P.S. Some of the print books & physical media items may not yet appear in StarCat. So, if you see any title you’d like to check out, but it isn’t in StarCat yet, send me an email or give me a call and I’ll put your name on the list for it, as soon as it has arrived.
P.S.S. The three digital catalogs are:
The Digital Catalog found online at https://stls.overdrive.com/ and its companion app Libby found in mobile app stores.
The Hoopla Catalog found online at: https://www.hoopladigital.com/ and its companion app, also called Hoopla and found in mobile app stores.
Kanopy: The streaming video catalog found online at https://www.kanopy.com/ and its companion app, also called Kanopy, found in mobile app stores.
Hi everyone, here are our five suggested reads of the week!
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Bumble Bee Season by Eileen Garvin
In this much-clamored-for sequel to Garvin’s The Music of Bees (2021), former troubled teen with paraplegia Jake Stevenson has turned the Hood River honey farm he established with widow Alice Holtzman into an unqualified success. But Alice is away during harvest time, and with ICE agents conducting stealth raids on local immigrant communities, Jake can’t find reliable workers. Then one day, while checking on remote hive locations, Jake encounters 14-year-old migrant Flaco Lopez, impoverished and malnourished after walking hundreds of miles from his border crossing in California. Despite the risks, Jake takes Flaco in, and while the teen quickly becomes a welcome extra pair of hands, he’s not enough. Another fortuitous hive check puts Jake in touch with Abigail Plue, a university grad student conducting field research on bumblebees, whose team members rally to Jake’s rescue. Amidst threats of deportation raids, habitat destruction, and wildfire devastation, the trio overcome cultural and behavioral differences to form unlikely bonds. Undoubtedly inspired by her own experiences as an Oregon beekeeper, Garvin is a master at creating hive-like communities vibrating with characters readers will enthusiastically embrace. Like Jake and Alice, Flaco and Abigail deserve to return to the page some day, shining in stories of their own. – Starred Booklist Review
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Mad Mabel: A Novel by Sally Hepworth
Melbourne octogenarian Elsie is comfortable being the grouch of Kenny Lane, and she fills the role beautifully when she clambers her neighbor Ishaan’s fence, determined that he stop hiding from his turn answering the relentless questions of the street’s only child, Persephone. Instead, she finds Ishaan’s body and must answer police officers’ relentless questions. Elsie assumes that 93-year-old Ishaan succumbed to natural causes, but the police become suspicious after discovering Elsie’s past. She’s Mabel Elsie Waller, aka Mad Mabel, Australia’s youngest murder convict. Hounded by police and protesters, Elsie takes documentarians Libby and Adeel up on their offer to help her tell her story on her own terms. Through flashbacks, Elsie reveals a lonely, abusive childhood, the deaths of her toddler sister, her mother, her favorite teacher, and a series of violent accidents laid at Mad Mabel’s feet. Then Persephone’s abusive father shows up, and Elsie doesn’t hesitate to act. Hepworth balances heartbreak with Elsie’s delicious snark and strong suspense, but readers will be hard-pressed to resist feeling something here as allies emerge to defeat Elsie’s resigned loneliness. Arguably Hepworth’s best, this is a must-read for fans of Helene Tursten’s Elderly Lady series and Christopher Bollen’s Havoc (2024).
HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: Best-selling Hepworth gets more inventive and more incisive with each thriller, winning the attention of ever more readers. – Starred Booklist Review
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A Violent Masterpiece: A Novel by Jordan Harper
Jake Deal prowls the seedy underbelly of Los Angeles while his rapt audience on social media awaits his view of the chaos and carnage he finds in the City of Angels. In addition to this “Creepy Crawl” livestream, Jake sells photos of the crime scenes he comes across to a local media outlet for a tidy sum. One of his media contacts now offers Jake a lucrative opportunity, but Jake is wary of how deeply into depravity it would require him to plunge. Across the city, Kara Delgado works for Sub-Rosa, a concierge service catering to the eccentric needs of the uber-wealthy. She has witnessed hedonistic behavior that compares to ancient Rome, and she is approaching burnout. There’s also Doug Gibson, a veteran defense attorney whose new client is a disgraced Hollywood director with a story to tell that could send seismic waves through Los Angeles. Bringing these Angelenos together, Harper’s latest (after The Last King of California) displays his sublime storytelling talents. VERDICT Uniting three disparate lost souls in a case of blackmail, human trafficking, and murder involving the glitterati and power brokers, this novel is perfect for fans of James Ellroy and Raymond Chandler. – Starred Library Journal Review
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This Weekend Doesn’t End Well for Anyone: A Novel by Catherine Mack
Dead bodies disrupt a weekend writers’ retreat memorably narrated by a disgruntled author. Cynical sleuths are no strangers to mystery fiction, but Eleanor Dash takes snark to an uncomfortable new level. Everything is a source of grievance to the bestselling author: her ex-boyfriend, Connor Smith; her sister/assistant, Harper, whom she’s itching to fire; her insufficiently attentive editor, Vicki Morgan; her former best friend, Sandrine, who dumped her; the outdated decor at the Bahamian resort hosting the retreat; the prospective authors she mentors, who rarely write to her standards; and the reviewers of her books, who sometimes wish she’d write better herself. Even the corpse on the floor of her hotel suite seems like a personal affront, causing an irksome encounter with Bahamian police and necessitating a change of rooms. It isn’t until a second death hits even closer to home that Eleanor shows much interest in finding the culprit. Mack’s trademark self-referential style is unique, and her teasing of a staggering number of possible solutions to the puzzle is awe-inspiring. But Eleanor’s relentless sense of victimization is too much of a downer to overlook. Bonding through a shared sense of grievance is increasingly popular these days but can be corrosive in ways Mack may not recognize. When Mack allows her heroine a flash of empathy, as when Eleanor shares a moment with a veteran writer who recognizes that her best days are over, she can be incandescent. Letting in more light would provide a welcome balance to Mack’s quirky style and offbeat sense of humor. An oxymoron perhaps emblematic of the moment: a discontent cozy. – Kirkus Review
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A Woman’s Place by Danielle Steel
In April 1912, twenty-three-year-old Lady Victoria Oldbrooke is traveling with her beloved father from England on the maiden voyage of the Titanic. But when the ship strikes an iceberg and lifeboats are lowered with women and children first, Lord Alfred gives his place to another, and they are separated. Before he goes down with the ship, he asks his friend Bert Banning, a mill owner from Manchester, to promise he’ll marry his daughter and care for her.
