Staff Picks

We like to read, and we like to share what we read! This is a list of recent favorites. STAFF PICKS

Perfect Holiday Meals Feeling anxious about your meal plans for the upcoming holidays? Never fear, Ree Drummond is here! Known for her wildly popular blog, the Pioneer Woman, Drummond is also a cookbook author and host of a popular Food Network show. Her new cookbook, The Pioneer Woman Cooks: A Year of Holidays, is filled with 140 recipes and full menus tailored to compliment each major holiday, from a full Thanksgiving turkey feast to Christmas rum cake to New Year's Day healthy resolution smoothies. Drummond can help take some of the stress and guesswork out of holiday meal preparation so you can have more time to sit back and enjoy the occasion.

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The Wedding By Sparks, Nicholas 2005-07 - Warner Vision 9780446615860 Check Our Catalog From America's favorite chronicler of love stories continues the legacy of his classic "The Notebook" with the story of an ordinary man who goes to extraordinary lengths to win back the love of his life. The story flows smoothly and and has a rich ending that takes one by surprise and is pleasant. …More

Messy Me! By McGee, Marni Illustrator Biscoe, Cee 2011-05 - Good Books 9781561487165 Check Our Catalog Bold colors illustrate Little Bear's playful and chaotic life. An ideal storyto share with little ones. Full color. …More

Fifteen Animals! By Boynton, Sandra 2008-10 - Workman Publishing 9780761130666 Check Our Catalog The latest of the Boynton on Board Books, "Fifteen Animals!" is not only a unique counting book--count the Bobs, pets, bunnies, and fish--it also comes with a free song available via download. …More

Goodnight Moon By Brown, Margaret Wise Illustrator Hurd, Clement 1991-08 - HarperFestival 9780694003617 Check Our Catalog A Children's Bestseller - 2004 A little rabbit bids goodnight to each familiar thing in his room, in this classic story told with gently lulling words and soothing illustrations. 1988 Choices (Association of Booksellers for Children). Full color. …More

Dr. Seuss's ABC: An Amazing Alphabet Book! By Dr Seuss Author Corriher 1996-11 - Random House Children's Books 9780679882817 Check Our Catalog With Dr. Seuss as your guide, learning the alphabet is as easy as A, B, C. …More

When I Grow Up (Little Critter) By Mayer, Mercer 2003-06 - Random House Books for Young Readers 9780375826320 Check Our Catalog Little Critter considers different occupations. …More

The Path of Names By Goelman, Ari 2013-04 - Arthur A. Levine Books 9780545474306 Check Our Catalog Thirteen-year-old Dahlia's reluctance about attending Camp Arava changes to wonder as strange things begin to happen, and soon she is connecting with David Schank, a student of the kabbala, and the maze he built at the camp in the 1930s. …More

Bo at Ballard Creek By Hill, Kirkpatrick Illustrator Pham, LeUyen 2013-06 - Henry Holt & Company 9780805093513 Check Our Catalog It's the 1920s, and Bo was headed for an Alaska orphanage when she won the hearts of two tough gold miners who set out to raise her, enthusiastically helped by all the kind people of the nearby Eskimo village. …More

Invisible Nature: Healing the Destructive Divide Between People and the Environment By Worthy, Kenneth 2013-08 - Prometheus Books 9781616147631 Check Our Catalog …More

Fever 1793 By Anderson, Laurie Halse 2002-03 - Aladdin Paperbacks 9780689848919 Check Our Catalog In 1793 the Cook Coffeehouse outside of Philadelphia is a haven for those fleeing from the fever sweeping across the mosquito-infested city. Fourteen-year-old Mattie Cook loses her childhood playmate to the fever and struggles to keep her family and its business alive. HPL patron:  In this book the main character, Mattie, has to grow up and learn how to be a woman at an early age while the Yellow Fever creeps closer to her home.  It is a very good book. …More

Respect the Spindle: Spin Infinite Yarns with One Amazing Tool By Franquemont, Abby 2009-12 - Interweave Press 9781596681552 Check Our Catalog With step-by-step instructions, this essential manual details the basic steps of using a hand spindle. Combining fascinating historical narratives with vivid photography, this all-encompassing tour of the spindle affirms the tool's enduring legacy. …More