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2025 Summer Picks

The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
Disability Visibility by Alice Wong
The Reformatory by Tananarive Due
The Women by Kristin Hannah
Tomorrow Will Be Different by Sarah McBride
Sandwich by Catherine Newman
The Teacher by Frieda McFadden
Pokemon Crochet by Sabrina Somers
Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa
The Cat Who Saved Books by Sosuke Natsukawa

2024 Summer Picks

Burn book : a tech love story by Kara Swisher The disappearing spoon : and other true tales of madness, love, and the history of the world from the periodic table of the elements by Sam Kean The Chain by Adrian McKinty Something wild & wonderful by Anita Kelly Garlic & the vampire by Bree Paulsen Big by Vashti Harrison Weather together by Jessie Sima Cat knit by Jacob Grant Extra yarn by Mac Barnett ; illustrated by Jon KlassenFloat by Daniel Miyares

Favorites

Frankenstein / Mary Shelley ; with an introduction and notes by Karen Karbiener The girl who loved Tom Gordon / Stephen King In a dark, dark wood / Ruth Ware Tender is the flesh : a novel / Agustina Bazterrica ; translated from the Spanish by Sarah Moses Naoki Urasawa's monster / [English adaptation, Agnes Yoshida] Wash day diaries / written by Jamila Rowser ; art by Robyn Smith ; colors by Robyn Smith, Bex Glendining and Kazimir Lee I wish you all the best / Mason Deaver The layover / Lacie Waldon When you trap a tiger / Tae Keller Red : a crayon's story / Michael Hall


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110 W. Main St
P.O. Box 356
Adamstown, PA 19501

 717.484.4200

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Hours of Operation

  • Monday: 9:30 AM - 8:00 PM
  • Tuesday: 9:30 AM - 8:00 PM
  • Wednesday: 9:30 AM - 8:00 PM
  • Thursday: 9:30 AM - 8:00 PM
  • Friday: 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
  • Saturday: 9:30 AM - 2:30 PM
  • Sunday: Closed

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