April Staff Picks

Ready to spring into a good book? The staff at Crawfordsville District Public Library have some wonderful recommendations to check out. Brenda enjoyed the feel-good story “Eddie Winston is Looking for Love” by Marianne Cronin (FIC Cronin): “A funny uplifting story about the power of friendship and finding love in unexpected places. Eddie is a 90-year-old who volunteers at a charity shop. He has a compassionate eye for the stories behind forgotten objects.” Emily loved reading the incredibly moving story “Auschwitz Lullaby” by Mario Escobar (FIC Escobar): “Based on the true story of a German nurse tasked with setting up a “school” for children at Auschwitz. A story of the power of love and strength–even when all hope seems lost.”

If you are looking forward to exploring outdoors now that the weather is slowly and sporadically getting warmer, don’t miss Montica’s pick, “Hiking Indiana” by Bloom, Phil. (917.72 Blo). This book is packed with ideas for when you are ready for a hiking adventure but not sure where to go. Includes information on the Dunelands, Glacial lakes, Wabash Valley, Hoosier National Forest, and more.

If just exploring nature writing is enough for you, check out the fascinating book “The Age of Deer: Trouble and Kinship with Our Wild Neighbors” by Erika Howsare (599.65 Howsare). Susanna says this “explores the many contradictory ways we interact with deer through beautiful, well-researched prose.” This book, which came out in 2024, was a finalist for several awards.

Christie’s pick explores paranormal happenings in nature: “The Paranormal Ranger: A Navajo Investigator’s Search for the Unexplained” by Stanley Milford, Jr. (133.10973 Milford). This memoir from a Navajo Ranger shares eerie and bizarre cases of unexplained events in the Navajo Nation, including mysterious livestock mutilations, skinwalker and Bigfoot sightings, UFOs, and malicious hauntings. If you enjoy this genre and want to dig further, join us at the library on the fourth Wednesday every month at 5 pm for our Mystery of History Club, which is led by Christie and explores a different mysterious topic every month!

Marva’s picks from our children’s collection are perfect for April. Check out “April Fool’s Surprise” by Abby Klein (J FIC Kle) and “Arthur’s April Fool” by by Marc Brown (j E Bro) for a fun story time.

Find these titles and more on display on the first floor of the library by the circulation desk through the end of the month. Several are also available digitally on our free Libby app. The library’s current open hours are Monday-Thursday 10am-8pm, Saturday 10am-5pm, and Sunday 1-5pm.