Recommended Reads

Recommended Reads

Staff Picks
Lisa:
Karen Rose - Buried Too Deep

Diana Palmer - Rancher's Law
M.K. Pagano - Girls Who Burn

Cathy:
Ariel Lawhon - The Frozen River

William Kent Krueger - Spirit Crossing

Deb:
Molly Black - If I Run

Linda:
Mary Jo Putney - Golden Lord
Jennifer Chiaverini - The Museum of Lost Quilts

Lori:
Mary Kubica - Pretty Baby

big readplayer pianoJoin in the SoIN Big Read featureing Kurt Vonnegut's Player Piano. Sponsored by The Art Alliance of Southern Indiana.

Free copies of Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut are available at the library while supplies last.

There are various programs to attend throughout September and October in conjuntion with the book giveaway. This includes a talk at Ivy Tech in Sellersburg from artist Edith Vonnegut Squibb, daughter of literary icon Kurt Vonnegut, and celebrated author Jess Walter of The Cold Millions & Beautiful Ruins.

books

Most Checked Out & Requested Books in August at
Charlestown-Clark County Public Library

  1. In Too Deep - Child, Lee/ Child, Andrew
  2. Joy - Steel, Danielle
  3. A Christmas duet : a novel - Macomber, Debbie
  4. Eruption - Crichton, Michael/ Patterson, James
  5. Hillbilly elegy : a memoir - Vance, J. D.
  6. Counting miracles : a novel - Sparks, Nicholas
  7. Hard to Kill - Patterson, James/ Lupica, Mike
  8. On the Hunt - Johansen, Iris
  9. The Waiting - Connelly, Michael
  10. Identity unknown - Cornwell, Patricia Daniels
  11. One Big Happy Family - Mallery, Susan
  12. The women - Hannah, Kristin
  13. By any other name : a novel - Picoult, Jodi
  14. Swan Song - Hilderbrand, Elin
  15. Den of Iniquity - Jance, J. A.
  16. Murder Island - Patterson, James/ Sitts, Brian
  17. Triangle - Steel, Danielle
  18. It ends with us - Hoover, Colleen
  19. Confessions of the Dead - Patterson, James/ Barker, J. D.
  20. Passions in death - Robb, J. D.
  21. All the Colors of the Dark - Whitaker, Chris
  22. Haunted - Martin, Kat
  23. Legacy of Blood - Graham, Heather
  24. Never lie - McFadden, Freida
  25. The lost coast : a novel - Kellerman, Jonathan
  26. Buried Too Deep - Rose, Karen
  27. Camino ghosts - Grisham, John
  28. Dog man 9 - Pilkey, Dav
  29. Fire and Bones - Reichs, Kathy
  30. Flashpoint - Coulter, Catherine
  31. Here one moment : a novel - Moriarty, Liane
  32. I'll be waiting : a novel - Armstrong, Kelley
  33. It starts with us : a novel - Hoover, Colleen
  34. Mind games - Roberts, Nora
  35. Peach tea smash - Childs, Laura
  36. The 24th Hour - Patterson, James
  37. The housemaid - McFadden, Freida
  38. Bubbly beautiful Kitty-Corn - Hale, Shannon
  39. College girl, missing : the true story of how a young woman disappeared in plain sight - Cohen, Shawn
  40. Dog Man : for whom the ball rolls - Pilkey, Dav
  41. Dragons love tacos 2: the sequel - Rubin, Adam
  42. Shadow of Doubt - Thor, Brad
  43. Sisters - Telgemeier, Raina
  44. Summers at the Saint - Andrews, Mary Kay
  45. The Housemaid Is Watching - McFadden, Freida
  46. The day the crayons came home - Daywalt, Drew
  47. The secret world of plants : Tales of More Than 100 Remarkable Flowers, Trees, and Seeds - Hoare, Ben
  48. To kill a mockingbird - Lee, Harper
  49. Wings of fire: brightest night v. 5 - Sutherland, Tui/ Holmes, Mike
  50. A good girl's guide to murder - Jackson, Holly
  51. Backwater Justice - Michaels, Fern
  52. Between a flock and a hard place - Andrews, Donna
  53. Bluey Mum School - Penguin Young Readers Licenses
  54. Brown bear, brown bear, what do you see? - Martin, Bill
  55. Bubble Gum Bison needs a bath - Rothman, Scott
  56. Capture or Kill - Flynn, Vince/ Bentley, Don.
  57. Chicka chicka boom boom - Martin, Bill
  58. Dog man : Brawl of the wild - Pilkey, Dav
  59. Dog man. Lord of the fleas - Pilkey, Dav
  60. Dragons love tacos - Rubin, Adam
  61. Drama - Telgemeier, Raina
  62. Evergreen Christmas - Dailey, Janet
  63. Flashback - Johansen, Iris
  64. Funny story - Henry, Emily
  65. Iron Flame - Yarros, Rebecca
  66. Karen's Sleepover v. 8 - Martin, Ann M.
  67. Like Mother, Like Daughter - McCreight, Kimberly
  68. Polar bear, polar bear, what do you hear? - Martin, Bill
  69. Pumpkin Spice Puppy - Berenson, Laurien
  70. Resurrection - Steel, Danielle
  71. Smolder - Woods, Stuart
  72. Spirit Crossing - Krueger, William Kent
  73. Target acquired - Eason, Lynette
  74. The Booklover's Library - Martin, Madeline
  75. The Marshall Cavendish illustrated encyclopedia of World War I
