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Staff Picks 2018: Best Children’s Books

We’re excited to announce our Staff Picks for 2018! For the past four years, we’ve asked staff to recommend their favorite books published in the calendar year. Here are the children’s books they loved most in 2018. Staff Picks for young adults and adults will be published over the next week.

If you are looking for more suggestions for children’s books, stop into your local branch and ask for our Holiday bookmarks that list titles perfect for gifting to younger book lovers.

See 2018 Staff Picks for: Young Adult Literature, Adult Fiction, and Adult Nonfiction.
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New — Try It: Ability Tools!

If you or someone you know needs mobility and ability assistance, you’ll want to check out our new “Try It: Ability Tools” collection. These useful gadgets and devices are guaranteed to make your life easier.

Bring home an item from the collection, and test it out to see if it works for you:

  • Auto Cane: help for getting into and out of your car
  • Companion Pet Cat: a comforting presence for those who cannot have a real pet
  • EZ-Riser:  improve the ease with which you can get up or down from a kneeling or sitting position
  • Grab It: reach hard-to-reach items
  • HurryCane: a cane that will stabilize your foot and pivot like an ankle; it can stand on its own and be folded quickly
  • Sock Slider: will help you slide your socks on and remove them without bending over, twisting or turning

In addition, you can visit your branch for our Try It: Ability Tool demonstrations, scheduled throughout November and December. These demonstrations are given by our Help Desk staff and include additional tools that are not part of our collection, such as the Grandpad and Amazon Echo Show.

Unplugged Coding: Use Your Imagination to Learn Coding Skills

Have you ever wondered how a robot knows what to do? Or how websites communicate with you? Learn the answers to these questions and a whole lot more … all without ever touching a computer screen!

In “Unplugged Coding,” we’ll teach you all the fundamentals of coding through games, crafts, and all sorts of activities, such as building an art robot or making your own Minecraft monster.

This program is for kids in grades 1-5 and will take place in our Quakertown and Yardley-Makefield branches. Online registration is required for each program date. [Read more…] about Unplugged Coding: Use Your Imagination to Learn Coding Skills

11 New Reads for Mid-Fall

Each month, our Collection Management Specialist highlights new fiction and nonfiction titles in our system. This month, her list includes a thriller, a satire, and two books set during WWI — one fiction, the other nonfiction.

FICTION

Lies by T.M. Logan

Six days ago, Joe Lynch was a happily married man, a devoted father, and a respected teacher living in a well-to-do London suburb. But that was before he spotted his wife’s car entering a hotel parking garage. Before he saw her in a heated argument with her best friend’s husband. Before Joe confronted the other man in an altercation where he left him for dead, bleeding and unconscious. [Read more…] about 11 New Reads for Mid-Fall

Stories That Go Bump in the Night

‘Tis the season for scary stories! These 11 shivery reads are sure to have you looking over your shoulder every time you hear the slightest noise. BOO!

The Hunger by Alma Katsu – In this novel recommended by Stephen King, Katsu reimagines the gripping account of the Donner Party but with a supernatural twist.

The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay – If you like your horror thought provoking and page turning, this is the novel to read. In this apocalypse scenario, several strangers are brought to a remote cabin where a vacationing family is the key to humanity’s survival. [Read more…] about Stories That Go Bump in the Night

16 Captivating Sci-Fi and Fantasy Reads

Here are 16 captivating sci-fi/fantasy books, including a novella and a short story collection, to add to your TBR pile.

Fantasy

City of Lies by Sam Hawke – Jovan is the quiet forgettable friend of the Chancellor’s heir. But secretly he is a master of poisons and is trained to protect the Chancellor’s family from harm.

Furyborn by Claire Legrand – Two young women, centuries apart, hold the power to save the world, or destroy it. [Read more…] about 16 Captivating Sci-Fi and Fantasy Reads

New YA Books From Bestselling Authors

If you’ve been waiting for your favorite YA author to come out with a new book, you’re in luck. Here are ten new YA books arriving this fall — authors include Markus Zusak (The Book Thief), Ransom Riggs (Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children), and Kwame Alexander (The Crossover).

Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak

From the author who gave us the extraordinary bestseller The Book Thief, comes the breathtaking story of five brothers who bring each other up in a world run by their own rules. As the Dunbar boys love and fight and learn to reckon with the adult world, they discover the moving secret behind their father’s disappearance. At the center of the Dunbar family is Clay, a boy who will build a bridge—for his family, for his past, for greatness, for his sins, for a miracle. The question is, how far is Clay willing to go and how much can he overcome? [Read more…] about New YA Books From Bestselling Authors