July is National Lakes Appreciation Month! There are 117 MILLION lakes on Earth. You work and play on them, boat in the them, swim in them. You fish in them and drink from them. You can even hunt for fossils in dry lake beds. Libraries love lakes--check out our July Lakes Appreciation Month displays on the first (romance), second (near career computers), or third (pillar bookcase) floors, and dive into these freshwater resources and stories about living the lake life.
In Worcester, you can find over twenty lakes and ponds where you can enjoy a variety of recreational activities, including bird watching, swimming, fishing and boating. Locations include Bell Pond (Belmont Street), Coes Pond Parks (Coes Street), Indian Lake Beach (Sherburne Ave), and Lake Quinsigamond (N. Lake Ave). Many of these locations are accessible for free by bus! Check the Worcester Regional Transit Authority website for bus schedules.
Make sure to check out WPL's Reader's Corner for more book suggestions!
Nonfiction
Find additional titles at https://worcester.cwmars.org/MyAccount/MyList/32560Beyond The Sea: The Hidden Life in Lakes, Streams, and Wetlands by David Lowell Strayer
This work brings to life the wonders of our inland waters and the vibrant species that live there.
Beyond Walden: The Hidden History of America's Kettle Lakes and Ponds by Robert M. Thorson
Chronicles the history of kettle lakes in the United States, including how they form, the different ways that Americans have used them throughout history, and threats that affect their future.
The Founding Fish by John McPhee
McPhee weaves together strands of personal, natural, and national history in this absorbing study of the (freshwater) shad fish.
On November 10, 1975, as a storm threw 100 mile-per-hour winds and 50-foot waves on Lake Superior, the 729-foot-long Edmund Fitzgerald - the biggest, best, and most profitable ship on the Lakes - found itself at the worst possible place, at the worst possible time. When she sank, she took all 29 men onboard down with her, leaving the tragedy shrouded in mystery for a half century. Bacon presents the definitive account of the disaster, drawing on interviews with the families, friends, and former crewmates of those lost.
Lakes: Their Birth, Life, and Death by John Richard Saylor
In this eye-opening tour of the most fascinating lakes around the world, including Lake Vostok beneath the surface of Antarctica and Lake Baikal in southern Siberia, we learn all the many forms lakes take and what we stand to lose if they vanish.
Lake of the Ozarks: My Surreal Summers in a Vanishing America by William Geist
A "CBS Sunday Morning" correspondent reflects on his coming of age in the American heartland at a Lake of the Ozarks resort owned by his uncle, and traces his evolution as a man and a writer.
Ponds and Small Lakes by Brian Moss
Ponds and small lakes support an extremely rich biodiversity of fascinating organisms. The book not only explores the fascinating world of the (microscopic) creatures within ponds and their interactions, but also explains the many ways in which ponds are important in human affairs. Ponds are being lost around the world, but they are a key part of a system that maintains our climate. In the face of climate change, it has never been more important to understand the ecology of ponds.
An introduction to the biodiversity of ancient lakes, explaining the surprising, often controversial findings ancient lake research is yielding about the formation and persistence of species.
Still Waters: The Secret World of Lakes by Curt Stager
An exploration of the world's most remarkable lakes and our ancient connection to them draws on firsthand investigations to examine the significance of humanity's impact on iconic inland waters, sharing their stories and how they represent history, culture and the importance of conservation.
Water, Ice and Stone: Science and Memory on the Antarctic Lakes by Bill Green
A personal account of a study on the Antarctic Dry Valley lakes reveals what they can tell scientists about the evolutionary process and the life that exists in their frozen vicinity.
Memoirs/Biographies
Memoirs of living and working on a lakeLong before popular television shows such as Dirty Jobs and The Deadliest Catch, everyday men and women-the unsung heroes of the job world-toiled in important but mostly anonymous jobs. One of those jobs was deckhand on the ore boats. With numerous photographs and engaging stories, Deckhand offers an insider's view of both the mundane and the intriguing duties performed by deckhands on these gritty cargo vessels.
Tells the story of Germany through the inhabitants of one small wooden building: a nobleman farmer, a prosperous Jewish family, a renowned Nazi composer, a widow and her children, a Stasi informant.
A "CBS Sunday Morning" correspondent reflects on his coming of age in the American heartland at a Lake of the Ozarks resort owned by his uncle, and traces his evolution as a man and a writer.
The life story of a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed summer cottage Penwern--a stunning estate on Delavan Lake in southern Wisconsin, commissioned by Chicago capitalist Fred B. Jones around 1900. The book features beautiful color photographs of Penwern, plus vintage black and white pictures and original Wright drawings, this book transports readers back to the glory days of gracious living and entertaining on the lake.
