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Popular Checkouts at TSPL

Here are our most checked out books between March 1 and May 31, 2023:

• Spare by Prince Harry
• Worthy Opponents by Danielle Steel
• Women Talking by Miriam Toews
• The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
• Storm Watch by C.J. Box
• Small Game by Blair Braverman
• A Calder at Heart by Janet Dailey
• A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny
• Without a Trace by Danielle Steel
• What Have We Done by Alex Finlay
• The soulmate by Sally Hepworth
• A Simple Wish by Rosie Goodwin
• The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
• Now You See Us by...

The Joys and Benefits of Reading by Alison McCorkle

“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one.”

This quote, written by George R.R. Martin is from his novel A Dance With Dragons, book five in his Song of Ice and Fire series.

When asked what this particular quote means, Cornelia Funke, a children’s book author explained that “every time you read a book, you leave a little life on every page.  Readers don’t just read a book, they live it. Reading helps you to live life to the fullest.” (

May is Mental Health Awareness Month by Elesha Halbert-Teskey

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and from May 1 to 7 is Mental Health Awareness Week. According to the website this year’s theme is My Story.

Awareness about mental health has grown in the last several year, with Covid 19 bringing it even more to the forefront as many people suffered poor mental health during lockdowns.

Why is mental health important? Everyone has mental health. It affects the way you move about the world and the way you interact with it. At some point, most people struggle...

Popular Checkouts

Here are the most checked out books between February 1 and April 30, 2023:

• Verity by Colleen Hoover
• The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
• A Calder at Heart by Janet Dailey
• A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny
• Without a Trace by Danielle Steel
• Spare by Prince Harry
• Wreck Bay by Barbara Fradkin
• Worthy Opponents by Danielle Steel
• Women Talking by Miriam Toews
• A Winter Grave by Peter May
• Storm Watch by C.J. Box
• Stone Cold Fox by Rachel Koller Croft
• Small Game by Blair Braverman
• The Silent Patient by Alex...

Like Percy Jackson? Try These Mythology Chapter Books! by Cole McNaughton

Are you interested in reading fiction about mythology? Did you like Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson series? Do you feel like branching out or are having difficulty finding a new author? Take a look at some of the following titles or authors. Each of these can be found on Temiskaming Shores Public Library’s shelves and there may just be a gem here waiting to be read.

Zachary Ting and the Dragon Emperor by Xiran Jay Zhao (J ZHA #1) – A teen by the name of Zachary Ying becomes the host of the spirit...