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(Last Updated 3/16/2023)

Adult Fiction

Num	Title	Author	Vols	Pgs.	Description
7397	Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, The	Richardson, Kim Michele	4	550	The hardscrabble folks of Troublesome Creek have to scrap for everything–everything except books, that is. Thanks to Roosevelt's Kentucky Pack Horse Library Project, Troublesome's got its very own traveling librarian, Cussy Mary Carter.
7377	Ebb Tide, The	Lewis, Beverly	3	487	When a well-to-do family asks Sallie Riehl to be their daughter's nanny for the summer at their Cape May, New Jersey, vacation home, she jumps at the chance to broaden her horizons beyond the Lancaster County Amish community where she grew up.
7398	Five Wishes of Mr. Murray McBride, The	Siple, Joe	3	438	At 100 years old, Murray McBride has outlived everyone he's ever loved. But when he meets Jason Cashman, a 10-year-old boy with a terminal illness, Murray may learn something about finding meaning in life as he helps his young friend fulfill his last wishes.
7402	Golden Girl	Hilderbrand, Elin	5	736	A Nantucket novelist has one final summer to protect her secrets while her loved ones on earth learn to live without their golden girl. On a perfect June day, Vivian Howe, author of 13 beach novels and mother of three nearly grown children, is killed in a hit-and-run car accident while jogging near her home on Nantucket. She ascends to the Beyond where she's assigned to a Person named Martha, who allows Vivi to watch what happens below for one last summer.
7383	Hinds Feet On High Places	Hurnard, Hannah	3	375	A timeless allegory dramatizing the yearning of God’s children to be led to new heights of love, joy, and victory.
7380	How the Penguins Saved Veronica	Prior, Hazel	4	610	A curmudgeonly but charming old woman, her estranged grandson, and a colony of penguins proves it's never too late to be the person you want to be.
7394	Midnight Library, The	Haig, Matt	3	455	What would life be like if you could choose from a multitude of possibilities how to live? Could you make things right? The Midnight Library gives you endless decisions/choices.
7379	Miss Benson's Beetle: A Novel	Joyce, Rachel	4	608	Two British women on an expedition to New Caledonia in seach of a gold beetle encounter hardships, secrets and intrigue along with unexpected friendship and love.
7396	Mistakes Can Kill You	L'Amour, Louis	3	453	Nine of L’Amour’s earlier short stories, sometimes written under the pen name Jim Mayo, that exemplify the rugged morality of the best Western writing. His characters come alive on the page, and his ability to capture the spirit and authenticity of the Wild West is unrivaled. Mistakes Can Kill You transports you to a world you’ll never want to leave.
7385	Murder at the Brightwell: The First Amory Ames Mystery (An Amory Ames Mystery, #1)	Weaver, Ashley	4	540	Amory Ames, a wealthy young woman questioning her marriage to her notoriously charming playboy husband, Milo, is looking for a change. She accepts a request for help from her former fiancé, Gil Trent, not knowing that she’ll soon become embroiled in a murder investigation.
7403	Only Woman in the Room, The	Benedict, Marie	3	462	Her beauty almost certainly saved her from the rising Nazi party and led to marriage with an Austrian arms dealer. Underestimated in everything else, she overheard the Third Reich's plans while at her husband's side and understood more than anyone would guess. She devised a plan to flee in disguise from their castle, and the whirlwind escape landed her in Hollywood. She became Hedy Lamarr, screen star.
7395	Plain Leaving, A (The Sisters of Lancaster County #1)	Gould, Leslie	4	555	At age twenty, Jessica Bachman left her two beloved sisters and her Amish community after clashing with the new bishop about her role in the family and the future of their farm. She tried to convince Silas Kemp, who'd been courting her for two years, to join her, but when he said no, she fled anyway.
7378	Single Thread, A	Chevalier, Tracy	4	533	1932. After the Great War took both her beloved brother and her fiancé, Violet Speedwell has become a "surplus woman," one of a generation doomed to a life of spinsterhood after the war killed so many young men.
7382	Walk, The: A Novel (The Walk Series #1)	Evans, Richard Paul	2	304	What would you do if you lost everything–your job, your home, and the love of your life–all at the same time? When it happens to Seattle ad executive Alan Christoffersen, he’s tempted by his darkest thoughts.

