Month: June 2024

Hi everyone, welcome to our Suggested Listening posting for this week!

Suggested Listening postings are published on Fridays; and our next Suggested Listening posting will be out on Friday, July 5, 2024

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And here are the 10 recommended songs of the week!

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Finest Lovin’ Man by Bonnie Raitt 

 

 

From The Album: Bonnie Raitt (1971) 

 

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I’m Going To That City by Sister O. M. Terrell 

 

From The Album: Country Gospel 1946-1953 (1993) by Various Artists 

 

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Mellow Down Easy by The Butterfield Blues Band 

 

From The Album: The Butterfield Blues Band (1965) 

 

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Oh, Pretty Woman by Albert King 

 

From The Album: Born Under A Bad Sign (1967) 

 

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Me And My Chauffeur Blues by Memphis Minnie  

 

 

From The Album: Memphis Minnie Vol. 5 (1940-1941) (1991) 

 

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Pickin’ My Way by Eddie Lang and Carl Kress 

 

From The Album: Jazz It Up! 1920s & ’30s: Vol. 4, Hot Guitar (2023) by Various Artists 

 

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Rock Me Baby by Beverly Guitar Watkins 

 

From The Album: Not currently available on any LP 

 

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That’s Enough Of That Stuff by Marcia Ball 

 

 

From The Album: Hot Tamale Baby (1985) 

 

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Three O’clock Blues by B. B. King 

 

From The Album: Singing The Blues (1956) 

 

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Treat Me Right by Sue Foley & Peter Karp  

 

From The Album: He Said, She Said (2010) 

 

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Have a great weekend,

Linda Reimer, SSCL

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Online Catalog Links:

StarCat

The catalog of physical materials, i.e. print books, DVDs, audiobooks on CD, etc.

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The Digital Catalog, web version of Libby

The catalog of e-books, downloadable audiobooks and a handful of streaming videos.

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The Libby App

Libby is the companion app to the Digital Catalog and may be found in the Apple & Google app.

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Hoopla

A catalog of instant check out items, including eBooks, downloadable audiobooks, comic books, TV shows and movies for patrons of the Southeast Steuben County Library.

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Tech Talk is a Southeast Steuben County Library blog.

Hi everyone, here are our five suggested reads of the week!

Weekly Suggested Reading Five postings are usually published on Wednesdays, unless Monday is a holiday and then they are published later in the week.

And the next Suggested Reading posting will be published on Wednesday, July 3, 2024.

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15 Summers Later by RaeAnne Thayne 

Madi, self-conscious about her physical differences resulting from a brain injury, is nonetheless working full speed to make the no-kill animal shelter she has established in a small Idaho mountain town sustainable. She feels betrayed by her sister, Ava, who wrote a book detailing their captivity and harrowing escape as teenagers when their widowed father joined a survivalist cult in the wilderness. Madi is horrified and furious that Ava’s book, an international best-seller, is exposing the worst time in her life to not only her community but the whole world. Ava’s husband has left her, hurt and angry that she had never shared her traumatic past with him. Their escape and the tragic death of a rescuer linked the sisters to the Gentry family for life. Veterinarian Luke Gentry provides medical care for the animals at the shelter, and his sister is Madi’s best friend and roommate. Readers can always depend on Thayne (Cafe at Beach End, 2023) to provide a compelling story with lots of heart, featuring endearing characters and serious real life issues. — Booklist Review  

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The Great River: The Making And Unmaking Of The Mississippi 

Draining American land from the Rockies to the Appalachians, the mighty Mississippi River and its tributaries sluice 140 cubic miles of water annually into the Gulf of Mexico. This massive surge is vital to the nation’s history, ecology, and commerce. Nature writer Upholt relates the history of the river from a social and technological perspective. He writes lyrically and poignantly of the Indigenous civilizations that built remarkable earthworks in places like Cahokia near the river’s banks. Later, Spanish and French explorers of the Mississippi set the stage for newly independent American states to initiate their push westward. At the river’s mouth, New Orleans was a critical entrepôt through the War of 1812 and the Civil War. The advent of the steamboat revealed the importance of keeping the Mississippi navigable and protecting the agricultural lands bordering it. Engineering projects funded by Congress changed the river’s course, but limited understanding of the wild water’s power cured one problem only to create more chaos up- and downstream; twentieth-century industry and urban development threatened complex ecosystems. Upholt introduces readers to people dependent on the Mississippi. Combining their stories with the watershed’s economic, political, geological, and biological underpinnings, he offers an insightful living portrait of America’s heartland. – Booklist Review  

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Resurrection by Danielle Steel 

#1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel returns with an irresistible novel about a woman whose seemingly perfect life comes crashing down—and learns to find joy in rising above. 

Darcy Gray is a successful influencer with her blog, The Gray Zone, trusted by more than a million followers for her integrity and taste. At forty-two, she has the life she wants in many ways. Darcy and her husband, department store magnate Charles Gray, are a power couple in Manhattan and on the international stage. Their beloved twin daughters are each enjoying their junior year abroad, Penny in Hong Kong and Zoe at the Sorbonne in Paris. 

To celebrate twenty years of marriage, Darcy impulsively flies to Rome to surprise Charlie, who is tending to business interests there. Instead, she gets the shock of her life, which upends her whole world. 

Still reeling, Darcy flees to Paris to see Zoe. But a rapidly escalating worldwide health crisis forces her to remain indefinitely in France. Suddenly thrust into a gray zone of her own, her forced separation from Zoe and the rest of her family feels like too much to bear . . . 

Until Darcy finds a welcoming refuge in the home of the aging French movie star Sybille Carton. There, she meets a widowed American engineer and former Marine who is also stranded. Bill Thompson is kind and courteous but also carries an air of mystery about him. In this shared confinement, and despite worries about her girls, Darcy begins to see glimpses of new possibilities. 

In Resurrection, Danielle Steel poignantly shows how the hardest of times can give birth to a beautiful new life. 

