Tech & Book Talk at SSCL

Hi everyone, here is the latest edition of Library Connections, our weekly readers’, viewers’ and listeners’ advisory videocast.

The next Library Connections video will be posted on Tuesday, January 11, 2021.

Library Connections videos may also be accessed via the Southeast Steuben County Library’s YouTube channel.

Have a great week!
Linda Reimer, SSCL

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, December 31, 2021.

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And here are the 10 recommended songs of the week!

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The Christmas Song by Nat King Cole (Genre: Vocal, Jazz)

From The Album: Merry Christmas Baby: Romance & Reindeer From Capital by Various Artists (2011)

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December’s Here by New Found Glory (Genre: Pop/Rock)

From The Album: December’s Here (2021)

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Every Year by The Fox & The Hounds (Genre: Folk)

From The Album: Songs Of Winter (2018)

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I’ll Be Home From Christmas by The Pilgrim Travelers (Genre: R&B)

From The Album: Blue Yule: Christmas R&B Classics (1991)

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If I Had A Heart (In Norse) by Colm R. Mcguinness (Genre: Folk, International)

From The Album: If I Had A Heart (In Norse) (2021)

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Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! by Frank Sinatra (Genre: Vocal, Easy Listening)

From The Album: A Sinatra Christmas (2019)

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A Long December by Counting Crows (Genre: Pop/Rock)

From The Album: Recovering The Satellites (1996)

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Night: Part I Snow by George Winston (Genre: Piano, New Age)

From The Album: December (1982)

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Pinetop’s Boogie Woogie by Memphis Slim (Genre: Blues, Piano)

From The Album: Memphis Slim and the Honky-Tonk Sound (Smithsonian/Folkways, 1960)

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The Seasons by Loreena McKennitt (Genre: Folk, Vocals)

From The Album: To Drive The Cold Winter Away (1987).

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Hoopla Recommend Album of the Week

Barn (2020) by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

And from the album the song

Song Of The Seasons

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Have a great weekend,

Linda Reimer, SSCL

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REFERENCES:

Print References

The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits by Joel Whitburn

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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 is the latest edition of Library Connections, our weekly readers’, viewers’ and listeners’ advisory videocast.

The next Library Connections video will be posted on Tuesday, December 28, 2021.

Library Connections videos may also be accessed via the Southeast Steuben County Library’s YouTube channel.

Have a great week!
Linda Reimer, SSCL

Hi everyone, here are our recommended reads for the week.

Format Note: Under each book title you’ll find a list of all the different formats that specific title is available in; including: Print Books, Large Print Books, CD Audiobooks, eBooks & Downloadable Audiobooks from the Digital Catalog (Libby app) and Hoopla eBooks & Hoopla Downloadable Audiobooks (Hoopla app).

*More information on the three catalogs is found at the end of the list of recommended reads*

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Weekly Suggested Reading postings are published on Tuesdays.

And the next Suggested Reading posting will be published on Tuesday, December 28, 2021.

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The Bookseller’s Tale by Ann Swinfen

(Available Formats: Hoopla instant checkout eBook)

The death of a scholar, the birth of a detective…

Oxford, Spring 1353. When young bookseller Nicholas Elyot discovers the body of William Farringdon floating in the River Cherwell, all the signs point to suicide.

Soon, however, Nicholas discovers evidence of murder. Who could have wanted to kill this promising student? As Nicholas and his close friend Jordain try to unravel what lies behind William’s death, they learn that he was innocently caught up in a criminal plot.

When their investigations begin to involve town, university, and abbey, Nicholas takes a risky gamble – and puts his family in terrible danger in order to uncover the truth.

A thrilling historical mystery full of twists and intrigue, perfect for fans of Ellis Peters, Paul Doherty and E. M. Powell.

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Evergreen: A Novella by Susan May Warren

(Available Formats: Hoopla instant checkout eBook)

An empty nest has Ingrid Christiansen dreading the upcoming holidays, but her husband, John, couldn’t be more excited about this new season of life. He even has a surprise trip abroad planned. He’s sure she’ll love it. What’s more romantic than Christmas in Paris? Before he can stop her, however, Ingrid agrees to spearhead a major church project. Then their faithful dog, Butterscotch, needs emergency surgery, draining their savings. And then-because disasters strike in threes-an unexpected guest arrives, dredging up old hurts. As a beautiful blanket of snow transforms the north woods into a winter wonderland, a deep chill settles over John and Ingrid’s marriage. With the holidays fast approaching, their only hope of keeping their love evergreen depends on turning the page on the past and embracing a new chapter of their future.

Evergreen is part of Warren’s Christiansen family series. If you’d like to read the series from the beginning check out book one: Take A Chance On Me

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The Horse, the Wheel, and Language by David W. Anthony

(Available Formats: Hoopla instant checkout eBook & audiobook)

How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World
In this study of language, archeology and culture, Hartwick College anthropology professor Anthony hypothesizes that a proto-Indo-European culture emerged in the Ponto-Caspian steppes 4,000 years ago, speaking an ur-language ancestor to the Romance, German and Slavic family of languages, Sanskrit and modern English. Citing discoveries in the Ukraine, Russia and Kazakhstan made possible only after the fall of the Iron Curtain brought together Soviet and western scientists, Anthony combines evidence from radioactive dating, demographic analysis of migration patterns, linguistic analysis and the study of epics such as the Iliad and the Rig Veda to substantiate his contention. Central to his thesis is the role of the horse, originally domesticated for food and first ridden to manage herds; only later, with the development of the chariot, were they ridden during combat. Anthony provides a comprehensive, in-depth analysis of his subject, complete with a history of relevant research over the past two centuries (including evidence and opinion that counter his own, such as the now-discredited Aryan race hypothesis). A thorough look at the cutting edge of anthropology, Anthony’s book is a fascinating look into the origins of modern man. Library Journal Review

