Books

"Music Is History" combines Questlove’s deep musical expertise with his curiosity about history, examining America over the past fifty years. Borrow the eBook or eAudiobook with no waitlists or holds on Libby April 4-18. Focusing on the years 1971 to…

Women Scientists in Math and Coding by Catherine Brereton  Before modern-day desktops and laptops, there were human "computers" or mathematicians who handled complex calculations. Katherine Johnson, Mary Jackson, and Dorothy Vaughan were among the greatest computers, but their vital work…

Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man by Emmanuel Acho  This book takes on all questions, large and small, insensitive and taboo, that many white Americans find themselves too afraid to ask, yet which all Americans need the answers to, now more than…

The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood  Third-year Ph. D. candidate Olive Smith needs her best friend Anh to believe she is in a new relationship so Anh feels free to date a man Olive previously dated. So, when she sees…

Whitman County Library is pleased to announce the addition of over 2,000 magazines to WA Anytime Library digital eBook and eAudio collection ! The magazine collection, accessible with library card through reading app, Libby, includes popular titles from leading publishers…

But before we head into 2022, we wanted to share with you a few of our favorite books we read in 2021. Next time you stop by your local library, we would love to hear about your favorite read this…

Santa Cruise by Fern Michaels  Join high school friends Amy, Frankie, Rachel, and Nina as they meet up on a singles cruise for the holidays! Their trip is sure to be filled with laughter and reminiscing as these four strong,…

The Babysitter: My Summers with a Serial Killer by Liza Rodman  A chilling true crime story that reads as one part memoir and one part investigative journalism. Liza Rodman longed for love and friendship in Cape Cod during the 1960s.…

The Athenaeum Club of Colfax recently donated two new books on fly fishing to Whitman County Library.  The library book committee, headed by Christine Kackman, donated Thomas McGuane's "The Longest Silence, Life in Fishing" and "The Orvis Fly-Fishing Guide" in memory of…