Our Favorite Reads of All Time

Amanda, Teen Services Specialist

1. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
2. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
3. Riding Freedom by Pam Munoz Ryan
4. The Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling
5. A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas

Barb C., Library Board

1. The Bible by Various Authors
2. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
3. A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
4. Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis
5. The Great Brain at the Academy and other Great Brain books by John D. Fitzgerald

Becky, Circulation Clerk

1. The Clue in the Diary by Carolyn Keene
2. The Secret in the Old Attic by Carolyn Keene
3. The Clue of the Leaning Chimney by Carolyn Keene
4. The Clue in the Jewelry Box by Carolyn Keene
5. Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

Carissa S., Friends of the Library

1. Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling
2. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
3. The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
4. Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
5. I Know This Much is True by Wally Lamb
6. The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens

Erin R., Friends of the Library

1. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
2. The Scent Keeper by Erica Bauermeister
3. The Light Through the Leaves by Glendy Vanderah
4. 28 Summers by Elin Hilderbrand
5. Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult

Jenn, Reference & Adult Services Librarian

1. Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
2. Life of Pi by Yann Martel
3. The Monstrumologist by Richard Yancey
4. The Secret by Julie Garwood
5. Yertle the Turtle by Dr. Seuss

Jenna, Technical Services Librarian

1. The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
2. The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
3. The Martian by Andy Weir
4. The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
5. The Complete Stories of Truman Capote

Jennifer B., Friends of the Library

1. The Vegan Zombie – Cook & Survive! by Chris Cooney & Jon Tedd
2. Vegan with a Vengeance by Isa Chandra Moskowitz
3. Vive le Vegan! – Simple, Delectable Recipes for The Everyday Family by Dreena Burton
4. Vegan Richa’s Indian Kitchen – Traditional and Creative Recipes for the Home Cook by Richa Hingle
5. Cookin’ Crunk – Eating Vegan in the Dirty South by Bianca Phillips

Julie, Communication & Outreach Librarian

1. Night Film by Marisha Pessl
2. The Secret Place by Tana French
3. Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes
4. This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen
5. The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle &
   The Poky Little Puppy by Janette Sebring Lowrey

Jill C., Adult Services & Reference Assistant

1. Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
2. The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell
3. Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
4. She’s Come Undone by Wally Lamb
5. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

Kelley, Children’s Room Assistant

1. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
2. The Maid by Nita Prose
3. Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
4. The Restoration Series by Terri Blackstock
5. The Language of Secrets by Dianne Dixon

Kelli, Executive Director

1. Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
2. People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
3. The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
4. Remember by Lisa Genova
5. Winnie the Pooh by A. A. Milne
6. The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams

Kitty, Library Volunteer

1. The Bible, multiple authors, inspired by God
2. The Rosary by Florence Barclay
3. Send Down the Rain by Charles Martin
4. Just David by Eleanor Porter
5. Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

Linda, Circulation Clerk

1. Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers
2. Miss Julia Series by Ann Ross
3. The Mitford Years Series by Jan Karon
4. Circle of Friends by Mauve Binchy
5. The List by Robert Whitlow

Madelyn, Children’s Room Summer Assistant

1. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
2. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
3. The Doll People by Ann Martin
4. The Ghosts of Tupelo Landing by Sheila Turnage
5. Junie B. Jones by Barbara Park

Marilla N., Friends of the Library

1. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgkin Burnett
2. The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis
3. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
4. The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
5. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

Marlene, Circulation Clerk

1. Dick & Jane Series
2. A Painted House by John Grisham
3. Still Life by Louise Penny
4. The Beach House by Jane Green
5. Salem’s Lot by Stephen King

Pam, Circulation Clerk

1. The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
2. The Noticer Returns by Andy Andrews
3. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy
4. Trixie Belden and the Mystery Off Glen Road by Julie Campbell
5. JFK and Jackie by Tim Hill

Patty, Collection Development Librarian

1. Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
2. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
3. Lady Oracle by Margaret Atwood
4. At Play in the Fields of the Lord by Peter Matthiessen
5. Oral History by Lee Smith

Ruth, Business Manager

1. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
2. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
3. State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
4. Me Before You by Jo Jo Moyes
5. Educated by Tara Westover

Sally B., Library Volunteer

1. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
2. The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
3. Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White
4. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
5. The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

Sandi, Administrative Assistant/
Circulation Manager

1. Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
2. When Calls the Heart by Janette Oke
3. The New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures, Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania
4. Come Be My Follower, Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania
5. The Sacketts by Louis L’Amour

Susan, Children’s Librarian

1. Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
2. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
3. The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice
4. Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
5. Chasing Lincoln’s Killer by James Swanson