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The Last Daughter of York by Nicola Cornick

(Available Formats: Print Book, eBook & Hoopla instant checkout audiobook)

For 11 years, Serena Warren has been haunted by the mysterious disappearance of her twin sister, Caitlin. Unable to remember what happened that fateful evening, Serena has tried to move on with her life. Then she receives a call with the news that Caitlin’s body has been found. Hoping to recover her lost memories, Serena travels to her grandparents’ English estate, Minster Lovell, where Caitlin was last seen alive. Six centuries earlier, five-year-old Anne Neville, daughter of nobility, is chosen to wed Francis Lovell. The marriage will solidify allegiances between royal families; but as she grows, Anne must choose between her family and her new husband when the battle to overthrow the king begins. Cornick (The Forgotten Sister, 2020) seamlessly weaves together the stories of two young women, separated by centuries yet bound by their time at Minster Lovell. As the investigation of Caitlin’s death unfolds, the legend of a centuries-old relic is explained. History lovers and mystery fans alike will delight in Cornick’s latest suspenseful, romantic, paranormal tale.

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A Little Hope by Ethan Joella

(Available Formats: eBook)

Wharton, Connecticut, is a sleepy, suburban town, filled in summer with the smell of hydrangeas and the sounds of kids playing soccer and tennis balls smacking country-club pavement. As in many small towns, the connections among its inhabitants are what makes Wharton special. The domino effect of neighbors’ choices impact each other one another far more than they could ever imagine. A chance meeting blossoms into a new relationship, a tragic diagnosis inspires independence, a surprise visitor helps breach an emotional wall, a marriage’s foundation becomes cracked in an instant. In his debut novel, Joella has an eye and ear for suburban pathos, highlighting tragedy and growth in equal parts. Exploring new love, the twists and turns of grief, and the steadfast loyalty of soulmates, A Little Hope is narrated by a diverse ensemble of Wharton residents. Joella pays particular attention to the aftershocks of loss in the residents’ lives, ranging from heartbreak and addiction to cancer, but he doesn’t dwell on the maudlin. Loyal readers of Meg Wolitzer and Matthew Norman will gravitate to this immersive, illuminating novel.

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The Orphan Keeper by Camron Wright

(Available Formats: Print Book & Hoopla instant checkout eBook )

Despite having been adopted from India, Taj Rowland is an excelling American teen: senior-class president, a varsity athlete, and popular with his classmates at his all-white Colorado high school. But when he’s matched with an Indian family during a study-abroad program in London, Taj begins to remember pieces of his childhood, including his original name, Chellamuthu, and the family from which he was kidnapped and sold to an orphanage. Hoping to understand more about his identity, Taj immerses himself in Indian culture, starts an import-export company, and eventually marries an Indian woman, Priya, who turns out to have a surprising connection to his past. Armed with a map drawn from memory and accompanied by his business partner, Christopher Raj, Taj returns to India to search for his birth family. Wright (The Rent Collector, 2012) turns the story of the real-life Chellamuthu/Taj into a meditation on identity and the meaning of family, and a novel that is sure to be a book-club favorite. – Booklist Review

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On Turpentine Lane by Elinor Lipman

(Available Formats: Print Book, eBook, Hoopla instant checkout eBook & audiobook)

When Faith Frankel moves from Brooklyn back to her hometown of Everton, Mass., she falls in love with a little house on Turpentine Lane. The house, because of rumors about a death that took place there, is well within her salary as a fund-raiser, so despite the asbestos and a failing roof, she decides to buy it. She’s accustomed to challenging projects, starting with Stuart Levine, her longtime boyfriend who has left on a solo hitchhiking expedition with her credit card. No sooner does she move into the house does she learn that the previous owner’s second and third husbands fell down the basement stairs to their deaths. Stuart is unsupportive, so she finally dumps him, encouraged by Nick Franconi, officemate and soon-to-be roommate. Faith and Nick develop a relationship while she tries to solve the mystery of the deaths at Turpentine Lane, her parents’ faltering marriage, and her eligible-bachelor brother’s lack of a significant other. With a witty cast of characters and her usual delightful dialogue and insightful observations of human behavior, Lipman (The Inn at Lake Devine) captures the complications of modern love.

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Paradise on the Hudson: The Creation, Loss, and Revival of a Great American Garden by Caroline Seebohm

(Available Formats: Hoopla instant checkout eBook)

The Story of Samuel Untermyer and His Gilded Age Garden

Few people today have ever heard of him, but in the early years of the twentieth century, Samuel Untermyer took on the rich, the entrenched establishment, the robber barons, and the most powerful corporations in America. He also turned his estate into one of the most extensive and ambitious gardens of the Gilded Age. Located on the banks of the Hudson, it boasted extravagant structures based on Greek models, 60 greenhouses, and a staff of 60 gardeners. After Untermyer’s death, the garden went into a steep decline, until the Untermyer Gardens Conservancy began a program of restoration that has brought a significant part of the original gardens back to their former glory. Visitors today can experience the grandeur of the garden, and the renovations continue. In Paradise on the Hudson, seasoned writer and garden historian Caroline Seebohm shares all this and more, telling a fascinating story of a dazzling Gilded Age garden created, lost, and re-found. Packed with contemporary and historical photography, this must-read entry into the canon of garden history celebrates an important garden in its former glory and in its current restoration.

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The Raven in the Foregate by Ellis Peters

(Available Formats: Print Book, Hoopla instant checkout eBook & audiobook)

In a mild December in the year of our Lord 1141, a new priest comes to the parishioners of the Foregate outside the Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul. Father Ailnoth brings with him a housekeeper and her nephew—and a disposition that invites murder.

