / August 2023 Staff Picks

Aug 2, 2023 | , ,

What a busy summer! Try one of our favorite reads while you try to beat the heat.  Michelle: How Can I Help You by Laura Sims Sims' novel is a compulsively readable psychological thriller appearing on over a dozen "Best of" lists. Margo works as a Library Assistant in a sleepy little town. No one...

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June 2023 Staff Picks

Jun 5, 2023 | , ,

Summer's almost here! Try one of our recent favorites while you wait for the sun.  Michelle: Guncle by Steven Rowley Gay Uncle Patrick (GUP for short) is Maisie and Grant’s favorite (albeit only) uncle. He is fun and silly and spoils them rotten when they come out to visit him from Connecticut. He...

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