Staff Picks

Looking for a great read, but don’t know where to begin?  Try these top picks, selected by our team of professionals and avid readers!

Staff Favorites

Our top picks from staff.

On Display in September

Selections from our featured displays this month.  Stop by check them out, or reserve online for home delivery.

Fall Into a Good Book

The leaves are turning, the pumpkin spice is brewing, and it’s time to pick up a great novel for those cozy fall evenings!

Hispanic Heritage Month – Sept. 15th – Oct. 15th

Did you know your local library carries world language titles?  Check out our Spanish language collection!

Positive Thinking

Learn ways to bring more positivity to your life in preparation for Positive Thinking Day on September 13th! 

How full is your bucket? : positive strategies for work and life
How full is your bucket? : positive strategies for work and life
Stumbling on happiness
Stumbling on happiness
Happier : learn the secrets to daily joy and lasting fulfillment
Happier : learn the secrets to daily joy and lasting fulfillment
The how of happiness : a scientific approach to getting the life you want
The how of happiness : a scientific approach to getting the life you want
Emotional freedom : liberate yourself from negative emotions and transform your life
Emotional freedom : liberate yourself from negative emotions and transform your life
Learned optimism : how to change your mind and your life
Learned optimism : how to change your mind and your life
Adapt : why success always starts with failure
Adapt : why success always starts with failure
Redirect : the surprising new science of psychological change
Redirect : the surprising new science of psychological change
The antidote : happiness for people who can't stand positive thinking
The antidote : happiness for people who can't stand positive thinking
The positive dog : a story about the power of positivity
The positive dog : a story about the power of positivity
Hardwiring happiness : the new brain science of contentment, calm, and confidence
Hardwiring happiness : the new brain science of contentment, calm, and confidence
The happiness project : or, why I spent a year trying to sing in the morning, clean my closets, fight right, read Aristotle, and generally have more fun
The happiness project : or, why I spent a year trying to sing in the morning, clean my closets, fight right, read Aristotle, and generally have more fun
How to be here : a guide to creating a life worth living
How to be here : a guide to creating a life worth living
Grit : the power of passion and perseverance
Grit : the power of passion and perseverance
Joy on demand : the art of discovering the happiness within
Joy on demand : the art of discovering the happiness within
The stress-proof brain : master your emotional response to stress using mindfulness and neuroplasticity
The stress-proof brain : master your emotional response to stress using mindfulness and neuroplasticity
The science of positivity
The science of positivity
Joyful : the surprising power of ordinary things to create extraordinary happiness
Joyful : the surprising power of ordinary things to create extraordinary happiness
The power of yes : positive and practical advice to help you live life to the full
The power of yes : positive and practical advice to help you live life to the full
The atlas of happiness : the global secrets of how to be happy
The atlas of happiness : the global secrets of how to be happy
Stop self-sabotage : six steps to unlock your true motivation, harness your willpower, and get out of your own way
Stop self-sabotage : six steps to unlock your true motivation, harness your willpower, and get out of your own way
The courage to be happy : discover the power of positive psychology and choose happiness every day
The courage to be happy : discover the power of positive psychology and choose happiness every day
Yes to life : in spite of everything
Yes to life : in spite of everything
Detox your thoughts : quit negative self-talk for good and discover the life you've always wanted
Detox your thoughts : quit negative self-talk for good and discover the life you've always wanted
Humankind : a hopeful history
Humankind : a hopeful history
The book of moods : how I turned my worst emotions into my best life
The book of moods : how I turned my worst emotions into my best life
Make your own sunshine : inspiring stories of people who find light in dark times
Make your own sunshine : inspiring stories of people who find light in dark times
On consolation : finding solace in dark times
On consolation : finding solace in dark times
Toxic positivity : keeping it real in a world obsessed with being happy
Toxic positivity : keeping it real in a world obsessed with being happy
Brighter by the day : waking up to new hopes and dreams
Brighter by the day : waking up to new hopes and dreams
Be your future self now : the science of intentional transformation
Be your future self now : the science of intentional transformation
Life is hard : how philosophy can help us find our way
Life is hard : how philosophy can help us find our way
How to calm your mind : finding presence and productivity in anxious times
How to calm your mind : finding presence and productivity in anxious times
Awe : the new science of everyday wonder and how it can transform your life
Awe : the new science of everyday wonder and how it can transform your life
Living in the light
Living in the light
The fun habit : how the disciplined pursuit of joy and wonder can change your life
The fun habit : how the disciplined pursuit of joy and wonder can change your life
Lessons for living : what only adversity can teach you
Lessons for living : what only adversity can teach you
The laughter effect : how to build joy, resilience, and positivity in your life
The laughter effect : how to build joy, resilience, and positivity in your life
New happy : getting happiness right in a world that's got it wrong
New happy : getting happiness right in a world that's got it wrong
You don't have to change to change everything : six ways to shift your vantage point, stop striving for happy, and find true well-being
You don't have to change to change everything : six ways to shift your vantage point, stop striving for happy, and find true well-being
Mind magic : the neuroscience of manifestation and how it changes everything
Mind magic : the neuroscience of manifestation and how it changes everything
Upworthy good people : stories from the best of humanity
Upworthy good people : stories from the best of humanity
The let them theory : a life-changing tool that millions of people can't stop talking about
The let them theory : a life-changing tool that millions of people can't stop talking about
Life in three dimensions : how curiosity, exploration, and experience make a fuller, better life
Life in three dimensions : how curiosity, exploration, and experience make a fuller, better life
We can do hard things : answers to life's 20 questions
We can do hard things : answers to life's 20 questions
Me, but better : the science and promise of personality change
Me, but better : the science and promise of personality change
Aristotle's guide to self-persuasion : how ancient rhetoric, Taylor Swift, and your own soul can help you change your life
Aristotle's guide to self-persuasion : how ancient rhetoric, Taylor Swift, and your own soul can help you change your life
What your body knows about happiness : how to use your body to change your mind
What your body knows about happiness : how to use your body to change your mind
The healing power of resilience : a new prescription for health and well-being
The healing power of resilience : a new prescription for health and well-being
Flourish : the art of building meaning, joy and fulfilment
Flourish : the art of building meaning, joy and fulfilment
I hope so : how to choose hope even when it's hard
I hope so : how to choose hope even when it's hard
Self help : this is your chance to change your life
Self help : this is your chance to change your life