Brother Cadfael quickly sees that father Ailnoth is a harsh man who, striding along in his black cassock, looks like a doomsaying raven. The housekeeper’s nephew, Benet, is quite different—a smiling lad, a hard worker in Cadfael’s herb garden, but, as Brother Cadfael soon discovers, an impostor. And when Ailnoth is found drowned, suspicion falls on Benet, though many in the Foregate had cause to want this priest dead. Now Brother Cadfael is gathering clues along with his medicinals to treat a case of unholy passions, tragic politics, and perhaps divine intervention.
Readers’ Note: The Raven in the Foregate is the twelfth book in the Brother Cadfael series. If you’d like to start reading the series at the beginning, checkout book one: A Morbid Taste For Bones.

Viewers’s Note: Back in the 1990s Derek Jacoby starred as Cadfael in a fun TV series based on the books; and SSCL owns the entire series on DVD – should you wish to check it out – it is great historical mystery fun!

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Splendid by Julia Quinn

(Available Formats: Print Book & Hoopla instant checkout eBook & audiobook)

Based on the phenomenal growth of Quinn’s popularity, and her four-week stint on the New York Times bestseller list with Romancing Mr Bridgerton, it’s the perfect time to revisit Ms Quinn’s ‘splendid’ storytelling.

American heiress Emma Dunster has always been fun-loving and independent with no wish to settle into marriage. She plans to enjoy her Season in London in more unconventional ways than husband-hunting. But this time Emma’s high-jinks lead her into dangerous temptation…
Alexander Ridgely, the Duke of Ashbourne, is a notorious rake who carefully avoids the risk of love…until he plants one reckless kiss on the sensuous lips of this high-spirited innocent…and condemns himself to delicious torment. Little does he know that his passion has touched the very soul of the lovely enchantress…and committed them both to a lifetime of splendid ecstasy.

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A bonus just for fun musical recommendation, from the Hoopla catalog:

Licorice Pizza Soundtrack

The soundtrack features twenty classics songs by Sonny & Cher, The Doors, David Bowie, Taj Mahal, Seals & Crofts, James Gang and more!

And including this one!

Stumblin’ In by Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman 

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Have a great week!

Linda Reimer

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*Information on the Three Catalogs*

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

The Digital Catalog, is an online catalog containing eBooks, downloadable audiobooks, digital magazines and a handful of streaming videos. The catalog, which allows one to download content to a PC, also has a companion app, Libby, which you can download to your mobile device; so you can enjoy eBooks and downloadable audiobooks 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 instant checkouts of eBooks, downloadable audiobooks, comic books, albums, movies and TV series. Patron check out limit is 6 items per month.

Hoopla is a Southeast Steuben County Library service available to all Southeast Steuben County Library card holders.

The Hoopla App is available for Android or Apple devices and most 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.

The StarCat app is called Bookmyne and is available for Apple and Android devices.

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

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Have questions or want to request a book?

Feel free to call the library! Our telephone number is 607-936-3713.

Tech Talk is a Southeast Steuben County Library blog.

Hi everyone, here is the weekly list of New York Times Bestsellers.

Each title is followed by a listing of which formats it is available in for check out within the three catalogs: StarCat (Print, Large Print & CD Audiobook), The Digital Catalog (eBook & Downloadable Audiobook) and the Hoopla Catalog (Hoopla instant checkout eBook & Hoopla Audiobook).

For more information on the three catalogs skip to the section below the bestselling titles*

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New York Times Bestseller blog posts are published on Sundays.

The next New York Times Bestseller post will be published on Sunday, January 9, 2022 – have a great holiday season!

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FICTION

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AUTOPSY by Patricia Cornwell

(Available Formats: Print Book, Audiobook on CD & eBook)

The 25th book in the Kay Scarpetta series. Scarpetta investigates crime scenes in Virginia and outer space.

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BILLY SUMMERS by Stephen King

(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, CD Audiobook, Libby/OverDrive eBook & audiobook)

A killer for hire who only takes out bad guys seeks redemption as he does one final job.

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CALL US WHAT WE CARRY  by Amanda Gorman

(Available Formats: Print Book & Libby/OverDrive eBook)

A debut collection of poems on identity and history by the presidential inaugural poet who wrote “The Hill We Climb.”

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CLOUD CUCKOO LAND by Anthony Doerr

(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, CD Audiobook, Libby eBook & audiobook)

An interconnected cast of dreamers and outsiders are in dangerous and disparate settings past, present and future.

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DARK HOURS by Michael Connelly

(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, Libby eBook & audiobook)

A death on New Year’s Eve, an unsolved murder and a hunt for serial rapists bring Bosch and Ballard back together.

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FEAR NO EVIL by James Patterson

(Available Formats: Print Book)

The 29th book in the Alex Cross series. Cross fights the mastermind who has stalked him for years.

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GO TELL THE BEES THAT I AM GONE by Diana Gabaldon

(Available Formats: Print Book, eBook & Downloadable Audiobook)

The ninth book in the Outlander series. As the Revolutionary War moves closer to Fraser’s Ridge, Claire and Jamie reunite with their daughter and her family.

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IT ENDS WITH US by Colleen Hoover

(Available Formats: Print Book & Libby audiobook)

A battered wife raised in a violent home attempts to halt the cycle of abuse.

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THE JUDGE’S LIST by John Grisham

(Available Formats: Print Book, Libby eBook & audiobook)

The second book in the Whistler series. Investigator Lacy Stoltz goes after a serial killer and closes in on a sitting judge.

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THE LAST THING HE TOLD ME by Laura Dave

(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, CD Audiobook & Libby/OverDrive eBook & audiobook)

Hannah Hall discovers truths about her missing husband and bonds with his daughter from a previous relationship.

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THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY by Amor Towles

(Available Formats: Print Book, Libby eBook & audiobook)

Two friends who escaped from a juvenile work farm take Emmett Watson on an unexpected journey to New York City in 1954.

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MERCY by David Baldacci

(Available Formats: Print Book, eBook & Downloadable Audiobook)

The fourth book in the Atlee Pine series. Atlee discovers her twin sister survived an abduction at the age of 6.

