Staff Picks
Looking for something new to read, watch, or listen to? Try one of our favorites!
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Amy – Head of Youth Services
The Boy From the Woods by Harlan Coben
Long Road to Mercy by David Baldacci
Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate
Llama Destroys the World by Jonathan Stutzman
Tiny T. Rex and the Impossible Hug by Jonathan Stutzman
Barbara – Head of Adult Services
Broken (in the best possible way) by Jenny Lawson
Lizzie & Dante by Mary Bly
The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
American Royals by Katharine McGee
Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man by Emmanuel Acho
Christina – Circulation & Outreach Librarian
Malice by Heather Walter
Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco
Crescent City: House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas
Podcast: The Apology Line – If you could call a number and say you’re sorry, and no one would know…what would you apologize for? For fifteen years, you could call a number in Manhattan and do just that. This is the story of the line and the man at the other end who became consumed by his own creation.
TV Shows: The Witcher, The Good Place
Eben – Library Clerk
Celtic Mythology for Kids by Christopher S. Pinard
The Illustrated Rumi by Jalal Al-Din Rumi
Heidi – Circulation Librarian
Shiver by Allie Reynolds
The Boatman’s Daughter by Andy Davidson
Follow Me to the Ground by Sue Rainsford
Wonderland by Zoje Stage
TV Shows: Supernatural, Fear Street (3 parts), The Umbrella Academy
Justine – Circulation Librarian
A Man and His Cat by Umi Sakurai
The Jinx Trilogy by Sage Blackwood
Frankenstein’s Monster by Susan Heyboer O’Keefe
Podcast: Welcome to Night Vale – a twice-monthly podcast in the style of community updates for the small desert town of Night Vale, featuring local news, announcements from the Sheriff’s Secret Police, mysterious lights in the night sky, dark hooded figures with unknowable powers, and cultural events. Turn on your radio and hide.
Keith – Circulation Librarian
Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto
Jujutsu Kaisen by Gege Akutami
The Last Wish by Andrej Sapkowski
Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa
TV Shows: Supernatural
Nadia – Library Clerk
Out of Salem by Hal Schrieve
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Sorted by Jackson Bird
Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner
Sasha Masha by Agnes Borinsky
Samantha – Assistant Director
Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson
Powers: Who Killed Retro Girl by Brian Michael Bendis
Girl Waits With Gun by Amy Stewart
TV Shows: The Toys That Made Us, The Goldbergs, Loki
Sumedha – Library Clerk
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
Dessert Person by Claire Saffitz
TV Shows: The Good Place, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Tim – Library Director
Picnic in the Ruins by Todd Robert Peterson
The Cactus by Sarah Haywood
The Murderbot Diaries Series by Martha Wells
Podcast: 99% Invisible – 99% Invisible is a sound-rich, narrative podcast hosted by Roman Mars about all the thought that goes into the things we don’t think about — the unnoticed architecture and design that shape our world.
Podcast: Outside/In – From New Hampshire Public Radio, a podcast about the natural world and how we use it.