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. MATE by Ali Hazelwood: To help stave off her enemies, Serena Paris, a Human-Were hybrid, forms a partnership with Koen Alexander.
2. THE INTRUDER by Freida McFadden: During a rough storm, Casey puts herself in danger when she lets a girl, who is covered in blood, into her cabin.
3. 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.
4. CRY HAVOC by Jack Carr by Atria/Emily Bestler: During a time of war and civil unrest in 1968, the Navy SEAL Tom Reece is given an unofficial and dangerous mission.
5. TWICE by Mitch Albom: Alfie Logan, who was gifted with the ability to live any moment a second time but must accept the outcomes, makes a risky love decision.
6. ALCHEMISED by SenLinYu: After the war, an imprisoned alchemist is sent to a necromancer to recover her lost memories.
7. SHARP FORCE by Patricia Cornwell: The 29th book in the Kay Scarpetta series. A serial killer known as the Phantom Slasher invades homes in Northern Virginia.
8. MY BELOVED by Jan Karon: The 15th book in the Mitford series. As Christmas approaches, love and heartbreak are felt by people around town.
9. SHADOW TICKET by Thomas Pynchon: In 1932, the private eye Hicks McTaggart encounters a hodgepodge of characters as he pursues the heiress of a Wisconsin cheese fortune.
10. ALCHEMY OF SECRETS by Stephanie Garber: Holland St. James must retrieve an ancient object called the Alchemical Heart by midnight tomorrow or perish.
11. 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.
12. FOR WHOM THE BELLE TOLLS by Jaysea Lynn: Lily gets a job assigning people to appropriate circles and becomes attracted to a demon general in Hell.
13. THE ACADEMY by Elin Hilderbrand and Shelby Cunningham: Harmful rumors cause trouble for the students and staff at a New England boarding school.
14. 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.
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.
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NON-FICTION
1. HOW TO TEST NEGATIVE FOR STUPID by John Kennedy: The Republican senator from Louisiana shares stories about politics in Washington, D.C., and in his home state.
2. LAST RITES by Ozzy Osbourne with Chris Ayres: The late heavy metal icon charts his health difficulties and his return for the Back to the Beginning concert.
3. 107 DAYS by Kamala Harris: The former vice president recounts her abbreviated campaign to become president in 2024.
4. HOSTAGE by Eli Sharabi: Sharabi, who spent 491 days in Hamas captivity, recounts his story of survival.
5. POEMS & PRAYERS by Matthew McConaughey: The actor and author of “Greenlights” explores elements of belief and reason that make up our lives.
6. THE GALES OF NOVEMBER by John U. Bacon: An account of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, an American Great Lakes freighter, 50 years ago.
7. TOLD YOU SO by Mayci Neeley: The star of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” describes how she grew up Mormon and challenges she faced as an adult.
8. DEAR NEW YORK by Brandon Stanton: The photographer and author of “Humans of New York” highlights people and places in the five boroughs of New York City.
9. CONFRONTING EVIL by Bill O’Reilly and Josh Hammer: O’Reilly and Hammer profile some of history’s nefarious characters.
10. 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.
11. MISUNDERSTOOD by Allen Iverson with Ray Beauchamp: The N.B.A. All-Star details his childhood, professional career and ways he impacted our culture.
12. THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE by Bessel van der Kolk: How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.
13. IN THE NAME OF FREEDOM by Enes Kanter Freedom: The Turkish and American former professional basketball player describes his time on the court and advocating for human rights.
14. 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.
15. TRULY by Lionel Richie: The multiple award-winning musician shares moments from his early years, his time with the Commodores and other professional highlights.
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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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