2018 Dayton Literary Peace Prize Shortlist

August 16, 2018

2018 Dayton Literary Peace Prize Shortlist Announced The Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation has announced the 2018 finalists for its annual awards in fiction and nonfiction. Dedicated to “recognizing the power of literature to promote . . . read more »

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Staff Picks—What we’re reading now

July 26, 2018

Staff Picks—What we’re reading  Erich Reed- Library Director Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup– Wall Street Journal’s John Carreyrou expands upon his reporting on Theranos, once valued at 9 billion dollars. The . . . read more »

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Barack Obama Shares a List of Enlightening Books Worth Reading

June 20, 2018

The following is an excerpt from the website Open Culture Barack Obama Shares a List of Enlightening Books Worth Reading Photo by Pete Souza via obamawhitehouse.archive.gov Whatever historians have to say about his political legacy, Barack . . . read more »

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Read ME: A statewide summer reading program with a Maine twist.

June 8, 2018

 Read ME 2018: A statewide summer reading program with a Maine twist The Southwest Harbor Library is a participant in this year’s Maine Humanities Council summer reading program.  We will be hosting author Susan Hand Shetterly later . . . read more »

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The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo 2018

May 30, 2018

This novel in verse demonstrates the power of poetry and the pain of adolescence. ​A strict catholic family from the Dominican Republic lives in Harlem with twin brother and sister. The parents are removed emotionally . . . read more »

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Library’s Staff reading list…April 2018

April 27, 2018

Kate Pickup-McMullin (Interim Director) Andrew’s Brain by E.L. Doctorow Carry On by Rainbow Rowell Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz   Bringing Columbia Home: The Untold Story of a Lost Space Shuttle and Her Crew by . . . read more »

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American Library Association’s 2018 Best Fiction List

March 30, 2018

Established in 2007 by the CODES section of RUSA, the Reading List Council, consisting of librarians who are experts in readers’ advisory and collection development, selects an annual list of outstanding genre fiction. This list . . . read more »

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2018 Audie Award Finalists

February 22, 2018

http://www.booklistreader.com/2018/02/06/audiobooks/2018-audie-award-finalists-announced/ 2018 Audie Award Finalists Announced Do you like to listen to your books?  If so, you are in for a treat by checking out some of the best Audio Books available in 2018.  If . . . read more »

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Book recommendations from across the pond…BBC 2018 choices

January 26, 2018

The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar (January, Harvill Secker) Transport yourself with a sumptuous, mysterious story set in Georgian London. It starts in September 1785 when merchant Jonah Hancock finds one of his . . . read more »

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NoveList Plus Best Fiction 2017

December 22, 2017

NoveList Plus Best Fiction 2017 Another 2017 “Best” list to keep you interested and able to add additional books to your “to read” list! Brought to you by:

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