Devastated by the loss of Lord Alfred, Victoria and Bert take comfort in their growing friendship. Bert accepts his role as her guardian but, as friendship turns to deeper feelings, hesitates to propose. Not only is he forty years her senior, but her marrying an industrialist will cause Victoria to be ostracized by the aristocratic world she comes from. But she marries Bert and—cruelly shunned by everyone she knows, even family friends—moves to his home in Manchester.
Isolated from her familiar universe and peers, she becomes fascinated by Bert’s business and learns all she can about it. When he meets a tragic end, she steps into his shoes and applies everything she has learned, in spite of opposition from all sides. Taking on the risks, the hard decisions, and the responsibilities, Victoria has the sheer grit that it takes to make a difference in a man’s world and change the limitations women have had to face and defy for centuries.
A stirring portrait of a strong woman who carves out her own place against all odds, this is a novel that will linger long after the final page is turned.
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Happy reading!
Linda Reimer, SSCL
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Weekly Suggested Reading Five postings are usually published on Wednesdays, unless Monday is a holiday and then they are published later in the week.
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Note: Book summaries are from the respective publishers unless otherwise specified.
The Digital Catalog, is an online catalog containing eBooks, eAudiobooks, and digital magazines. You can use your library card and checkout content on a PC; you can also use the companion app, Libby, to access titles on your mobile devices; so you can enjoy eBooks and eAudiobooks on the go!
All card holders of all Southern Tier Library System member libraries can check out items from the Digital Catalog.
The Hoopla Catalog features on demand checkouts of eBooks, eAudiobooks, comic books, albums, movies and TV shows. Patron check out limit is 10 items per month.
Hoopla is a Southeast Steuben County Library service available to all Southeast Steuben County Library card holders.
The Hoopla companion app, also called Hoopla is available for mobile devices, smart TVs & media streaming players.
The Kanopy Catalog features thousands of streaming videos available on demand.
The Kanopy Catalog is available for all Southern Tier Library System member library card holders, including all Southeast Steuben County Library card holders!
You can access the Kanopy Catalog through a web browser, or download the app to your phone, tablet or media streaming player (i.e. Roku, Google or Fire TV).
Card holders of all Southern Tier Library System member libraries can access StarCat to search for and request materials available at libraries through out the Southern Tier Library System.
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Have questions about how to access Internet based content (i.e. eBooks, eAudios)? Feel free to drop by the Reference Desk or call the library and we will assist you! The library’s telephone number is: 607-936-3713.
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Tech & Book Talk is a Southeast Steuben County Library blog.
1. HOPE RISES by David Baldacci: The second book in the Walter Nash series. Using an alias and some lethal skills, Nash works to bring down a global criminal operation.
2. PROJECT HAIL MARY by Andy Weir: Ryland Grace awakes from a long sleep alone and far from home, and the fate of humanity rests on his shoulders; the basis of the movie.
3. THEO OF GOLDEN by Allen Levi: A man travels to a small Southern town, where he purchases pencil drawings of local residents and exchanges them for stories.
4. YESTERYEAR by Caro Claire Burke: Natalie Heller Mills, a privileged tradwife social media influencer, wakes up to find she is living in the comparatively difficult reality of 1855.
5. THE CORRESPONDENT by Virginia Evans: Letters from someone she used to know push Sybil Van Antwerp toward revisiting her past and finding a way to forgive.
6. THE FAITH OF BEASTS by James S.A. Corey: The second book in the Captive’s War series. The ruthless reign of the Carryx empire is challenged.
7. GAME ON by Navessa Allen: The third book of the Into Darkness series. Tyler seeks revenge against his father and pretends to be Stella’s boyfriend.
8. DUNGEON CRAWLER CARL by Matt Dinniman: A Coast Guard vet named Carl and his ex-girlfriend’s cat, Princess Donut, are trapped in a fantasy dungeon.
9. RITES OF THE STARLING by Devney Perry: The second book in the “Shield of Sparrows” series. Secrets uncovered may stop the devastation of a cursed realm.
10. GO GENTLE by Maria Semple: Adora Hazzard, a contented divorcée, meets a handsome stranger and becomes engulfed by desire and intrigue.
11.REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES by Shelby Van Pelt: A widow working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium is aided in solving a mystery by a giant Pacific octopus living there.
12. REVENGE PREY by John Sandford: The 36th book in the Prey series. Davenport and White must protect a Russian intelligence officer and his family who are in hiding.
13. THE NIGHT WE MET by Abby Jimenez: Larissa makes a choice after a concert to ride home with Chris’s best friend, which may cause life-changing results.
14. JUDGE STONE by Viola Davis and James Patterson: Judge Mary Stone oversees an ethically complex case in her courtroom in Union Springs, Ala.
15. THE AUCTION by Sadie Kincaid: A billionaire who wears a mask brings home a young woman who was sold at an auction as a penance for her parents’ alleged crimes.
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NON-FICTION
1. FAMESICK by Lena Dunham: The author of “Not That Kind of Girl” evaluates the effects that pursuing her creative endeavors had on her.
2. STRANGERS by Belle Burden: Burden retraces her marriage of 20 years in search of clues to help shape her understanding about its demise and to find a way forward.
3. POISONED IVIES by Elise Stefanik: The Republican congresswoman from New York shares her perspective on higher education in America.
4. LONDON FALLING by Patrick Radden Keefe: The author of “Say Nothing” details the efforts by the parents of a 19-year-old Londoner to uncover the truth about his mysterious death and secret life.
5. THE FUTURE IS PEACE by Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon: A Palestinian and an Israeli share reflections from the journey they took together over the course of a week.
6. LAST BRANCH STANDING by Sarah Isgur: The editor of SCOTUSblog gives insights into how the current Supreme Court functions.
7. A WORLD APPEARS by Michael Pollan: The author of “This Is Your Mind on Plants” explores several perspectives on consciousness.
8. THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE by Bessel van der Kolk: How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.
9. INTO THE WOOD CHIPPER by Nicholas Enrich: An account of the impact Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency had on the United States Agency for International Development.
10. GHOSTS OF SICILY by Mark Harmon and Leon Carroll Jr: The authors of “Ghosts of Honolulu” describe an alliance between the Office of Naval Intelligence and the mob during World War II.
11. THE STORY OF US by Olivia Levin: A Taylor Swift superfan looks at the loyalty of Swifties as they followed the pop and country icon through different eras.
12. STRIPPED DOWN by Bunnie Xo: The host of the “Dumb Blonde Podcast” shares how redemption was an important part of her journey toward reaching her goals.
13. THE ANXIOUS GENERATION by Jonathan Haidt: A co-author of “The Coddling of the American Mind” looks at the mental health impacts that a phone-based life has on children.
14. A WALK IN THE PARK by Kevin Fedarko: The author of “The Emerald Mile” goes with a friend on a journey to hike the Grand Canyon from end to end.
