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These were the most checked out books in Las Vegas libraries in 2025

by: Stephanie Overton, Posted: Dec 24, 2025 / 02:38 PM PST, Updated: Dec 24, 2025 / 02:38 PM PST

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Have you read any of the most frequently checked out books in the Las Vegas valley in 2025?

In 2025, self-help books remained trending within Las Vegas, based on data from the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District, with the genre staying at the top of the list for many people. One genre that declined across the valley is political biographies, a spokesperson from the …

Adrian Tchaikovsky: Bear Head (Dogs of War, #2) (2021)

WELCOME TO HELL CITY, MARS

Jimmy Martin has a sore head.

He's used …

Sequels

Honestly the first book in this series was like Predators #1, a glorified war-action film with a larger anti-war and anti-authoritarian narrative. I enjoyed it but war is so vile that even a well written war novel is hard to focus on.

but this sequel, with the development of far-right politicians, aging, and uploaded consciences was fun. It all takes place on mars which is consistently a great setting for a sci-fi novel and probably boasted the my rating by 1/2 star alone.

if you are tchaikovsky pilled, read it. if no I got other books of his to recommend to you.

reviewed Because my mom said so by Or M. Bialik (Worlds of the PACT, #2)

Or M. Bialik: Because my mom said so (EBook)

Ismat’s dating life is terrible, and a lot of it has to do with honesty. …

Also a good space opera spy thriller

I guess people pick this up as queer fiction before they do as SF. And we do get enough of Ismat slowly working out their gender (again): male wasn’t it, becoming female for a job is not that bad, but still not it. But what else is there in the Dominion?

Then there is the main or surface story: it starts with the security service (meh, but we are with the non-corrupt folks) learning about weapon smugglers, and end up with a three- or four-way fight that is close to bringing the Dominion to a civil war.

Also, great world building. The author’s description and charts are quite helpful. PACT #1 is (i think) set in the Empire with Alliance folks saving the day. This is set in the Dominion, with Alliance folks saving the day.

Jude Watson: The Dark Rival (Star Wars: Jedi Apprentice) (2001, Rebound by Sagebrush)

Qui-Gon Jinn, a Jedi Master, has difficulty training young Obi-Wan Kenobi, because he can't forget …

Genuinely, Jude Watson was the best author of the EU, and it was not especially close. Few others had the opportunity to write such long-running storylines. Even fewer just committed themselves to writing good stories rather than becoming obsessed with particular lore that they treated like their property. I bought most of her books second-hand a long time ago, and I finally have time to go through them. I do kinda wish I had #1, but better to start than to not.

“we have qualified candidates apply and some who are less qualified”

Please note: This is an anonymous response to an online survey; I do not have any way of contacting the respondent or verifying responses. Their answers may reflect good, bad, or middling hiring practices. I invite you to take what’s useful and leave the rest. If you are someone who hires Library, Archives or other LIS workers, please consider giving your own opinion by filling out the survey here.

Current Hiring Practices and Organizational Needs

These questions are about your current hiring practices in general – the way things have been run the last year or two (or three).

Where do you advertise your job listings?

RAILS Library Job board, ILA job board, Indeed

Do you notice a difference in application quality based on where the applicant saw the job ad?

“fewer applicants than pre-2020, but high quality applications”

Please note: This is an anonymous response to an online survey; I do not have any way of contacting the respondent or verifying responses. Their answers may reflect good, bad, or middling hiring practices. I invite you to take what’s useful and leave the rest. If you are someone who hires Library, Archives or other LIS workers, please consider giving your own opinion by filling out the survey here

Current Hiring Practices and Organizational Needs

These questions are about your current hiring practices in general – the way things have been run the last year or two (or three).

Where do you advertise your job listings?

ALA Job List, We Here, Indeed, our website, LinkedIn, state library association

Do you notice a difference in application quality based on where the applicant saw the job ad?

“Sticking to the job description is old thinking, try to be flexible to opportunities.”

Please note: This is an anonymous response to an online survey; I do not have any way of contacting the respondent or verifying responses. Their answers may reflect good, bad, or middling hiring practices. I invite you to take what’s useful and leave the rest. If you are someone who hires Library, Archives or other LIS workers, please consider giving your own opinion by filling out the survey here

Current Hiring Practices and Organizational Needs

These questions are about your current hiring practices in general – the way things have been run the last year or two (or three).

Where do you advertise your job listings?