Adult Non-Fiction

Num	Title	Author	Vols	Pgs.	Description
7381	Beacons of Light and Other Poems		3	343	Nature and Christian based poems.
7415	Buddhist Acts of Compassion	Bloom, Pamela	2	240	A collection of Acts of Compassion as practiced by Buddhists around the world and meditations for developing compassion.
7399	Everyday Is a Gift	Duckworth, Tammy	4	516	A memoir by Senator Tammy Duckworth who’s fighting for and giving a voice to women, moms, our veterans and so many who often feel unheard.
7408	Hill We Climb, The	Gorman, Amanda	1	13	Poem delivered at President Biden's inaugural.
7422	Keep Moving	Smith, Maggie	1	114	Notes on loss, creativity and change.
7375	Kitchen Yarns: Notes on Life, Love, and Food	Hood, Ann	3	344	From her Italian-American childhood, through raising and feeding a growing family and cooking with her new husband, food writer Michael Ruhlman, Ann Hood has long appreciated the power of good food. She pairs her signature humor and tenderness with simple, comforting recipes, Hood spins tales of loss and starting from scratch, family love and feasts with friends, and how the perfect meal is one that tastes like home.
7392	Knitting Yarns	Hood, Ann	3	484	A collection of writers have contributed essays that celebrate knitting and knitters. Each story has a knitting pattern with it.
7411	Mastering Diabetes	Schefter, Adam	2	278	On September 11, 2001, Joe Maio went to work in the north tower of the World Trade Center. He never returned, leaving behind a wife and a 15-month old son.
7389	Mountains of Spices	Hurnard, Hannah	2	307	An allegory of the nine spices mentioned in Song of Solomon compared with the nine fruits of the Spirit.
7409	Orthodox Way, The	Ware, Bishop Kallistos	3	390	This book is a general account of the doctrine, worship and life of Orthodox Christians by the author of the now classic The Orthodox Church. It raises the basic issues of theology: God is hidden yet revealed; the problem with evil; the nature of salvation; the meaning of faith; prayer; death and what lies beyond.
7417	Wheels and Wings for Lester	Showalter, Velina	3	329	Lester was born with legs that could never take him anywhere, but his imagination and determination did! With a sharp mind and a body confined to a wheelchair, Lester lived life to the fullest, surrounded by a loving community and anchored by a strong faith in God.

