Book Wish List
We happily accept suggestions from our regular patrons to influence our book purchases. Contact the library (come in, call 779-3977, or send an e-mail to <mercershawlibrary@gmail.com>) to suggest books for future delivery.
SEE THE This Just In PAGE FOR INFORMATION ABOUT PROCEDURES FOR CHECKING OUT BOOKS DURING THE COVID-19 CRISIS. Scroll to the bottom of this page to browse some of our recently acquired books.
Recent acquisitions:
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover
Cemetery Road by Greg Iles
One Last Lie by Paul Doiron (#11 in The Mike Bowditch Mysteries) (waiting list)
Firefly Lane, Fly Away and The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson
The Institute, The Outsider, and Finders Keepers by Stephen King
A Better Man by Lousie Penny, The Latest Chief Inspector Gamache Series
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
The World That We Knew by Alice Hoffman
My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies by Resmaa Menakem
Redemption and Walk the Wire (Memory Man series [5 &6]) and Long Road to Mercy (Atlee Pine series [1]) by David Baldacci
Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holms
When You Find My Body by D. Dauphinee
Every Breath and The Return by Nicholas Sparks
Those Who Wish Me Dead by Michael Koryta
Mobituaries by Mo Rocca and Jonathan Greenberg
The Boy in the Photo by Nicole Trope
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan
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We have over sixty audiobooks recently donated by Laura Salley.
No donations will be accepted until further notice as per MCDC recommendations.
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover
Cemetery Road by Greg Iles
One Last Lie by Paul Doiron (#11 in The Mike Bowditch Mysteries) (waiting list)
Firefly Lane, Fly Away and The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson
The Institute, The Outsider, and Finders Keepers by Stephen King
A Better Man by Lousie Penny, The Latest Chief Inspector Gamache Series
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
The World That We Knew by Alice Hoffman
My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies by Resmaa Menakem
Redemption and Walk the Wire (Memory Man series [5 &6]) and Long Road to Mercy (Atlee Pine series [1]) by David Baldacci
Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holms
When You Find My Body by D. Dauphinee
Every Breath and The Return by Nicholas Sparks
Those Who Wish Me Dead by Michael Koryta
Mobituaries by Mo Rocca and Jonathan Greenberg
The Boy in the Photo by Nicole Trope
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan
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We have over sixty audiobooks recently donated by Laura Salley.
No donations will be accepted until further notice as per MCDC recommendations.
Mercer Shaw Library is registered with Maine State Library's
InfoNet Download Library.
Cloud Library is an online library offered by the Maine State Library. It enables registered patrons to download newly released, bestselling, popular and classic eBooks and audiobooks. After downloading the app on your smartphone, tablet or computer, you can check out the available selections specific to the Mercer Shaw Library. You need to be connected to the Internet and know your Mercer Shaw Library Card Number. You can obtain your number by emailing or calling the library. Once you have signed out a book, you have 21 days to enjoy enjoy it before it is no longer available to you.
Available NOW!!
Inquire via email if you need your Library Card Number and/or if you need help getting set up on your phone, laptop, or computer. Email: mercershawlibrary@gmail.com or call 207-779-3977
InfoNet Download Library.
Cloud Library is an online library offered by the Maine State Library. It enables registered patrons to download newly released, bestselling, popular and classic eBooks and audiobooks. After downloading the app on your smartphone, tablet or computer, you can check out the available selections specific to the Mercer Shaw Library. You need to be connected to the Internet and know your Mercer Shaw Library Card Number. You can obtain your number by emailing or calling the library. Once you have signed out a book, you have 21 days to enjoy enjoy it before it is no longer available to you.
Available NOW!!
Inquire via email if you need your Library Card Number and/or if you need help getting set up on your phone, laptop, or computer. Email: mercershawlibrary@gmail.com or call 207-779-3977
Pictured below are some recently acquired titles for you to browse. Updated 3/24/2020
Some links that readers might be interested in:
Book Recommendations: https://media.bookbub.com/blog/2017/12/12/book-recommendations-2017-librarians/
and *Goodreads.
Maine State Library
Nora Roberts fans: http://www.noraroberts.com/
Book Recommendations: https://media.bookbub.com/blog/2017/12/12/book-recommendations-2017-librarians/
and *Goodreads.
Maine State Library
Nora Roberts fans: http://www.noraroberts.com/
