As part of Topsham Public Library’s 15th anniversary on Foreside Road, the staff has chosen their Top 15 picks of all time. The staff was allowed to choose the Top 15 in all or the Top 15 in up to three categories. Have fun with the lists!
Julie’s Top 15 Picks in no particular order:
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
The Wisdom of Linus by Charles Schultz
The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
Piggie Pie by Margie Palatini
Little Snake by A. L. Kennedy
The Murderbot Diaries series by Martha Wells
DI Jack Caffery series by Mo Hayder
The Black Dagger Brotherhood series by J. R. Ward
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and movie starring Gregory Peck
Old Yeller by Fred Gipson and the 1957 movie with Tommy Kirk
Anne of Green Gables (1985)
Galaxy Quest (1999)
Mary Poppins (1964)
The Fifth Element (1997)
Star Trek (1966)
Susan’s Top 15 Picks in no particular order:
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness
The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness
The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey
Being Mortal by Atul Gawande
The Art of Hearing Heartbeats by Jan-Philipp Sendker
Secret Daughter by Shilpi Somaya Gowda
Weasel by Cynthia DeFelice
Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand by Helen Simonson
The Time Warp Trio series by Jon Scieszka
The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry and the Big Hungry Bear by Audrey and Don Wood
The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
A Discovery of Witches TV show (2018)
Lynne’s Top 15 Books in no particular order:
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Santa Claus and His Elves by Mauri Kunnas
Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Wayward Children series by Seanan McGuire
Tangerine by Christine Mangan
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
A Secret History by Donna Tartt
Slade House by David Mitchell
Lynne’s Top 15 Videos in no particular order:
Death in Paradise series (2011)
To Have and Have Not (1944)
The Birds (1963)
Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001)
Signs (2002)
The War of the Worlds (1953)
It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
American Graffiti (1973)
The Outsiders (1983)
Top Gun (1986)
Fargo (1996)
Jaws (1975)
Home Alone (1990)
Stand By Me (1986)
The Shining (1980)
Mariah’s Top 15 Books in no particular order:
Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh
Tenth of December by George Saunders
Comfortable With Uncertainty by Pema Chődrőn
The Grisha trilogy by Leigh Bardugo
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Secret Pizza Party by Adam Rubin
Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
Collected poetry by Rumi
Salt, Sugar, Fat by Michael Moss
Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding
A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut
The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
Mariah’s Top 15 Videos in no particular order:
The Darjeeling Limited (2007)
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
New Girl (2011)
Star Wars (1977)
Bridesmaids (2011)
Moulin Rouge (2001)
Wonder Woman (2017)
All the Marvel movies
Stranger Things (2016)
I Love You, Man (2009)
Roma (2018)
Away We Go (2009)
The Simpsons (1989)
The Office (2005)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Mariah’s Top 15 Music Artists in no particular order:
Okay Go
And so ends Topsham Public Library Staff Picks Top 15 edition. We hope you have enjoyed them! What are your top picks? If you were stranded on an island what Top 15 books would you want with you?