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Some Murders In Berlin by Karen Robards 

Just as Nazi Germany is tightening its grip on Denmark in September 1943, Elin Lund is summoned to Berlin to help solve a serial-killer case. It is her second visit to the city; the first was as a teenager with her father, also a serial-killer specialist, and her mother, killed in a hit-and-run during the trip. Upon arrival, Elin is paired with Kriminalinspektor Kurt Schneider, who also has shadows in his past. He was an up-and-coming officer until reassigned to the Russian front. Wounded badly, he is now back in his former role and trying to make his mark, but he is under scrutiny by his higher-ups. As Elin and Kurt seek patterns at the crime scenes and in the evidence, they suspect that the killer identifies his victims at speakeasies frequented by the Nazi elite. They also see that the killer seems to have a schedule, and the next murder is looming. With much of the investigation taking place in the Nazi underworld, there is a darkness here which is lightened by the romance Robards weaves into the plot. – Booklist Review  

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The Twilight Garden by Sara Nisha Adams 

Adams’s delightful sophomore novel (after The Reading List) revolves around a garden shared by two London houses and the relationships formed by the tenants who tend to it over several decades. In 2018, 30-something Winston lives alone at No. 79 Eastbourne Road, heartbroken after his lover and roommate, Lewis, moved out. Winston is also troubled by the steady noise of renovation projects next door at No. 77, and develops a grudge against his haughty neighbor Bernice, whom he dubs “The Queen of Sheba.” The garden long ago went to seed, but over the course of their yearlong feud, they begin receiving mysterious letters and photos of previous residents posing in the plot during its prime. Eventually, they forge a plan to resurrect the garden together. A parallel narrative beginning in 1972 follows No. 79 tenants Maya and Prem, who move in as newlyweds, and their brusque neighbor, Alma, who softens after Maya gives birth to her daughter, Hiral, and the women bond over keeping up the garden. (Maya and Alma are pictured together in the photos received by Winston and Bernice.) The simple story is carried along by seamless time shifts and insights into the rewards of unexpected friendship. Gardeners will be especially pleased. – Publishers Weekly  

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Happy reading!

Linda Reimer, SSCL

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Note: Book summaries are from the respective publishers unless otherwise specified.

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Information on the three library catalogs

The Digital Catalog: https://stls.overdrive.com/

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.

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Hoopla Catalog: https://www.hoopladigital.com/

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.

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StarCat: The catalog of physical/traditional library materials: https://starcat.stls.org

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 the list of New York Times Bestsellers for this week.

All titles can be requested/checked out through the library.

If you’d like to go the traditional route to request a title on this list and drop by, or call, the library – please do!

Our telephone number is: 607-936-3713

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FICTION

1. THE HOUSEMAID IS WATCHING by Freida McFadden: The third book in the Housemaid series. Dangers lurk in a quiet neighborhood.

2. SWAN SONG by Elin Hilderbrand: Nantucket residents are alarmed when a home, recently sold at an exorbitant price, goes up in flames and someone goes missing.

3. NOT IN LOVE by Ali Hazelwood: A biotech engineer at a food science start-up has a secret affair with one of the business partners who took over the company.

4. ERUPTION by Michael Crichton and James Patterson: The Big Island of Hawaii comes under threat by a volcano at the same time a secret held by the military comes to light.

5. THE WOMEN by Kristin Hannah: In 1965, a nursing student follows her brother to serve during the Vietnam War and returns to a divided America.

6. CAMINO GHOSTS by John Grisham: The third book in the Camino series. The last living inhabitant of a deserted island gets in the way of a resort developer.

7. A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES by Sarah J. Maas: After killing a wolf in the woods, Feyre is taken from her home and placed inside the world of the Fae.

8. 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.

9. YOU LIKE IT DARKER by Stephen King: A dozen short stories that explore darkness in literal and metaphorical forms.

10. FUNNY STORY by Emily Henry: After their exes run off together, Daphne and Miles form a friendship and concoct a plan involving misleading photos.

11. A COURT OF MIST AND FURY by Sarah J. Maas: The second book in the Court of Thorns and Roses series. Feyre gains the powers of the High Fae and a greater evil emerges.

12. THIS SUMMER WILL BE DIFFERENT by Carley Fortune: Lucy returns to Prince Edward Island, where she finds it difficult to stay away from her best friend’s younger brother.

13. JUST FOR THE SUMMER by Abby Jimenez: Justin and Emma, whose exes find soulmates after breaking up with them, have a fling on a private island on Lake Minnetonka.

14. IT ENDS WITH US by Colleen Hoover: A battered wife raised in a violent home attempts to halt the cycle of abuse.

15. LEATHER AND LARK by Brynne Weaver: The second book in the Ruinous Love series. An indie musician offers a contract killer a way to his freedom, but only if he’ll marry her.

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NON-FICTION

1. THE DEMON OF UNREST by Erik Larson: The author of “The Splendid and the Vile” portrays the months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the beginning of the Civil War.

2. THE WAR ON WARRIORS by Pete Hegseth: The “Fox & Friends Weekend” host shares his experiences serving in the Army and his views on the current state of the American military.

3. 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.

4. THE SITUATION ROOM by George Stephanopoulos with Lisa Dickey: The ABC host and former adviser to President Clinton describes the location where and conditions under which a dozen presidential administrations handled crises.

5. THE FRIDAY AFTERNOON CLUB by Griffin Dunne: The actor and director mixes stories from his family with tales of celebrities.

6. THE WAGER by David Grann: The survivors of a shipwrecked British vessel on a secret mission during an imperial war with Spain have different accounts of events.

7. WHAT THIS COMEDIAN SAID WILL SHOCK YOU by Bill Maher: The host of “Real Time With Bill Maher” gives his take on a variety of subjects in American culture and politics.

8. THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE by Bessel van der Kolk: How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.

9. WHEN THE SEA CAME ALIVE by Garrett M. Graff: An oral history, based on numerous interviews, of events leading up to and part of the operation known as D-Day.

10. AN UNFINISHED LOVE STORY by Doris Kearns Goodwin: A trove of items collected by the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian’s late husband inspired an appraisal of central figures and pivotal moments of the 1960s.