Children's

Num	Title	Author	Vols	Pgs.	Description
3924	Alicia Alonso Takes the Stage, a Rebel Girl's Story	Ohlin, Nancuy	2	208	Young girl wants to be a ballerina and overcomes blindness to achieve her goals.
3992 NFS	Black Inventors	Trusty, Kathy	1	110	Throughout history, Black inventors have achieved some of the world’s greatest advancements in science, technology, engineering, and math. This book highlights 15 men and women who made a big impact with their inventions.
3961	Frog Ate My Sandwich!, A	Durkin, Christine	1		Chaos! Caden and Nate make friends with a misbehaving frog who secretly hops a ride with them to their elementary school.
3915 NFS	Hatchet	Paulsen, Gary	3	196	This is a breathless, heart-gripping drama about a boy pitted aginst the wilderness with only a hatchet and a will to live. On his way to visit his recently divorced father in the Canadian mountains, thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson is the only survivor when the single-engined plane crashes. His body battered, his clothes in shreds, Brian must now stay alive in the boundless Canadian wilderness. More than a survival story, Hatchet is a tale of tough decisions.
3993	It's Perfectly Normal	Harris, Robie H.	1	198	It's Perfectly Normal offers young people the information they need – now more than ever – to make responsible decisions and to stay healthy. Also reflects the recent input of parents, teachers, librarians, clergy, scientists, health professionals, and young readers themselves. Includes Tactiles.
3914	Long Walk to Water, A: Based on a True Story	Park, Linda Sue	2	117	In 1985 southern Sudan is ravaged by war. Rebels and government forces battle for control, with ordinary people…people like the boy, Salva Dut…caught in the middle. When Salva's village is attacked, he must embark on a harrowing journey that will propel him through horror and heartbreak, across a harsh desert, and into a strange new life. Years later, in contemporary South Sudan, a girl named Nya must walk eight hours a day to fetch water. The walk is grueling, but there is unexpected hope. How these two stories intersect is told in this dual narrative.
3930	Lucas at the Paralympics	Plohl, Igor	1		Two physically disabled cheer on others at the paraolympics.
3997	Pollyanna and Pollyanna Grows Up	Porter, Eleanor H.	5	770	These novels are established children's literature classics, with an uplifting and ever-relevant message of the importance of looking for the positive when life brings trials and challenges.
3940	Rainbow Garden	St. John, Patricia	2	215	When Elaine leaves her home in London to stay with the Owen family in Wales, she feels miserable and left out. It's only the little secret garden that she finds at the end of the rainbow that makes staying there seem worthwhile. And then something happens that changes everything.
3941	Secret at Pheasant Cottage, The	St. John, Patricia	2	176	Lucy has lived with her grandparents at Pheasant Cottage since she was a little girl, but she has dim memories of someone else. Who was it?
3939	Star of Light	St. John, Patricia	2	206	The man watched Kinza as a snake might watch a baby rabbit at play, waiting for the moment to strike. And for one breathless moment Hamid was sure that he would reach out and snatch her away. Hamid does not want his little blind sister, Kinza, to be sold to a beggar by their stepfather, so he decides to rescue her.
3933	Story of Helen Keller, The	Platt, Christine	1	71	Story of Helen Keller for young readers.
3989	Tanglewoods' Secret, The	St. John, Patricia	2	226	In a struggle to learn to overcome her fiery temper and selfish spirit, Ruth is led to the discovery of a very important Shepherd who can and does teach her how to be good.
3925	Treasures of the Snow	St. John, Patricia	2	300	Annette and Lucien are enemies. After Annette gets Lucien into trouble at school, he decides to get back at her by threatening the most precious thing in the world to her: her little brother Dani. But tragedy strikes.
3936	Who Is Stevie Wonder?	Gigliotti, Jim	2	100	Story of Stevie Wonder and his musical career.

Cookbooks

Num	Title	Author	Vols	Pgs.	Description
7412	101 Things to do With a Sheet Pan	Baird, Madge	1	188	Cooking for your family or a crowd just got a lot easier with the innovative approach to one-step cooking on a sheet pan.
7416	101 Things To Do With Bacon	Cross, Eliza	1	139	Salty, crispy, crunchy, tasty! Bring home the bacon with these delicious recipes, including appetizers, salads, dinners, and even desserts.
7413	101 Things to do With Chicken	Kelly, Donna	1	138	101 things to do with chicken. From appetizers, soups and salads to sandwiches, wraps and international entrees, these recipes can be used for every occasion.
7388 NFS	50 Wonderful Ways to Use Cheese	Test Kitchen of the American Dairy Association	1	46	50 ways to use cheese.
7391 NFS	Betty Crocker's Best-Loved Recipes	Crocker, Betty	3		Along with many recipes from winning essays, included are 75 of the favorite recipes from the Betty Crocker Kitchens. Recipes from A to Z, appetizers, desserts, and entrees, etc.
7410	Bisquick Recipe Cards	Lee, Sandra	2	197	72 new money-saving recipes from Sandra Lee. Most meals 30 minute prep or less.
7393	Campbell's Casseroles	Campbells Soup Company	1	78	A collection of simple and delicious recipes from your favorite brand names.
7390 NFS	Cooking from Coast to Coast		1		One recipe from all 50 states.
7387	Incredible Chocolate Recipes	Southern Living	1	162	Satisfy all of your chocolate cravings with this mouthwatering collection of the best-of-the-best recipes from the chocolate experts at Southern Living magazine.
7401	Incredibly Easy 6 Gluten-Free Recipes	Favorite Brand Name	1	158	With this cookbook, you are covered for a gluten-free breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert. Nobody has to be on a special diet to love these delicious dishes.
7384	InstaPot Holiday Recipes		1	151	Holiday recipes–entrees, soups, side dishes and more.
7400	Old Fashioned Christmas Cookies		1	128	Variety of cookie recipes for Christmas or anytime.
7405	Quaker Oats Old Fashioned Classic Recipes	Quaker Oats	1	135	Recipes for breads, breakfast, main dishes, desserts and more made with Ouaker Oats.
7407	Secret Restaurant Chicken Recipes	Favorite Brand Name	1	92	Sandwiches, soups, salads, appetizers and more!
7376	Slow Cooker Recipes (Crock-Pot)		1	72	Recipes for Chicken & Turken, Beef, Pork, Soups & Stews, Side Dishes and Desserts.

