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 WIDOW by John Grisham: When Simon Latch, a lawyer in rural Virginia, is accused of murder, he goes in search of the real killer.
2. THE PROVING GROUND by Michael Connelly: The eighth book in the Lincoln Lawyer series. Mickey Haller enlists a journalist to help his lawsuit against an A.I. company.
3. THE THINGS GODS BREAK by Abigail Owen: The second book in the Crucible series. Escaping Tartarus demands overcoming trials and breaking rules.
4. 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.
5. GONE BEFORE GOODBYE by Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben: When a mysterious man disappears, the former combat surgeon giving him medical assistance goes on the lam.
6. ALCHEMISED by SenLinYu: After the war, an imprisoned alchemist is sent to a necromancer to recover her lost memories.
7. REMAIN by Nicholas Sparks with M. Night Shyamalan: A New York architect moves to Cape Cod, where he enters a relationship that brings up a lot of questions.
8. MATE by Ali Hazelwood: To help stave off her enemies, Serena Paris, a Human-Were hybrid, forms a partnership with Koen Alexander.
9. KING SORROW by Joe Hill: After a college student is forced to steal rare books, his friends summon a dragon to help him, but find themselves in worse trouble.
10. GOOD SPIRITS by B.K. Borison: The ghost of Christmas Past Nolan Callahan gets assigned to haunt Harriet York and they uncover why they were brought together.
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. LIGHTS OUT by Navessa Allen: As Aly and Josh live out their dark fantasies, someone with sinister intentions impinges on them.
14. MERRY CHRISTMAS, YOU FILTHY ANIMAL by Meghan Quinn: The second book in the How My Neighbor Stole Christmas series. Things get messy between a man and a woman running rival Christmas tree farms.
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. NOBODY’S GIRL by Virginia Roberts Giuffre: The late activist and advocate for sex-trafficking survivors describes her time with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
2. TO RESCUE THE AMERICAN SPIRIT by Bret Baier with Catherine Whitney: The Fox News Channel’s chief political anchor chronicles the life and times of Theodore Roosevelt.
3. 1929 by Andrew Ross Sorkin: The New York Times journalist and CNBC host looks at the fight between Washington and Wall Street that fueled a historic crash of the stock market.
4. GIVING UP IS UNFORGIVABLE by Joyce Vance: The former U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Alabama contextualizes our current political moment and advocates for citizen engagement.
5. UNDER SIEGE by Eric Trump: The executive vice president of the Trump Organization shares his belief that attacks on his family are attacks on America.
6. 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.
7. FINDING MY WAY by Malala Yousafzai: The Nobel laureate describes private difficulties she encountered after the Taliban’s attack on her life thrust her into public life.
8. HEART OF A STRANGER by Angela Buchdahl: A memoir by the first Asian American to be ordained as a rabbi.
9. THE COLLEGE SCAM by Charlie Kirk: The late founder of Turning Point USA accuses academia of not having credibility.
10. THE LAND OF SWEET FOREVER by Harper Lee: A posthumous collection of stories and essays by the author of “To Kill a Mockingbird” and “Go Set a Watchman.”
11. 107 DAYS by Kamala Harris: The former vice president recounts her abbreviated campaign to become president in 2024.
12. HOSTAGE by Eli Sharabi: Sharabi, who spent 491 days in Hamas captivity, recounts his story of survival.
13. POEMS & PRAYERS by Matthew McConaughey: The actor and author of “Greenlights” explores elements of belief and reason that make up our lives.
14. CONFRONTING EVIL by Bill O’Reilly and Josh Hammer: O’Reilly and Hammer profile some of history’s nefarious characters.
15. THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE by Bessel van der Kolk: How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.
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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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