Category Archives: Popular Reading Collection

From the Popular Reading Collection: “Let’s Explore Diabetes With Owls”

David Sedaris’ Let’s Explore Diabetes With Owls is neither about diabetes nor owls. Sedaris intersperses tales of his childhood with fictional stories, at times leaving the reader to wonder which is which. This piece of brain candy is perfect for … Continue reading

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From the Popular Reading Collection: “Life After Life”

Life After Life by Kate Atkinson: What if we lived our life over and over again? Not reincarnation. But, the same life with different experiences and choices. What if you had a vague feeling about what choices you should make … Continue reading

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Popular Reading Collection – one of our newest titles!

A city is best defined by the people in it.  Those people have stories, stories of the commonplace and the strange, of love and crime, of ghosts and monsters. Communion Town by Sam Thompson is a city in ten chapters: … Continue reading

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Something to be Thankful for: 8 New titles in the Popular Reading Collection!

That’s right, this holiday season just got a whole lot brighter with 8 new Popular books that would love to go home with you over the break.  From mystery to non-fiction to graphic novels, one of these titles is bound … Continue reading

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Long-awaited novel, “The Goldfinch” now in the Popular Reading Collection!

Donna Tartt fans around the world are saying, “finally!” Tartt’s long-awaited novel, The Goldfinch is now at Collins in the Popular Reading Collection.  A story about a young boy in New York City who miraculously survives an accident that kills … Continue reading

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Popular Reading Collection – Recommended Read: “Paddle Your Own Canoe”

You probably know Nick Offerman as Ron Swanson on NBC’s hit comedy Parks and Recreation and not as a serious, emotional, memoir-writing actor.  Okay, so he may not be serious or emotional, but as of recently, he most definitely is … Continue reading

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Friday Fun! Recommended Film: “Fruits of the War”

Fruits of War is a documentary following the experiences of Alex Sanchez, Victor Garcia, William Huezo, and Marvin Novoa with the Salvadoran Civil War, immigration to Los Angeles, California, involvement with the 18th Street and Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) street gangs, … Continue reading

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Friday Fun – Popular Reading Collection! New book arrivals!

Just In – “The Misconception: You are a rational, logical being who sees the world as it really is. The Truth: You are as deluded as the rest of us.  But that’s okay-it keeps you sane.” This is the premise … Continue reading

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Friday Fun – Most Checked Out Books from Popular Reading Collection!

What do these titles have in common?  They are the top three most widely checked out books from our Popular Reading Collection! Come visit our collection for a pick of your own. First Place Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: a Modest Bestiary … Continue reading

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Friday Fun! Recommended Popular Reading Collection book: “Micro”

Check out Micro by Michael Crichton and Richard Preston, from the library’s Popular Reading Collection.  It’s as exciting as Jurassic Park, in a miniature-world Gulliver’s Travels sort of way! – Library staff

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