How can you get on the hold list for our new “on order” books?

You can find the following books in the library’s catalog and although our copies are listed as “on order” you can put a hold on those you want to add to your reading list!

As soon as they arrive on our doorstep and get processed the Southwest Harbor Public Library patrons already on the hold list will be the ones reading these books before they go out to other libraries on inter-library loan.

If you need help learning how to put books on your hold list through the Minerva digital catalog please stop into the library and one of the circulation desk staff will be happy to walk you through the process.  You can also give us a call from home if you are in the digital catalog and you need some guidance.  We are happy to assist you in putting books on hold so please call the library: 244-7065 during our regular hours.

The boatbuilder (May 2018)
By: Gumbiner, Daniel
At 28 years old, Eli “Berg” Koenigsberg has never encountered a challenge he couldn’t push through, until a head injury leaves him with lingering headaches and a weakness for opiates. Berg moves to a remote Northern California town, seeking space and time to recover, but soon finds himself breaking into homes in search of pills. Addled by addiction and chronic pain, Berg meets Alejandro, a reclusive, master boatbuilder, and begins to see a path forward.

The tattooist of Auschwitz (Sep 2018)
Author: Morris, Heather
An international best-seller based on the true story of an Auschwitz-Birkenau survivor traces the experiences of a Jewish Slovakian who uses his position as a concentration-camp tattooist to secure food for his fellow prisoners.

 

 

Josh and Hazel’s guide to not dating (Sep 2018)

Author:Lauren, Christina

Hazel is the eccentric, exuberant friend who’ll make you fall in love with her, and she’s not interested in being ‘dateable.’ Josh is busy being a workaholic, trying to make a long distance relationship work, and not pursuing romance with anyone else. But when his sister’s best friend Hazel blows back into his life, he is powerless to resist her genuine joie de vivre. If you’re looking for your next perfect read after The Kiss Quotient, look no further! A lovely slow burn.

Juror #3 (Sep 2018)
By: Patterson, James, 1947-
Tapped by a relentless prosecutor who would exploit her inexperience to secure a swift conviction, a recent law graduate finds herself navigating two tricky cases, class divides and an increasingly suspicious jury.

 

 

So far so good: poems, 2014-2018 (Oct 2018)
Author:Le Guin, Ursula K., 1929-2018
Redolent of myths, history, nursery rhymes, and the natural world, LeGuin bookends a long, daring, and prolific career.

 

 

 

Thomas Cromwell: a revolutionary life (Oct 2018)
Author:MacCulloch, Diarmaid
Examines the life of Henry VII’s right-hand man, who did everything he could to secure the future of a son he loved dearly, but who ultimately could not control the unpredictable monarch.

 

 

Dark sacred night (Oct 2018)
Author:Connelly, Michael, 1956-
Series:Renee Ballard novels, 2
Harry Bosch mysteries, 23
Teaming up with Harry Bosch to reopen a cold case, LAPD detective Renâee Ballard navigates interpersonal differences to pursue justice for a murdered runaway in Hollywood.

 

 

Past tense (Nov 2018), Forthcoming
Author:Child, Lee
Series:Jack Reacher novels, 23
Detouring to his father’s childhood hometown at the beginning of a cross-country hitchhiking tour, Jack uncovers disturbing family revelations at the same time he becomes entangled in a

dangerous high-ticket sale.

 

Nine perfect strangers (Nov 2018), ForthcomingAuthor:Moriarty, Liane
Gathering at a remote health resort for a 10-day fitness program, nine strangers and their enigmatic host become subjects of interest to a brokenhearted novelist who develops uncomfortable doubts about the resort’s real agenda.

 

Becoming (Nov 2018), Forthcoming

Author:Obama, Michelle, 1964-
An intimate memoir by the former First Lady chronicles the experiences that have shaped her remarkable life, from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago through her setbacks and achievements in the White House.

 

 

 

 

Look alive twenty–five (Nov 2018), Forthcoming
Author:Evanovich, Janet
Series:Stephanie Plum mysteries, 25
When three consecutive managers from a famous deli go missing, leaving no clues behind but a single shoe each, latest manager Stephanie Plum navigates Lula’s theories about alien abductions to avoid becoming the next victim.