15. YOU WITH THE SAD EYES by Christina Applegate: The Emmy Award-winning actress, who received a multiple sclerosis diagnosis in 2021, shares personal stories.
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Have a great Sunday!
Linda
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New York Times Bestseller lists are shared via blog post on Sundays.
The Digital Catalog, is an online catalog containing eBooks, eAudiobooks, and digital magazines. You can use your library card and checkout content on a PC; you can also use the companion app, Libby, to access titles on your mobile devices; so you can enjoy eBooks and eAudiobooks on the go!
All card holders of all Southern Tier Library System member libraries can check out items from the Digital Catalog.
The Hoopla Catalog features on demand checkouts of eBooks, eAudiobooks, comic books, albums, movies and TV shows. Patron check out limit is 10 items per month.
Hoopla is a Southeast Steuben County Library service available to all Southeast Steuben County Library card holders.
The Hoopla companion app, also called Hoopla is available for mobile devices, smart TVs & media streaming players.
The Kanopy Catalog features thousands of streaming videos available on demand.
The Kanopy Catalog is available for all Southern Tier Library System member library card holders, including all Southeast Steuben County Library card holders!
You can access the Kanopy Catalog through a web browser, or download the app to your phone, tablet or media streaming player (i.e. Roku, Google or Fire TV).
Card holders of all Southern Tier Library System member libraries can access StarCat to search for and request materials available at libraries through out the Southern Tier Library System.
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For more information on library materials and services, including how to get a library card call the library at 607-936-3713.
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*The Southern Tier Library System includes the public libraries in Steuben, Chemung, Yates, Schuyler & Allegheny counties.
Hi everyone, here is our weekly Suggested Listening and Viewing post; featuring ten songs and two streaming video recommendations, one from a mainstream service and the other from Kanopy, the library’s free to access streaming service (all you need is a library card!).
This week we’ve got a baker’s ten songs with a listening spotlight turned to early county and folk music, with a dash of folk-blues.
First off the music!
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Around The World by The Weavers
Found on the Album: The Weavers at Carnegie Hall (1957)
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Freight Train Blues by Roy Acuff
Found on the Album: The Essential Roy Acuff (2014)
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The Galway Rambler by Tom Byrne
Found on the Album: Classic Celtic Music from Smithsonian Folkways (2013)
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I Love You Baby by Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
Found on the Album: Folk Songs Of Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee (1959/2012)
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The Northern Trappers’ Rendezvous by Loewen Family Orchestra
Found on the Album: Classic Canadian Songs From Smithsonian Folkways (2006)
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Pearline by Son House
Found on the Album: The Essential Son House (2014)
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Ragged Hungry Blues by Aunt Molly Jackson
Found on the Album: The Songs and Stories of Aunt Molly Jackson (1961)
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Rollin’ In My Sweet Baby’s Arms by Rose Maddox
Found on the Album: Rose Maddox Sings Bluegrass (1962)
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Talking Dust Bowl Blues by Woody Guthrie
Found on the Album: Library Of Congress Recordings (1988)
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The Tramp On The Street by Molly O’Dell
Found on the Album: Columbia Country Classics Volume 1: The Golden Age (1991) by Various Artists
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Turkey In The Straw by Bill Newcomer & Elmo Newcomer
Found on the Album: Lost Train Blues: John & Alan Lomax and the Early Folk Music Collections at the Library of Congress (2016) by Various Artists
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WPA Song by Clyde “Kingfish” Smith
Found on the Album: Lost Train Blues: John & Alan Lomax and the Early Folk Music Collections at the Library of Congress (2016) by Various Artists
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And onto the Streaming Videos:
A new title available through one of the usual U.S. streaming services, followed by a Kanopy title that you can check out with your library card and stream on-demand.
The Digital Catalog, is an online catalog containing eBooks, eAudiobooks, and digital magazines. You can use your library card and checkout content on a PC; you can also use the companion app, Libby, to access titles on your mobile devices; so you can enjoy eBooks and eAudiobooks on the go!
All card holders of all Southern Tier Library System member libraries can check out items from the Digital Catalog.
And The Digital Catalog/Libby features titles that may be checked out via the one-copy-one-user lending model, just like print books.
The Hoopla Catalog features on demand checkouts of eBooks, eAudiobooks, comic books, albums, movies and TV shows. Patron checkout limit is 10 items per month.
Hoopla is a Southeast Steuben County Library service available to all Southeast Steuben County Library card holders.
The Hoopla companion app, also called Hoopla is available for mobile devices, smart TVs & media streaming players.
Titles in the Hoopla Catalog are available to be checked out on-demand by all library card holders, with the caveat of being able to check out a maximum of ten titles per month, per card.
The Kanopy Catalog features thousands of streaming videos available on demand.
The Kanopy Catalog is available for all Southern Tier Library System member library card holders, including all Southeast Steuben County Library card holders!
You can access the Kanopy Catalog through a web browser, or download the app to your phone, tablet or media streaming player (i.e. Roku, Google or Fire TV).
Card holders of all Southern Tier Library System member libraries can access StarCat to search for and request materials available at libraries through out the Southern Tier Library System.
Hi everyone, here are our five suggested reads of the week!
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The Antiquarian’s Object of Desire by India Holton
Professors Amelia Tarrant and Caleb Sterling are best friends working in the field of magical antiquities and mired in the gender politics of Oxford University–which means no one can ever know they are best friends and that no one takes the brilliant Amelia seriously. The two bicker, create chaos, and pretend to hate each other in public, while secretly leaning on each other to navigate the world. When a staged argument gets out of hand, their faculty head banishes them to the country and tasks them with investigating a collection of possibly magical objects at a country manor house. In the company of an ever-growing collection of irritating–and perhaps villainous–people, Amelia and Caleb navigate mayhem, undertake intellectual inquiry, and finally admit that the sparks they generate when they pretend to hate each other are actually the embers of a delightful romantic life. VERDICT The follow-up to The Geographer’s Map to Romance is the best of the “Love’s Academic” trilogy, rich with magical and academic details, a zany plot that moves the story forward, and a tender, engaging romance. It sees all the series’ couples united and offers a lovely note of acceptance and appreciation.-Library Journal Review
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The Mother-Daughter Book Club: A Novel by Susan Patterson & James Patterson
Elin, Mariella, and Grace met in college, and Jamie later joined their tight-knit friend group that now includes the four women’s five now-adult daughters. Three years after their last Mother-Daughter Book Club, which ended in disaster, the crew is meeting at Mariella’s house on Lake Como for a weekend planned to the hilt that will include wine, yoga, boat rides, and a little bit of talking about books. As pastor Grace (still a virgin at 60) finds romance, Elin’s daugther, neurologist Brigid, is conspiring with Jamie to hide a secret. This is written by James Patterson with his wife, Susan, with whom he collaborated on Things I Wish I Told My Mother (2023), so despite its relationship-fiction trappings, there’s lots of plot that keeps the pages turning, especially the big reveal at the end. Chapters alternate among the nine women–helpfully labeled with the name of the narrator–giving a full picture of a weekend away, bolstered by delicious descriptions of meals and scenery. Fans of Elin Hilderbrand’s The Five-Star Weekend (2023) will enjoy this girls’ trip to Italy.
