My bad! I missed last week! But I’ll make up for it -somehow… maybe free books, movies, music, magazines, or a comfy chair? You come on into the library to see me and I’ll find you one -or all!- of these things! Plus? Plus! I’ll try to find you one of the many books recently added to The Reading Room -hot off the presses! (Are you feeling a little more forgiving now? I hope so!)

Ask the Passengers by A.S. King
The Good Thief’s Guide to Berlin by Chris Ewan
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
The Heist by Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz
Help for the Haunted by John Searles

What choices! And as always -we have a Reader’s Request form to fill in any reading gaps you stumble across! (Also -free!) See you soon!

— Stacey

 

Oh boy! Only four days until Halloween! What’s better than that?! I’m ready to pass out candy -even with all the quality assurance testing I’ve been doing! And I’ve long been enjoying all my festive bats, cats, ghosty-type decorations! But it’s this week when it all bubbles up into a meaningful celebration of sugar and Great Pumpkin excitement! How about you? Are you ready? If you need a little bookish encouragement, you can always search The Reading Room using Halloween to get into the mood. Or if Halloween isn’t your thing -but why?!- then I’ll see you on the other side of the holiday… I’ll be the one with discounted bags of fun-sized treats! (And yes, I’ll share!) Until then, would you like to read something that has been recently added to The Reading Room? How about one of these:

The Devil in Silver by Victor D. LaValle
The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer
Fangirlby Rainbow Rowell

I hope this Halloween you have *no tricks!* -just lots of treats! Enjoy!!

— Stacey

Who’s sleepy today? It can’t be just me, can it? No. I didn’t think so! How lucky caffeine is easily accessible to those battling droopy eyelids! I’m just going to have to get down to business -before things get dicey- and share some new titles that have been recently added to The Reading Room!

This is Life by Dan Rhodes
The Maid’s Version by Daniel Woodrell
The Silver Star by Jeannette Walls

Please enjoy! -and Caffeinate Responsibly!

— Stacey

I fully enjoy 99% of everything that makes Halloween a fabulously fun holiday! And the missing 1%? It’s the scary part. I really and truly do *not* enjoy the scary movies (or even the ads for scary movies) or the haunted houses or creepy costumes. Lucky for me, it’s only 1% and my coping mechanism is reading to distraction -not so bad! Are also looking for some distracting books? How about one of these:

Benediction by Kent Haruf
Lock, Stock, and Over a Barrel by Melody Carlson
The Returned by Jason Mott
Wonder by R.J. Palacio
My One Square Inch of Alaska by Sharon Gwyn Short

Or check out the books we read and shared in our last genre discussion Happy Horror-ween! (And eat some fun-sized candy while your at it!) Enjoy!

— Stacey

This! This is the kind of joy I feel about the Fall! I saw this video show up in a few different places last week and was happy to watch it -again- each time! Adding to these happy feelings via one supremely adorable dog? Books! How about taking a look at some books that have just been added to The Reading Room?

It Happened at the Fair by Deanne Gist
Salvage the Bones by Jessmyn Ward
Fin & Lady by Cathleen Schine
Death of a Demon by Anne Holt

Now really, what else could you possible want from a Monday?

Enjoy!
— Stacey

It feels a little sad that there are no more summer reading baskets to share and that all that lovely fried food on a stick must return to my dreams for another year… But we shall get through these tough times together, right?! For my part, I think I’ll take solace in knowing that I can share five new titles recently added to The Reading Room by your very own Rocky River Public Library Reference staff members! Doesn’t that give you comfort too? In that case, here they come:

The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
The Execution of Noa P Singleton by Elizabeth L. Silver
The Healer by Antti Tuomainen
Joyland by Stephen King
Heirs and Graces by Rhys Bowen

But of course you can stop in, call, or use the online Reader’s Request form, if you’d like more titles to try! Enjoy!

— Stacey

Happy Labor Day Monday! It’s true, the library is closed today -but!- that doesn’t mean we can’t share out some great new titles that have been recently added to our very own, staff created and maintained The Reading Room!

Someday, Someday Maybe by Lauren Graham
Telling the Bees Peggy Hesketh
News From Heaven by Jennifer Haigh
Three Graves Full by Jamie Mason
The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes

So jot down some -or all!- of your favorite titles and we’ll be here on Tuesday to help you out! -If I don’t eat too much at the Great Geauga County Fair that is… Yum! Cheese on a Stick!!- But if tasty food doesn’t appeal? I hope you have a great holiday!

— Stacey

It’s Monday! And we’re back to regular business! No more summer reading for anyone now….  All the prizes have been awarded, all the snacks have been consumed, and the last of the entry slips are being used for scrap paper. Sigh. Isn’t that sad? Maybe one of these books that have newly added to The Reading Room will help distract you from those blue feelings!

The Old Turk’s Load by Gregory Gibson
Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberley McCreight
NW: a novel by Zadie Smith
The Last Summer of the Camperdowns by Elizabeth Kelly
Me before You by Jojo Moyes
Big Girl Panties by Stephanie Evanovich

How’s that? A good start for a regular ol’ week, right?! Right! Enjoy!!

— Stacey