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 purchases:
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover
The Mystical Adventures of Stavros Papadakis by Michael Lacoy
Cemetery Road by Greg Iles
Almost Midnight by Paul Doiron (#10 in The Mike Bowditch Mysteries)
The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming by David Wallace-Well
Firefly Lane and Fly Away by Kristin Hannah
Connections in Death: An Eve Dallas Novel by J. D.Robb, (Book 48)
Iron Lake by William Kent Krueger, (#1 in the Cork O'Connor Mystery Series)
Of Blood and Bone: Chronicles of The One, Book 2 by Nora Roberts
Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson
The Institute and The Outsider 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 (Memory Man series (5)) by David Baldacci
Great recent donations:
We have recently received generous donations from Mary and Bob Burr and Wesley McNair - several delightful books!
Over sixty audiobooks have been donated by Laura Salley.
Regular patrons (Evelyn Robbins, Ken Mukai, Emma Gierczak, Cherie Sadler, Heather Leo, among others) continually add their favorite, recent purchases to the collection - always good reads.
If you would like to donate more than two or three books, please call ahead to make sure that we are currently able to accommodate your books.
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover
The Mystical Adventures of Stavros Papadakis by Michael Lacoy
Cemetery Road by Greg Iles
Almost Midnight by Paul Doiron (#10 in The Mike Bowditch Mysteries)
The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming by David Wallace-Well
Firefly Lane and Fly Away by Kristin Hannah
Connections in Death: An Eve Dallas Novel by J. D.Robb, (Book 48)
Iron Lake by William Kent Krueger, (#1 in the Cork O'Connor Mystery Series)
Of Blood and Bone: Chronicles of The One, Book 2 by Nora Roberts
Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson
The Institute and The Outsider 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 (Memory Man series (5)) by David Baldacci
Great recent donations:
We have recently received generous donations from Mary and Bob Burr and Wesley McNair - several delightful books!
Over sixty audiobooks have been donated by Laura Salley.
Regular patrons (Evelyn Robbins, Ken Mukai, Emma Gierczak, Cherie Sadler, Heather Leo, among others) continually add their favorite, recent purchases to the collection - always good reads.
If you would like to donate more than two or three books, please call ahead to make sure that we are currently able to accommodate your books.
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/