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THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY by Matt Haig

(Available Formats: Print Book, Libby eBook & audiobook)

Nora Seed finds a library beyond the edge of the universe that contains books with multiple possibilities of the lives one could have lived.

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THE SEVEN HUSBANDS OF EVELYN HUGO by Taylor Jenkins Reid

(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print & Libby eBook & audiobook)

A movie icon recounts stories of her loves and career to a struggling magazine writer.

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STRANGER IN THE LIFEBOAT by Mitch Albom

(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print & CD Audiobook)

After a ship explodes, nine people struggling to survive pull a man who claims to be the Lord out of the sea.

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THE WISH by Nicholas Sparks

(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, Libby eBook & audiobook)

Maggie Dawes, a renowned travel photographer, struggles with a medical diagnosis over Christmas.

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WISH YOU WERE HERE by Jodi Picoult

(Available Formats: Print Book, CD Audiobook, eBook & Libby/OverDrive Audiobook)

Diana O’Toole re-evaluates her seemingly perfect life when a pandemic disrupts her vacation in the Galápagos Islands.

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NON-FICTION:

1619 PROJECT edited by Nikole Hannah-Jones, Caitlin Roper, Ilena Silverman and Jake Silverstein

(Available Formats: Print Book)

Viewing America’s entanglement with slavery and its legacy, in essays adapted and expanded from The New York Times Magazine.

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ALL AMERICAN CHRISTMAS by Rachel Campos-Duffy and Sean Duffy

(Available Formats: Not currently available)

A collection of holiday memories from members of the staff of Fox News.

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AMERICAN MARXISM by Mark R. Levin

(Available Formats: Print Book, CD Audiobook, eBook & Libby/OverDrive Audiobook)

The Fox News host gives his take on the Green New Deal, critical race theory and social activism.

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BEATLES: GET BACK by the Beatles

(Available Formats: Print Book)

The story of the making of the band’s final album, gathered from transcripts of their conversations.

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THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE by Bessel van der Kolk

(Available Formats: Print Book, CD Audiobook, eBook & Downloadable Audiobook)

How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.

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DAWN OF EVERYTHING by David Graeber and David Wengrow

(Available Formats: Print Book)

A reinvestigation of social evolution and suggestions for new ways of organizing society.

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FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS by Kayleigh McEnany

(Available Formats: Not yet available in any catalog)

The former White House press secretary gives an account of her journey.

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THE LYRICS: 1956 TO THE PRESENT by Paul McCartney

(Available Formats: Not yet available in any catalog)

A two-volume celebration of 154 songs, with handwritten texts, paintings and photographs from the songwriter’s archives.

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THE PRESIDENT AND THE FREEDOM FIGHTER by Brian Kilmeade

(Available Formats: Print Book)

The Fox News host gives an account of the relationship between Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass.

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The REAL ANTHONY FAUCI by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

(Available Formats: Hoopla instant checkout eBook)

The anti-vaccine advocate gives his take on the chief medical advisor to the president.

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RENEGADES by Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen

(Available Formats: Print Book)

Conversations between the 44th president and the multiple award-winning musician on a range of topics.

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THE STORYTELLER by Dave Grohl

(Available Formats: Print Book, CD audiobook & Libby eBook)

A memoir by the musician known for his work with Foo Fighters and Nirvana.

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TASTE by Stanley Tucci

(Available Formats: Print Book, Libby eBook & audiobook)

The award-winning actor reflects on his career, Italian-American heritage, meals and mishaps.

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THERE AND BACK by Jimmy Chin Photographs and stories of expeditions on all seven continents by the Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker.

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WELCOME TO DUNDER MIFFLIN by Brian Baumgartner and Ben Silverman

(Available Formats: Not currently available)

An oral history of the TV series “The Office” by one of its stars and one of its producers.

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WILL by Will Smith with Mark Manson

(Available Formats: Print Book)

The actor, producer and musician tells his life story and lessons he learned along the way.

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Happy reading!

Linda Reimer, SSL

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*Information on the Three Catalogs*

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

The Digital Catalog has two companion apps, Libby & OverDrive. Libby is the app for newer devices and the OverDrive app should be used for older devices and Amazon tablets.

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 instant check outs of eBooks, downloadable audiobook, comic books, albums and streaming videos. Patron check out limit is 4 items per month.

Hoopla is a Southeast Steuben County Library service available to all Southeast Steuben County Library card holders.

The Hoopla App is available for Android or Apple devices and most 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.

The StarCat app is called Bookmyne and is available for Apple and Android devices.

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Also of Note: If a New York Times Bestseller isn’t yet available in any of the three catalogs; you can contact the library and request to be notified when it becomes available.

Southeast Steuben County Library Tel: 607-936-3713

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Tech Talk is a Southeast Steuben County Library blog.

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,

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And here are the 10 recommended songs of the week!

(This week, we’ve got a “baker’s ten”!)

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And I Love Her by The Beatles (Genre: Rock, Classic Rock)

From The Album: A Hard Days Night (1964)

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Bitter Sweet Symphony by The Verve (Genre: Rock)

From The Album: Urban Hymns (1997)

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Christmas Like by Straight No Chaser (Genre: Vocal, a cappella)

From The Album: Christmas Like (2021)

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Dancing In The Dark by Cannonball Adderley (Genre: Jazz)

From The Album: Somethin’ Else (1958)

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Down By The Riverside Medley by Pete Seeger (Genre: Folk)

Recorded live July 23, 1963

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Jingle Bell Rock by Bobby Helm (Genre: Rock, Holiday)

From The Album: Christmas Number 1’s by Various Artists

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Leave It At The Gate by Chris Jones & the Night Drivers (Genre: Bluegrass)

From The album: Make Each Second Last (2020)

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Night Train by Louis Prima (Genre: Jazz, Blues)

From The Album: The Wildest (1957)

