Staff Picks

Our staff loves to read—and they're excited to share their personal favorites with you! Keep an eye out for Staff Picks on the shelves throughout the library. The selections will change over time, but here are a few titles that are always at the top of their lists.

joshg.jpgJosh Gerard, Library Director, O Captain My Captain

Josh recommends Red Rising! It's seriously so good. Everyone read it. Now.

A Deadly Education! Do you like Harry Potter but wish people would die more often, well this book is for you!

Life Expectancy. Dean Koontz at his best!

Where the Lost Wander. A touching western that had me feeling emotions!

The Chronicles of Narnia. You must read the whole series!!!

Daisy Darker. Never has a book at the end made me want to go back and reread it like this one did.

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Katie Fuller, Regional Assistant Librarian

Meditations by Marcus Aurelius

The Emily series by L.M. Montgomery

Little Women!!! ...and Little Men and Jo's Boys and anything else written by Louisa May Alcott.

The Four Agreements by Miguel Ruiz

Anything by David Sedaris, specifically his SantaLand Diaries.

AND last, but not least- Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice and Persuasion.

And I will read practically anything by the following authors: Abby Jimenez, Ashley Poston, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Ali Hazelwood & Mariana Zapata.

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Laura Emerson, Assistant Librarian Assistant

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, for fans of Jane Eyre

The Time Traveler's Wife, a moving, fantastical, epic romance 

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, the fascinating, sad story of the woman who unknowingly contributed to incredible breakthroughs in science for the health of all humankind

Alice in Wonderland, a perfectly whimsical, nonsensical coming-of-age tale

Redeeming Love, a powerful retelling of the biblical love story of Hosea and Gomer

All The Missing Girls, a gripping mystery with a twist: it's told backwards!

Popular Reading Suggestions

Whether you're into thrillers, fantasy, historical fiction, or non-fiction, there's a book here waiting for you! Peruse these popular choices, and then come to our library and check them out. Save your hard-earned dollars, people!

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