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/

March 3 to March 9

eBooks

50 Ways to a Better You For Dummies by W. Doyle Gentry

Become More Mindful In a Day For Dummies by Shamash Alidina

Become More Relaxed In a Day For Dummies by Shamash Alidina

A Catered St. Patrick's Day by Isis Crawford

The Chew: Winter Flavors by The Chew

Encounters of Sherlock Holmes by George Mann

Fabricated by Hod Lipson

Introducing Emotional Intelligence by David Walton

Rental Fiction (Bestsellers)

FIC BROWN                        Low Pressure by Sandra Brown

MYS FIC CORNW            The Bone Bed by Patricia Cornwell

FIC HENDERS                        Full Disclosure by Dee Henderson

FIC HOWARD                        Shadow Woman by Linda Howard           

MYS FIC PATTER            Private Berlin by James Patterson

FIC SANDFORD            Mad River by John Sandford

Adult Fiction

FIC BALDACCI            The Innocent by David Baldacci

FIC COULTER                        Backfire by Catherine Coulter           

Adult Nonfiction

001.93 BERLITZ            The Bermuda Triangle by Charles Berlitz

331.702 FARR               50 Best Jobs for your Personality by Michael Farr

940.54 SEATON            The Battle for Moscow by Albert Seaton

Children’s Easy (Picture Books)

E A                                    Super Fly Guy by Tedd Arnold

E A                                    Chickerella by Mary Jane Auch           

E B                                    The Umbrella by Jan Brett

E B                                    Clifford’s Big Red Tales by Norman Bridwell

E J                                    Red Sled by Lita Judge

E M                                    Clifford the Big Red Dog by Teddy Margulies

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

E N                                    Wonder Bear by Tao Nyeu

E S                                    Calling all Cars! by Sonia Sander

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

E S                                    Oh, the Places You’ll Go by Dr. Seuss

E S                                    On Beyond Zebra by Dr. Seuss

E S                                    Scrambled Eggs Super by Dr. Seuss

E S                                    The Sneetches by Dr. Seuss

E S                                    Whose Shoes? by Stephen Swinburne

E W                                    The Cow Loves Cookies by Karma Wilson

E W                                    Can You Guess Where We’re Going? By Elvira Woodruff

Children’s Fiction

JUV FIC BARBIE            Barbie:  The Show Must Go On by Rita Balducci

JUV FIC OSBOR            High Tide in Hawaii by Mary Pope Osborne

JUV FIC PEIRCE            Big Nate Goes for Broke by Lincoln Peirce

JUV FIC STEIG            Abel’s Island by William Steig

Young Adult (Teen) Fiction

YA FIC DEMAS            Everything I Was by Corinne Demas

YA FIC GRANT            BZRK by Michael Grant

YA FIC MLYNOWS            Gimme a Call by Sarah Mlynowski

YA FIC PATTERS            I, Funny by James Patterson

DVD

Anna Karenina

Taken 

Harry Potter and the deathly hallows

Grease 2

March 10 to March 16

eBooks

Become More Relaxed in a Day for Dummies by Shamash Alidina

A Catered St. Patrick’s Day by Isis Crawford

Fabricated by Hod Lipson

Generation Game by Sophie Duffy

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J K Rowling

The Line Between Here and Gone by Andrea Kane

My Amish Childhood by Jerry Eicher

Normal is Just a Setting on the Dryer by Adair Lara

Odd Interlude by Dean Koontz

Presumed Guilty by Tess Gerritsen

The Racketeer by John Grisham

Up Above and Down Below by Sue Redding

Walking into the Ocean by David Whellams

Rental Fiction (Bestsellers)

FIC BALDACC                        The Forgotten by David Baldacci

MYS FIC BOX                                    Breaking Point by C J Box

FIC BROWN                                    Low Pressure by Sandra Brown

MYS FIC EVANO                        Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich

FIC GRISHAM                                    The Racketeer by John Grisham

FIC HARRISO                                    Ever After by Kim Harrison

MYS FIC PATTERS                        Alex Cross, Run by James Patterson

MYS FIC PATTERS                        Merry Christmas, Alex Cross by James Patterson

MYS FIC PATTERS                        NYPD Red by James Patterson

MYS FIC WOODS                        Collateral Damage by Stuart Woods

Adult Fiction

FIC LANDAY                                    Defending Jacob by William Landay

FIC MORGENS                        The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern           

Adult Nonfiction

428.2 MARSDEN                        50 Common Errors by Bob Marsden

513 PRINDLE                                    E-Z Math by Anthony Prindle

650.1 HENRY                                    The Accidental Creative by Todd Henry

Children’s Easy (Picture Books)

E B                                                Watch Out for Jabba the Hutt! by Simon Beecroft

E E                                                Go, Dog, Go! by P D Eastman

E R                                                Curious George Takes a Train by Margret Rey

E S                                                The Lorax by Dr Seuss

E S                                                One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr Seuss