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Somewhere Over The Rainbow by Yo-Yo Ma & Kathryn Stott (Genre: Classical, Pop)

From The Album: Songs of Comfort and Hope (2020)

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Swingin’ Those Jingle Bells by Fats Waller (Genre: Jazz, Swing, Holiday)

From The Album: Winter Wonderland: Christmas Favourites from the 30s and 40s (2009)

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Transistor Radio by Daryl Mosley (Genre: Country, Folk)

From The Album: Small Town Dreamer (2021)

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Hoopla Recommend Album of the Week

Joan Baez 75th Birthday Celebration (2016) by Joan Baez (Genre: Folk)

And from the album the song

Diamonds & Rust (recorded live and featuring Judy Collins)

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Have a great weekend,

Linda Reimer, SSCL

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REFERENCES:

Print References

The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits by Joel Whitburn

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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 is the latest edition of Library Connections, our weekly readers’, viewers’ and listeners’ advisory videocast.

The next Library Connections video will be posted in on Tuesday, December 21, 2021.

Library Connections videos may also be accessed via the Southeast Steuben County Library’s YouTube channel.

Have a great week!
Linda Reimer, SSCL

Hi everyone, here are our recommended reads for the week.

Format Note: Under each book title you’ll find a list of all the different formats that specific title is available in; including: Print Books, Large Print Books, CD Audiobooks, eBooks & Downloadable Audiobooks from the Digital Catalog (Libby app) and Hoopla eBooks & Hoopla Downloadable Audiobooks (Hoopla app).

*More information on the three catalogs is found at the end of the list of recommended reads*

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Weekly Suggested Reading postings are published on Tuesdays.

And the next Suggested Reading posting will be published on Tuesday, December 21, 2021

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The Best Thing You Can Steal by Simon R. Green

(Available Formats: Print BookHoopla instant checkout eBook & audiobook)

Master thief and con man Gideon Sable has a plan. He intends to breach the private vault of Fredric Hammer, noted bad guy, and rob him blind. To do that, he needs to assemble a crack team of professionals. But this is no ordinary team, because this is no ordinary London. This is an alternate London, wherein ghosts and demons and people with special gifts coexist with regular human folk. And Gideon’s team consists of former girlfriend Annie Anybody, whose gift is luck; a fellow known as the Damned (because he’s, you know, damned); the Ghost, who retains the memory of what it is to be a man; and the Wild Card, who sees all the truths in the world. Each of them has a score to settle with Hammer, and each of them is willing to risk plenty to get revenge. This novel by the author of the terrific Ishmael Jones series is a treat for anyone who relishes the blending of alternate-world fantasy, urban fantasy, and the caper novel. Exciting, witty, and stuffed full of fun. – Booklist Review

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The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen

(Available Formats: Print Book, eBook, Libby Audiobook & Hoopla instant checkout eBook & audiobook)

This highly enjoyable medieval fantasy from Nielsen (the Underworld Chronicles), set in the medieval kingdom of Carthya, centers on 15-year-old Sage, an angry and pugnacious orphan, who is unexpectedly purchased by Conner, one of the king’s regents. The entire royal family—king, queen, and heir—has recently died under mysterious circumstances, and to prevent civil war, Conner is collecting orphans who might believably be substituted for the dead king’s younger son, who was reported lost at sea years earlier. Sage is soon engaged in a deadly, winner-take-all contest with two other boys to earn the right to impersonate Prince Jaron. Sage is deftly characterized through humorous first-person narration, quickly establishing himself as a beguiling antihero: “I’d never attempted roast thievery before, and I was already regretting it,” he says when readers first meet him. “It happens to be very difficult to hold a chunk of raw meat while running.” Secondary characters are equally fleshed-out. First in the Ascendancy Trilogy, this is an impressive, promising story with some expertly executed twists. – Starred Publishers Weekly Review
Listeners’ Note: All five of the audios in this series are available for instant checkout through Hoopla!

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The Hating Game: A Novel by Sally Thorpe

(Available Formats: Print Book, eBook, OverDrive/Libby audiobook & Hoopla instant checkout eBook & audiobook)

Lucy Hutton and Joshua Templeman sit across from each other working as executive assistants for their co-CEO bosses of the merged publishing house Bexley and Gamin. From the first, it seems they’re not destined to be friends: Joshua is tall, intimidating, and wears the same colored shirts in the same sequence every week, whereas five-foot-tall Lucy is approachable, yet feisty with her flamethrower-red lipstick and varying ensembles. Their differences manifest themselves in nonverbal games including the Staring Game, the Mirror Game, and the HR Game. When a promotion possibility comes up, both Josh and Lucy would do anything to get it. Thorne pens a novel that is more than a game of one-upmanship between two coworkers. She slowly begins to unfurl their insecurities both inside and between themselves, fearlessly aiming at the heart of what makes Lucy and Joshua tick. As a result, a new game begins–one of sexual chemistry and frustration. VERDICT Thorne is a strong writer and one to watch. Her debut will have readers rooting for both Lucy and Joshua in whatever games they play. –Library Journal Review

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Letters From Father Christmas by J. R. R. Tolkien

(Available Formats: Print Book & Hoopla instant checkout eBook)

Every December an envelope bearing a stamp from the North Pole would arrive for J.R.R. Tolkien’s children. Inside would be a letter in a strange, spidery handwriting and a beautiful colored drawing or painting. The letters were from Father Christmas.

They told wonderful tales of life at the North Pole: how the reindeer got loose and scattered presents all over the place; how the accident-prone North Polar Bear climbed the North Pole and fell through the roof of Father Christmas’s house into the dining room; how he broke the Moon into four pieces and made the Man in it fall into the back garden; how there were wars with the troublesome horde of goblins who lived in the caves beneath the house, and many more.
No reader, young or old, can fail to be charmed by Tolkien’s inventiveness in this classic holiday treat.

