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Inclusivity Through Reading by Cole McNaughton

Another year has rolled by and here we are in June 2023, a month for bringing awareness with LGBTQIA+ PRIDE. Since the Stonewall Uprising on June 28, 1969, the month of June has since been chosen to commemorate those whose lives were lost to hate crimes or HIV/AIDS and to recognize the impact they have had on history.

If anyone is looking to read novels inclusive to the LGBTQ community, please have a look below. Select titles can also be found with Overdrive’s Libby app to be enjoyed in eBook or...

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...