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Books are what libraries are famous for and we have plenty of them for readers of all ages. So it doesn’t matter if you prefer fiction or nonfiction, we’ve got you covered. Check out some of our staff favorites or let us create a personalized reading list just for you.

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Book spotlight | Timeless Tales

The Hiding Place
The Color Purple
A Tale of Two Cities
The Princess Bride
Passing
Diary of Anne Frank

staff Picks | What We're Reading

Savvy Sheldon Feels Good As Hell
The Great Gatsby
Little Miss Sunshine
belly up
Gwen & Art are Not in Love
Quicksilver

TOPIC | Women's History Month

Lean in : for graduates
She Came to Slay
The Radium Girls
Sally Ride
Afar
Code Girls

Book Club Sets | Our Recommendations

Reserve copies for your whole book club with just a few simple clicks. We offer an array of titles perfect for your book club. With your library card, you can check out a set which includes 12 to 15 copies — conveniently packaged in a heavy duty Lexington County Library tote bag. Each set checks out for 1 month (30 days) so everyone has more than enough time to finish the book and discuss.

The Fear
The Rose Code
Bobbit Rock
Dark and Shallow Lies
Born a Crime
The Berry Pickers

NoveList Plus

Looking for great read-alikes? You can log on to NoveList to browse recommendations for any age group. You’ll need the Discus password provided by South Carolina State Library. If you don’t have a Discus password, call any library branch and we’ll be happy to help.

NextReads Newsletters

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Popular Fiction

Heart of the Glen
The Indigo Heiress
So Into You
With All Her Heart
The Seaside Homecoming
Cloaked in Beauty
Mona Acts Out
How to Sleep at Night
Black Woods, Blue Sky
I'll Come to You
Going Home
Waiting for the Long Night Moon
Babylonia
Fagin the Thief
The Queen of Fives
Let's Call Her Barbie
The Unexpected Diva
The Personal Librarian
No Place to Bury the Dead
Wake Up and Open Your Eyes
The Resurrectionist
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls
A Guest in the House
Tombs: Junji Ito Story Collection
Saltwater: A Novel
Promise Me Sunshine
The River Has Roots
Broken Country
All the Other Mothers Hate Me
The Story She Left Behind
The Queens of Crime
The Next Deadly Chapter
I Died for Beauty
Schooled in Murder
The Dark Hours
The Lost House
Onyx Storm
Iron Flame
Broken Country
James
Fourth Wing
Dream Count
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Skeleton Crew: Stories
Sword of Destiny
Mickey7
Long Bright River
Snow White and Other Grimms' Fairy Tales
Power of Persuasion
Dream Girl Drama
Unromance
The Love Lyric
Deep End
Yin Yang Love Song
The Last Hour Between Worlds
Motheater
Order of Swans
Picks and Shovels
The Way
Toto
Saint of the Narrows Street
Chain Reaction
The Oligarch's Daughter
The Wolf Tree
Head Cases
You Are Fatally Invited

Popular Nonfiction

Looking at Women Looking at War: A War and Justice Diary
Fearless and Free
Memorial Days
Food for Thought: Essays and Ruminations
Source Code: My Beginnings
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Beekeeping for Beginners
Sisters Gonna Stitch: a Feminist Embroidery Guide
Making with Meaning: More Than 20 Meditative and Creative Crochet Projects
15-Minute Gentle Yoga: Four 15-Minute Workouts for Energy, Balance, and Calm
Rock Gardening: Reimagining a Classic Style
Plant Craft : 30 Projects That Add Natural Style to Your Home
The Sirens' Call: How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource
Realm of Ice and Sky: Triumph, Tragedy, and History's Greatest Arctic Rescue
Everything Must Go: The Stories We Tell About the End of the World
Somewhere Toward Freedom: Sherman's March and the Story of America's Largest...
Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People
Valiant Women: The Extraordinary American Servicewomen Who Helped Win World War II
The Blue Plate: A Food Lover's Guide to Climate Chaos
Living on Earth: Forests, Corals, Consciousness, and the Making of the World
The Immune Mind: The Hidden Dialogue Between Your Brain and Immune System
Planet Aqua: Rethinking Our Home in the Universe
Math Mind: The Simple Path to Loving Math
The Singularity Is Nearer: When We Merge with Al
Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism
The Tell: A Memoir
The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom
Waiting on the Moon: Artists, Poets, Drifters, Grifters, and Goddesses
Paper Doll: Notes from a Late Bloomer
Open Socrates: The Case for a Philosophical Life
Reading Arendt in the Waiting Room: A Philosophy Primer for an Anxious Age
I Want You to Be Happy: Finding Peace and Abundance in Everyday Life
We Will Rest! The Art of Escape
Aflame: Learning from Silence
Religion Is Not Done With You: Or, The Hidden Power of Religion on Race, Maps, Bodies

Children & Teens

Danilo Was Here
Gabby Torres Gets a Billion Followers
Fresh Start
As You Wish
Chickenpox
Radiant
Little Freddie Two Pants (The Dog With Too Many Pants)
Let's Be Bees
The Gift of the Great Buffalo
Smiling Eyes
Good Golden Sun
Kicks in the Sky
Under the Same Stars
I Am Not Jessica Chen
All Better Now
On the Wings of La Noche
(S)kin
Secret of the Moon Conch