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Meet Me In London by Georgia Toffolo

(Available Formats: Print Book & Hoopla instant checkout audiobook)

This debut romance by British TV personality Toffolo (the first in a series whose second installment, Meet Me in Hawaii, was published in the U.K. in Mar. 2021) stars Victoria Scott, who dreams of being a fashion designer. She’s felt stalled since her ex-boyfriend takes that dream (and their work partnership) with him after cheating on her. Nowadays, Victoria spends her time managing a bar and teaching kids about fashion while working on her designs when she can. Oliver Russell is acting as the head of his family’s department store franchise, and the company is building a new location in Victoria’s London neighborhood. His dad is in poor health, and he will do anything to make his parents happy, even faking a fiancé. After a few chance encounters, Victoria and Oliver strike up a mutually beneficial partnership: Victoria will act as his fake fiancé until the new store opens and Oliver will host a fashion show at the grand opening for Victoria and her students. Victoria opens up Oliver’s eyes to what life can be, but she is harboring a secret that she thinks threatens Oliver’s life plans. The good news is they get along great, but things get a little too real as they spend more time together. VERDICT A fun story for fans of the fake dating trope. – Library Journal Review

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Miss Eliza’s English Kitchen: A Novel of Victorian Cookery and Friendship by Annabel Abbs

(Available Formats: eBook)

Poet Eliza Acton is initially insulted by the suggestion that she write a cookery book. She refuses to entertain such a notion, until her father faces bankruptcy. Suddenly, organizing recipes and creating culinary delights are her only options. To aid her in this endeavor, she hires Ann Kirby, a woman living in desperate poverty. The two women, though from vastly different backgrounds, forge an unlikely friendship as they work tirelessly on Eliza’s recipe book. Told from the dual perspectives of Eliza and Ann, this novel, based on actual events, chronicles the challenges they face due to gender and class; family pressures and obligations; and their hopes and dreams. Eliza’s recipe format, the first of its kind, is still used today. With Eliza’s writing skills and Ann’s organic talent for cooking, the women made a formidable team. Eliza broke barriers and has been a model for many future English authors and cooks alike.

VERDICT Abbs (The Joyce Girl) has written a fascinating, long overdue tribute to the unconventional Eliza Acton, the woman who revolutionized the English cookbook. Ann’s and Eliza’s drives for independence is inspiring, and their passion for cooking will awaken readers’ inner chef.-Starred Library Journal Review

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Reclamation: Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson, and a Descendant’s Search for Her Family’s Lasting Legacy by Gayle Jessup White

(Available Formats: Print Book)

In this family history, White describes being a 13-year-old Black girl growing up in Washington, DC, when she learned the legend handed down by her great aunt–that the family was descended from Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings–which White would spend much of her later life trying to prove. The Hemings lineage became clearer in later years, and as an adult White began to research her roots while also pursuing a career in journalism and enduring a rocky first marriage. White writes that the first time she toured Monticello and announced, “I’m a descendant,” she was met with uncomfortable stares. But she kept mapping the family tree with the help of a Monticello genealogist, met many other Jefferson and Hemings descendants (both Black-presenting and white-presenting; some helpful, some not), and eventually struck gold with DNA evidence and historic documents that proved that she was indeed a direct descendant of Jefferson and of Peter Hemings (Sally’s brother). White is now the community engagement officer at Monticello, fulfilling a lifelong goal to help tell the stories of all of her ancestors there. VERDICT A brisk read that uncovers another side of the Jefferson-Hemings family tree; for readers of genealogy and the history of American slavery. – Library Journal Review

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Tied Up in Tinsel by Ngaio Marsh

(Available Formats: Print Book, Hoopla instant checkout eBook & audiobook)

It’s the Christmas season in 1972, and Agatha Troy is at a house party, enjoying the local holiday pageant and also painting the host’s portrait. The painting’s coming along fine, but the pageant goes a little pear-shaped when one of the players disappears. Could one of the eccentric guests have been involved? Or could the finger of blame come to rest on one of the manor-house servants, each of whom happens to be a recent prison parolee? Inspector Alleyn is on hand to wrap up the case…

Readers’ Note: This is the 27th book in the Roderick Alleyn series. If you’d like to start with book one, check out A Man Lay Dead.

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Stupid Things I Won’t Do When I Get Old: A Highly Judgmental, Unapologetically Honest Accounting of All the Things Our Elders Are Doing Wrong by Steven Petrow

(Available Formats: Hoopla instant checkout eBook & audiobook)

When he turned 50, award-winning journalist, columnist, and Ted Talk favorite Petrow began to keep a list of “the stupid things I won’t do when I get old,” a litany of all the annoying things his parents and other old people around him were doing. Included are such offenses as being afraid to fall, lying to their doctors, and refusing to change their ways. As he grew older, Petrow began to ruminate on things like continuing to drive when one has become a threat to others, waiting to be deaf before getting a hearing aid, and turning his home into a “sweat lodge.” Finally, looking at life’s end, Petrow vows to refuse to die without planning his own funeral, or writing letters to loved ones. With coauthor Henry, Petrow supports his plans up with quotes from favorite authors and facts from various studies, ultimately presenting a solid case for paying attention as you age. Along the way, he began to understand his parent’s actions. Readers dealing with aging parents or beginning to feel twinges of age’s tolls themselves will be especially interested. Petrow can’t prevent you from becoming your parents, but he can remind you how a positive attitude, gratitude, patience, and compassion can make a big difference. – Booklist Review

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The Wicked Widow by Beatriz Williams

(Available Formats: Print Book)