For part-time and lower ranking jobs as local and local library jobs sites in the Chicago area. Also at the City Colleges. For professional …

Agatha Christie: The Mysterious Affair at Styles (EBook, Project Gutenberg)

The Mysterious Affair at Styles is a detective novel by British writer Agatha Christie. It …

per flyovercountry.social/@deafferret/115084403991501447

Apparently there are 33 books (movies, TV, etc.) in the Hercule Poirot series. Mike specifically recommended #3, but multiple people said they're all good so maybe I'll start with #1?

“Some experience is desirable, but if the position is truly entry-level, then we only require an MLS”

Please note: This is an anonymous response to an online survey; I do not have any way of contacting the respondent or verifying responses. Their answers may reflect good, bad, or middling hiring practices. I invite you to take what’s useful and leave the rest. If you are someone who hires Library, Archives or other LIS workers, please consider giving your own opinion by filling out the survey here

Current Hiring Practices and Organizational Needs

These questions are about your current hiring practices in general – the way things have been run the last year or two (or three).

Where do you advertise your job listings?

LlinkedIn, Inside Higher Ed, local newspapers, regional consortia or library groups.

Do you notice a difference in application quality based …

“I’m not a fan of those “I’m different from everyone else”resumes when you begin to write a short novel on how awesome you are and then don’t provide any previous work experience to back that up.”

Please note: This is an anonymous response to an online survey; I do not have any way of contacting the respondent or verifying responses. Their answers may reflect good, bad, or middling hiring practices. I invite you to take what’s useful and leave the rest. If you are someone who hires Library, Archives or other LIS workers, please consider giving your own opinion by filling out the survey here

Current Hiring Practices and Organizational Needs

These questions are about your current hiring practices in general – the way things have been run the last year or two (or three).

Where do you advertise your job listings?

City HR …

“My organization makes a big effort to hire diverse staff members.”

Please note: This is an anonymous response to an online survey; I do not have any way of contacting the respondent or verifying responses. Their answers may reflect good, bad, or middling hiring practices. I invite you to take what’s useful and leave the rest. If you are someone who hires Library, Archives or other LIS workers, please consider giving your own opinion by filling out the survey here

Current Hiring Practices and Organizational Needs

These questions are about your current hiring practices in general – the way things have been run the last year or two (or three).

Where do you advertise your job listings?

I’m not in charge of advertising job listings, so I’m not sure, but I know we post them on our library website and in library listservs, especially …

“I think library schools need to do a better job of prep and/or not accept as many students”

Please note: This is an anonymous response to an online survey; I do not have any way of contacting the respondent or verifying responses. Their answers may reflect good, bad, or middling hiring practices. I invite you to take what’s useful and leave the rest. If you are someone who hires Library, Archives or other LIS workers, please consider giving your own opinion by filling out the survey here

Current Hiring Practices and Organizational Needs

These questions are about your current hiring practices in general – the way things have been run the last year or two (or three).

Where do you advertise your job listings?

State Library Boards, Library School listservs, general listserv release from HR, We Here FB group

Do you notice a …

Callum Roberts, Belén Urrutia: Océano de vida (Paperback, Alianza Editorial, Alianza)

¿Océano de muerte?

Podéis leer cómodamente esta RESEÑA también aquí laquimeradegupta.tumblr.com/post/754071288490999808/oc%C3%A9ano-de-muerte

La vida está irremediablemente imbricada con el soporte físico que la cobija: el planeta Tierra. Solamente esta estrecha unión puede explicar cómo cosas (petróleo, metales y otros recursos naturales) y seres vivos (madera, pescado, etc.) se comporten ante nuestra voracidad de forma similar. En realidad lo que hay detrás es mucho más simple: I) en el caso aquellos recursos o seres vivos que son capaces de renovarse así mismos (bien completando su ciclo biogeoquímico y quedando otra vez disponibles para su uso; bien por que se reproducen y se renuevan las poblaciones), si se excede su capacidad de renovación, éstos se agotan. II) En el caso de los no renovable, simplemente su cantidad económicamente rentable se agotará en uno u otro momento. image

En esta obra Callum Roberts nos va a hablar fundamentalmente de organismos marinos y cómo hemos afectado …

“the administration wants to eliminate a librarian position the next time it becomes vacant and make it a lower paid staff position”

Please note: This is an anonymous response to an online survey; I do not have any way of contacting the respondent or verifying responses. Their answers may reflect good, bad, or middling hiring practices. I invite you to take what’s useful and leave the rest. If you are someone who hires Library, Archives or other LIS workers, please consider giving your own opinion by filling out the survey here

Current Hiring Practices and Organizational Needs

These questions are about your current hiring practices in general – the way things have been run the last year or two (or three).

Where do you advertise your job listings?

Institution website and sometimes Indeed

Do you notice a difference in application quality based on …