Top Ten Most Wanted Books at Wilmette Library

Gone Girl has incredible staying power bu many new titles make the list this month including J. K. Rowling's new adult titile.

Information provided by Wilmette Public Library. 10. Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed 9. Fifty Shades Darker by E. L. James 8. No Easy Day: the Autobiography of a Navy Seal by Mark Owen 7. Where'd You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple 6. The Fallen Angel by Daniel Silva 5. The Light Between Oceans by M. L. Stedman 4. A Wanted Man by Lee Child 3. Rules of Civility by Amor Towles 2. The Casual Vacancy by J. K. Rowling 1. Gone Girl: A Novel by Gillian Flynn

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Ten Most Wanted Books at Wilmette Public Library

Local author Gillian Flynn has three titles in the top 10 list displacing E.L. James' Fifty Shades trilogy.

Information provided by Wilmette Public Library. 10. Sharp Objects: A Novel by Gillian Flynn 9. Dark Places by Gillian Flynn 8. Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed 7. Fifty Shades Darker by E. L. James 6. Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter 5. Broken Harbor by Tana French 4. Where'd You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple 3. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins 2. The Fallen Angel by Daniel Silva 1. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

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Ten Most Wanted Books at Wilmette Public Library

Here are the ten adult books most requested this past week at the Wilmette Library.

Information provided by Wilmette Public Library. 10. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins 9.  Fifty Shades Freed by E.L. James 8. Fifty Shades Darker by E.L. James 7. Beautiful Ruins: A Novel by Jess Walter 6.  Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed 5.  Broken Harbor by Tana French 4. The Fallen Angel by Daniel Silva 3.  Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James 2.  Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins 1. Gone Girl: A Novel by Gillian Flynn

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Top Ten Kids' Books at Wilmette Public Library

School's out for summer and kids are reading up a storm for our "Reading is So Delicious" Summer Reading Club! Here are the ten kids’ books most requested this past week at the Wilmette Library.

10. Ms. Leakey is Freaky! by Dan Gutman 9.  The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han 8. The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger 7. Big Nate on a Roll  by Lincoln Peirce 6.  The Maze Runner by James Dashner 5.  Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper 6. Till Death Do Us Bark by Kate Klise 3.  The Lemonade Crime by Jacqueline Davies 2. Wonder by R.J. Palacio 1.  The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

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Ten Most Wanted Books at Wilmette Public Library

Loyal readers are following their favorite authors. Half of the titles on this list are part of trilogies.

10. Calico Joe by John Grisham 9. Gone  Girl: A Novel by Gillian Flynn  8. Bring Up the Bodies: A Novel by Hilary Mantel 7. The Art of Fielding: A Novel by Chad Harbach 6. The Innocent by David Baldacci 5. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins 4. Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake by Anna Quindlen 3. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 2. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins 1. 50 Shades of Grey by E. L. James    

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Top Ten Kids' Books at Wilmette Public Library

Here are the ten kids’ books most requested this past week at the Wilmette Library.

10. Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes 9. Listen to My Trumpet! by Mo Willems 8.  The Death Cure by James Dashner 7. Rising Storm by Erin Hunter 6. Bliss by Kathryn Littlewood 5.  Gone by Michael Grant 4. Trouble According to Humphrey by Betty G. Birney 3.  The Council of Mirrors by Michael Buckley 2. Wonder by R.J. Palacio 1.  The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

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Ten Most Wanted Books at Wilmette Public Library

Fifty Shades of Grey tops the list with Ann Patchett's State of Wonder in second place while Suzanne Collins dominates with three titles.

10. Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake by Anna Quindlen   9. the Innocent by David Baldacci   8. Stay Close by Harlan Coben   7. Defending Jacob: A Novel by William Landay   6. The Art of Fielding: A Novel by Chad Harbach   5. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins   4. Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins   3. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins   2. State of Wonder by Ann Patchett   1. Fifty Shades of Grey

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Top Ten Kids' Books at Wilmette Public Library

Here are the ten kids’ books most requested this past week at the Wilmette Library.

10. The Scorch Trials by James Dashner 9. The Death Cure by James Dashner 8.  The Borrowers by Mary Norton 7. Leap Day by Wendy Mass 6. If You’re Reading This, It’s Too Late by Pseudonymous Bosch 5.  And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 4. Big Nate Goes for Broke by Lincoln Peirce 3.  Halt’s Peril by John Flanagan 2. The Hobbit, or, There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien 1.  The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

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Top Ten Kids' Books at Wilmette Public Library

Here are the ten books most requested by kids this past week at the Wilmette Library.

10. The Chronicles of Harris Burdick: 14 Amazing Authors Tell the Tales edited by Chris Van Allsburg 9.  Seriously, Norman! by Christopher Raschka 8.  Steve Jobs by Steve Goldsworthy 7.  Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs 6.  Halt’s Peril by John Flanagan 5.  Big Nate and Friends by Lincoln Peirce 4.  A Monster Calls: A Novel by Patrick Ness 3.  Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos 2.  Wonder Struck: A Novel in Words and Pictures by Brian Selznick 1.  The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

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The App Hunter

Free Audiobooks on Your iPhone...Sort Of

This week, the App Hunter reviews the OverDrive Media Console app, which allows library patrons on mobile devices to upload ebooks and audio books.

Imagine this: Walking into your local library and finding an advertisement for an app that allows you to checkout ebooks and audiobooks on your mobile device! Inside, you yell, "Genius! Why hasn't this existed before?" That's exactly what happened to me with the OverDrive Media Console app. OverDrive has so much promise, so many tantalising possibilities that you can't help but like it. Earlier: A Review of Panoramic Photos by the Pano App.  In my case, I really, really wanted to like it. But the experience speaks for itself. I tried this app out a year ago but was frustrated by its limited book selection and even more limited functionality. For example, I wanted to listen to The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick, Vol. 1  on my iPhone. …

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