Williams continues her Wicked City series (after the Wicked Redhead) with an engrossing New York City mystery spanning several decades. In 1998, Ella Dommerich moves into her boyfriend Hector’s Greenwich Village walk-up, following her separation from Patrick, the father of her unborn child. Ella’s aunt Julie asks her to use her investigative skills as a financial analyst to dig up dirt on Senator Frank Hardcastle, a presidential candidate who was once married to another relative of Ella and Julie’s, and to whom Julie bears a grudge. In a parallel narrative set in 1924, Geneva Kelley marries Oliver Anson Marshall and they move into the townhouse later occupied by Hector and Ella. After Louis Hardcastle, the head of an East Coast bootlegging organization, is murdered, Louis’s son blames Anson, a former Prohibition enforcement special agent, and Anson decides to fake his death and go into hiding to protect Geneva. As Ella continues to delve into the background of the Hardcastle family while enduring prenatal nausea, she discovers connections to Patrick’s employer and some financial anomalies, and ropes Patrick in to an increasingly dangerous situation. Williams’s fast-paced story line features engaging dialogue and thematic connections between Ella and Geneva. Series fans will eat this up. Publishers Weekly Review

Readers’ Note: The Wicked Widow is the third book in the Wicked City series. If you’d like to start reading the series from the beginning, check out book one: The Wicked City.

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Have a great week!

Linda Reimer

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*Information on the Three Catalogs*

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

The Digital Catalog, is an online catalog containing eBooks, downloadable audiobooks, digital magazines and a handful of streaming videos. The catalog, which allows one to download content to a PC, also has a companion app, Libby, which you can download to your mobile device; so you can enjoy eBooks and downloadable audiobooks 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 instant checkouts of eBooks, downloadable audiobooks, comic books, albums, movies and TV series. Patron check out limit is 6 items per month.

Hoopla is a Southeast Steuben County Library service available to all Southeast Steuben County Library card holders.

The Hoopla App is available for Android or Apple devices and most 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.

The StarCat app is called Bookmyne and is available for Apple and Android devices.

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

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Have questions or want to request a book?

Feel free to call the library! Our telephone number is 607-936-3713.

Tech Talk is a Southeast Steuben County Library blog.

Hi everyone, here is the weekly list of New York Times Bestsellers.

Each title is followed by a listing of which formats it is available in for check out within the three catalogs: StarCat (Print, Large Print & CD Audiobooks), The Digital Catalog (eBook & Downloadable Audiobook) and the Hoopla Catalog (Hoopla instant checkout eBook & Hoopla Audiobook).

For more information on the three catalogs skip to the section below the bestselling titles*

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New York Times Bestseller blog posts are published on Sundays. The next New York Times Bestseller post will be published on Sunday, December 19, 2021.

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FICTION

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AUTOPSY by Patricia Cornwell

(Available Formats: Print Book, Audiobook on CD & eBook)

The 25th book in the Kay Scarpetta series. Scarpetta investigates crime scenes in Virginia and outer space.

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BECOMING by Nora Roberts

(Available Formats: Print Book, CD Audiobook & eBook)

The second book in the Dragon Heart Legacy series. Breen returns to Talamh as her grandfather Odran plots destruction.

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CLOUD CUCKOO LAND by Anthony Doerr

(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, CD Audiobook, Libby eBook & audiobook)

An interconnected cast of dreamers and outsiders are in dangerous and disparate settings past, present and future.

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DARK HOURS by Michael Connelly

(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, Libby eBook & audiobook)

A death on New Year’s Eve, an unsolved murder and a hunt for serial rapists bring Bosch and Ballard back together.

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FEAR NO EVIL by James Patterson

(Available Formats: Print Book)

The 29th book in the Alex Cross series. Cross fights the mastermind who has stalked him for years.

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GO TELL THE BEES THAT I AM GONE by Diana Gabaldon

(Available Formats: Print Book, eBook & Downloadable Audiobook)

The ninth book in the Outlander series. As the Revolutionary War moves closer to Fraser’s Ridge, Claire and Jamie reunite with their daughter and her family.

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IT ENDS WITH US by Colleen Hoover

(Available Formats: Print Book & Libby audiobook)

A battered wife raised in a violent home attempts to halt the cycle of abuse.

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THE JUDGE’S LIST by John Grisham

(Available Formats: Print Book, Libby eBook & audiobook)

The second book in the Whistler series. Investigator Lacy Stoltz goes after a serial killer and closes in on a sitting judge.

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LEVIATHAN FALLS by James S.A. Corey

(Available Formats: Not yet available in any catalog)

The ninth book in the Expanse series. A group of unlikely allies might find a way to bring peace to a vast galactic civilization.

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THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY by Amor Towles

(Available Formats: Print Book, Libby eBook & audiobook)

Two friends who escaped from a juvenile work farm take Emmett Watson on an unexpected journey to New York City in 1954.

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MERCY by David Baldacci

(Available Formats: Print Book, eBook & Downloadable Audiobook)

The fourth book in the Atlee Pine series. Atlee discovers her twin sister survived an abduction at the age of 6.

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THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY by Matt Haig

(Available Formats: Print Book, Libby eBook & audiobooks)

Nora Seed finds a library beyond the edge of the universe that contains books with multiple possibilities of the lives one could have lived.

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THE SEVEN HUSBANDS OF EVELYN HUGO by Taylor Jenkins Reid

(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print & Libby eBook & audiobook)

A movie icon recounts stories of her loves and career to a struggling magazine writer.

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STATE OF TERROR by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Louise Penny

(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, CD Audiobook, Libby eBook & audiobook)

In the wake of the previous administration’s mishandling of international affairs, the new Secretary of State Ellen Adams confronts interconnected global threats.

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STRANGER IN THE LIFEBOAT by Mitch Albom

(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print & CD Audiobook)

After a ship explodes, nine people struggling to survive pull a man who claims to be the Lord out of the sea.

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THE WISH by Nicholas Sparks

(Available Formats: Print Book, Large Print, Libby eBook & audiobook)

Maggie Dawes, a renowned travel photographer, struggles with a medical diagnosis over Christmas.

