Day 10 #LibFaves25 Like @danthebookman.bsky.social, I’m going with MY FRIENDS by Fredrik Backman @ssedlib.bsky.social. I am awestruck by his ability to get characters so right, from curmudgeonly old Ove to now teenage Louisa. Perfection!

Day 9 #LibFaves25 PAPER GIRL by @bethmacy.bsky.social We all need to learn to talk to people with different social and political opinions, esp our families. This book helps me try again.

We are still adding plenty of unique titles to #LibFaves25. We are up to 300! I'm handing it off to the next monitor, @danthebookman.bsky.social

Days 7 & 8 #LibFaves25 since I missed day… Showing love for nonfiction with GALES OF NOVEMBER @johnubacon.bsky.social and REPLACEABLE YOU @maryroach.bsky.social

Hello, Library Folks! I'll be counting your votes today for #LibFaves25. Let's see what you've got!

Day 4 #LibFaves25 SHOW DON'T TELL by Curtis Sittenfeld @prhlibrary.bsky.social

Day 3 #LibFaves25 SPEAK TO ME OF HOME by Jeanine Cummins

Day 2 of #LibFaves25 KING OF ASHES @blacktopkid.bsky.social Library workers, shout and share your fave books of 2025!

It’s the best time of the year on Bluesky where library workers across the country shout and share their favorite books of the year! My Day 1 title is RAISING HARE by @chloedalton.bsky.social Chloe Dalton. Share yours too using the #LibFaves25 tag.

Big hearts to Costco Diversity has been proven to yield better results.

I placed the top mentioned #LibFaves24 titles in 3 tiers. Bronze, Silver, Gold if you will. Our 3rd tier Bronze titles were mentioned either 3 or 4 times:

And the moment we've been waiting for *drum roll*... The most popular #LibFaves24 books with 8 votes each were JAMES and THE MINISTRY OF TIME! 🎉 FUNNY STORY and SANDWICH had 7 votes, THE MESSAGE had 6, and with 5 votes each: MARGO'S GOT MONEY TROUBLES, THE MIGHTY RED, THE SPELLSHOP, and THE WOMEN

Some books just transcend all others. I loved JAMES by Percival Everett and recommend it to all my friends @percivaleverett.bsky.social sky.social @prhlibrary.bsky.social hlibrary.bsky.social #LibFaves24

That's a wrap for me! We added 23 new titles today. I'm turning it over to @danthebookman.bsky.social Keep those #LibFaves24 coming!

The natural world, technology, lives past and a possible future ahead all come together in PLAYGROUND by Richard Power my next #LibFaves24 pick @richardpower.bsky.social @wwnortonlibrary.bsky.social

Library workers, I am ready to count your votes for #LibFaves24 Post, skeet, or whatever! Please use all CAPS for the title and skip articles (A, AN, THE). Can't wait to see what you are recommending!

If you need a break from all the WWII novels, but still want wartime resiliency, try THE WOMEN by Kristin Hannah, my next pick for #LibFaves24 @kristin-hannah.bsky.social @macmillanlib.bsky.social

It’s #LibFaves24 season! Follow the tag to see what librarians are choosing as their top 10 books of 2024 📚

Take me to Italy, but maybe modern times to avoid the plague! My next #LibFaves24 is GLASSMAKER by Tracy Chevalier @tracychevalier.bsky.social @vikingbooks.bsky.social @prhlibrary.bsky.social

We're a few hours in on day 2 of our #LibFaves24 countdown & the titles are coming in fast. Library folk - tells us what your best adult books pub'ed in 2024 are/were! We're counting down our top 10 of the year. If you missed giving us your day 1 title yesterday, you can do 2 today.

My first #LibFaves24 is MINISTRY OF TIME by Kaliane Bradley @kalianebradley5.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social A little futuristic, a little romance, a little suspense, a little historical – a lot of fun!

Library folk, share with us your favorite 2024 books. Think in terms of the books you loved, loved, loved and want to tell everyone about. Join us at #LibFaves24 starting tomorrow Dec 9th. Details below. (be kind to the monitors and be sure to put titles in ALL CAPS) 💙📚 #Publibs #BookSky