11. HIP-HOP IS HISTORY by Questlove with Ben Greenman: The musician and filmmaker pulls together some of the creative and cultural forces behind hip-hop.

12. THE WIDE WIDE SEA by Hampton Sides: The author of “On Desperate Ground” depicts Captain James Cook’s final voyage and the controversies surrounding its legacy.

13. OUTLIVE by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford: A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity.

14. JUST ADD WATER by Katie Ledecky: A memoir by the seven-time Olympic gold medalist and 21-time world champion swimmer.

15. PATTON’S PRAYER by Alex Kershaw: The author of “Against All Odds” chronicles Gen. George Patton’s actions during World War II.

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If you’d like to checkout and/or request New York Times Bestsellers online, you can do that too!

There are currently three catalogs available to Southeast Steuben County Library patrons online, that you can access to search for and request New York Times Bestsellers, and other popular books and materials.

All you need is a library card to get started!

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First, the list of bestsellers for this week, and after more information on the three catalogs!

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THE BESTSELLERS

FICTION

NON-FICTION

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THE CATALOGS:

Catalog 1: StarCat

StarCat is the catalog of physical materials including print books, DVDs, audiobooks on CD etc. StarCat is available to all patrons of all public libraries in the Southern Tier Library System*

Starcat can be found online at: https://starcat.stls.org/

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Catalog 2: The Digital Catalog

The Digital Catalog (and its companion app Libby) offers all Southern Tier Library System member library patrons access to eBooks, eAudiobooks & eMagazines via a lending model known in Library-ese as “one copy/one user;” that library speak means that eBooks & eAudiobooks found in The Digital Catalog/Libby are like print books found on library shelves, only one patron can check out a copy of a title at a time.

Exception: Magazines found in the digital catalog are available via a different lending model known as simultaneous access. And that fancy library speak means that magazines are available for all patrons to check out at the same time, i.e. if you and all your family and friends wish to read the latest digital edition of Newsweek, all of you can check out the e version of the magazine and read it at the same time.

The Digital Catalog/Libby checkout limit is 5 titles a time.

The Digital Catalog is found online at: https://stls.overdrive.com/

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Catalog 3: Hoopla

The Hoopla Digital Catalog (and its companion app, also called Hoopla) offers Southeast Steuben County Library patrons access to a second digital catalog with an on-demand lending model. In library speak, this lending model, like The Digital Catalog/Libby’s magazine lending model, is known as “simultaneous access.” The difference is, the Hoopla catalog offers access to more formats: eBooks, eAudiobooks, eComics, digital albums, TV shows & movies – and all items, in all those formats, are available  for patrons to checkout immediately. The Hoopla check out limit is ten titles per month.

Hoopla Formats: All Hoopla content can be accessed on a computer or mobile device, and TV shows and movies can be accessed on computers, mobile devices, smart TVs and media streaming players, i.e. Roku or  Apple TV.

The Hoopla Catalog is found online at: https://www.hoopladigital.com/

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*The Southern Tier Library System includes the public libraries in Steuben, Chemung, Yates, Schuyler & Allegheny counties.

Hi everyone, welcome to our Suggested Listening posting for this week!

This is our welcome summer edition, featuring a dozen fun summer songs, to welcome the season; (and those of us who don’t like the heat, we will  celebrate air conditioners and ice cubes too!)

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On an FYI note, Suggested Listening postings are published on Fridays; and our next Suggested Listening posting will be out on Friday, June 28, 2024.

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And here are the recommended songs of the week!

Havana Moon by Chuck Berry 

From The Album: His Best, Volume 1 – The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection (1997)

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Here Comes The Sun by Nina Simone

From The Album: Here Comes The Sun (2012)

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Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer by Nat King Cole

From The Album: Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer (1963)

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Let The Good Times Roll by Louis Jordan 

From The Album: The Best Of Louis Jordan (1975)

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One Summer Night by The Danleers

From The Album: One Summer Night (1958)

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On The Sunny Side Of The Street by Louis Armstrong 

From The Album: I Like Jazz: The Essence Of Louis Armstrong (1991)

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Palisades Park by Freddie Canon 

From The Album: Just My Rock & Roll Classics (2020)

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Peg by Steely Dan 

From The Album: Aja (1977)

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Saturday In The Park by Chicago 

From The Album: Chicago V (1972)

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Summertime Blues by Eddie Cochran

From The Album: Eddie Cochran: The Liberty Years (2020)

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Walking To New Orleans by Fats Domino 

 From The Album: Greatest Hits: Walking To New Orleans (2007)

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Watermelon Man by Mongo Santamaria

From The Album: Mr. Watermelon Man (1963)

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And for anyone who’d like to take a deep dive into the summer songs of 1962, may I also suggest:

The American Graffiti Soundtrack (1973) by Various Artists

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Hoopla Recommended Album of The Week 

Concord On A Summers Night by The Dave Brubeck Quartet  

 

And from the album the song:

Take Five 

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Hoopla Recommend Album of the Week

 

And from the album the song:

Chilly Winds

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Have a great weekend,

Linda Reimer, SSCL

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Online Catalog Links:

StarCat

The catalog of physical materials, i.e. print books, DVDs, audiobooks on CD, etc.

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The Digital Catalog, web version of Libby

The catalog of e-books, downloadable audiobooks and a handful of streaming videos.

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The Libby App

Libby is the companion app to the Digital Catalog and may be found in the Apple & Google app.

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Hoopla

A catalog of instant check out items, including eBooks, downloadable audiobooks, comic books, TV shows and movies for patrons of the Southeast Steuben County Library.

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Tech Talk is a Southeast Steuben County Library blog.

Hi everyone, here are our five suggested reads of the week!

Weekly Suggested Reading Five postings are usually published on Wednesdays, unless Monday is a holiday and then they are published later in the week.

And the next Suggested Reading Five post will be published on Wednesday, June 26, 2024.

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And on a quick FYI note, the library is closed today, Wednesday, June 19, 2024, in observance of Juneteenth. We’ll re-open tomorrow morning at our usual weekday opening time of 9:00 a.m.

