Starsight
Spensa’s people are under threat of annihilation. Imprisoned on a remote planet, they’ve been guarded by a race they call the Krell. In the past, the Krell would only raid Read more...
Posted by Adult Services on May 15, 2020
The Engineer’s Wife
The Engineer’s Wife is a historical fiction novel that opens up at the end of the Civil War. It follows the life of the suffragist, Emily Warren Roebling, and her Read more...
Posted by Adult Services on May 14, 2020
Roadside Picnic
There was an extraterrestrial event known as the Visitation. In it’s aftermath, six “zones” have come into being on Earth – dangerous areas where unexplained phenomena occur and there are Read more...
Posted by Adult Services on April 30, 2020
Kiln People
Imagine if you could make temporary copies of yourself. These copies could then be assigned to run errands or do research or just have novel experiences. And at the end Read more...
Posted by Adult Services on April 9, 2020
Sheila’s Picks for OverDrive
eBooks Sweet Spot: An Ice Cream Binge Across America by Amy Ettinger For Amy Ettinger, ice cream is not just a delicious snack but a circumstance and a time of Read more...
Posted by Adult Services on April 7, 2020
Make Mine A Mystery: Overdrive Ebooks
The Circular Staircase by Mary Roberts Rinehart Fans of golden-age mystery fiction, you’re definitely in for a treat. This novel has it all: skillful writing, a drum-tight plot, and snappy, Read more...
Posted by Adult Services on April 6, 2020
A Well-Behaved Woman : a Novel of the Vanderbilts
This is a story of one woman’s struggle to overcome infidelity, chauvinism, and crippling loss in the midst of New York’s Gilded Age. It is a story of fortune lost Read more...
Posted by Adult Services on March 24, 2020
Loyal: 38 Inspiring Tales by Rebecca Ascher-Walsh
Trustworthy. Compassionate. Brave. Unrelenting. These are the words which describe the four-footed helpers in the book Loyal: 38 Inspiring Tales of Bravery, Heroism, and the Devotion of Dogs by Rebecca Ascher-Walsh. Whether our canine companions are comforting people who have experienced a trauma, or acting as a medical alert dog for a child with severe allergies, our canines daily provide unique services to us that surpass our imagination. There is more Read more...
Posted by Adult Services on March 22, 2020
Kanopy Comedies!
Need a laugh? Here are 10 comedies you stream right now from Kanopy! If you need assistance with Kanopy or your account, please email [email protected]. What We Do in the Read more...
Posted by Adult Services on March 22, 2020
Your Favorite Band Cannot Save You
A completely unknown band releases a track on Bandcamp. Our hipster music blogger narrator hears it and is compelled to listen again and again, stopping only to finally take a Read more...
Posted by Adult Services on February 18, 2020
Everything is Figureoutable
Marie Forleo, an award-winning TV and podcast host, wrote this no-nonsense guide to getting motivated into creating the life you’ve always hoped for. Marie learned this saying, “everything is figureoutable” Read more...
Posted by Adult Services on February 11, 2020
The Glass Key
Dashiell Hammett is the godfather of hard-boiled detective fiction. A former real-life Pinkerton detective, he wrote Red Harvest, The Maltese Falcon, and The Thin Man over a span of 5 Read more...
Posted by Adult Services on January 30, 2020
Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead
Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead is an odd book. On the one hand, it’s grounded in a grimy, desperate post-Katrina New Orleans. Almost every character in the Read more...
Posted by Adult Services on January 28, 2020
Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory
Vivian Forest, a single mother with a busy career in social work, has the chance of a lifetime – a trip overseas to the Sandringham Estate in England with her Read more...
Posted by Adult Services on January 21, 2020
Snapshot
In the near future, the police of New Clipperton have new tool for fighting crime: they can recreate a facsimile of the entire city for a given 24 hour block Read more...
Posted by Adult Services on January 7, 2020