If you are looking for new reads for the new year, stop by the library and check out our Staff Picks display and our other book displays throughout the library. During the cold of winter, several of our staff members turned to the comforts of old favorites and classics. We also have some great recommendations for biographies of people with local ties. And of course, we have some great fiction recommendations. All of these are on the display all month on the first floor of the library and available to checkout with your library card.
Dennis' Pick
Keep Moving by Dick Van Dyke
Tom's Pick
Hero of Two Worlds by Mike Duncan
Joni's Pick
Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell
Set over the course of one school year, this is the story of two star-crossed sixteen-year-olds–smart enough to know that first love almost never lasts but brave and desperate enough to try.
Brenda's Pick
The Ways We Hide by Kristina McMorris
Stephanie's Pick
52 Nature Craft Projects by Barbora Kurcova
Inspiration for every week of the year.
Susanna's Pick
Creating the Not So Big House by Sarah Susanka
Kaela’s Pick
Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
A poignant comedy about a crime that never happened, a would-be bank robber who disappears into thin air, and eight extremely anxious strangers who have more in common than they ever imagined.
Crystal's Pick
The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman
Mary's Picks
All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers
A debut novel from the host of the #1 true crime podcast Crime Junkie, is a great suspenseful story. A journalist becomes obsessed with an unsolved mystery and discovers her Indiana hometown’s dark secrets.
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
Having read this book more than 50+ years ago, I decided to read it again. Excellent read about a young boy in the Ozarks who achieves his heart’s desire by owning two hounds and teaching them to hunt like champions.
Dawn's Picks
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
A childhood favorite of mine and a winter of the Caldecott medal.
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by CS Lewis
A classic winter read that brings back fond childhood memories of my dad reading to my brother and I.
The Willows in Winter by William Horwood
A wonderful sequel to The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame.
Ivette's Picks
Martita, I Remember You by Sandra Cisneros
A story in English and Spanish.
Marissa's Pick
