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

The June Library Reads newsletter Top 10 Books Librarians Love   mentions a number of new releases by popular authors, such as, B.A. Paris , Anthony Horowitz,  and the sequel to Fredrik Bachman's Beartown. Working behind the circulation desk we are often asked for reading recommendations. We have "Patron Picks" and "Staff Picks" that are readily available for check out and we change out these selections regularly. What are we reading? Probably no different that what you are reading - our best sources are our patron recommendations. With an endless stream of books new and old being passed through our hands on a given day we are always on the lookout for repetitive checkouts and transit items. Unfortunately, our online "hottest holds" often has books that are on order and not available for release. Elin Hildebrand 's latest "The Perfect Couple" has been on order and available for holds since February and has been on our "ho...

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...