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But of course, the digital world never sleeps! And you can check out and enjoy content from the library at any time of the day or night, including eBooks, eAudiobooks, TV shows, movies and music ; just check out the Libby and Hoopla apps!

You can also access a great variety of credible research databases for free through the library, including ones on Health, Business, Academic Research, Opposing Viewpoints and more through our library system’s Novel NY databases. For more information go to –> ssclibrary.org, –> Click on the Resources Menu seen at the top right-hand corner of the page, –> Click on the Research & Learning option and scroll to the bottom of the page that displays, then –>Click on the link that says Find the complete list of STLS databases & research resources here.

Or you can just click on the following link which will take you directly to that page: https://stls.libguides.com/databases#s-lg-page-section-9247572

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And here are our Five Suggested Reads for the Week!

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Curvy Girl Summer by Danielle Allen

Aaliyah’s family is pressing her to find a boyfriend and settle down before she turns 30, and she does have a big birthday celebration planned. The family is still recovering from the death of her pregnant, engaged sister five years before, but now they’re saying hurtful things, and they’ve gone too far. Her uncle says she is fat, and he won’t give her the family yacht as promised if she doesn’t lose weight and get a boyfriend. She tries a dating app at her favorite bar, and the results are hilarious for readers but awful and painful for Aaliyah. But the kind bartender, Ahmed, offers comfort and advice as Aaliyah dismisses each disappointing candidate. She and Ahmed grow close as friends, then as more. Meanwhile, Aaliyah decides to set some boundaries with her critical family and contentedly goes to her party by herself. But she is in for a very happy birthday surprise. Readers will love the ending in this engaging, sensitive, and steamy book about feeling good and confident about yourself before looking for and finding love. – Booklist Review

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Daughter Of Calamity by Rosalie M. Lin

In 1930s Shanghai, Jingwen is a dancer at a club. But there is a bit more to her life than the nights of dancing and flirting with important and wealthy men–she is also the granddaughter of Liqing, a surgeon with ties to the gang that runs the city. Liqing replaces limbs with metal, giving gang members an advantage. She is able to do this because of something she stole from a god. However, this is not the only trade that Liqing engages in: when Jingwen discovers that her grandmother is attaching pieces of dancers to wealthy individuals, she decides to help end her grandmother’s reign. However, there are forces at work that Jingwen doesn’t believe in or understand. Her new-to-town ally, Zikai, who represents an outside gang, talks about the need to bring the gods back to Shanghai. Jingwen is only focused on what she needs to get help for the dancers, but she is in over her head. This debut is a genre blend of mystery and fantasy with some amazing world building. Readers will enjoy being transported to a new world. Fans of fantasy will want to know Lin’s name. – Booklist Review

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Death in the Air: A Novel by Ram Murali

Murali’s debut novel introduces us to Ro Krishna, a wealthy Indian man raised in America currently living in London. Ro has just been forced to leave his high-profile job due to racism and is unsure about his future. Through a new friend, Ro is guided to stay at Samsara, a lavish spa in India, for Christmas. However, “10 days to a new you” turns into “10 days of whodunit.” The murder of a prominent guest compels Ro, who was previously a lawyer, to help solve the case but also question himself. The beginning of the story is a bit disorienting, perhaps purposefully, as we abruptly transition between scenes of Ro’s life and his convoluting thoughts. However, once at the spa, the pace eases and the plot is easier to follow. The multiple mysteries will keep readers interested and acting as amateur investigators until all is revealed with a few shocking conclusions. This novel includes a diverse group, discusses the effects of money and class, and also highlights India’s history and spirituality.

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Sandwich: A Novel by Catherine Newman

Newman returns with a story about a woman coming to terms with life over 50. As her family gathers for the annual vacation on Cape Cod, Rocky is worn out by menopause and nostalgia. The family has been coming to the same house for 20 years, and Rocky’s memories immediately fall back to when her grown children were little. Although she remembers how “touched out” she was and how stressful life with babies was, she misses Jamie and Willa’s innocent sweetness. At the same time, Rocky cherishes the time with them, especially since their banter is laugh-out-loud funny. She laments about how dried out and saggy her body is now, not to mention the hot flashes. When Rocky’s parents arrive, all of them squeezed into their tiny rental, she realizes that to her parents, she’s still a child herself–and she is within the sandwich generation, torn between past and present. Readers in this age group will relate to Rocky’s woes, and as the novel’s tone becomes more serious, they may identify with Rocky’s history as well. This is a quick yet moving read that will stay with readers long after the last page. – Booklist Review

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They Came for the Schools: One Town’s Fight Over Race and Identity, and the New War for America’s…by Mike Hixenbaugh

In a meticulous debut exposé adapted from the Peabody Award–winning podcast Southlake, Hixenbaugh recaps how the recent conservative war on the teaching of material concerning race, sexuality, and gender kicked off in Southlake, Tex. He begins in 2018, when the “high-end suburban utopia” was propelled into the national spotlight over acrimony surrounding the school district’s proposed diversity plan. Meant to address repeated incidents of harassment directed at LGBTQ students and students of color, the plan faced opposition from conservative parents and local activists, who eventually reinvigorated a defunct political action committee, or PAC, to fund a takeover of the school board. The new board scrapped the diversity plan, relaxed the anti-bullying disciplinary code, banned books, and sanctioned teachers. Southlake became a national model for the right, as local groups across the country took similar steps to win school board seats. Hixenbaugh traces the web of conservative media figures and think tanks who promoted this activism, and he tracks how it developed hand in hand with a new wave of right-wing Christian radicalization that echoes the 1970s and ’80s campaign against “secular humanism” in schools spearheaded by evangelical leaders Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson. What emerges is an extraordinarily detailed analysis of current conservative thought and political activity. It’s a vital work of reportage. – Starred Publishers Weekly Review

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Happy reading!

Linda Reimer, SSCL

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Note: Book summaries are from the respective publishers unless otherwise specified.

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Information on the three library catalogs

The Digital Catalog: https://stls.overdrive.com/

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.

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Hoopla Catalog: https://www.hoopladigital.com/

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.

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StarCat: The catalog of physical/traditional library materials: https://starcat.stls.org

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 a special bonus posting celebrating Paul McCartney and his music on his 82nd birthday, June 18, 2024!

And to celebrate, here are a few great McCartney/Beatles songs:

I Saw Her Standing There by The Beatles

From The Album: With The Beatles (1963)

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And I Love Her by The Beatles

From The Album: A Hard Day’s Night (1964)

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Yesterday by The Beatles

From The Album: Help! (1965)

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Drive My Car by The Beatles

From The Album: Rubber Soul (1965)

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Good Day Sunshine by The Beatles

From The Album: Revolver (1966)

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Fixing A Hole by The Beatles

From The Album: Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heart’s Club Band (1967)

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Lovely Rita by The Beatles

From The Album: Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heart’s Club Band (1967)

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I Will by The Beatles

From The Album: The Beatles (AKA “The White Album”) (1968)

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She Came In Through The Bathroom Window by The Beatles

From The Album: Abbey Road (1969)

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Let It Be by The Beatles

From The Album: Let It Be (1970)

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Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey by Paul & Linda McCartney

From The Album: Ram (1971)

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With A Little Luck by Paul McCartney & Wings

From The Album: London Town (1978)

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The Songs We Were Singing by Paul McCartney

From The Album: Flaming Pie (1997)

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Find My Way by Paul McCartney

From The Album: McCartney III (2020)

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Have a great day & stay cool!

Linda Reimer, SSCL

Hi everyone, here is the list of New York Times Bestsellers for this week. All titles can be requested/checked out through the library. If you’d like to go the traditional route to request a title on this list and drop by, or call the library – please do!

Our telephone number is: 607-936-3713

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If you’d like to checkout and/or request New York Times Bestsellers online, you can do that too!

There are currently three catalogs available to Southeast Steuben County Library patrons online, that you can access to search for and request New York Times Bestsellers, and other popular books and materials.

All you need is a library card to get started!

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First, the list of bestsellers for this week, and after more information on the three catalogs!

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THE BESTSELLERS

FICTION

1. ERUPTION by Michael Crichton and James Patterson: The Big Island of Hawaii comes under threat by a volcano at the same time a secret held by the military comes to light.

2. LEATHER AND LARK by Brynne Weaver: The second book in the Ruinous Love series. An indie musician offers a contract killer a way to his freedom, but only if he’ll marry her.

3. CAMINO GHOSTS by John Grisham: The third book in the Camino series. The last living inhabitant of a deserted island gets in the way of a resort developer.

4. THE WOMEN by Kristin Hannah: In 1965, a nursing student follows her brother to serve during the Vietnam War and returns to a divided America.

5. A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES by Sarah J. Maas: After killing a wolf in the woods, Feyre is taken from her home and placed inside the world of the Fae.

6. YOU LIKE IT DARKER by Stephen King: A dozen short stories that explore darkness in literal and metaphorical forms.

7. FUNNY STORY by Emily Henry: After their exes run off together, Daphne and Miles form a friendship and concoct a plan involving misleading photos.

8. THE COMFORT OF GHOSTS by Jacqueline Winspear: The 18th book in the Maisie Dobbs series. Maisie looks into a decades-old mystery that involved her late husband.

9. THE ASHES & THE STAR-CURSED KING by Carissa Broadbent: The second book in the Crowns of Nyaxia series. Oraya faces a difficult choice between love and power.

10. THE WREN IN THE HOLLY LIBRARY by K.A. Linde: A thief breaks the Monster Treaty that was created in the aftermath of the destruction of New York City years ago.

11. THIS SUMMER WILL BE DIFFERENT by Carley Fortune: Lucy returns to Prince Edward Island, where she finds it difficult to stay away from her best friend’s younger brother.

12. 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.

13. A COURT OF MIST AND FURY by Sarah J. Maas: The second book in the Court of Thorns and Roses series. Feyre gains the powers of the High Fae and a greater evil emerges.

14. JUST FOR THE SUMMER by Abby Jimenez: Justin and Emma, whose exes find soulmates after breaking up with them, have a fling on a private island on Lake Minnetonka.

15. FOURTH WING by Rebecca Yarros: Violet Sorrengail is urged by the commanding general, who also is her mother, to become a candidate for the elite dragon riders.

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NON-FICTION

1. THE WAR ON WARRIORS by Pete Hegseth: The “Fox & Friends Weekend” host shares his experiences serving in the Army and his views on the current state of the American military.

2. THE DEMON OF UNREST by Erik Larson: The author of “The Splendid and the Vile” portrays the months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the beginning of the Civil War.

3. 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.

4. WHAT THIS COMEDIAN SAID WILL SHOCK YOU by Bill Maher: The host of “Real Time With Bill Maher” gives his take on a variety of subjects in American culture and politics.

5. WHEN THE SEA CAME ALIVE by Garrett M. Graff: An oral history, based on numerous interviews, of events leading up to and part of the operation known as D-Day.

6. THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE by Bessel van der Kolk: How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.

7. ENTRANCES AND EXITS by Michael Richards: The comedic actor, known for his role as Kramer on “Seinfeld,” shares insights on physical comedy and moments from his life.

8. OUTLIVE by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford: A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity.

9. AN UNFINISHED LOVE STORY by Doris Kearns Goodwin: A trove of items collected by the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian’s late husband inspired an appraisal of central figures and pivotal moments of the 1960s.

10. WHEN WOMEN RAN FIFTH AVENUE by Julie Satow: The impact three women had on the American department store business in the 20th century.

11. THE SITUATION ROOM by George Stephanopoulos with Lisa Dickey: The ABC host and former adviser to President Clinton describes the location where and conditions under which a dozen presidential administrations handled crises.

12. THE WAGER by David Grann: The survivors of a shipwrecked British vessel on a secret mission during an imperial war with Spain have different accounts of events.

