Staff Recommendations

An academic enemies-colleagues-lovers romance that is as sweet and meaningful as it is funny and entertaining. Longtime academic rivals Sadie and Jonah have been feuding it out in English class debates their entire lives.

For fans of short and sweet hockey romances, this Elle Kennedy hit is for you! Hockey coach daughter Hayden meets hockey star Brody and they hit it off. Until they discover that Hayden's dad is... Brody's new coach.

This book is a love story.  During the Civil War many people on both sides did what they needed to survive.  I wondered how far I would go?

Behind the doors of the estate there are many secrets.  Each character has ties to the "Heiress".  Of course everyone wants the inheritance.  Who will get it and what will they do to to get the money?

This book reminded me what it means to be a family.  The good, the bad and the ugly, family is family and they are all complicated while holding onto love.

Adriana Trigiani is one of my very favorite authors.  It started years ago for me with Big Stone Gap.  The View From Lake Como is her newest book.  If you enjoy large families this is the book for you.

After reading The Hobbit I felt as if I had actually made the journey with the characters. Tolkien's use of visual imagery and suspense makes the book not just a great read, but also a great reread.

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library is a great read for anyone who loves mysteries, problem solving and libraries. Grabenstein incorporates real book references throughout the text along with the use of the Dewey Decimal System.

Woman 99 is a fantastic historical fiction book based true accounts of inconvenient women committed to 19th century insane asylums.

A Grief Observed is an impactful read into the depths of grief C.S. Lewis wrestled with after his beloved wife's death.

This book is a fun and lively story about an unlikely pair, an octogenarian and a twenty-something brought together because each provides what the other needs.

I didn’t realize we are living through a mass extinction until I read this book! Elizabeth Kolbert explores how past extinction events shaped life on Earth and what scientists are seeing today as species disappear at an accelerating pace.

Banished by Zeus because of her power, Circe is forced to live alone on her own island.  This gives her the opportunity to do 2 things, get to know mortals and develop her witchcraft.

Makina has been asked by her mother to track down her estranged brother who disappeared three years ago in the U.S. Her journey, crossing the border from Mexico and searching the U.S.

An absolutely fascinating account of the history of our species.  For anyone even mildly interested in science or human biology, this book is a must-read.