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Recommendations from Adult & Teen Services staff

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Winter Reading List

Amazing, must-read books from around the world….

"Books to read while waiting for The Anxious Generation" over image of teen in ball pit looking at her phone.

Jonathan Haidt’s 2024 book, The Anxious Generation, has sparked discussion about the effects of smartphones on teens’ mental health and developmental outcomes. For those that want more research and recommendations, here are books discussing similar topics, inspired by The Anxious Generation Resource Library. If you question the data’s findings, you aren’t alone – you can read more in The Guardian and Forbes,…


Dive into chilling stories recommended by the master of horror!…

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Revel in the unnerving feeling of creepy, spooky, spine-chilling, and something-is-lurking-in-the-shadows stories….

A sense of the uncanny.

Fiction with an eerie sensibility….