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Queen and Her Presidents: The Hidden Hand That Shaped History by Susan Page
The Crown meets The West Wing in this illuminating history that chronicles the largely unknown story of Queen Elizabeth II’s relationship with thirteen American presidents, from Harry S. Truman to Donald J. Trump. With that, she changed the world.
No American or foreign leader has met with as many sitting presidents as Queen Elizabeth II. Her Royal Majesty’s seventy-year reign witnessed the highs and lows of the close and crucial alliance between the U.S. and the U.K., from the Suez crisis to Brexit.
Following the advice of her mentor, Winston Churchill, to “stay close to the Americans,” Queen Elizabeth played an unexpected role behind the scenes that has never been thoroughly explored. In The Queen and Her Presidents, veteran political reporter Susan Page goes beyond the image of a staid monarch in colorful hats to reveal a skilled strategist, who, like many powerful women, was routinely underestimated and discounted.
Page also shows the impact American presidents had on the monarch as she developed from a shy, anxious princess to a powerful and persuasive global leader, and analyzes both the reach and the limits of the “soft power” she wielded. These accounts of the Queen’s deft diplomacy provide candid and telling assessments of her partners in the Oval Office as well.
Page shares fascinating true stories and details, including:
Going beyond rumors and speculation, the reality of the relationship between Donald Trump and Queen Elizabeth – and Trump’s own surprising comments about the monarch whose approval he coveted.
The unexpected and genuine connection between the Queen and Barack Obama, and her surprising admission to him, and how each ranked the other as among the most impressive leaders of their lifetimes.
Her influential friendship with Ronald Reagan during the Cold War, a bond built on their shared love of horses—and their conflict with Britain’s then Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher.
How Richard Nixon sought the Queen’s help during Watergate—and even wanted to make her a relative.
Elizabeth’s hand-in-glove cooperation with John F. Kennedy and the distance from his successor, Lyndon Johnson, the only president who declined to meet with her in office.
The almost paternal role played by Harry Truman and Dwight Eisenhower, offering support and advice as the young monarch assumed the crown in the wake of her beloved father’s death.
Eye-opening and compelling, featuring an 8-page color photo insert, The Queen and Her Presidents is a remarkable chronicle of a legendary contemporary monarch and the American presidents who helped shape who helped shape her—and were shaped by her.
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When It’s Your Turn For Midnight by Blessing Musariri
When fifteen-year-old Chianti learns that her dad isn’t her biological father, her family splinters. Chianti goes to stay with her maternal grandmother, Ambuya, an eccentric and formidable ex-freedom fighter in Zimbabwe’s civil war. Ambuya’s closest neighbors are the gogos: her three best-friends-turned-business-partners, who take Chianti under their wings. They make a living by upcycling choice items of secondhand clothing—when their supply chain’s not being disrupted by thieves. In between helping with the gogos’ business, Chianti becomes fascinated by a box of her grandmother’s old photos. As she wrestles with the ghosts of their past as well her own, she realizes that time is slippery, that family isn’t defined by blood, and that it’s never too late for a transformation.
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Where the Music Had to Go: How Bob Dylan and the Beatles Changed Each Other—and the World by Jim Windolf
Windolf, an editor at the New York Times, traces “the long and eventful relationship” between Bob Dylan and the Beatles, weaving a riveting narrative from anecdotes “scattered piecemeal across biographies, out-of-print memoirs, and long-buried articles,” as well as recent interviews, most notably with Paul McCartney. Windolph reveals striking parallels in the artists’ origins, from their upbringing in the declining industrial towns of Hibbing, Minnesota, and Liverpool to their transformative encounters with the music of Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, and, especially, Little Richard. At the heart of this comparative biography is a dynamic exchange of influence: Dylan and the Beatles met, partied, shared songs, and challenged one another in ways both generous and competitive. When they first met in New York in 1964, the Beatles, already global stars, were passing around Dylan’s records obsessively; within months, their songwriting began to shift in response. As Dylan pushed beyond the constraints of folk toward electrified experimentation, the Beatles turned inward, embracing acoustic textures and greater lyrical ambition. Lively, incisive, and deeply researched, Windolf’s account captures the specific, consequential moments in a creative dialogue; one that didn’t just shape two towering acts but irrevocably expanded what popular music could say, sound like, and mean.- Starred Booklist Review
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Happy reading!
Linda Reimer, SSCL
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Weekly Suggested Reading Five postings are usually published on Wednesdays, unless Monday is a holiday and then they are published later in the week.
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Note: Book summaries are from the respective publishers unless otherwise specified.
The Digital Catalog, is an online catalog containing eBooks, eAudiobooks, and digital magazines. You can use your library card and checkout content on a PC; you can also use the companion app, Libby, to access titles on your mobile devices; so you can enjoy eBooks and eAudiobooks on the go!
All card holders of all Southern Tier Library System member libraries can check out items from the Digital Catalog.
The Hoopla Catalog features on demand checkouts of eBooks, eAudiobooks, comic books, albums, movies and TV shows. Patron check out limit is 10 items per month.
Hoopla is a Southeast Steuben County Library service available to all Southeast Steuben County Library card holders.
The Hoopla companion app, also called Hoopla is available for mobile devices, smart TVs & media streaming players.
The Kanopy Catalog features thousands of streaming videos available on demand.
The Kanopy Catalog is available for all Southern Tier Library System member library card holders, including all Southeast Steuben County Library card holders!
You can access the Kanopy Catalog through a web browser, or download the app to your phone, tablet or media streaming player (i.e. Roku, Google or Fire TV).
Card holders of all Southern Tier Library System member libraries can access StarCat to search for and request materials available at libraries through out the Southern Tier Library System.
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Have questions about how to access Internet based content (i.e. eBooks, eAudios)? Feel free to drop by the Reference Desk or call the library and we will assist you! The library’s telephone number is: 607-936-3713.
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Tech & Book Talk is a Southeast Steuben County Library blog.
Hi everyone, here is our weekly Suggested Listening and Viewing post; featuring ten songs and two streaming video recommendations, one from a mainstream service and the other from Kanopy, the library’s free to access streaming service (all you need is a library card!).
First off the music!
