Each week we take a look at what's new at one of two Natick libraries, and available for your reading pleasure. This week we look at the top ten in new fiction at Morse Institute Library. Here is the list: 1. Explosive Eighteen - Janet Evanovich 2. The Litigators - John Grisham 3. Steve Jobs - Walter Isaacson 4. The Best of Me - Nicholas Sparks 5. The Son of Neptune - Rick Riordan 6. The Affair: A Reacher Novel - Lee Child 7. Zero Day - David Baldacci 8. The Christmas Wedding - James Patterson 9. Kill Alex Cross - James Patterson 10. "V" is for Vengeance - Sue Grafton Read any of these books…

The stockings are hung by the chimney with care, bleary eyed parents have watched their offspring rip months of work to shreds in less than the blink of an eye, and now the wee ones are happily occupied with new toys. What is a mom to do? How about reading a good story? Here are five of this Patch writers favorites: 1. The Christmas box collection - Richard Paul Evans These unforgettable Christmas stories are part of this "Christmas Box Collection" from Richard Paul Evans. This edition compiles three bestsellers; The Christmas Box, Timepiece, and The Letter. 2. Shepherds Abiding - Jan Karon …

Each week we look at the list of top requested books from one of the two libraries in town. This week we looked at Bacon Free Library's top ten children's books up for awards. Here they are: 1. Return to Sender - J. Alvarez 2. The Prince of Fenway Park - J. Baggott 3. Ellen McDoodle: Have Pen Will Travel - R.M. Barshaw 4. If You're Reading This, It's Too Late - P. Bosch 5. The Dodgeball Chronicles - F. Cammuso 6. Lost and Found - A Clements 7. The Girl Who Flew Butterflies - M. Cochrane 8. The Magician's Elephant - K. DiCamillo 9. Operation Redwood - J. Feldman 10. The Year the Swallows Came …

There is something magical about curling up in front of the Christmas tree, fires roaring, and a chill in the air to read the perfect book or watch a great movie. Transportation to another land seems inevitable and more joyful with the holiday spirit in the air. Here are this week's top ten from the Bacon Free Library: 1. Bridesmaids DVD 2. Explosive Eighteen - Janet Evanovich 3. The Litigators - John Grisham 4. Steve Jobs - Walter Isaacson 5. The Best of Me - Nicholas Sparks 6. Bad Teacher DVD 7. Son of Neptune - Rick Riordan 8. The Affair: A Reacher Novel - Lee Child 9. Water for Elephants…

It's a great time of year to curl up with a good book. Happily, the Morse Institute Library weekly publishes a list of their top ten most requested titles. A big help for those who don't know where to start. Here is this week's top ten list: 1. The Marriage Plot - Jeffrey Eugenides 2.Steve Jobs - Walter Isaacson 3. The Drop - Michael Connelly 4. "V" is for Vengeance - Sue Grafton 5. The Sense of an Ending - Julian Barnes 6. The Litigators - John Grisham 7. Explosive Eighteen - Janet Evanovich 8. The Night Circus - Erin Morgenstern 9. Kill Alex Cross - John Patterson 10. The Son of Neptune - …

It's such a lovely time of year to curl up with a good book; a roaring fire, a cup of hot chocolate and the opportunity to transport to another time and place without leaving home. Heck, for a brief time, you can even live someone else's life. Here is this week's top ten in fiction: 1. The Marriage Plot - Jeffrey Eugenides 2. State of Wonder - Ann Patchett 3. The Affair: A Reacher Novel - Lee Child 4. The Night Circus - Erin Morgenstern 5. The Son of Neptune - Rick Riordan 6. "V" is for Vengeance - Sue Grafton 7. Steve Jobs - Walter Isaacson 8. Explosive Eighteen - Janet Evanovich 9. The …

Each week the Natick Patch looks at the top ten most requested titles at the Bacon Free Library or the Morse Institute Library. This week we look at the most popular reads at the Bacon Free Library. Here is this week's list: 1. The Marriage Plot - Jeffrey Eugenides 2. State of Wonder - Ann Patchett 3. The Affair: A Reacher Novel - Lee Child 4. The Night Circus -Erin Morgenstern 5. The Son of Neptune - Rick Riordan 6. V is for Vengeance - Sue Grafton 7. Steve Jobs - Walter Isaacson 8. Explosive Eighteen - Janet Evanovich 9. The Litigators - John Grisham 10. Drop - Michael Connelly If you have …

Each week we take a look at what's new at one of two Natick libraries, and available for your reading pleasure. This week we look at the top ten in new fiction at Morse Institute Library. Here is the list: 1. The Marriage Plot - Jeffrey Eugenides 2. State of Wonder - Ann Patchett 3. The Affair: A Reacher Novel - Lee Child 4. The Night Circus - Erin Morgenstern 5. The Son of Neptune - Rick Riordan 6. "V" in for Vengeance - Sue Grafton 7. Steve Jobs - Walter Isaacson 8. Explosive Eighteen - Janet Evanovich 9. The Litigators - John Grisham 10. Drop - Michael Connelly Have you read any of these …

The library isn't just for books anymore. Below are just five of the suggested uses of the Morse Institute and Bacon Free libraries. 1) Find and reserve museum passes. 2) Read magazines and journals online. From the comfort of your own home. 3) Find ways to involve your children in the library scene. 4) Doing research? Ask your librarian a question online. 5) Find out some local history.

October is Teen Read Month, so what better way to celebrate than to reacquaint yourselves with the newly reorganized Young Adult Room at the Morse Library. All teen fiction and paperbacks are alphabetized together on the shelves, although paperbacks only have the author's initial on a binder sticker. Graphic novels are in a separate section, just to the left of the door. CDs and summer reading are just outside the room. When in doubt, ask the Reference Desk.

Take advantage of the library passes to myriad locations, thanks to the funding from the Friends of the Morse Institute Library. Reservations may be made online and passes may be picked up the day before the day or up until noon the day of. If you get a non-paper pass, they must be returned by 10 a.m. the next day or you will be fined. Eligibility includes: Valid Minuteman Library Card; One pass per family, per day; Three passes per family, per two-week period; and One pass per family during school vacation weeks.

The Morse Instuitute Library has two book groups: one in the morning and one in the evening. The morning group meets next on Wednesday, Oct. 19, at 11 a.m., in Study Room 1A, First Floor. On the agenda is a discussion on Juliet, by Anne Fortier. The evening group meets next on Wednesday, Oct. 26, at 7 p.m., in the Community Room. The book on its reading list is The Picture of Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde. Copies of both books are available at the Circulation Desk.