The View From Circulation - What's Trending, Unique, & Informational

It has been about a decade since my kids were in middle school and they took me on the magical journey through "Harry Potter", led me through a dystopian world and adventure in "The Hunger Games", and the fantasy romance of the "Twilight Series". However, once they were on to high school their reading marathons were often replaced by music and sporting activities or homework, so I was no longer exposed to the books beloved by our youth. Working in circulation I once again have the advantage of seeing what the teenagers and young adults are checking in and out. Captioned "A Harry Potter-esque adventure." by Time Magazine,   I recently was intrigued by a young adult book "The Trials of Morrigan Crow" by Jessica Townsend . The last rainy weekend I put down my historical fictions and family sagas and delved into Morrigan Crow's world of "Nevermoor". Reminding me a lot of Harry Potter, I was quickly enthralled and taken...

Spring is in the air, well almost, and planning is in full force for our summer events. In Circulation we are busy preparing this year's "Hot Summer Reads", books for the summer "Book Breeze Events" and in the Children's Library they are working on the much anticipated "Summer Reading Program". New items come into circulation almost daily. This week, we received a number of patron requests   and   New Non-Fiction ,  Don't miss out of what's coming out next for books, movies, and cds by signing up for one or more of our emails . From the email place holds and get in line early for new and popular reads and movies. In addition to the New York Time's bestsellers hottest holds, popular books in Duxbury include Anna Quindlen's newest "Alternate Side" and Lisa Genova's "Every Note Played" .  Elin Hildebrand's "The Perfect Couple" won't be released until June 19 and it is already on...