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?