Crafts

Num	Title	Author	Vols	Pgs.	Description
7406	50 Crocheted Afghan Borders	Leinhauser, Jean	1	75	50 crocheted afghan borders. Some are wide and ruffled, some are narrow and tailored. Others are feminine, some are more masculine. Turn the plainest afghan into something special.
7414	All About Cotton	Leisure Arts	1	78	Crochet projects to use in kitchen, bath and all through the home.

Print/Braille

Num	Title	Author	Vols	Pgs.	Description
3962	Angelina Ballerina	Holabird, Katharine	1		Angelina is a pretty little mouse who wants nothing more than to be a ballerina. She dances all the time–at home, at school, even in her dreams In fact, she's so busy dancing that she forgets all about the other things she's supposed to do, like cleaning her room and joining her family
3996	Baby's First Bible		1		Perfect introduction to the Bible.
3950	Biscuit Finds a Friend (I Can Read!)	Capucilli, Alyssa Satin	1	24	Biscuit finds a lost duckling and helps him get back home.
3957	Biscuit Visits the Pumpkin Patch	Capucilli, Alyssa Satin	1		Biscuit the puppy meets new friends in the pumpkin patch.
3951	Bones (Step into Reading 2)	Krensky, Stephen	1	32	Discover the bones of the body.
3967	Bonny Button	Elle, Pattie	1		Family moves from their farm to western Oregon and their chicken becomes lost in the tall woods. She meets problems and solves them.
3921	Brave	Disney Pixar	1		An epic adventure set in the rugged and mysterious Highlands of Scotland.
3927	Change Sings	Gorman, Amanda	1		Girl leads a cast of character on a musical journey and learn they have the power to make changes.
3979	Chicken Little	Kellogg, Steven	1		Can an acorn falling from a tree cause a panic?
3966	Chocolatina	Kraft, Erik	1		A girl loves chocolate and this causes her problems.
3947	Clfford's Animal Sounds	Bridwell, Normal	1	14	Answers the questions such as: What does the cow say?
3978	Cloudy With a Chance oMeatballs	Barrett, Judi	1	30	Food falling from the sky? How strange.
3916	Coco	Disney Pixar	1		Despite his family’s baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz.
3986	Construction Trucks	Dussling, Jennifer	1		Big trucks and what they do.
3975	Curious George	Rey, H. A.	1	80	Curious George has a kite and gets into trouble.
3959	Curious George Rides a Bike	Rey, H. A.	1	48	George gets a bike and it leads to trouble.
3981	Curious George Takes a Train	Rey, H.A. and Margret	1		More adventures with George who seems to always get into trouble.
3926	Dear Librarian	Sigwarth, Lydia M.	1		A needy girl finds help at the library. Based on a true story.
3958	Dear Zoo (A lift-the-flap book)	Campbell, Rod	1		Zoo animals are pictured.
3948	Eency Weency Spider	Want, Margaret	1	12	Count down as all of the itsy bitsy spiders find creative ways to go up the spout.
3953	Encanto (Step into Reading 2)	Mack, Luz M.	1		Family is Everything! Two sisters rekindle their love of each other.
3994	Farm		1		Finger-tracing fun with LEGO DUPLO farm animals!
3946	Farm (Touch and Feel)		1	12	Farm animals and other items.
3949	Fifteen Animals	Boynton, Sandra	1	21	Count the fifteen animals that have been given a special name by a boy who loves animals.
3919	Finding Dory	Disney Pixar	1		Finding Dory reunites the friendly-but-forgetful blue tang fish with her loved ones, and everyone learns a few things about the true meaning of family along the way.
3922	Finding Nemo	Disney Pixar	1		A delightful story of a little clownfish on a big adventure.
3972	Firefly with No Glow, The (A step into reading book level)	Smallberg, Rebecca	1	32	A different firefly is happy with the help of his friends.