13. IN MY TIME OF DYING by Sebastian Junger: After suffering a ruptured aneurysm, the author of “Tribe” and “The Perfect Storm” addresses some imponderables related to mortality.

14. BRAIDING SWEETGRASS by Robin Wall Kimmerer: A botanist and member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation espouses having an understanding and appreciation of plants and animals.

15. THE END OF EVERYTHING by Victor Davis Hanson: The author of “The Dying Citizen” and “The Case for Trump” looks at how some societies obliterate their foes.

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THE CATALOGS:

Catalog 1: StarCat

StarCat is the catalog of physical materials including print books, DVDs, audiobooks on CD etc. StarCat is available to all patrons of all public libraries in the Southern Tier Library System*

Starcat can be found online at: https://starcat.stls.org/

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Catalog 2: The Digital Catalog

The Digital Catalog (and its companion app Libby) offers all Southern Tier Library System member library patrons access to eBooks, eAudiobooks & eMagazines via a lending model known in Library-ese as “one copy/one user;” that library speak means that eBooks & eAudiobooks found in The Digital Catalog/Libby are like print books found on library shelves, only one patron can check out a copy of a title at a time.

Exception: Magazines found in the digital catalog are available via a different lending model known as simultaneous access. And that fancy library speak means that magazines are available for all patrons to check out at the same time, i.e. if you and all your family and friends wish to read the latest digital edition of Newsweek, all of you can check out the e version of the magazine and read it at the same time.

The Digital Catalog/Libby checkout limit is 5 titles a time.

The Digital Catalog is found online at: https://stls.overdrive.com/

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Catalog 3: Hoopla

The Hoopla Digital Catalog (and its companion app, also called Hoopla) offers Southeast Steuben County Library patrons access to a second digital catalog with an on-demand lending model. In library speak, this lending model, like The Digital Catalog/Libby’s magazine lending model, is known as “simultaneous access.” The difference is, the Hoopla catalog offers access to more formats: eBooks, eAudiobooks, eComics, digital albums, TV shows & movies – and all items, in all those formats, are available  for patrons to checkout immediately. The Hoopla check out limit is ten titles per month.

Hoopla Formats: All Hoopla content can be accessed on a computer or mobile device, and TV shows and movies can be accessed on computers, mobile devices, smart TVs and media streaming players, i.e. Roku or  Apple TV.

The Hoopla Catalog is found online at: https://www.hoopladigital.com/

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*The Southern Tier Library System includes the public libraries in Steuben, Chemung, Yates, Schuyler & Allegheny counties.

Hi everyone, welcome to our Suggested Listening posting for this week!

Suggested Listening postings are published on Fridays; and our next Suggested Listening posting will be out on Friday, June 21, 2024.

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And here are the 10 recommended songs of the week!

California Sun by The Rivieras

From The Album: Best Of The Rivieras (1963)

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Good Vibrations by The Beach Boys

From The Album: Pet Sounds (1966)

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Happy Organ by Dave “Baby” Cortez

 

From The Album: Happy Organ (Expanded Edition) (1958)

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Havin’ A Party by The Supremes

 

From The Album: We Remember Sam Cooke (1965)

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Hey Jude by The Beatles

From The Album: 1 (2015)

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I Heard It Through The Grapevine by Marvin Gaye

From The Album: I Heard It Through The Grapevine (1969)

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Like A Rolling Stone by Bob Dylan

 

From The Album: Highway 61 Revisited (1965)

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Limbo Rock by Duane Eddy

From The Album: The Best Of Duane Eddy (1965)

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Soulful Strut by Young-Holt Unlimited

From The Album: The Definitive Young-Holt Unlimited (2010)

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Summertime by Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong

From The Album: Porgy & Bess (1958)

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Hoopla Recommend Album of the Week

 Breezin’ (1976) by George Benson

 A classic jazz album!

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Have a great weekend,

Linda Reimer, SSCL

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Online Catalog Links:

StarCat

The catalog of physical materials, i.e. print books, DVDs, audiobooks on CD, etc.

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The Digital Catalog, web version of Libby

The catalog of e-books, downloadable audiobooks and a handful of streaming videos.

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The Libby App

Libby is the companion app to the Digital Catalog and may be found in the Apple & Google app.

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Hoopla

A catalog of instant check out items, including eBooks, downloadable audiobooks, comic books, TV shows and movies for patrons of the Southeast Steuben County Library.

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Tech Talk is a Southeast Steuben County Library blog.

Hi everyone, here are our five suggested reads of the week!

Weekly Suggested Reading Five postings are posted on Wednesdays.

And the next Suggested Reading posting will be published on Wednesday, June 19, 2024.

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The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye by Briony Cameron 

From starting out as a poor shipwright forced to pay her father for her meager freedoms to becoming a notorious pirate captain in her own right, Jacquotte Delahaye has led a storied life. The novel begins in 1665 with her in prison, then goes back to tell her story. The young shipwright dreamt of honing her skills and one day leaving her stifling life in Yáquimo Santo Domingo. However, a series of events culminating in the deaths of her father and the governor of Yáquimo spur Jacquotte to flee to the open sea, hoping to protect the people she loves. As Jacquotte navigates her new life of piracy, she must take charge and make decisions that will save or doom her crew, demonstrating her incredible strength of will and sharp intellect. Debut novelist Cameron reimagines historical events in portraying her larger-than-life protagonist in a tale of triumph over a male pirate captain, racial inequality, sexism, slavery, and violence. This is a wonderfully gripping adventure story about a lesbian pirate of color who rose from obscurity to infamy at the height of the age of piracy. Fans of LGBTQ+ historical fiction and those who relish tales of notorious figures from the past will find that this novel is an absolute treasure. – Starred Booklist Review  

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The Catalyst: RNA and the Quest to Unlock Life’s Deepest Secrets by Thomas R. Cech 

