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Title Recs for Audiobook Month!

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June is National Audiobook Month! Whether you already listen to them or want to start listening, check out this list of audiobooks that you can get from the library both digitally and physically! We have digital audiobooks that you can download for free and listen to on the go.  Click this link to learn how to download and use the RbDigital app. For even more suggestions, check out these links: Where to Get Free Audiobooks , 40 Reader-Approved Audiobooks for your Next Road Trip , 15 Audiobooks Read by Your Favorite Celebrity Narrators , 20 Perfect Audiobooks to Listen to While Road-Tripping This Summer . Happy listening! Jade, Reference Librarian On Rb Digital: All Systems Red - Martha Wells What Belongs to You - Garth Greenwell The Girl Who Knew Too Much - Amanda Quick Kindred - Octavia E. Butler Girl Waits with Gun - Amy Stewart Into the Water - Paula Hawkins All the Birds in the Sky - Charlie Jane Anders On our Shelves: Space Opera - Catherynne Va

Book Recs for Summer Reads!

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It's super hot outside which means summer is here! Whether you're going to the beach, hanging out at home or traveling, here are some fun and thrilling books perfect for summer reading. Click on the titles listed below to learn more about the books that you can find at your La Quinta Library.  And if you want even more title suggestions, check out these links:   The Best Beach Books of 2019 , What We're Reading This Summer , 33 Books We Can't Wait to Read This Summer , Wired's 14 Must-Read Books of Summer , and Vulture: 12 Books We Can't Wait to Read This Summer . Please read responsibly! Jade, Reference Librarian Fun Summer Reads! Crazy Rich Asians - Kevin Kwan My Sister, the Serial Killer - Oyinkan Braithwaite Manhattan Beach - Jennifer Egan The Incendiaries - R.O. Kwon American Spy - Lauren Wilkinson Binti - Nnedi Okorafor The Power - Naomi Alderman Why Not Me? - Mindy Kaling Station Eleven - Emily St. John Mandel G

What's coming up for our book clubs

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Here's a preview of what our book clubs will be reading and discussing over the next few months. If you're interested, stop by the Adult Reference Desk to learn more or head to our blog page about all our book clubs . Books for the upcoming meeting are available at each book club meeting, so for example, the July books will be available starting on each June book club meeting date.  June Adults Read YA (ARYA) - Meeting Tuesday, June 11th @ 6:30PM @ the La Quinta Wellness Center Discussing: A Princess in Theory  by Alyssa Cole Mystery Book Club - Meeting Wednesday, June 19th @ 10:30AM Discussing mysteries & thrillers set in Europe. Read a book from a list we'll have or bring your own that fits the theme! Robust Reads (Goodreads Book Club) - Meets online, discussions held the last week of each month. Discussing: First half of  The Witch Elm  by Tana French July La Quinta Chapter  - Meeting Wednesday, July 10th @ 10:30AM Discussing:  The Mount

Book Recs for Pride Month

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It's time for another book list! Our first list of the month features some wonderful books to read during  Pr id e M on th.  Click on the titles listed below to learn more about the books that you can find at your La Quinta Library.  And if you want even more title suggestions, check out these links:  50 Must Read LGBTQ Fiction Books , Most Anticipated 2019 LGBTQ Reads , 11 Upcoming LGBTQ Books to Preorder During Pride Month , The Ultimate LBTQIA+ Pride Book List , 26 New LGBTQIA+ Books To Read This Pride Month . Happy Reading! Jade, Reference Librarian Books for Pr id e   M on th On a Sunbeam - Tillie Walden Indestructible: Growing Up Queer, Cuban, and Punk in Miami - Cristy C. Road For Today I Am a Boy - Kim Fu Freshwater - Akwaeke Emezi We Set the Dark on Fire - Tehlor Kay Mejia The Price of Salt - Patricia Highsmith America Is Not the Heart - Elaine Castillo A City Comes Out: How Celebrities Made Palm Springs a Gay and Lesbian Paradise - Dav