Book collage of summer staff picks featuring titles for adults, kids, and teens.

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Summer Staff Picks: Beach Reads & Beyond

Set sail on an exciting adventure this summer with book recommendations handpicked by our expert librarians.

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  Mon, Aug 8 | 12 Noon
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  Wed, Aug 10 | 6:30 PM
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Staff Picks

A cerebral coming-of-age novel with understated language and emotions, with a dash of Highsmith minus the toxicity and drama.

We Do What We Do in the Dark

Emily Pullen

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"Get Out" meets "Gossip Girl", this is a twisty thriller that is both suspenseful and socially relevant.

Ace of Spades

Tabrizia Jones

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Immense World : How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us

An Immense World

Ed Yong

Adult

Nonfiction

Don't Cry For Me

Don't Cry For Me

Daniel Black

Adult

Fiction

Witchlings

Claribel A. Ortega

Kids

Fiction

Tracy Flick Can't Win

Tracy Flick Can't Win

Tom Perotta

Adult

Fiction

The Man Who Could Move Clouds : A Memoir

The Man Who Could Move Clouds

Ingrid Contreras

Adult

Nonfiction

She is Haunted

Paige Clark

Adult

Fiction

Ain't Burned All the Bright

Ain't Burned All the Bright

Jason Reynolds

Young Adult

Nonfiction

The Rise and Reign of the Mammals

The Rise and Reign of the Mammals

Stephen Brusatte

Adult

Nonfiction

Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow

Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow

Gabrielle Zevin

Adult

Fiction

The Book Eaters

The Book Eaters

Sunyi Dean

Adult

Fiction

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