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Blue Suede Shoes by Carl Perkins
Found on the Album: The Legendary Sun Classics Vol. 1 (2010) by Various Artists
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Daddy Sang Bass by Johnny Cash
Found on the Album: The Greatest: The Number Ones (2012)
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Dream A Little Dream Of Me (Single Version) by Ella Fitzgerald (b. April 25, 1917) with Louis Armstrong
Found on the Album: 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of Ella Fitzgerald (2003)
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Finger Poppin’ Time by Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
Found on the Album: All 20 Of Their Chart Hits 1953-1962 (2002)
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Good Golly Miss Molly by Little Richard
Found on the Album: The Very Best of Little Richard (2008)
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I Feel Good All Over (Single Version) by The Drifters
Found on the album: Under the Boardwalk (1964)
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Orange Colored Sky by Nat King Cole
Found on the album: The Ultimate Nat King Cole (2019)
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Saturday Night Is The Loneliest Night of the Week by Frank Sinatra
Found on the album: The Ultimate Sinatra (2015)
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Teardrops from My Eyes by Ruth Brown
Found on the Album: The Best of Ruth Brown (2009)
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Tweedle Dee by LaVern Baker
Found on the Album: LaVern Baker (1957)
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Walking To New Orleans by Fats Domino
Greatest Hits: Walking To New Orleans (2007)
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And onto the Streaming Videos:
A new title available through one of the usual U.S. streaming services, followed by a Kanopy title that you can check out with your library card and stream on-demand.
Recommended Mainstream Stream of the Week
Your Friends & Neighbors, Season 2 (2026) (Apple TV+)
The Digital Catalog, is an online catalog containing eBooks, eAudiobooks, and digital magazines. You can use your library card and checkout content on a PC; you can also use the companion app, Libby, to access titles on your mobile devices; so you can enjoy eBooks and eAudiobooks on the go!
All card holders of all Southern Tier Library System member libraries can check out items from the Digital Catalog.
And The Digital Catalog/Libby features titles that may be checked out via the one-copy-one-user lending model, just like print books.
The Hoopla Catalog features on demand checkouts of eBooks, eAudiobooks, comic books, albums, movies and TV shows. Patron checkout limit is 10 items per month.
Hoopla is a Southeast Steuben County Library service available to all Southeast Steuben County Library card holders.
The Hoopla companion app, also called Hoopla is available for mobile devices, smart TVs & media streaming players.
Titles in the Hoopla Catalog are available to be checked out on-demand by all library card holders, with the caveat of being able to check out a maximum of ten titles per month, per card.
The Kanopy Catalog features thousands of streaming videos available on demand.
The Kanopy Catalog is available for all Southern Tier Library System member library card holders, including all Southeast Steuben County Library card holders!
You can access the Kanopy Catalog through a web browser, or download the app to your phone, tablet or media streaming player (i.e. Roku, Google or Fire TV).
Card holders of all Southern Tier Library System member libraries can access StarCat to search for and request materials available at libraries through out the Southern Tier Library System.
Hi everyone, here are our five suggested reads of the week!
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The Book Tour by Emily Ohanjanians
DEBUT Ohanjanians debuts with a solid rivals-to-lovers story that will resonate with anyone who has felt compelled to prove themselves to their family and community. The book follows podcaster-turned-author Ana Movilian, daughter of Armenian immigrants, on the tour for her first self-help book. She’s thrilled to spread her message of self-worth to audiences around the country, but her excitement turns to dread when she finds out that sexy literary snob Ryan Grant has been assigned to accompany her on the tour as her publicist. As they get to know each other as colleagues, friends, and, eventually, lovers, Ana and Ryan start to see that they are both struggling with familial expectations and the stress of caring for their families, to the point that it’s negatively affecting their lives. They begin to fall in love, in a relationship that inspires them to embrace their dreams and become better people. Fans of relationship fiction as well as romance readers will find a lot to enjoy here. VERDICT A sweet, sexy, and heartfelt novel about finding oneself through the power of love. – Library Journal Review
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The Faith of Beasts by James S. A. Corey
The human moiety (last seen in The Mercy of Gods, 2024) has adapted surprisingly well to their imprisonment on the Carryx world, proving their usefulness and even making their prison something like a home. The conspirators continue to wait for the right moment, and potential new allies are revealed. A handful of humans sent out into the wider galaxy make discoveries that radically alter their understanding of what underlies the never-ending galactic conflict. This entry in the Captive’s War series feels more intimate than its predecessor. With less world building to do, the focus has shifted more toward exploring the characters, including their relationships and complexity, as well as the ways they adjust to their new circumstances, offering an examination of how people acclimate even during horrific upheaval. Readers also learn more details about the society of the Carryx. While it’s somewhat less propulsive than The Mercy of Gods, The Faith of Beasts is a wonderful set-up for whatever is next. Fans of the series should be satisfied here and excited for the next installment. –Booklist Review
Reader’s Note: The Faith of Beasts it the third book in the Captive’s War series; if you’d like to start reading the series from the beginning, check out book one: The Mercy of Gods.
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London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family’s Search for Truth by Patrick Radden Reefe
In November 2019, Londoners Rachelle and Matthew Brettler’s 19-year-old son Zac jumped from the fifth-floor balcony of an elite condo building on the Thames; his body was found the next morning. The Brettlers soon discovered Zac, a privileged teen whose behavior had changed in later adolescence, had been posing in certain powerful circles as the son of a Russian oligarch and the inheritor of billions. Exactly who he had been consorting with, and the nature of his jump from the balcony–suicide or survival?–became the Brettlers’ obsession as London’s police force kept leaving them unsatisfied, giving up too soon on far too many leads. Wary of the British press, the Brettlers kept their story private until they were introduced to Keefe, whose 2024 New Yorker article about Zac’s death would launch their private loss into public conversation. Based on Keefe’s years of communications with the Brettlers and exhaustive research into Zac’s life and death and London’s criminal underworld, this tour de force of staggering yet sensitive reportage also brings in England’s colonial past, the history of the banking industry, and the stories of Zac’s Holocaust-survivor grandfathers. Ultimately, Keefe arrives at a relatively simple (and sad, and sordid) conclusion. As Rachelle told Keefe, “”It’s been eye-opening. This whole world we did not know about, this underworld that exists on our doorstep.””
HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: Particularly after the popular streaming adaptation of Keefe’s Say Nothing (2019), readers recognize him as a go-to author of riveting narrative nonfiction, and this contemporary story is sure to spark interest. – -Starred Booklist Review
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No Matter What: A Novel by Cara Bastone
Bastone’s latest, following Promise Me Sunshine (2025), is a heartfelt, heart-wrenching tale of people becoming their best selves in the tasks and routines of everyday life following a cataclysmic accident. Roz, who works for an NYC food rescue organization, her husband Vin, and his brother (and her best friend) Raff have their lives as they know them destroyed by an accident. A year later, it looks like they’re all going their separate ways. Roz finds an apartment lease on the kitchen counter, indicating Vin is planning to leave both their apartment and their marriage. He’s following Raff, who found his own apartment weeks before. When Roz visits the building on the lease, she stumbles into a life-drawing class and joins in, finding respite in drawing as well as having an epiphany about trauma and art. There is much love–familial, collegial, and romantic–throughout this leisurely paced, comforting story of healing and rediscovering the magic of caring and connection. – Library Journal Review
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Two Kinds of Stranger by Steve Cavanagh
There’s nary a dull moment in bestseller Cavanagh’s electrifying latest legal thriller featuring con-man-turned-attorney Eddie Flynn (after The Trial). Elly Parker is a young influencer known for filming random acts of kindness. One night, she returns to her Manhattan apartment in the middle of a livestream and discovers, in front of 132 million viewers, that James, her husband of six months, has been having an affair with her best friend. When James and his mistress die by poisoning a short time later, suspicion falls on Elly, and she’s charged with their murders. Insisting on her innocence, she hires Flynn, whose considerable talents are tested by the prosecution’s strong case. Meanwhile, Flynn tries to protect his ex-wife, Christine, and his 16-year-old daughter from con man Arthur Cross, who’s targeting Christine’s new husband with physical threats and menacing letters. Cavanagh shrewdly braids the two main plot threads together, alternating perspectives between Flynn, his legal assistants, Elly, and a sociopathic killer who’s lurking in the background. With relentless surprises and surprisingly sharp commentary on social media narcissism, this is sure to win Cavanagh new fans. — Starred Library Journal Review
Reader’s Note: Two Kinds of Stranger is the nineth book in the Eddie Flynn series; if you’d like to binge read from the beginning, check out book one: The Defense.
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Happy reading!
Linda Reimer, SSCL
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Weekly Suggested Reading Five postings are usually published on Wednesdays, unless Monday is a holiday and then they are published later in the week.
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Note: Book summaries are from the respective publishers unless otherwise specified.
The Digital Catalog, is an online catalog containing eBooks, eAudiobooks, and digital magazines. You can use your library card and checkout content on a PC; you can also use the companion app, Libby, to access titles on your mobile devices; so you can enjoy eBooks and eAudiobooks on the go!
All card holders of all Southern Tier Library System member libraries can check out items from the Digital Catalog.
The Hoopla Catalog features on demand checkouts of eBooks, eAudiobooks, comic books, albums, movies and TV shows. Patron check out limit is 10 items per month.
Hoopla is a Southeast Steuben County Library service available to all Southeast Steuben County Library card holders.
The Hoopla companion app, also called Hoopla is available for mobile devices, smart TVs & media streaming players.
The Kanopy Catalog features thousands of streaming videos available on demand.
The Kanopy Catalog is available for all Southern Tier Library System member library card holders, including all Southeast Steuben County Library card holders!
You can access the Kanopy Catalog through a web browser, or download the app to your phone, tablet or media streaming player (i.e. Roku, Google or Fire TV).
Card holders of all Southern Tier Library System member libraries can access StarCat to search for and request materials available at libraries through out the Southern Tier Library System.
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Have questions about how to access Internet based content (i.e. eBooks, eAudios)? Feel free to drop by the Reference Desk or call the library and we will assist you! The library’s telephone number is: 607-936-3713.
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Tech & Book Talk is a Southeast Steuben County Library blog.
1. GAME ON by Navessa Allen: The third book of the Into Darkness series. Tyler seeks revenge against his father and pretends to be Stella’s boyfriend.
2. PROJECT HAIL MARY by Andy Weir: Ryland Grace awakes from a long sleep alone and far from home, and the fate of humanity rests on his shoulders; the basis of the movie.
3. THEO OF GOLDEN by Allen Levi: A man travels to a small Southern town, where he purchases pencil drawings of local residents and exchanges them for stories.
4. THE KEEPER by Tana French: The third book in the Cal Hooper series. Old feuds are reignited when a girl who was to be betrothed is found dead in a remote Irish village.
5. STARSIDE by Alex Aster: Aris traverses a realm of magic and immortals, where she faces dangers as she seeks to avenge her family’s death.
6. THE NIGHT WE MET by Abby Jimenez: Larissa makes a choice after a concert to ride home with Chris’s best friend, which may cause life-changing results.
7. THE CORRESPONDENT by Virginia Evans: Letters from someone she used to know push Sybil Van Antwerp toward revisiting her past and finding a way to forgive.
8. JUDGE STONE by Viola Davis and James Patterson: Judge Mary Stone oversees an ethically complex case in her courtroom in Union Springs, Ala.
9. THIS KINGDOM WILL NOT KILL ME by Ilona Andrews: Maggie wakes up inside a world from a dark fantasy series she has been reading and must navigate her way through it.
10. DUNGEON CRAWLER CARL by Matt Dinniman: A Coast Guard vet named Carl and his ex-girlfriend’s cat, Princess Donut, are trapped in a fantasy dungeon.
11. HEATED RIVALRY by Rachel Reid: The second book in the Game Changers series. Rival captains of two hockey teams try to keep their relationship out of the spotlight; the basis of the TV series.
12. DEAR DEBBIE by Freida McFadden: An advice columnist who is having trouble at work and home decides to get back at people she thinks deserve it.
13. WANT TO KNOW A SECRET? by Freida McFadden: An influencer known for her baking secrets tries to keep her offline secrets hidden.
14. LIGHTS OUT by Navessa Allen: As Aly and Josh live out their dark fantasies, someone with sinister intentions impinges on them.
15. THE HOUSEMAID by Freida McFadden: Troubles surface when a woman looking to make a fresh start takes a job in the home of the Winchesters; the basis of the movie.
NON-FICTION
1. STRANGERS by Belle Burden: Burden retraces her marriage of 20 years in search of clues to help shape her understanding about its demise and to find a way forward.
2. PHASES by Brandy with Gerrick Kennedy: The actress and Grammy Award-winning musician shares some of her early struggles and her rise to fame.
3. STRIPPED DOWN by Bunnie Xo: The host of the “Dumb Blonde Podcast” shares how redemption was an important part of her journey toward reaching her goals.
4. A WORLD APPEARS by Michael Pollan: The author of “This Is Your Mind on Plants” explores several perspectives on consciousness.
5. THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE by Bessel van der Kolk: How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.
6. THE INFINITY MACHINE by Sebastian Mallaby: A biography of the British artificial intelligence researcher and entrepreneur Demis Hassabis.