Children’s Fiction

JUV FIC BROWN                        Arthur’s Mystery Envelope by Marc Brown           

JUV FIC KINNEY                        Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney

JUV FIC PEIRCE                        Big Nate and Friends by Lincoln Peirce

Young Adult (Teen) Fiction

YA FIC CARSON                        The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson

YA FIC OLIVER                        Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver

YA FIC PORTER                        Lost Voices by Sarah Porter

DVD

2012

Amazing Spider-Man

Crazy, Stupid, Love

Downton Abbey, Season 2

March 17 to March 23

eBooks

The Berenstain Bears and the Double Dare by Stan Berenstain

The Berenstain Bears and the Homework Hassle by Stan Berenstain

Cruising Attitude by Heather Poole

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J K Rowling

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J K Rowling

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J K Rowling

The Positive Dog by Jon Gordon

Round is a tortilla by Roseanne Thong

The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis

Young Scientist's Guide to Faulty Freaks of Nature by James Doyle

Rental Fiction (Bestsellers)

MYS FIC BLOCK                        Hit Me by Lawrence Block

MYS FIC EVANOV                        Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich

FIC HOWARD                                    Shadow Woman by Linda Howard

MYS FIC PATTERS                        Alex Cross, Run by James Patterson           

Adult Fiction

FIC BROWN                                    Low Pressure by Sandra Brown

FIC MACOMBER                        Always Dakota by Debbie Macomber

MYS FIC PATTERS                        11^th Hour by James Patterson

Adult Nonfiction

289.73 HOSTET                        Amish Society by John Andrew Hostetler

512 STERLING                        Algebra II for Dummies by Mary Jane Sterling

956.704 KYLE                                    American Sniper by Chris Kyle

Children’s Easy (Picture Books)

E A                                                            Fly Guy Meets Fly Girl! by Tedd Arnold

E B                                                            Diego and the Dinosaurs by Lara Bergen

Children’s Fiction

JUV FIC KINNEY                        Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney

JUV FIC ROWLING                        Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J K Rowling           

Young Adult (Teen) Fiction

YA FIC CONDIE                        Crossed by Allyson Condie

YA FIC KATE                                    Fallen by Lauren Kate

YA FIC OLIVER                        Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver

DVD

Breaking Dawn, Part 2

Thor

March 24 to March 30

eBooks

The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe

Fabricated by Hod Lipson

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J K Rowling

Knock ‘em Dead Job Interview by Martin Yate

The Line Between Here and Gone by Andrea Kane

My Amish Childhood by Jerry Eicher

Protected by Angels by Jacky Newcomb

Quiet by Susan Cain

The Stonecutter by Camilla Lackberg

Rental Fiction (Bestsellers)

MYS FIC CONNOLLY                        The Wrath of Angels by John Connolly

FIC FLYNN                                    The Last Man by Vince Flynn

FIC MORIARTY                        The Chaperone by Laura Moriarty

MYS FIC PATTERSON            Private Berlin by James Patterson

MYS FIC PATTERSON            Private London by James Patterson

Adult Fiction

FIC BALDACCI                        The Innocent by David Baldacci

FI MORGENS                                    The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern           

Adult Nonfiction

364 SIEGEL                                    Criminology by Larry Siegel

391.65 1000 TATTOOS                        1000 Tattoos by Burkhard Riemschneider

428.2 MARSDEN                        50 Common Errors by Bob Marsden

650.13 MISNER                        The 29% Solution by Ivan Misner

942.05 WEIR                                    Mary Boleyn by Alison Weir

Children’s Easy (Picture Books)

E A                                                Super Fly Guy by Tedd Arnold

E B                                                LMNO Peas by Keith Baker

E B                                                The Berenstain Bears’ New Kitten by Stan Berenstain

E F                                                Alphabet Under Construction by Denise Fleming

E J                                                Love is in the Air by Apple Jordan

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

E O                                                Fancy Nancy by Jane O’Connor

E O                                                Sir Small and the Sea Monster by Jane O’Connor

E S                                                The Cat in the Hat by Dr Seuss

E S                                                I am Not Going to Get Up Today by Dr. Seuss

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

E S                                                If I Ran the Zoo by Dr Seuss

Children’s Fiction

JUV FIC BLUME                        Double Fudge by Judy Blume

JUV FIC COWELL                        How to Speak Dragonese by Cressida Cowell

JUV FIC DIXON                        Star Quest by Andy Dixon

JUV FIC HUNTER                        Warriors by Erin Hunter

JUV FIC OSBORNE                        Christmas in Camelot by Mary Pope Osborne            

JUV FIC ROWLING                        Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J K Rowling

Young Adult (Teen) Fiction

YA FIC FLINN                                    Bewitching by Alex Flinn

YA FIC OCKLER                        Bittersweet by Sarah Ockler

YA FIC SCOTT                        The Enchantress by Michael Scott

YA FIC TAYLOR                        Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor

DVD

Bourne Legacy

The Spy Next Door