Nobel Prize–winning biochemist Cech debuts with an entrancing primer on “the vast capabilities of RNA.” Recounting how his research in the early 1980s upended the long-held belief that RNA was a simple molecule that intermediated between DNA and proteins, Cech describes discovering that RNA can catalyze biochemical reactions and perform jobs previously thought to be the exclusive purview of enzymes, such as orchestrating the construction of proteins. The author also delves into subsequent breakthroughs, telling how in the late ’80s molecular biologist Carol Greider determined that RNA build out “chromosome ends to secure the integrity of the genome.” Surveying the real-world implications of the research, Cech discusses the scientific advances that led to the development of the messenger RNA Covid vaccines and speculates on how a form of RNA capable of shutting down genes may one day help treat neurodegenerative diseases. The biological discussions are remarkably lucid, thanks to easy-to-understand analogies. For instance, Cech illustrates how RNA’s selective omission of genetic information during protein production makes it possible to create a “wide repertoire of potential proteins from the same set of genes” by noting how “You really smell nice today” and “You really smell today” use the same building blocks yet generate opposite meanings based on the exclusion of one piece. This fascinates. – Starred Publishers Weekly Review  

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Clete by James Lee Burke  

In the gonzo latest from Edgar winner Burke (Harbor Lights), detective Dave Robicheaux’s friend, P.I. Clete Purcel, gets caught up in the bizarre pursuit of a bioweapon in late-1990s Louisiana. Clete wakes one Sunday to find three men disassembling his Cadillac in search of contraband. During a brief confrontation, the men knock Clete unconscious, and from there, the story spins out in a dizzying array of directions. One of Clete’s assailants turns out to be a member of an occult neo-Nazi group; the men appeared to be on a mission that also involves slimy millionaire Lauren Bow and his actor wife, Clara. They’re all after a bioweapon called Leprechaun, which may or may not have been in the Cadillac. Clete gets help from Robicheaux, sheriff Helen Soileau, and Joan of Arc, who appears in prophetic visions to steer him from further harm. Readers will delight in Burke’s sterling prose (Louisiana is “an antediluvian place that could have been formed on the first day of Creation, then forgotten, feral and threatening”) and take heart amid the surreal proceedings in Robicheaux’s assertion that “mysteries exist. The denial of them is an absurdity.” This is a winner. – Starred Publishers Weekly Review  

Reader’s Note: Despite the fact that series protagonist Dave Robicheaux has a supporing role to his friend Clete in this novel; this is the twenty-fourth book in the Dave Robicheaux Mystery Series. If you’d like to binge read from the beginning, check out book one: The Neon Rain.  

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How To Age Disgracefully by Clare Pooley 

It is said that it takes a village, but in the London neighborhood of Hammersmith, it really just takes a community center. But sadly, the Mandel Center is struggling, which is very much on point for the few brave souls who launch a seniors’ social club. Its manager, Lydia, a menopausal empty nester withering in a dysfunctional marriage, tries to jolly them with crafts and jigsaw puzzles, but the regulars are too feisty for that. When the local council threatens to demolish the building, Daphne, an enigmatic spitfire with a take-no-prisoners attitude, rallies the regulars in a scheme to not only save the center but also to get revenge on Lydia’s cheating husband. They’re an unlikely cohort–failed actor/recovering kleptomaniac Art; Ruby, who stealthily knits Banksy-style art installations; Anna, a former long-haul trucker who now rocks a motorized mobility scooter; and Ziggy, a teenage father with a daughter at the daycare, whose mad tech skills endear him to the otherwise prickly Daphne. Throw in a madcap bus ride, a mangy dog, and an audition for a reality TV show, and the result is a lovably quirky, reassuringly wise, and memorably inspiring romp that shatters ageist stereotypes. For fans of Fredrik Backman and Rachel Joyce. 

HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: Readers seek out best-selling and wily comedic novelist Pooley for just the sort of cheeky break from stress they crave. – Booklist Review  

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Swan Song by Elin Hilderbrand 

Hilderbrand’s (The Five-Star Weekend) many fans will feel bittersweet about her latest: it follows her usual mix of colorful and glittering characters and places on Nantucket Island, but she says it will be her last Nantucket-set novel. Police chief Ed Kapenash is retiring after having a heart attack, but on his last weekend on the job, a house destroyed by fire and a missing friend of his daughter make him defer his retirement. The story returns to the arrival and wild lives of ultra-wealthy and mysterious newcomers, the Robinson family. In a story told from many perspectives, readers learn how the ostentatious Robinsons and their wild parties brought out the best, the worst, and underlying conflicts in many Nantucket islanders. All the characters, especially the Robinsons, have secrets and resentments they want to keep hidden. Fans will be thrilled to revisit characters from Hilderbrand’s earlier stories and see how their lives have moved on and continue to change up until the sweetly romantic ending. Readers new to the author may find it difficult keeping track of the many characters and be best served by first reading her earlier books.  

VERDICT A must-read for Hilderbrand’s many enthusiastic followers. – Library Journal Review 

Reader’s Note: Swan Song is the fourth book in the Nantucket Series. If you’d like to start reading the series from the beginning, check out book one: A Summer Affair. 

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Happy reading!

Linda Reimer, SSCL

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Note: Book summaries are from the respective publishers unless otherwise specified.

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Information on the three library catalogs

The Digital Catalog: https://stls.overdrive.com/

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.

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Hoopla Catalog: https://www.hoopladigital.com/

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.

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StarCat: The catalog of physical/traditional library materials: https://starcat.stls.org

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 the list of New York Times Bestsellers for this week. All titles can be requested/checked out through the library. If you’d like to go the traditional route to request a title on this list and drop by, or call, the library – please do!

Our telephone number is: 607-936-3713

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If you’d like to checkout and/or request New York Times Bestsellers online, you can do that too!

There are currently three catalogs available to Southeast Steuben County Library patrons online, that you can access to search for and request New York Times Bestsellers, and other popular books and materials.

All you need is a library card to get started!

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First, the list of bestsellers for this week, and after more information on the three catalogs!

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THE BESTSELLERS

FICTION

1. CAMINO GHOSTS by John Grisham: The third book in the Camino series. The last living inhabitant of a deserted island gets in the way of a resort developer.

2. THE WOMEN by Kristin Hannah: In 1965, a nursing student follows her brother to serve during the Vietnam War and returns to a divided America.

