Staff Picks

Pi(e) and Pages

Find new reads in a variety of subjects and genres through the Library’s Staff Picks. 

March 14 is Pi Day. 3.14, the number that goes on forever (just like our love for great books and movies). To celebrate this delicious day, library staff has rounded up some of their favorite titles, each as satisfying as your favorite slice of pie.

Whether you’re craving sweet mysteries, savory nonfiction, or flaky fiction with layers of drama, this list has a slice for everyone. Browse the titles and dig in because reading is always the perfect equation.

We hope you enjoy exploring the lists of titles. For more recommendations, please visit the Library to browse our monthly displays and/or use the Library's Book Coach form online.

Youth Titles

Kortney's Pick: Meet the Smushkins by Claudia Rueda

Kristal's Pick: Pie by Sarah Weeks

Pamela's Pick: I Know an Old Lady who Swallowed a Pie by Alison Jackson

Sandy's Pick: Very Bad at Math by Hope Larson

Tre's Pick: How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World by Marjorie Priceman

Vanessa's Pick: The Humble Pie by Jory John

Victoria's Pick: Math Curse by Jon Scieszka

Adult Titles

Kortney's Pick: The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley

Kristal's Pick: Blackberry Pie Murder: A Hannah Swensen Mystery with Recipes by Joanne Fluke

Pamela's Pick: The Help, DVD 

Sandy's Pick: The Grapes of Math: How Life Reflects Numbers and Numbers Reflect Life by Alex Bellos

Tre's Pick: The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell

Vanessa's Pick: Waitress, DVD

Victoria's Pick: How to Win Friends and Influence Fungi by Nerd Nite

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  1. 1 Meet the Smushkins Book Cover Image
  2. 2 Pie Book Cover Image
  3. 3 I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie Book Cover Image
  4. 4 Very Bad at Math Book Cover Image
  5. 5 How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World Book Cover Image
  6. 6 Humble Pie Book Cover Image
  7. 7 Math Curse Book Cover Image
  8. 8 The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie Book Cover Image
  9. 9 Blackberry Pie Murder Book Cover Image
  10. 10 The Help DVD Cover Image
  11. 11 The Grapes of Math Book Cover Image
  12. 12 The Golden Spoon Book Cover Image
  13. 13 Waitress DVD Image
  14. 14 How to Win Friends and Influence Fungi Book Cover Image