Top 5 Romantic Books at the Library – E-Book Edition

Earlier this week, we posted about the top 5 most checked out romantic books in the Dick Smith Library\’s physical collections. This time we\’re listing the library\’s top 5 romantic e-books – which, by the way, can be checked out by Tarleton students, faculty, and staff no matter where you are. 1. Crazy Rich Asians

Top 5 Romantic Books at DSL

It\’s February, and you know what that means: it\’s almost time for Library Lovers Week! Oh, and also Valentine\’s Day. Here are the top 5 checked out romantic books in the Dick Smith Library\’s physical collections. If you prefer e-books, don\’t worry, we\’ll be posting a similar list for those on Wednesday. 1. Outlander by

Terrifying Children\’s Books

Flavorwire has a list of the 10 most terrifying children\’s books from around the world. The Dick Smith Library owns several of these: Struwwelpeter by Heinrich Hoffmann The courtship, merry marriage, and feast of Cock Robin and Jenny Wren, to which is added The doleful death of Cock Robin illustrated by Barbara Cooney Outside over

Romance Novels at the Library

If you\’ve been by the library lately, you may have noticed our Valentine\’s Day display, which has tons of romantic items…and romance novels! Romance is one of my favorite genres, so I thought I\’d list a few that the library has in its collection. Some of the books I\’ve listed below have been used in

Top Ten Tuesday: My Top 10 from NPR\’s Top 100 Science-Fiction/Fantasy Books List

NPR\’s list of the top 100 science-fiction and fantasy books is up, and here are my top 10 from that list. I\’ve linked to the ones the library owns, so you can see if they\’re currently available for check out. The Sandman series by Neil Gaiman Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey Ender\’s Game by Orson Scott

Top Ten Tuesday: 10 Dystopian Novels That the Dick Smith Library Offers

Looking to take a journey? You can find what you’re looking for at the Dick Smith Library. Here is a list of ten dystopian novels the Dick Smith Library has to offer. What is a dystopian novel you may ask? They are stories of the future with a cautionary tale, typically commenting on how we

Some New Audiobooks

For you commuters or anyone about to take a long road trip, the Dick Smith Library has a growing collection of audiobooks in CD format, with many audiobooks still available in cassette format. They are located on the lower level of the library, just to the right in the Audiovisual Collection area as you exit

Father\’s Day and other manly musings

Wow! Here is a site that offers a list, the 100 Must Read books for men (or for women who want to understand them). It is a combination of summer reading, reading you should do before you die, ideas for Father\’s Day, etc.. Titles run from children\’s books to heavy heavy reading and include Into