3963	Five Little Monkeys Sitting in a Tree	Christelow, Eileen	1		Alligator snaps at monkeys and with each snap a monkey disappears. They all come back at the end.
3984	Franklin and the Baby		1		Franklin the turtle and his friend Bear learn about being big brothers to Bears new baby brother.
3970	Girl Who Loved Wild Horses, The	Goble, George	1		There was a girl in the village who loved horses. She led the horses to drink at the river. She spoke softly and they followed. People noticed that she understood horses in a special way.
3918	Good Dinosaur, The	Disney Pixar	1		The Good Dinosaur is a humorous and exciting original story about Arlo, a lively Apatosaurus with a big heart.
3954	Hello, Bee		1		A bumble bee looks at flowers and other garden vegetation.
3955	How Do Dinosaurs Count to Ten	Yolen, Jane	1		Dinosaurs count many common objects.
3974	How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?	Yolen, Jane	1		Playful peek into the homes of dinosaur children and their parents at bedtime.
3968	If You Give a Mouse a Cookie	Numeroff, Laura	1		If a hungry little traveler shows up at your house, you might want to give him a cookie. If you give him a cookie, he's going to ask for a glass of milk. He'll want to look in a mirror to make sure he doesn't have a milk mustache, and then he'll ask for a pair of scissors to give himself a trim.
3964	If You Take a Mouse to School	Numeroff, Laura	1		If you take a mouse to school, he'll ask you for your lunch box. When you give him your lunch box, he'll want a sandwich to go in it. Then he'll need a notebook and some pencils.
3976	If You Take a Mouse to the Movies	Numeroff, Laura	1		Taking a mouse to the movies leads from one thing to another.
3928	It's So Quiet	Rinker, Sherri Duskey	1		A mouse's bedtime story with a surprise ending.
3988	Jabari Jumps	Cornwall, Gaia	1		Working up the courage to take a big, important leap is hard, but Jabari is almost absolutely ready to make a giant splash.
3929	Kindergarten Hat	Lawler, Janet	1		First day at school problems.
3923	Lorax, The	Dr. Seuss	1		Celebrate Earth Day with Dr. Seuss and the Lorax in this classic book about sustainability and protecting the environment!
3980	My Magical Foods	Cummings, Becky	1		Introduction to healthy foods.
3977	Oh No! My Dinosaur Wants a Bath	Comet, J. E.	1		How do you give a dinosaur a bath? Nothing seems to work.
3944	P.J. Funndybunny Camps Out (Step into Reading 2)	Sadler, Marilyn	1	32	Bunny goes camping with friends but not the girls who teach them a lesson.
3982	Penny and Pepper (Pony Mysteries #1)	Betancourt, Jeanne	1		Penny meets Pepper, a horse, and together they discover new friends.
3987	Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer	Shealy, Dennis	1		Story of Rudolph and the misfit toys
3960	Sam & Dave Dig a Hole	Barnett, Mac	1		Two brothers in search of something extraordinary as they dig deeper and deeper.
3973	Seeds and Trees	Walden, Brandon	1		Follow the story of a young prince who gives seeds (words) to and gathers them from those he encounters.
3945	Shapes	Scholastic	1	10	Basic shapes such as a square, triangle and circle.
3965	Sit, Stay, Love, Life Lessons from a Dog	Kilduff, Chalaine	1		Learn some of the greatest life lessons from a pup! Dogs make us laugh and bring us joy. They fill our hearts and complete our families.
3952	Snow (I Can Read)	McKie, Roy	1	61	Children play in the snow.
3971	Spot Says Goodnight (Lift-the-flap book)	Hill, Eric	1		Spot the dog says goodnight to different animals.
3932	Star of the Class	McNamara, Margaret	1	32	Young girl is excited to be in a class play but forgets her lines.
