Check It Out: Lansdale's Top Reads

Here's a breakdown of the most popular books and DVDs checked out from the Lansdale Library since  courtesy of director Tom Meyer and reference librarian Beth Moser.

Remember: Residents can sign up for a library card for free. Out-of-borough residents pay $35 a year for membership.

Non-residents can also join MCLINC for free. Many libraries in Montgomery County participate in the MCLINC program including Wissahickon (Blue Bell, Ambler), Indian Valley (Telford) and Norristown. MCLINC provides bookmobile service to many places in the townships surrounding Lansdale.

eBooks are now available at http://lansdalelibrary.lib.overdrive.com/

Feb. 10 to Feb. 16

eBooks

Act of Terror by Marc Cameron

Maggie's Breakfast by Gabriel Walsh

Master Your Fears by Linda Sapadin

The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis

Walking into the Ocean by David Whellams

We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver

Rental Fiction (Bestsellers)

FIC BROWN                                    Low Pressure by Sandra Brown           

FIC CLARK                                    Footprints in the Sand by Mary Jane Clark

FIC GRIFFIN                                    Empire and Honor by W E B Griffin

FIC EVANOVICH                        Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich

FIC GRISHAM                                    The Racketeer by John Grisham

FIC HOWARD                                    Shadow Woman by Linda Howard

FIC NEILL                                    What the Nanny Saw by Fiona Neill

FIC PALMER                                    Political Suicide by Michael Palmer

MYS FIC PATTERS                        Private Berlin by James Patterson

FIC PRESTON                                    Two Graves by Douglas Preston

FIC STEEL                                    The Sins of the Mother by Danielle Steel

MYS FIC WOODS                        Collateral Damage by Stuart Woods

Adult Fiction

FIC COLLINS                                    Poor Little Bitch Girl by Jackie Collins

FIC DIFFENB                                    The Language of Flowers by Vanessa                                                                     Diffenbaugh

FIC LAKER                                    The Sugar Pavilion by Rosalind Laker

FIC LANDAY                                    Defending Jacob by William Landay            

Adult Nonfiction

158 COVEY                                    Living the 7 Habits by Stephen Covey

302 LOWNDES                        How to be a People Magnet by Leil Lowndes

302.346 HONEYCH                        Talk to Me by Carole Honeychurch

Children’s Easy (Picture Books)

E A                                                There was an Old Lady who Swallowed Fly Guy                                                       by Tedd Arnold

E B                                                Anakin in Action! by Simon Beecroft

E B                                                The Berenstain Bears & the Big Question by Stan                                                    Berenstain

E L                                                Froggy Goes to the Doctor by Jonathan London

E Z                                                Snow Bow by Harriet Ziefert           

Children’s Fiction

JUV FIC HADDIX                        Into the Gauntlet by Margaret Haddix

JUV FIC KINNEY                        Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney

JUV FIC PARK                        Junie B. Jones is a Beauty Shop Guy by Barbara Park

JUV FIC PILKEY                        Captain Underpants and &. . . the Talking Toilets by                                                 Dav Pilkey

JUV FIC PILKEY                        Captain Underpants and &. . . Professor Poopypants                                               by Dav Pilkey           

JUV FIC PILKEY                        Captain Underpants &. . .Radioactive Robo-Boxers                                                 by Dav Pilkey

Young Adult (Teen) Fiction

YA FIC BRODY                        52 Reasons to Hate my Father by Jessica Brody

YA FIC FERRIS                        Bad by Jean Ferris

YA FIC GREEN                        The Fault in our Stars by John Green

DVD

Brave

Bridesmaids

Edward Scissorhands

Taken 2
 

Feb. 17 to Feb. 23 

eBooks

101 Great Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions by Ron Fry

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

The Constant Heart by Craig Nova

 The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

My Amish Childhood by Jerry S. Eicher

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern  

Sh*t Happens by Deborah Lazarus

The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis

When First They Met by Debbie Macomber

Rental Fiction (Bestsellers)

FIC BALDACC            The Forgotten by David Baldacci

FIC BROWN                        Low Pressure by Sandra Brown           

FIC CARNOY                        The Big Exit by David Carnoy

MYS FIC CONNE            The Black Box by Michael Connelly

FIC DEMILLE                        The Panther by Nelson DeMille

FIC FLYNN                        The Last Man by Vince Flynn

FIC GRIFFIN                        Empire and Honor by W. E. B. Griffin

FIC HOWARD                        Shadow Woman by Linda Howard

FIC HUNTER                        The Third Bullet by Stephen Hunter

MYS FIC MAYOR            Paradise City by Archer Mayor

Adult Fiction

FIC ADLER                        The Absent One by Jussi Adler-Olsen           

FIC BROWN                        The Alibi by Sandra Brown

FIC KELLERM                        Victims by Jonathan Kellerman

FIC SHELDON                        Are You Afraid of the Dark? by Sidney Sheldon

Adult Nonfiction

616.85 SACKS                        The Mind’s Eye by Oliver Sacks

616.89 SACKS                        Hallucinations by Oliver Sacks

977.3 KRIST                        City of Scoundrels by Gary Krist

Children’s Easy (Picture Books)

E A                                    Fly Guy Meets Fly Girl! by Tedd Arnold

E N                                    If You Take a Mouse to School by Laura Numeroff

E R                                    Curious George Takes a Job by H. A. Rey

E S                                    I Can Read with my Eyes Shut by Dr. Seuss           

Children’s Fiction

JUV FIC COLFER            The Artemis Fowl Files by Eoin Colfer

JUV FIC MEADOW            Bella the Bunny Fairy by Daisy Meadows

JUV FIC PARK            Junie B., First Grader by Barbara Park

Young Adult (Teen) Fiction

YA FIC BRODY            52 Reasons to Hate my Father by Jessica Brody

YA FIC COLLINS            Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

YA FIC OLIVER            Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver

DVD

The Hunger Games

Hop

The Kingdom

The Odd Life of Timothy Green

Quantum of Solace