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Hello!We’re so glad you’re here. We’d love to share some book recommendations from our staff — our gift to you in 2024. Check out the list in our online card catalog to place holds!

Image Credit: Aspen Card Catalog; Image Link Tremors (1990) PG-13, 96min Check it out in our online card catalog! Summary: Two country handymen and a seismology student discover a desolate town infested with gigantic man-eating creatures that live underground. Dune (1984) came out first, so forgive the similarities you might spot between giant tunneling worm-monsters. Recommendation: …

Discover your next great read with Whichbook.net. Whichbook.net is a resource for finding books that are from or set in different countries. You can also look up works by their individual characteristics. You can even match moods and emotions to your unread next read. Free access, no limit, and it’s fun! Image Credit: Aspen Card …

Discover your next great read with Whichbook.net. Whichbook.net is a resource for finding books that are from or set in different countries. You can also look up works by their individual characteristics. You can even match moods and emotions to your unread next read. Free access, no limit, and it’s fun! Image Credit: Aspen Card …

Discover your next great read with Whichbook.net. Whichbook.net is a resource for finding books that are from or set in different countries. You can also look up works by their individual characteristics. You can even match moods and emotions to your unread next read. Free access, no limit, and it’s fun! Image Credit: Aspen Card …

Image Credit: Aspen Card Catalog; Image Link Cloverfield – 2008, rated PG-13, 90mins Check it out in our online card catalog! Summary: You head for a party where you expect the biggest drama of the night to be when the ex- shows up with a new guy. But no… it’s not just about someone leaving the …

Image Credit: Aspen Card Catalog; Image Link A Quiet Place – 2018, rated PG-13, 90min Check it out in our online card catalog! Summary: In a post-apocalyptic world, a family lives in silence while hiding from monsters with ultra-sensitive hearing. Can they all survive scavenging for supplies and growing their own food? Reduced to living without …

Fright Night – 2011, 120min | Anton Yelchin, Colin Farrell, David Tennant Check it out in our online card catalog! Summary: High school senior Charley Brewster finally has it all – he’s running with the cool kids and dating the hottest girl in high school. But all hell breaks loose when charming Jerry Dandrige moves in next …

Discover your next great read with Whichbook.net. Whichbook.net is a resource for finding books that are from or set in different countries. You can also look up works by their individual characteristics. You can even match moods and emotions to your unread next read. Free access, no limit, and it’s fun! Image Credit: Aspen Card …

Discover your next great read with Whichbook.net. Whichbook.net is a resource for finding books that are from or set in different countries. You can also look up works by their individual characteristics. You can even match moods and emotions to your unread next read. Free access, no limit, and it’s fun! Image Credit: Aspen Card …

The Wave, 2015 (Norway) – rated R, 105mins Check it out in our online card catalog! Summary: Although anticipated, no one is ready when the mountain pass above the scenic, narrow Norwegian fjord Geiranger collapses and creates an 85-meter high violent tsunami. A geologist is one of those caught in the middle of it and …

This is part of our “Christmas in July” series! Elf (2003) PG Check it out in our online card catalog! Summary: Raised as an oversized elf, Buddy travels from the North Pole to New York City to meet his biological father, Walter Hobbs, who doesn’t know he exists and is in desperate need of some …

Maggie, 2015 – rated PG-13, 95 mins Check it out in our online card catalog! Summary: By the time a necrotic viral pandemic spread cross-country to small town America and infected the film’s titular character, 16-year-old MAGGIE, authorities had established a protocol for patients infected with the deadly virus: the afflicted are removed from society …

Holly | Stephen King Check it out in our online card catalog! Summary: The eponymously named Holly is a detective searching for a missing person. Then several missing people. Suddenly, she has a history of disappearances with very little connecting them. Every stone she turns over adds to the risk of gaining unwanted attention or …

A Pocketful of Happiness | Richard E. Grant Check it out in our online card catalog! Summary: Richard E. Grant emigrated from Swaziland to London in 1982, with dreams of making it as an actor. Unexpectedly, he met and fell in love with a renowned dialect coach Joan Washington. Their relationship and marriage, navigating the highs …

Compared to the original works, these might come off as fan-written fiction. That’s OK, I’m a fan, too! The charm or longevity of a character or their world can invite you back repeatedly. All of these titles get high marks for quality representation of their inspirations. Aliens: Phalanx | Scott Sigler, 2020 Check out this …

Episodic storytelling can engender an addictive loyalty in fans. If you have never seen these shows at all, my suggestion is to try a half-dozen episodes before giving up – usually you need a few shows to detail the relationships between characters. I was watching Voltron and Sailor Moon when they came out in America. …

Do films like Die Hard and Gremlins count as Christmas movies? This reviewer says yes. Rare Exports (2010) rated R Summary: Young Pietari lives with his stern reindeer-herding father Rauno in arctic Finland. On the eve of Christmas, an enormous excavation at a nearby mountain disturbs the locals and captures Pietari’s curiosity. When Rauno’s reindeer …

Get inspired for the holiday! Read something you’ve never heard of before. Read something as old as you can find. Read something brand new, hot off the shelf. Read a classic you enjoy over and over. And share with your family! Mr. Willowby’s Christmas Tree | Robert Barry Summary: When Mr. Willowby’s Christmas tree is …

Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) – United States rated PG Summary: A young boy named Kubo must locate a magical suit of armor worn by his father in order to defeat a vengeful spirit from the past. He gains help along the way before facing a very personal fear – his family. Recommendation: The …