2022 Staff Favorites

Hard to believe, but 2022 is drawing to a close. We are library workers, so as you might imagine we do a fair amount of reading in the course of a year. Listed below (and in the catalog) are some of the books (and movies) that we read this year and enjoyed. We’re always happy to hear from you about what you liked, loved or hated as it relates to books and movies in the collection.

Jen’s favorites

Beyond The Bright Sea by Lauren Wolk

The Paris Bookseller by Kerri Maher

The Witches Are Coming by Lindy West

Jill’s favorites

The Night Ship by Jess Kid

Horse by Geraldine Brooks

Life Between the Tides by Adam Nicolson
The Joy of Quitting by Keiler Roberts

Belfast film on DVD

Judy’s favorites

Resilient-how to grow an unshakable core of calm, strength and happiness by Rich Hanson

Molly on the Range: recipes and stories by Molly Yeh

The Christmas Spirit by Debbie Macomber

Top Gun Maverick film on DVD

Rachel’s favorites

The Brilliant Death by A.R. Capetta

The Scapegracers by H.A. Clarke

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

Pet by Akwaeke Emezi

Heartstopper by Alice Oseman (the graphic novels AND the Netflix series)

Richard’s favorites

The Anomaly by Hervé Le Tellier
Exhalation by Ted Chiang
Fortune Favors the Dead by Stephen Spotswood
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li
Punch Me Up to The Gods by Brian Broome
Drive my car film on DVD
Dune film on DVD
Last Night in Soho film on DVD

Elizabeth’s favorites

C'mon, c'mon film on DVD

The angel of Rome: and other stories by Jess Walter

The girls' guide to hunting and fishing by Melissa Bank

Beth’s favorites

Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo

Hello, Molly!: A Memoir by Molly Shannon

Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Eric Larson

Know my Name by Chanel Miller

Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton

Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World by Tracy Kidder

Etta and Otto and Russell and James by Emma Hooper

Everything Everywhere all at once film on DVD

The Series Adaptation of Station Eleven (streaming on HBO)

Abbott Elementary DVD (on order)

The Idiot by Elif Batuman

The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty