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. THE IMPOSSIBLE FORTUNE by Richard Osman: The fifth book in the Thursday Murder Club series. The gang look into the disappearance of a guest Elizabeth met at a wedding.
2. THE SECRET OF SECRETS by Dan Brown: As he searches for the missing noetic scientist he has been seeing, Robert Langdon discovers something regarding a secret project.
3. ALCHEMISED by SenLinYu: After the war, an imprisoned alchemist is sent to a necromancer to recover her lost memories.
4. 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.
5. VINCE FLYNN: DENIED ACCESS by Don Bentley: The 24th book in the Mitch Rapp series. Rapp, now an assassin in the Orion program, must counter threats to his girlfriend and the C.I.A.
6. IRON FLAME by Rebecca Yarros: The second book in the Empyrean series. Violet Sorrengail’s next round of training under the new vice commandant might require her to betray the man she loves.
7. THE PORTRAIT by Danielle Steel: Unfulfilled longing is released between an entrepreneur stuck in a loveless marriage and a widowed portrait artist.
8. SOUL SEARCHING by Lyla Sage: Ghosts bring together an unemployed woman, who returns to Wyoming to help her parents, and an upholsterer, who rents a room to her.
9. THE ACADEMY by Elin Hilderbrand and Shelby Cunningham: Harmful rumors cause trouble for the students and staff at a New England boarding school.
10. BURNING DAYLIGHT by Emily McIntire: A forbidden love grows between Juliette Calloway and Roman Montgomery in a retelling of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.”
11. THE KILLING STONES by Ann Cleeves: Detective Jimmy Perez investigates the murder of his friend, who appears to have been killed with an artifact taken from a nearby museum.
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. CIRCLE OF DAYS by Ken Follett: A priestess envisions a great stone circle put together by divided tribes, but drought and violence may impede its creation.
14. THE GIRL FROM DEVIL’S LAKE by J.A. Jance: The 21st book in the Joanna Brady mystery series.
15. TOURIST SEASON by Brynne Weaver: When a true crime investigator comes to Cape Carnage in search of a serial killer, a local gardener and a handsome tourist pause their deadly ways.
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NON-FICTION
1. 107 DAYS by Kamala Harris: The former vice president recounts her abbreviated campaign to become president in 2024.
2. POEMS & PRAYERS by Matthew McConaughey: The actor and author of “Greenlights” explores elements of belief and reason that make up our lives.
3. TRULY by Lionel Richie: The multiple award-winning musician shares moments from his early years, his time with the Commodores and other professional highlights.
4. BORN LUCKY by Leland Vittert with Don Yaeger: The NewsNation host describes how his father helped him navigate living with autism.
5. CONFRONTING EVIL by Bill O’Reilly and Josh Hammer: O’Reilly and Hammer profile some of history’s nefarious characters.
6. AWAKE by Jen Hatmaker: The host of the “For the Love” podcast describes major shifts in her life after her marriage of 26 years ended.
7. WE THE PEOPLE by Jill Lepore: The author of “These Truths” examines the history of the U.S. Constitution and challenges its interpretation by the Supreme Court and the theory of originalism.
8. 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.
9. CHASING EVIL by John Edward and Robert Hilland with Natasha Stoynoff: A psychic medium and a former F.B.I. agent portray their partnership.
10. ALL THE WAY TO THE RIVER by Elizabeth Gilbert: The author of “Eat, Pray, Love” depicts her journey through a cycle involving self-destructive tendencies.
11. THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE by Bessel van der Kolk: How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.
12. ASSATA by Assata Shakur: A memoir by the late American political activist, who was targeted by J. Edgar Hoover.
13. THE BOOK OF SHEEN by Charlie Sheen: The actor, known for his roles in “Platoon” and “Two and a Half Men,” shares stories about his life in Hollywood.
14. HISTORY MATTERS by David McCullough: A posthumous collection of essays by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author on history’s impact on our present and our future; edited by Dorie McCullough Lawson and Michael Hill.
15. NEVER STOP by Dan Hurley and Ian O’Connor: The head coach of the UConn Huskies details facets of leadership through his own experiences.
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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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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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