  76. The babysitter : my summers with a serial killer - Rodman, Liza
  77. The grey wolf - Penny, Louise
  78. The inmate - McFadden, Freida
  79. There was a silly unicorn who wanted to fly - Geist, Ken
  80. This Is Why We Lied - Slaughter, Karin
  81. Ugly love : a novel - Hoover, Colleen
  82. Weird but true! Gross. : 300 Slimy, Sticky, and Smelly Facts
  83. Wings of fire: moon rising v. 6 : the graphic novel - Sutherland, Tui
  84. Wings of fire: the dark secret v. 4 : the graphic novel
  85. Wings of fire: the dragonet prophecy v. 1 - Sutherland, Tui T.
  86. Wings of fire: the lost heir v. 2 : the graphic novel - Sutherland, Tui T.
  87. A calamity of souls - Baldacci, David
  88. Angel of vengeance - Preston, Douglas J.
  89. Betty Crocker lost recipes : beloved vintage recipes for today's kitchen. - Crocker, Betty
  90. Beyond Summerland - Lecoat, Jenny
  91. Boy-crazy Stacey / v. 7 : a graphic novel - Martin, Ann M.
  92. Buddy readers : guided reading Level A : - Charlesworth, Liza
  93. Daddy putdown. - Penguin Young Readers Licenses
  94. Diary of a wimpy kid v.3 : the last straw - Kinney, Jeff
  95. Dog Man : a tale of two kitties - Pilkey, Dav
  96. Dog Man and Cat Kid - Pilkey, Dav
  97. Dog Man unleashed - Pilkey, Dav
  98. Dog Man: The Scarlet Shedder: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #12) - Pilkey, Dav
  99. Farmer boy v.3 - Wilder, Laura Ingalls
  100. For the Love of Summer - Mallery, Susan
  101. Frog and toad are friends. - Lobel, Arnold
  102. Good night, fruit bat. - Penguin Young Readers Licenses
  103. Guts - Telgemeier, Raina
  104. Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stone v.1 - Rowling, J. K.
  105. Heat of the lava dragon - West, Tracey
  106. Horton and the Kwuggerbug and more lost stories - Seuss, Dr.
  107. I survived: the shark attacks of 1916 v. 2 : the graphic novel - Tarshis, Lauren
  108. It Had to Be You - Clark, Mary Higgins/ Burke, Alafair
  109. Junie B. Jones and a little monkey business v.2 - Park, Barbara
  110. Just for the Summer - Jimenez, Abby
  111. Karen's worst day / v. 3 - Martin, Ann M.
  112. Knock Knock : Who's There? - Hodgson, Rob
  113. Listen up, Larry - Poth, Karen
  114. Logan likes Mary Anne! v. 8 - Martin, Ann M.
  115. Mario's Big Adventure - Man-Kong, Mary
  116. Market for Murder - Graham, Heather
  117. Minecraft guide to survival - McBrien, Thomas
  118. Minecraft: beginner's guide : start your survival and creative journeys
  119. My five senses - Aliki
  120. Nature's deadliest creatures : visual encyclopedia - Harvey, Derek
  121. Never never : the complete series - Hoover, Colleen
  122. One by One - McFadden, Freida
  123. One last summer - Spencer, Kate
  124. Our Little Secret - Jackson, Lisa
  125. Pete the Cat's wacky taco Tuesday - Dean, Kimberly
  126. Pokémon how to draw - Barbo, Maria S.
  127. Queens. - Penguin Young Readers Licenses
  128. Red fox vs. fisher - Sommer, Nathan
  129. Roblox top adventure games - Wiltshire, Alex
  130. Rockin' around the chickadee - Andrews, Donna
  131. Rules of the house - Barnett, Mac
  132. Santa's Secret - Michaels, Fern
  133. She's Not Sorry - Kubica, Mary
  134. Slow Dance - Rowell, Rainbow
  135. Some Murders in Berlin - Robards, Karen
  136. Swim School - Penguin Young Readers Licenses
  137. The House at Watch Hill - Moning, Karen Marie
  138. The Murder Inn - Patterson, James/ Fox, Candice
  139. The Story of Spider-man - Disney Book Group
  140. The coworker - McFadden, Freida
  141. The fellowship of the ring v.1 - Tolkien, J. R. R.
  142. The great alone - Hannah, Kristin
  143. The housemaid's secret - McFadden, Freida
  144. The legend of rock, paper, scissors - Daywalt, Drew
  145. The more the terrier - Rosenfelt, David
  146. The new girl / v. 1 - Calin, Cassandra
  147. The night we lost him : a novel - Dave, Laura
  148. The teacher - McFadden, Freida
  149. The very hungry caterpillar - Carle, Eric
  150. This Summer Will Be Different - Fortune, Carley
  151. This is Spider-Man - Macri, Thomas
  152. Tony Baloney : school rules - Ryan, Pam Muñoz
  153. Warriors: the prophecies begin v. 1 : a graphic novel - Hunter, Erin
  154. We've got issues: how you can stand strong for America's soul and sanity - McGraw, Phillip C.
  155. Weird but true! Star Wars. : 300 epic facts from a galaxy far, far away...
  156. Who am I? : playful pets - Robertson, Luke
  157. With each tomorrow - Peterson, Tracie
  158. Yes! No? Maybe So... : amazing answers to more than 250 mind-blowing questions - Beer, Julie