7. APPLE by David Pogue: The CBS “Sunday Morning” correspondent chronicles the first 50 years of the tech company.
8. A WALK IN THE PARK by Kevin Fedarko: The author of “The Emerald Mile” goes with a friend on a journey to hike the Grand Canyon from end to end.
9. THE ANXIOUS GENERATION by Jonathan Haidt: A co-author of “The Coddling of the American Mind” looks at the mental health impacts that a phone-based life has on children.
10. POEMS & PRAYERS by Matthew McConaughey: The actor and author of “Greenlights” explores elements of belief and reason that make up our lives.
11. STAND by Cory Booker: The Democratic senator from New Jersey overviews our nation’s struggles and divisions past and present, and shares his views on potential remedies.
12. ARSENIO by Arsenio Hall with Alan Eisenstock: The comedian and former late-night TV host details his career and his decision to walk away from it.
13. YOU WITH THE SAD EYES by Christina Applegate: The Emmy Award-winning actress, who received a multiple sclerosis diagnosis in 2021, shares personal stories.
14. ON TYRANNY by Timothy Snyder: Twenty lessons from the 20th century about the course of tyranny.
15. RAISING HARE by Chloe Dalton: A political adviser and foreign policy specialist tells the story of taking care of a wild hare during the pandemic lockdown.
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Have a great Sunday!
Linda
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New York Times Bestseller lists are shared via blog post on Sundays.
The Digital Catalog, is an online catalog containing eBooks, eAudiobooks, and digital magazines. You can use your library card and checkout content on a PC; you can also use the companion app, Libby, to access titles on your mobile devices; so you can enjoy eBooks and eAudiobooks on the go!
All card holders of all Southern Tier Library System member libraries can check out items from the Digital Catalog.
The Hoopla Catalog features on demand checkouts of eBooks, eAudiobooks, comic books, albums, movies and TV shows. Patron check out limit is 10 items per month.
Hoopla is a Southeast Steuben County Library service available to all Southeast Steuben County Library card holders.
The Hoopla companion app, also called Hoopla is available for mobile devices, smart TVs & media streaming players.
The Kanopy Catalog features thousands of streaming videos available on demand.
The Kanopy Catalog is available for all Southern Tier Library System member library card holders, including all Southeast Steuben County Library card holders!
You can access the Kanopy Catalog through a web browser, or download the app to your phone, tablet or media streaming player (i.e. Roku, Google or Fire TV).
Card holders of all Southern Tier Library System member libraries can access StarCat to search for and request materials available at libraries through out the Southern Tier Library System.
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For more information on library materials and services, including how to get a library card call the library at 607-936-3713.
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*The Southern Tier Library System includes the public libraries in Steuben, Chemung, Yates, Schuyler & Allegheny counties.
Hi everyone, here is our weekly Suggested Listening and Viewing post; featuring ten songs and two streaming video recommendations, one from a mainstream service and the other from Kanopy, the library’s free to access streaming service (all you need is a library card!).
First off the music!
This week we’re turning our listening spotlight on musicians born in the month of April – happy listening!
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Life’s A Little Blue by Booker Little (b. April 2, 1938)
Found on the Album: Booker Little (1960)
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I’m Ready by Muddy Waters (AKA McKinley Morganfield) (b. April 4, 1915)
Found on the Album: Best of Muddy Waters (1957)
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Summertime by Billie Holiday (b. April 7, 1915)
Found on the Album: The Essential Billie Holiday (2010)
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There’ll Be A Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight by Bessie Smith (b. April 15, 1892)
Found on the Album: The Essential Bessie Smith (2013)
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Son Of A Preacher Man by Dusty Springfield (b. April 16, 1939)
Found on the Album: The Very Best of Dusty Springfield (2016)
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Ramblin’ Blues by Johnny Shines (b. April 25, 1915)
Found on the Album: Traditional Delta Blues (1990)
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Dream A Little Dream Of Me (Single Version) by Ella Fitzgerald (b. April 25, 1917) with Louis Armstrong
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of Ella Fitzgerald
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Up & Down by Duane Eddy (b. April 26, 1938)
Found on the Album: Have Twangy Guitar Will Travel (1958)
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Love Shack by the B52’s, including Kate Pierson (b. April 27, 1948)
Found on the Album: Cosmic Thing (1989)
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I Can’t Quit You Baby by Otis Rush (b. April 29, 1934)
Found on the Album: An Introduction To Otis Rush (2006)
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And onto the Streaming Videos:
A new title available through one of the usual U.S. streaming services, followed by a Kanopy title that you can check out with your library card and stream on-demand.
The Digital Catalog, is an online catalog containing eBooks, eAudiobooks, and digital magazines. You can use your library card and checkout content on a PC; you can also use the companion app, Libby, to access titles on your mobile devices; so you can enjoy eBooks and eAudiobooks on the go!
All card holders of all Southern Tier Library System member libraries can check out items from the Digital Catalog.
And The Digital Catalog/Libby features titles that may be checked out via the one-copy-one-user lending model, just like print books.
The Hoopla Catalog features on demand checkouts of eBooks, eAudiobooks, comic books, albums, movies and TV shows. Patron checkout limit is 10 items per month.
Hoopla is a Southeast Steuben County Library service available to all Southeast Steuben County Library card holders.
The Hoopla companion app, also called Hoopla is available for mobile devices, smart TVs & media streaming players.
Titles in the Hoopla Catalog are available to be checked out on-demand by all library card holders, with the caveat of being able to check out a maximum of ten titles per month, per card.
The Kanopy Catalog features thousands of streaming videos available on demand.
The Kanopy Catalog is available for all Southern Tier Library System member library card holders, including all Southeast Steuben County Library card holders!
You can access the Kanopy Catalog through a web browser, or download the app to your phone, tablet or media streaming player (i.e. Roku, Google or Fire TV).
Card holders of all Southern Tier Library System member libraries can access StarCat to search for and request materials available at libraries through out the Southern Tier Library System.
Hi everyone, here are our five suggested reads of the week!