The author traces his 2007 summer near the shore of Italy's Lake Como, where he played on several northern-region courses of distinction, shared lavish meals with his family, and interacted with a host of eccentric locals.
Walden by Henry David Thoreau
In 1845 Thoreau built a shanty in the woods by Walden Pond, where he lived from 1845-1847, interrupted only by a day's imprisonment for refusal to pay a poll tax to a government that supported the Mexican War. This action was in accord with his belief in passive resistance, a means of protest he explained in his essay "Civil Disobedience" (1849). Walden is a treatise on the subjects of self-sufficiency, individualism, relationship with nature, and rejection of material ambition.
Fiction
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Catch and Keep by Erin Hahn 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
At thirty-three, Maren Laughlin's just turned down her boyfriend's proposal, walked away from her position as a park ranger, and returned to her childhood playground in Northern Wisconsin. She’s ready to start making her own moves, even if everyone else thinks she’s making the wrong ones. Local resort owner Josiah Cole has also made some missteps in his life, but he's proud of what he has: two awesome kids and the keys to the kind of getaway spot that has families coming back every summer. Things between Maren and Joe are easy. So easy, they're fully immersed in the middle before they even decide to begin. Are things too easy, or is this just how real love works?
The Dive From Clausen's Pier by Ann Packer
When her fiancé Mike is left paralyzed following a tragic accident, Carrie Bell begins to question her familiar world, from her everyday life in Wisconsin to her relationships, as she sets out to rediscover her own identity.
Persephone, a magazine writer, returns to her lake hometown for a funeral and lands straight in to the orbit of her ex- best friend and lover, Sam, and must reconcile the choices she made since their breakup.
After being dumped for her boyfriend's lifelong best friend, Petra, Daphne agrees to room with Petra's freshly heartbroken ex until she can figure things out
Summer camp heats up for a grumpy rockstar and a cynical dance instructor in this funny and heartwarming enemies-to-lovers romance.
Justin has a curse, and thanks to a Reddit thread, it's now all over the internet. Every woman he dates goes on to find their soul mate the second they break up. When a traveling nurse slides into his DMs with the same problem, they come up with a plan: They'll date each other and break up. Their curses will cancel each other's out, and they'll both go on to find the love of their lives. It's a bonkers idea... and it just might work.
Danika Crawley has it all - beauty, money, a successful husband, and two perfect children. Augie Elling has lost it all, reeling from a post-grad scandal in New York to her hometown of Aldon Lakes. They have one thing in common: both a little obsessed with Chat, the male nanny Danika hired for the summer. But, unbeknownst to either woman, Chat's appearance in town sets off a chain reaction that threatens the town's carefully maintained ecosystem. As the heat rises between the three of them, the truth behind a long-buried scandal comes to light, and everyone at the club must reckon with the consequences.
Maine Characters by Hannah Orenstein 🌶️🌶️
This love letter to lake life is "the Parent Trap for adults," the story of two half-sisters who meet for the first time at their father's cabin in Maine after his unexpected death.
In desperate need of a lifeline, 32-year-old Fern Brookbanks finds it in the form of Will Baxter, who rescued her nine years ago, and, believing he is hiding something, but knowing he’s the only one who understands what she’s going through, wonders if she can do the same for him.
Twenty years after a young widow's disappearance, a man who went for mysterious but cathartic night swims with her on the Door Peninsula of Wisconsin in the 1990s revisits his memories of that summer and uncovers clues to her fate.
One Golden Summer by Carley Fortune 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Good things happen at the lake. That's what Alice's grandmother says, and it's true....Now Alice lives behind a lens. As a photographer, she's most comfortable on the sidelines, letting other people shine. Lately though, she's been itching for something more, and when Nan falls and breaks her hip, Alice comes up with a plan for them both: another summer in that magical place, Barry's Bay. But as soon as they settle in, their peace is disrupted by the roar of a familiar yellow boat, and the man driving it.
Until Next Summer by Ali Brady 🌶️🌶️🌶️
When she learns that Camp Chickawah will be sold, director Jessie plans one last hurrah, inviting past campers - including her former best friend Hilary - to a nostalgic “adult summer camp.” The two rebuild their friendship as they relive the best time of their lives. Straitlaced Hillary agrees to a "no strings attached" summer fling with the camp chef, while outgoing Jessie is drawn to a moody, reclusive writer who's rented a cabin to work on his novel. The friends soon realize this doesn't have to be the last summer. They'll team up and work together, just like the old days. But if they can't save their beloved camp, will they be able to take the happiness of this summer away with them?
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