Readers Advisory

Troy Public Library Teens now have their very own Facebook page! To check it out, go to facebook.com/troylibteens. We will be keeping you up to date on the latest events and the newest and most popular books, movies, and video games the Library's Teen Department has to offer.

Would you like a say in what gets posted on the page? Maybe you have read an awesome book you would like to recommend to other teens or you have a great idea for a new Library program? If so, email Teen Librarian Olivia Olson at O.Olson@troymi.gov with your recommendations and suggestions on how to make the Library's Teen Department even more awesome. If you would like, we will post the best comments on the Facebook page for all to see. Make sure to include your first name and your age if you want credit for your amazing ideas.

We cannot wait to hear from you!

Now that the weather is cooler and the children are back in school, take time to relax with one of the new fall titles that have just arrived at the Troy Public Library. We have great new novels like The Leftovers by Tom Perotta, Blueprints for Building Better Girls by Elissa Schappell, Targets of Opportunity by Jeffrey Stephens, and Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward.

Hot new mysteries include Louise Penny's A Trick of the Light; The Cut by George Pelecanos; The Stranger You Seek by Amanda Kyle Williams; and Laura Lippman's newest, Every Secret Thing.

Nonfiction readers will enjoy What It Is Like to Go to War by Karl Marlantes; Rafa, the new autobiography by tennis great Rafael Nadal; The Eighty-Dollar Champion: Snowman, the Horse That Inspired a Nation by Elizabeth Letts; and Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker by Kevin Mitnick.

Stop by the Adult reference desk or check the library catalog for these and many other new titles.  More are arriving daily!

Celebrate man's (and woman's) best friend by checking out the Troy Library's display featuring some of our many wonderful books, DVDs, and audiobooks featuring dogs. Whether it's James Herriot's Favorite Dog Stories, Michigan native John Grogan's Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World's Worst Dog, a classic Lassie DVD, or a mystery featuring a four-legged detective, we have something to help you while away the last muggy days of summer. 

Look for the display at the top of the ramp in Adult area, and Happy Dog Days!

If you are looking for one of this summer's hot new titles, check the Troy Public Library catalog.

The Library has recently received best-selling fiction like Full Black by Brad Thor, Cold Vengeance by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, Dick Francis's Gamble by Felix Francis, and Portrait of a Spy by Daniel Silva.

If you are looking for a new non-fiction title, you are also in luck. Recent additions include The Ledge: An Adventure Story of Friendship and Survival on Mount Ranier by Jim Davidson; Muzzled: The Assault on Honest Debate by Juan Williams; The End of Molasses Classes: Getting Our Kids Unstuck -- 101 Extraordinary Solutions for Parents and Teachers by Ron Clark; and The Real Girl Next Door, the new autobiography by Denise Richards.

Books are being added daily. Check back often for new releases.

If you are looking for one of this summer's hot new titles, check the Troy Public Library catalog.

The Library has recently received best-selling fiction like A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin, Quinn by Iris Johansen, The Silent Girl by Tess Gerritsen, Split Second by Catherine Coulter, and Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Dominion by Eric Lustbader.

If you are looking for a new non-fiction title, you are also in luck. Recent additions include Sex on the Moon: the Amazing Story Behind the Most Audacious Heist in History by Ben Mezrich, Of Thee I Zing: America's Cultural Decline from Muffin Tops to Body Shots by Laura Ingraham, and Supergods: What Masked Vigilantes, Miraculous Mutants, and a Sun God from Smallville Can Teach Us About Being Human by Grant Morrison.

Books are being added daily. Check back often for new releases.

If you are looking for one of this summer's hot new titles, check the Troy Public Library catalog.

The Library has recently received best-selling fiction like Against All Enemies by Tom Clancy, Carte Blanche, the new James Bond novel by Jeffery Deaver, One Summer by David Baldacci, and Sisterhood Everlasting by Ann Brashares.

Popular memoirs from Larry King (Truth Be Told: Off the Record about Favorite Guests, Memorable Moments, Funniest Jokes, and a Half Century of Asking Questions), Barbara Sinatra (Lady Blue Eyes: My Life with Frank), Tim Tebow (Through My Eyes), Rick Harrison (License to Pawn: Deals, Steals, and My Life at the Gold and Silver), and Tatum O'Neal (Found: A Daughter's Journey Home) have also hit the Library's shelves.

If you are looking for a new non-fiction title, you are also in luck. Recent additions include Car Guys vs. Bean Counters: The Battle for the Soul of American Business by Robert A. Lutz, Likeable Social Media: How to Delight Your Customers, Create an Irresistable Brand, and Be Generally Amazing on Facebook (& Other Social Networks) by Dave Kerpen, On China by Henry Kissinger, and Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN by James Andrew Miller and Tom Shales.

Books are being added daily. Check back often for new releases.