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Our Hot Summer Reads are on the bookshelves and I just finished one of last year's favorites "Stillhouse Lake" by Rachel Caine . It is a "don't want to put it down" suspense and at 286 pages a perfect size to take with you for a quick read. What are your perfect summer read selections? Past favorite summer authors of mine include Charles Martin, Elizabeth Berg,  and Kristen Hannah . Summertime vacations gave me enough time to read some of my all time favorites like "Water for Elephants" or "The Help" .  Duxbury readers enjoy local authors Elin Hildebrand and Nancy Thayer whose summer themed novels fly off the shelves. Don't forget some of the YA (young adult) series or even adolescent series for a great escape. Two different summers at my daughter's urging I read through the " Twilight"  series and  "The Hunger Games" . When your children recommend book take them up on it, they are often great esca...

This week brings us into July with beach trips, road trips, camping trips, and enjoying our national parks. Looking for books set in your destinations (or to daydream)? Through the month of July and August we are selecting favorites and displaying them in the "Reader's Challenge" bookshelf across from the circulation desk. Authors Nancy Thayer and Elin Hildebrand will transport you to Nantucket.  Traveling to Maine? Enjoy mysteries by Linda Greenlaw (America's famous woman Swordfishing captain). The variety of displayed selections will transport you all over the United States and will change throughout the summer. Looking for ebooks to download set throughout the United Status check out this list "The Most Famous Book Set in the United States" published by Business Insider. Does your selection have a hold list? Don't forget Duxbury library code holders can check out books in the Sails Library Network and Minuteman Library Network. ...

Lazy days of summer bring long daylight hours to sit outside, soak up the sun, and read. The television and computers are switched off and we awaken our imagination, knowledge, and dreams. Do you have a favorite author you like to read over the summer? Maybe you enjoy reading old classics or eagerly anticipate the "Hot Summer Reads" Duxbury Free Library orders each year from a list of favorites identified throughout the year. The beginning of summer also brings "Summer Reading Lists": from schools, newspapers/magazines, and bloggers. I pour through the reading lists marking the ones that interest me, never worrying about the time it will actually take to read them all. I've gathered a number of lists that have made it into my inbox. Access to the "Duxbury Free Library Hot Summer Reading" list will be available all summer on my blog and highlighted just right of the blog post. Are you a patron of the Duxbury Library? Credit yourself w...