3. YOU LIKE IT DARKER by Stephen King: A dozen short stories that explore darkness in literal and metaphorical forms.

4. FUNNY STORY by Emily Henry: After their exes run off together, Daphne and Miles form a friendship and concoct a plan involving misleading photos.

5. A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES by Sarah J. Maas: After killing a wolf in the woods, Feyre is taken from her home and placed inside the world of the Fae.

6. JUST FOR THE SUMMER by Abby Jimenez: Justin and Emma, whose exes find soulmates after breaking up with them, have a fling on a private island on Lake Minnetonka.

7. SOUTHERN MAN by Greg Iles: Fifteen years after the events of the Natchez Burning trilogy, Penn Cage works to reveal the motivations of a polarizing national figure.

8. THIS SUMMER WILL BE DIFFERENT by Carley Fortune: Lucy returns to Prince Edward Island, where she finds it difficult to stay away from her best friend’s younger brother.

9. A COURT OF MIST AND FURY by Sarah J. Maas: The second book in the Court of Thorns and Roses series. Feyre gains the powers of the High Fae and a greater evil emerges.

10. FIRST FROST by Craig Johnson: The 20th book in the Longmire series. Shortly after enlisting to serve in the Vietnam War, Walt and Henry go out Route 66 to try to outrun troubles.

11. 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.

12. IT ENDS WITH US by Colleen Hoover: A battered wife raised in a violent home attempts to halt the cycle of abuse.

13. IRON FLAME by Rebecca Yarros: The second book in the Empyrean series. Violet Sorrengail’s next round of training might require her to betray the man she loves.

14. FOURTH WING by Rebecca Yarros: Violet Sorrengail is urged by the commanding general, who also is her mother, to become a candidate for the elite dragon riders.

15. A COURT OF WINGS AND RUIN by Sarah J. Maas: The third book in the Court of Thorns and Roses series. As war approaches, Feyre endeavors to take charge of her magical and political powers.

NON-FICTION

1. THE DEMON OF UNREST by Erik Larson: The author of “The Splendid and the Vile” portrays the months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the beginning of the Civil War.

2. 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.

3. WHAT THIS COMEDIAN SAID WILL SHOCK YOU by Bill Maher: The host of “Real Time With Bill Maher” gives his take on a variety of subjects in American culture and politics.

4. THE END OF EVERYTHING by Victor Davis Hanson: The author of “The Dying Citizen” and “The Case for Trump” looks at how some societies obliterate their foes.

5. THE SITUATION ROOM by George Stephanopoulos with Lisa Dickey: The ABC host and former adviser to President Clinton describes the location where and conditions under which a dozen presidential administrations handled crises.

6. THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE by Bessel van der Kolk: How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.

7. AN UNFINISHED LOVE STORY by Doris Kearns Goodwin: A trove of items collected by the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian’s late husband inspired an appraisal of central figures and pivotal moments of the 1960s.

8. IN MY TIME OF DYING by Sebastian Junger: After suffering a ruptured aneurysm, the author of “Tribe” and “The Perfect Storm” addresses some imponderables related to mortality.

9. BITS AND PIECES by Whoopi Goldberg: The EGOT winner shares personal stories about her mother and older brother and the struggles they faced.

10. 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.

11. LIFE’S TOO SHORT by Darius Rucker with Alan Eisenstock: A memoir by the Grammy Award–winning country musician and lead singer of Hootie & the Blowfish.

12. THE WAGER by David Grann: The survivors of a shipwrecked British vessel on a secret mission during an imperial war with Spain have different accounts of events.

13. YOU NEVER KNOW by Tom Selleck with Ellis Henican: The actor charts his journey from his California childhood to success in Hollywood.

14. THE BACKYARD BIRD CHRONICLES by Amy Tan: Essays and drawings by the author of “The Joy Luck Club” and “The Bonesetter’s Daughter,” which depict a search for peace through birding.

15. COLLEGE GIRL, MISSING by Shawn Cohen: A portrayal of the disappearance of Lauren Spierer.

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THE CATALOGS:

Catalog 1: StarCat

StarCat is the catalog of physical materials including print books, DVDs, audiobooks on CD etc. StarCat is available to all patrons of all public libraries in the Southern Tier Library System*

Starcat can be found online at: https://starcat.stls.org/

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Catalog 2: The Digital Catalog

The Digital Catalog (and its companion app Libby) offers all Southern Tier Library System member library patrons access to eBooks, eAudiobooks & eMagazines via a lending model known in Library-ese as “one copy/one user;” that library speak means that eBooks & eAudiobooks found in The Digital Catalog/Libby are like print books found on library shelves, only one patron can check out a copy of a title at a time.

Exception: Magazines found in the digital catalog are available via a different lending model known as simultaneous access. And that fancy library speak means that magazines are available for all patrons to check out at the same time, i.e. if you and all your family and friends wish to read the latest digital edition of Newsweek, all of you can check out the e version of the magazine and read it at the same time.

The Digital Catalog/Libby checkout limit is 5 titles a time.

The Digital Catalog is found online at: https://stls.overdrive.com/

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Catalog 3: Hoopla

The Hoopla Digital Catalog (and its companion app, also called Hoopla) offers Southeast Steuben County Library patrons access to a second digital catalog with an on-demand lending model. In library speak, this lending model, like The Digital Catalog/Libby’s magazine lending model, is known as “simultaneous access.” The difference is, the Hoopla catalog offers access to more formats: eBooks, eAudiobooks, eComics, digital albums, TV shows & movies – and all items, in all those formats, are available  for patrons to checkout immediately. The Hoopla check out limit is ten titles per month.

Hoopla Formats: All Hoopla content can be accessed on a computer or mobile device, and TV shows and movies can be accessed on computers, mobile devices, smart TVs and media streaming players, i.e. Roku or  Apple TV.

The Hoopla Catalog is found online at: https://www.hoopladigital.com/

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*The Southern Tier Library System includes the public libraries in Steuben, Chemung, Yates, Schuyler & Allegheny counties.