bookclubs


book club

Share the book you are reading with the group. Open to students in 9th grade thru college. Snacks are provided.

New Washington Library
select Tuesdays at 5-6 pm

changed to October 3
October 22 & November 12


bookclubs

Coffee & Crime

A book club all about true crime. Join us for a cup of coffee and an evening of fun discussing our true crime book of the month at Henryville Library.

bookThe next meeting:

The Wager
by David Grann

Henryville Library
Wednesday,
October 30
3:00-4:30 pm

November 27 - Hell's Half-Acre by Susan Jonusas
 


The Cozy Mystery Bookclub

Enjoy a fun read that engages your mind and entertains. This bookclub features the “cozy mystery” genre. Meetings are monthly at Charlestown Library.

bookDead men don't decorate
by Cordy Abbott

Charlestown Library
Tuesday, October 15
6:30-7:30 pm


 

November 12 - Murder by the Bookend by Laura Gail Black (2nd Tuesday)


For the Love of Books

Adults can come share their love of reading books with others. Meetings are monthly at Henryville Library.

bookThe next meeting:

The house across the lake by Riley Sager

Thursday, October 24 at 6:30 pm
******meeting will be at Tequila & Mexcal Mexican Restaurant in Henryville, the 4th Thursday of the month

upcoming:
November 21 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros