LW Library Leads

In Library Leads, library staff highlight new additions to the library collection. The library is open 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. on weekdays and until 3:30 p.m. on Saturdays. To place an item on hold, call ahead at 562-598-2431.

“Homeseeking,” by Karissa Chen

Genre: Romance, Historical Fiction

At once epic and intimate, it is a story of family, sacrifice, and loyalty, and of the power of love to endure beyond distance, and beyond time.

“The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year,” by Margaret Renkl Genre: Nonfiction, Nature, Memoir

With 52 original color artworks, it is a lovely and deeply moving book from a cherished observer of the natural world.