It’s basketball season and our staff are ready with some great basketball reading recommendations and many more favorite books to share! All these staff picks are on display on the first floor of the library all month and are ready to be checked out with your library card anytime during our open hours.
Dennis' Picks
Hoosiers
This year’s Indiana High School Basketball Tourney is now underway so what better time to re-watch the greatest sports movie ever! Also, lead actor Gene Hackman recently turned 93 years old!
Hoosier Hysteria: Indiana High School Basketball by Bob Williams
This book might be 40 years old, but it’s jam packed with great old stories and info on high school basketball in Indiana!
Epic Athletes: LeBron James by Dan Wetzel
Our youth area has a lot of great books on sports. I chose this one as LeBron James recently became the all-time leading scorer in NBA history!
Stephanie's Picks
The Winemaker’s Wife by Kristin Harmel
If you like to read WWII historical fiction, you will enjoy this book!
Stay by Catherine Ryan Hyde
Good book! A reminder that our pasts do not define us and we are not alone in the world.
Joni's Picks
Less by Andrew Sean Greer
This book is moving and very very funny. You will love following Less on his travels to a very happy ending.
I Can Only Draw Worms by Will Mabbitt
This book is really funny! It’s a great read-aloud for elementary-age kids and fun for adults too.
Mary's Picks
Anywhere You Run by Wanda M. Morris
In Summer 1964, three innocent men are murdered for trying to help Black Mississippians gain the right to vote. Mississippi is in turmoil and two Black sisters find themselves in a lot of trouble.
The Housekeeper by Joy Fielding
The woman hired to be the housekeeper begins to take over the lives of an aging couple. How far will the housekeeper go to get what she wants?
Dawn's Picks
Hello Grief by Alessandra Olanow
Quoted from the book: “With time I realize that grief is not something to overcome or complete, rather a part of life and a connection to my memories…Grief is love, adjusting.”
The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line by Major General Mari K. Eder
Recommended reading for Women’s History Month. Untold stories of the women who changed the course of WWII.
Kaela's Pick
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
If you are a lover of books with surprising and unexpected endings, this one’s for you! One of the only books that had ever made me gasp at the ending!
Susanna's Pick
Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Brenda's Pick
Dreamland by Nicholas Sparks
This was a good read and has some twists to it that I couldn’t figure out how it would all come together in the end. The story touches on the complexities of mental illness and its effect on families. Helps readers understand the sacrifices those around someone with a mental illness must make.
Steph's Pick
The Adventurer’s Son by Roman Dial
