Summer Reading @Your Library

Alas, the dog days of summer are upon us.
The mercury is rising, along with tempers, hemlines and gas prices. Need a break?

Consider the Leisure Reading Collection in the Hackelmeier Memorial Library. A good book can transport you from an overheated conference room to the seaside in just a few paragraphs. Best of all, books are low-tech – no gadgets, fossil fuels or Gatorade required.

Located on the north wall of the second floor (conveniently near the DVD collection!), the Leisure Reading Collection has much to offer – novels, romance, biography, fantasy, true crime and more!

Need an excuse to get out of the office? Come on over and browse the shelves!

Insomniac? Browse the Leisure Reading Collection online -- just click on the Recent books from my library link, just to the right of this posting. This will connect you to a mini-catalog of all the books in the Leisure Reading Collection.

Here are a few suggestions from the Leisure Reading Collection, inspired by some favorite (and not so favorite) summer activities:

Camping
Man vs. Wild: Survival Techniques from the Most Dangerous Places on Earth / Bear Grylls
T is for Trespass / Sue Grafton

Summer job blues
Turning Tables / Heather MacDowell
Even Cat Sitters Get the Blues / Blaize Clement

Family reunions
Fear and Yoga in New Jersey / Debra Galant
The Heir / Barbara Taylor Bradford

Beach Vacations
Atomic Lobster / Tim Dorsey
The Sand Castle /Rita Mae Brown

Rough morning at the farmer’s market
Beet / Roger Rosenblatt
The Garden of Last Days / Andre Dubus III
Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds About Animals and Food / Gene Bauer

Road trips
Farewell, My Subaru: An Epic Adventure in Local Living / Doug Fine
The Open Road: The Global Journey of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama / Pico Iyer
Looking for Salvation at the Dairy Queen / Susan Gregg Gilmore

Napping in the hammock
The Somnambulist / Jonathan Barnes
The Geography of Bliss / Eric Weiner

Neighborhood cookouts
When You Are Engulfed in Flames / David Sedaris
The Idiot Girl and the Flaming Tantrum of Death / Lori Notaro

Oh, and one more thing to tempt you – the library building is nice and cool on hot summer days. It's an excellent excuse to wander over and browse for leisure reading!