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 the library, or give us a call – please do!
Our telephone number is: 607-936-3713
You can also request titles through StarCat found at https://starcat.stls.org
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THE BESTSELLERS
FICTION
1. ROSE IN CHAINS by Julie Soto: After the dark forces win the war, Evermore’s princess, Briony Rosewood, is auctioned off to a member of a family known for its viciousness.
2. THE IRRESISTIBLE URGE TO FALL FOR YOUR ENEMY by Brigitte Knightley: Aurienne Fairhrim accepts an offer to heal a member of an enemy faction and an attraction develops.
3. ONE GOLDEN SUMMER by Carley Fortune: A photographer returns to a place where she spent a summer as a teenager and runs into the guy she had a crush on back then.
4. THE WOMAN IN SUITE 11 by Ruth Ware: The second book in the Lo Blacklock series. Blacklock attends the opening of a luxury Swiss hotel and gets swept up in a dangerous pursuit across Europe.
5. ATMOSPHERE by Taylor Jenkins Reid: In the summer of 1980, Joan Goodwin begins training with a group of candidates for NASA’s space shuttle program.
6. DO NOT DISTURB by Freida McFadden: Quinn Alexander goes on the run after committing a crime and winds up at a motel with a dark past.
7. 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.
8. THE VIEW FROM LAKE COMO by Adriana TrigianiAfter a divorce and a loss in the family, Jess Capodimonte Baratta goes to Italy in search of love and a creative life.
9. THE WEDDING PEOPLEby Alison Espach: A woman who is down on her luck forms an unexpected bond with the bride at a wedding in Rhode Island.
10. THE NIGHTINGALE by Kristin Hannah: Two sisters are separated in World War II France: one in the countryside, the other in Paris.
11. EVERY SUMMER AFTER by Carley Fortune: The love story of Percy and Sam is told over the course of six summers and one weekend.
12. ONYX STORM by Rebecca Yarros: The third book in the Empyrean series. As enemies gain traction, Violet Sorrengail goes beyond the Aretian wards in search of allies.
13. CAUGHT UP by Navessa Allen: The second book of the Into Darkness series. Nico “Junior” Trocci and Lauren Marchetti become ensnared in a game of seduction.
14. GREAT BIG BEAUTIFUL LIFE by Emily Henry: A writer looking for her big break competes against a Pulitzer winner to tell the story of an octogenarian with a storied past.
15. PROBLEMATIC SUMMER ROMANCE by Ali Hazelwood: Things get complicated between an older biotech guy and a struggling graduate student who go to a destination wedding.
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NON-FICTION
1. BUTLER by Salena Zito: A firsthand account of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump during an open-air campaign rally in Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024.
2. THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE by Bessel van der Kolk: How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.
3. ON HER GAME by Christine Brennan: A sports columnist for USA Today profiles the ascendance of the sports and cultural icon Caitlin Clark.
4. 2024 by Josh Dawsey, Tyler Pager and Isaac Arnsdorf: Journalists from The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and The Washington Post examine the most recent presidential election campaign.
5. 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.
6. MARK TWAIN by Ron Chernow: The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer portrays the life and career of the literary celebrity and political pundit.
7. BEHIND THE BADGE by Johnny Joey Jones: The Fox News military analyst extols the first responders among his friends and family.
8. A MARRIAGE AT SEA by Sophie Elmhirst: In 1972, an incident with a breaching whale turns a couple’s dream of sailing on a boat into a monthslong struggle for survival on a raft.
9. ABUNDANCE by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson: A New York Times opinion columnist and a staff writer at The Atlantic evaluate obstacles to American progress.
10. ON TYRANNY by Timothy Snyder: Twenty lessons from the 20th century about the course of tyranny.
11. A LITTLE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES by James West Davidson: An overview of key figures in our country’s history.
12. EDUCATED by Tara Westover: The daughter of survivalists, who is kept out of school, educates herself enough to leave home for university.
13. OUTLIVE by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford: A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity.
14. BIG DUMB EYES by Nate Bargatze: The Grammy Award-nominated comedian shares snippets from his life and career.
15. BLACK AF HISTORY by Michael Harriot: A columnist at TheGrio.com articulates moments in American history that center the perspectives and experiences of Black Americans.
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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.
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THE CATALOGS:
(Information on the four library catalogs)
The Digital Catalog aka Libby: 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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Kanopy Catalog: https://www.kanopy.com/en
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).
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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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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.
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