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Did you come to the library’s website because you love to read for fun? Then this is the place for you! On our books page we feature reviews, news about authors and the publishing world, and other items of interest to readers. Check out our latest posts below, or explore the categories on the left to see reviews of books from a variety of genres or even get customer recommendations from other library patrons. You can also see what the latest Best Sellers are or what Literary News has caught our eye. Don’t miss the monthly Lost in the Stacks column, which highlights hidden gems from our non-fiction collection each month. If you still can’t get enough, check out the booklovers links on the right which will lead you into our databases that contain a wealth of information for readers. Thanks for visiting and happy reading!



Recent Posts

Change Your Life @ Your Library: Valerie’s and Two Anonymous Readers’ Recommendations

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As part of our Adult Summer Reading Program our participants are

sharing about the books they would recommend to other patrons.  Maybe

your next great read will be from one of their suggestions! 
  
     Valerie recommends

Pride & Prejudice by Jane Ausin

My favorite thing about this book is...the details in which Jane Austin

writes.

I'd recommend this book to other readers who like... historical romance.

The Voice

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Isolated in the country in her husband’s decaying family mansion, Sanie begins to hear a voice. Her husband, Jackson, is there, but he is occupied with studying for the bar. Jackson’s odd brother, Will, is there but he is busy with peyote and his...

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Change Your Life @ Your Library: Ann, Teresa and Marilyn’s recommendations

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As part of our Adult Summer Reading Program our participants are sharing about the books they would recommend to other patrons.  Maybe your next great read will be from one of their suggestions! 

Ann recommends The Other Boleyn Girl by Phillipa GregoryThe Other Boleyn Girl

My favorite thing about this book is...although the novel was 961 pages, there was not one page unnecessarily written.

Change Your Life @ Your Library: Bailey, Leah and an Anonymous Reader’s recommendations

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As part of our Adult Summer Reading Program our participants are sharing about the books they would recommend to other patrons.  Maybe your next great read will be from one of their suggestions! 


An Anonymous Reader recommends

It's All About Him by Denise Jackson

My favorite thing about this book is...it was a very relatable story

Fiction & Nonfiction New York Times Bestsellers

Bestsellers from the New York Times for the week of July 20, 2008
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