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In the car or while doing household chores, audiobooks are an illuminating and enjoyable way to enhance any daily routine. These audiobooks on CD are available to borrow from the Lititz Public Library. Heads You Win by Jeffrey Archer (fiction) When his father is assassinated by the Russian KGB for defying the state, a boy…
Don’t miss these novels that appear on many best fiction lists for 2018. They are available to borrow from the Lititz Public Library. Transcription by Kate Atkinson Ten years after working for an obscure wartime department of MI5 tasked with monitoring British Fascist sympathizers, a woman is unexpectedly confronted by people from her past and…
Based on real people and events, these movies provide dramatic recreations of moments from the past. They are available to borrow on DVD from the Lititz Public Library. The Post (2017) The Pentagon Papers, documents that detailed the history of the United States’ political and military involvement in Vietnam, create a power struggle between the…
Novels featuring physicians as protagonists are rich in medical drama and intrigue. This selection is available to borrow from the Lititz Public Library. Before I Let You Go by Kelly Rimmer When her sister, a drug addict, thief and liar, goes into premature labor, a doctor agrees to help and finds herself caring for her…
Find surprising books on science, math, medicine and technology at the Lititz Public Library. The Revolutionary Genius of Plants: A New Understanding of Plant Intelligence and Behavior by Stefano Mancuso Despite not having brains or central nervous systems, plants have the ability to innovate, react, remember and learn, offering opportunities for creative solutions to the…
From mysteries to romances to relationship novels, the Christmas season creates dynamic holiday settings for storytelling. These and other selections are available to borrow from the Lititz Public Library. Christmas in Evergreen by Nancy Naigle A woman saying goodbye to her hometown and heading for a job in the big city meets a widowed father…
Ranging from wholesome to menacing, the fathers in these films illustrate a tale worth seeing. They are available to borrow from the Lititz Public Library. The Descendants (2011) An indifferent husband and father of two girls is forced to re-examine his past and wrestle with his future when his wife suffers a boating accident. Indiana…
Explore the country by reading a book set in every state. A checklist covering all fifty states is available at the Lititz Public Library. Connecticut Stillmeadow Calendar: A Countrywoman’s Journal by Gladys Taber (Nonfiction) The author writes about her adventures living in a 200-year-old wood frame home in the countryside, chronicling her love of the…
Try a book that examines ties to the people we love best. These novels about family relationships are available to borrow from the Lititz Public Library. The Book of Essie by Meghan MacLean Weir The youngest child on a reality television show that spotlight’s her family has a secret, so she pairs up with a…
The reflections of authors who share their personal thoughts and struggles make fascinating cold-weather reading. Borrow a memoir from the Lititz Public Library. Godspeed by Casey Legler One of the fastest swimmers in the world, as a teenager the author was also an alcoholic, isolated from her family and incapable of forming lasting connections with…