Patch Picks: Recommended and Top Reads

Welcome to Patch Picks, a weekly feature highlighting editor and reader picks of great local businesses, destinations, services, organizations, ways to spend a day off and more.

In a society that some claim is becoming increasingly divided, there is one pastime that crosses all boundaries. A person's age, sex, race and personal wealth do not matter when it comes to reading. Whether you need a story that's either informative, provocative or pure escapism, local libraries offer myriad choices.

The following are some of the top rentals at the , as well as a couple of recommendations.

Top Spots

• Room by Emma Donaghue

• Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book Five: The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan

• The Help by Kathryn Stockett

Recommendations

• Ivy's Ever After

• Hank Zipzer series by Henry Winkler

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