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The Bridge Back To You by Riss M. Neilson
Neilson (A Love Like the Sun) crafts a heartfelt second-chance romance, bringing together Carmello Rodriguez and Olivia Jones through an unexpected inheritance. When Carmello’s late mother Celia leaves him 75 percent of her Filipino restaurant–with 25 percent going to his ex-girlfriend Olivia–the two professional chefs spend hours in Celia’s kitchen cooking together, rekindling favorite memories, and addressing their past relationship through their dual perspectives. Neilson excels at weaving cultural identity into the narrative. Carmello, of Filipino and Dominican descent, introduces his heritage through his passion of food, while Olivia explores her own multiracial identity and unique upbringing. Additionally, Neilson’s discussion of disabilities, such as chronic illnesses, includes a thoughtful portrayal of how they affect daily life. The couple’s honest communication feels genuine and is enhanced by posthumous emails from Celia that illuminate Carmello’s protectiveness as a father, Olivia’s nomadic lifestyle, and how their intertwined past shaped who they’ve become. VERDICT A slow-burn, small-town romance that beautifully demonstrates how food, family, and culture can bridge the past and present. Perfect for readers seeking emotional depth with a culinary heart.–Starred Library Journal Review
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The Delivery by Andrew Welsh-Huggins
Merc Carter is not your typical deliveryman. A former postal inspector, he specializes in moving sensitive or dangerous packages—of all sorts—from point A to B. And sometimes he needs his gun to do so. Carter’s current mission leads him to Providence, Rhode Island, but his delivery is interrupted when he comes across a woman badly injured in a car wreck in the pouring rain. Then a man with a gun appears warning Carter away from the scene and Carter leaps into action, disarming the attacker and rescuing the crash victim.
Just as Carter thinks the danger has passed, he discovers a deeper mystery stemming from the crash, a deadly puzzle involving a memorable pair of grifters, a crooked ex-cop, stolen identities, human trafficking, and murder. And it appears that Carter’s next assignment will put him right in this conspiracy’s perilous center . . .
The follow-up to last year’s acclaimed hit, The Mailman, which launched the Mercury Carter series, The Delivery is a fast-paced, unpredictable thriller following a memorable protagonist whose resourcefulness is matched only by his quick wit and determination to never miss a delivery. – from the publisher
Reader’s Note: The Delivery is the second book in the Mercury Carter series. If you’d like to start reading the series from the beginning, check out book one: The Mailman.
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Dream Deferred: Jesse Jackson and the Fight for Black Political Power by Abby Phillip
CNN anchor Phillip debuts with a fresh and illuminating account of Jesse Jackson’s 1984 and 1988 presidential campaigns. Starting from Jackson’s childhood in segregated Greenville, S.C., Phillip traces his development into a prominent civil rights leader. Jackson became Martin Luther King Jr.’s “man in the North,” helming boycott campaigns that pressured companies into hiring more Black workers. He also took a growing interest in harnessing Black electoral power, spearheading efforts to register Black voters and aiding in the 1983 election of Chicago’s first Black mayor, Harold Washington, a victory that inspired Jackson to pursue his own presidential run. Phillip surveys the two Jackson campaigns’ notable achievements, including embarrassing President Reagan by negotiating directly with Syrian president Hafez al-Assad for the return of an imprisoned Black Navy lieutenant, and building his multiethnic “rainbow coalition” in part by advocating for white farmers. Phillip also delves into the campaigns’ catastrophic missteps, most destructively Jackson’s antisemitic reference to New York City as “Hymietown,” which derailed his 1984 bid. She also offers a striking analysis of Jackson’s continued influence, showing how his campaign prefigured the contemporary progressive platform and to some extent foreshadowed the populist agendas of both Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump. The result is a paradigm-shifting reassessment of a progressive firebrand’s legacy. – Starred Publishers Weekly Review
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The Lust Crusade by Jo Segura
The third in Segura’s Raiders of the Lost Heart series features a sassy librarian and a hot, nerdy archaeologist. Dani Guiterrez has had a crush on her brother’s best friend since they were both teenagers, and when he disappears and is presumed dead, she is heartbroken. After a lifetime of playing it safe, Dani books a trip to Greece to mourn Theo in his favorite place. But she’s not there long before she sees Theo, who’s been kidnapped by smugglers who believe that he can lead them to a priceless ruby known as the Eye of the Minotaur. The kidnappers believe that she is his fiance, and Dani is soon caught up in the search. Starting as a slow burn, it eventually becomes a smoking inferno. Both of them have a hard time confessing their feelings, and there are several miscommunications, but Dani and Theo have amazing chemistry. Readers who love a good adventure romance combined with Greek mythology will not be able to put this one down. For fans of Ali Hazelwood and Sara Desai. – Booklist Review
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Moonlight Runner by Karen Robards
The brilliant Robards (Some Murders in Berlin, 2024) presents a captivating wartime adventure set it Ireland in 1918. The Irish are rebelling against the British for their independence and many of the locals are getting involved in dangerous acts. Rynn Carmichael is a 22-year-old local who is working as a nurse at Ballyshannon Court, a large family estate turned hospital during the war. Rynn discovers that her fiance , as well as her close childhood friends, are in a dire situation in which she involves herself. Several times over, in fact, starting with gun smuggling, murder, healing, and hiding the men who are fighting for Ireland. Trying to keep herself safe but also willing to support Ireland in whatever way she can, Rynn keeps getting embroiled in dangerous situations. This is an epic tale of feminine heroism, patriotism, and a touch of romance. With rich historical details of Ireland and London, descriptions of everything from fashion to classism, violence, and war, The Moonlight Runner captures readers right from the start. This page-turner is a must for historical fiction fans. – Booklist Review
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Happy reading!
Linda Reimer, SSCL
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Weekly Suggested Reading Five postings are usually published on Wednesdays, unless Monday is a holiday and then they are published later in the week.
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Note: Book summaries are from the respective publishers unless otherwise specified.
The Digital Catalog, is an online catalog containing eBooks, eAudiobooks, and digital magazines. You can use your library card and checkout content on a PC; you can also use the companion app, Libby, to access titles on your mobile devices; so you can enjoy eBooks and eAudiobooks on the go!
All card holders of all Southern Tier Library System member libraries can check out items from the Digital Catalog.
The Hoopla Catalog features on demand checkouts of eBooks, eAudiobooks, comic books, albums, movies and TV shows. Patron check out limit is 10 items per month.
Hoopla is a Southeast Steuben County Library service available to all Southeast Steuben County Library card holders.
The Hoopla companion app, also called Hoopla is available for mobile devices, smart TVs & media streaming players.
The Kanopy Catalog features thousands of streaming videos available on demand.
The Kanopy Catalog is available for all Southern Tier Library System member library card holders, including all Southeast Steuben County Library card holders!
You can access the Kanopy Catalog through a web browser, or download the app to your phone, tablet or media streaming player (i.e. Roku, Google or Fire TV).
Card holders of all Southern Tier Library System member libraries can access StarCat to search for and request materials available at libraries through out the Southern Tier Library System.
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Have questions about how to access Internet based content (i.e. eBooks, eAudios)? Feel free to drop by the Reference Desk or call the library and we will assist you! The library’s telephone number is: 607-936-3713.
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Tech & Book Talk is a Southeast Steuben County Library blog.
Tech & Book Talk at SSCL 