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WISH YOU WERE HERE by Jodi Picoult

(Available Formats: Print Book, CD Audiobook, eBook & Libby/OverDrive Audiobook)

Diana O’Toole re-evaluates her seemingly perfect life when a pandemic disrupts her vacation in the Galápagos Islands.

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NON-FICTION:

1619 PROJECT edited by Nikole Hannah-Jones, Caitlin Roper, Ilena Silverman and Jake Silverstein

(Available Formats: Print Book)

Viewing America’s entanglement with slavery and its legacy, in essays adapted and expanded from The New York Times Magazine.

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ALL ABOUT ME! by Mel Brooks

(Available Formats: Print Book)

The EGOT and Kennedy Center honoree shares stories about making comedy for the stage, film and television

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ALL AMERICAN CHRISTMAS by Rachel Campos-Duffy and Sean Duffy

(Available Formats: Not currently available)

A collection of holiday memories from members of the staff of Fox News.

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AMERICAN MARXISM by Mark R. Levin

(Available Formats: Print Book, CD Audiobook, eBook & Libby/OverDrive Audiobook)

The Fox News host gives his take on the Green New Deal, critical race theory and social activism.

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BEATLES: GET BACK by the Beatles

(Available Formats: Print Book)

The story of the making of the band’s final album, gathered from transcripts of their conversations.

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BETRAYAL by Jonathan Karl

(Available Formats: Print Book)

The ABC News’ chief Washington correspondent gives an account of the end of the Trump presidency.

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BODY KEEPS THE SCORE by Bessel van der Kolk

(Available Formats: Print Book, CD Audiobook, eBook & Downloadable Audiobook)

How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.

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THE LYRICS: 1956 TO THE PRESENT by Paul McCartney

(Available Formats: Not yet available in any catalog)

A two-volume celebration of 154 songs, with handwritten texts, paintings and photographs from the songwriter’s archives.

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THE PRESIDENT AND THE FREEDOM FIGHTER by Brian Kilmeade

(Available Formats: Print Book)

The Fox News host gives an account of the relationship between Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass.

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The REAL ANTHONY FAUCI by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

(Available Formats: Hoopla instant checkout eBook)

The anti-vaccine advocate gives his take on the chief medical advisor to the president.

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RENEGADES by Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen

(Available Formats: Print Book)

Conversations between the 44th president and the multiple award-winning musician on a range of topics.

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THE STORYTELLER by Dave Grohl

(Available Formats: Print Book, CD audiobook & Libby eBook)

A memoir by the musician known for his work with Foo Fighters and Nirvana.

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TASTE by Stanley Tucci

(Available Formats: Print Book, Libby eBook & audiobook)

The award-winning actor reflects on his career, Italian-American heritage, meals and mishaps.

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WELCOME TO DUNDER MIFFLIN by Brian Baumgartner and Ben Silverman

(Available Formats: Not currently available)

An oral history of the TV series “The Office” by one of its stars and one of its producers.

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WILL by Will Smith with Mark Manson

(Available Formats: Print Book)

The actor, producer and musician tells his life story and lessons he learned along the way.

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Happy reading!

Linda Reimer, SSL

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*Information on the Three Catalogs*

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

The Digital Catalog has two companion apps, Libby & OverDrive. Libby is the app for newer devices and the OverDrive app should be used for older devices and Amazon tablets.

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 instant check outs of eBooks, downloadable audiobook, comic books, albums and streaming videos. Patron check out limit is 4 items per month.

Hoopla is a Southeast Steuben County Library service available to all Southeast Steuben County Library card holders.

The Hoopla App is available for Android or Apple devices and most 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.

The StarCat app is called Bookmyne and is available for Apple and Android devices.

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Also of Note: If a New York Times Bestseller isn’t yet available in any of the three catalogs; you can contact the library and request to be notified when it becomes available.

Southeast Steuben County Library Tel: 607-936-3713

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Tech Talk is a Southeast Steuben County Library blog.

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, December 17, 2021.

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And here are the 10 recommended songs of the week!

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Give Peace A Chance by John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band

From The Album: Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon (1997)

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I’d Really Love To See You Tonight by England Dan & John Ford Coley

From The Album: Nights Are Forever (1976)

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I Feel Free by Cream (Genre: Classic Rock)

From The Album: Fresh Cream (1966)

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If You Could Read My Mind by Gordon Lightfoot (Genre: Folk, Pop-Rock)

From The Album: If You Could Read My Mind (1970)

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Nights In White Satin by The Moody Blues (Genre: Classic Rock)

From The Album: Days Of Future Passed (1967)

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On And On by Gladys Knight (Genre: Vocal, R&B)

From The Album: On & On: The Buddah / Columbia Anthology (2019)

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Pretty Little Angel Eyes by Lee Curtis, featuring the Halos (Genre: Pop)

From The Album: Pretty Little Angel Eyes – Golden Classic Edition (1996)

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When The Lights Go On Again All Over The World by Vaughn Monroe

From The Album: Vaughn Monroe’s Greatest Hits (2016)

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Wonderland By Night Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra featuring Charly Tabor (Genre: Instrumental)

From The Album: Wonderland By Night (1961)

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You’ve Got To Love Her With A Feeling by Freddie King

From The Album: Hide Away: The Best of Freddy King (Rhino Records; 1994)

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Yulevsille by Edd ‘Kookie’ Byrnes (Genre: Pop/Rock, Novelty)

We Wish You a Merry Christmas (1962) by Various Artists

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And

Last Train To Clarksville by The Monkees

(in honor of Mike Nesmith who just passed today)

From The Album: The Monkees (1966)

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Hoopla Recommend Album of the Week

Duane Does Dylan by Duane Eddy (Genre: Instrumental, Guitar)

And from the album the song

Blowin’ In The Wind

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Have a great weekend,

Linda Reimer, SSCL

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REFERENCES:

Print References

The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits by Joel Whitburn

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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.