The fall season is rapidly approaching, so what better way to celebrate spooky season than with some new horror titles from A.K. Smiley Public Library.
Margaret and her husband Hal just bought their dream home, a beautiful Victorian house with a wraparound porch and sprawling yard. A few months go by and their dream house is slowly turning into a real-life haunted house when blood starts to drip from the walls. Carissa Orlando’s “The September House” is a blood-chilling read that will keep you up at night.
Halloween night in 1984, the children of Parmenter Road are gearing up for trick-or-treating, until they are met by a group of strangely dressed children, who are terrified and begging to be hidden away from a being called The Cunning Man. “All Hallows” by Christopher Golden will have you second guessing handing out candy this Halloween.
Imagine a place where the residents are obsessed with the year 1994. They dress like it, and they watch the infamous O.J. Simpson car chase every night like it is happening in real time. Willow Stone discovers this strange and unusual island after finding out that her son has gone missing and the only hint of his whereabouts are two words: Clifford Island. “Dead Eleven” by Jimmy Juliano will leave you weary of strangers.
So, turn your lights down low and prepare yourself for a scary good time with these books from A. K. Smiley Public Library.
Shannon Harris is a phobophile who moonlights as a Library Specialist.
In this week’s What’s New at Smiley Library article, I will be taking you all on an unofficial tour of Fire Island, New York. I know what you are thinking, “Shannon, how are you going to take all of your dedicated readers to the glitzy Fire Island? Did you win the lottery or something?” Unfortunately, no, I did not: I will be taking you all there through the art of the written word! The three books that are featured in this article all take place on Fire Island. So, pack your proverbial bags and let’s go!
Ok, we have made it to our final destination on Fire Island, which by chance happens to be the title of the last book featured in this article. 
Are you looking for something new to read? Well luckily for you, A.K. Smiley Public Library has plenty of new fiction titles by new authors for you to choose from. Here are some new titles that are on my ever-growing to-be-read list.
Let me ask you all a question: what is your favorite mythical creature? If you said a vampire, then this article was written just for you. If you said anything else besides a vampire, then you may not want to continue reading this article. So, my fellow vampire fiends – I mean friends – let me invite you to A.K. Smiley Public Library to check out some new (and not so new) fiction titles that you can really sink your teeth into.
Other novels in the Library featuring creatures of the night:
2023 is literally a week away, and what better way to wrap up 2022 than with a list of staff recommendations. One of the many things I enjoy about working in a library is that if I am ever in a reading slump, I can always ask one of my colleagues for a book recommendation. So, here is a list of books that library staff really enjoyed reading this year. The following titles can be found here at A. K. Smiley Public Library.
Non-Fiction:
