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Staff Recommendations
Check out our collection of staff picks! All of the books recommended in the blog posts below can either be found at the library or borrowed through interlibrary loan. Still not finding something that interests you? Let us know what your interests are and we can find some recommendations just for you!


2025 Staff Favorites: Sharon's Favorites
Sharon is the director of the Berwick Public Library. Check out what she has to say about her favorite books she read this past year: This was a great year for good books and great reading! I have a love for several authors (new to me and long time favorites) who provided me with outstanding books. I also love to read about the connections made with nature, non-human subjects, and the stories of life that we all struggle with. It was wonderful to read such different styles, c


2025 Staff Favorites: Patrick's Favorites
Patrick is the Circulation Manager at Berwick Public Library and the newest member of our staff. Check out his favorite books and movies from this past year. The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer, illustrated by John Burgoyne Robin's Braiding Sweetgrass is a foundational book in my lexicon, so when I saw she had written a new book I was very excited. Even more so by its bite-sized page count, at barely over 100 pages it's a


Staff Favorites 2025: Alaina's Favorites
Alaina is the Assistant Director at Berwick Public Library and oversees our young adult collection. Check out her favorite books, movies, and games from this past year. Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune This sequel to The House in the Cerulean Sea continues the story of Arthur, Linus, and the magical children in their care. Was this story necessary? Absolutely not. Did I still devour it and bawl my eyes out? Most definitely. I love these characters with my entire heart,


2025 Staff Favorites: Sue's Favorites
Sue is a Circulation Specialist at Berwick Public Library and also runs the library's book club. Check out her favorite books and shows from this past year. Books The Correspondent by Virginia Evans: a lovely epistolary novel that is a photograph in words of what it is to be alive yet aging Eleanor: A 200 Mile Walk in Search of England’s Lost Queen by Alice Loxton: a fascinating and fun account of the author’s walk in the footsteps of the funeral procession of Queen Eleanor


2025 Staff Favorites: Kate's Favorites
Kate is one of our circulation specialist. Check out some of the books, movies, and games she enjoyed this past year. Books Movies Games


Staff Favorites 2025: Sara's Favorites
Sara is one of our circulation specialists. Check out some of the books, games, and shows she enjoyed over the past year. Books: Games: Show:


Winter Reading 2025 Recommendations: Non-Fiction
This year's Winter Reading Challenge takes place from January 1st through February 28th. You can learn all about this year's challenge...


Winter Reading 2025 Recommendations: Books That Inspired Movies and TV Shows
This year's Winter Reading Challenge takes place from January 1st through February 28th. You can learn all about this year's challenge...


Winter Reading 2025 Recommendations: Books About Found Family
This year's Winter Reading Challenge takes place from January 1st through February 28th. You can learn all about this year's challenge...


Winter Reading 2025 Recommendations: Books With a Queer Author or Characters
This year's Winter Reading Challenge takes place from January 1st through February 28th. You can learn all about this year's challenge...


Winter Reading 2025 Recommendations: Graphic Novels
This year's Winter Reading Challenge takes place from January 1st through February 28th. You can learn all about this year's challenge...


Winter Reading 2025 Recommendations: Novels in Verse
This year's Winter Reading Challenge takes place from January 1st through February 28th. You can learn all about this year's challenge...
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