3995	Stir Crack Whisk Bake	America's Test Kitchen	1		A little book about little cakes.
3956	That's Not My Plane..its wings are too bumpy.		1		A mouse is looking for his plane.
3934	This Way, Charlie	Levis, Caron	1		Charley the horse and Jack the goat learn to live in harmony after a bad start.
3935	Time for School, Little Blue Truck	Schertle, Alice	1		Little blue truck wants to be a school but he is too small. Will he get his wish?
3920	Toy Story	Disney Pixar	1		Of all the toys in Andy’s room, Woody the cowboy is his favorite. But when Andy receives a brand-new toy for his birthday–a space ranger named Buzz Lightyear–Woody suddenly loses his number-one spot.
3983	Truck Book, The	Gere, Bill	1		Trucks are described and what they do.
3917	Up	Disney Pixar	1		Carl is old and lonely. Russell is young and looking for a friend. When they’re thrown together on the adventure of a lifetime, they discover that friendships are great at any age!
3969	What Will I Do With My Love Today?	Chenoweth, Kristin	1		Join young Kristi Dawn as she joyfully walks around New York City, sharing her love through acts of generosity–from singing in the church choir to helping a neighbor weed her garden. When she meets a lonely dog looking for a home, Kristi shows that adoption is one of the most loving and life-changing gifts of all.
3943	Wild Reptiles Snakes, Crocodiles, Lizards, and Turtles (Step into Reading 2)	Kratt, Martin	1	32	Basic reptile information.
3937	Wonderful You	Graff, Lisa	1		Various fruits are used to explain the change in size during a pregnancy and ending with a beautiful baby.
3991	You Are Mine	Lucado, Max	1		Bigger, better, more is how the world determines who's special and who's not. It's a message your kids are hearing every day. But it's not God's message. In this book, Punchinello learns that it's not what you have that counts, but who you are.
3938	You Are Ready! The World Is Waiting	Carle, Eric	1	25	The world can seem like a scary place. But You are Ready.
3990	You Are Special	Lucado, Max	1		In the town of Wemmickville there lives a Wemmick named Punchinello. Each day the residents award stickersgold stars for the talented, smart, and attractive Wemmicks, and gray dots for those who make mistakes or are just plain ordinary. Punchinello, covered in gray dots, begins to feel worthless. Then one day he visits Eli the woodcarver, his creator, and he learns that his worth comes from a different source. Max Lucado’s beautiful story reminds us that we are special to God just the way we are.

Textbooks

Num	Title	Author	Vols	Pgs.	Description
5081	More New Friends Reader	Pathway Publishers	2	227	Reader by Pathway Publishers originally published for use in Amish schools. Each book has carefully selected stories that hold the reader's interest and teach Scriptural values and principles.
5082	More New Friends Workbook	Pathway Publishers	2	218	Workbook by Pathway Publishers originally published for use in Amish schools. Each book has carefully selected stories that hold the reader's interest and teach Scriptural values and principles.
5083	New Friends Reader	Pathway Publishers	2	224	Reader by Pathway Publishers originally published for use in Amish schools. Each book has carefully selected stories that hold the reader's interest and teach Scriptural values and principles.
5084	New Friends Workbook	Pathway Publishers	2	196	Workbook by Pathway Publishers originally published for use in Amish schools. Each book has carefully selected stories that hold the reader's interest and teach Scriptural values and principles.