Many of you may be pondering this very question if you've come to the library this past year and not been able to locate any books by the popular author Jodi Picoult. It seems as though everyday a customer will come to the reference desk and say "I can't find any books by Jodi Picoult in adult fiction, are they located somewhere else?" Aside from the adult fiction paperback area the answer in most cases is, "no, your looking in the right spot, she's just that popular!"

So the answer to the first question is yes, the library does have many of her books in our collection, they are just heavily used.

So if you are one of the unfortunate ones who has come to the library in hopes of checking out one of Picoult's books and found the shelf empty, then I have a few suggestions for you.

First, check our Hot Copies collection near the front doors and you may be lucky enough to find one of her new releases waiting to be read. These books can only be checked out for 1 week with no renewals and have a steeper late fee.

Second, you can place any of her titles on reserve by using the "My Account" feature located on the library's homepage or in the library's catalog. If you choose this option, you will be notified by phone or email when a copy has become available for you and it will be held at the front desk for 3 days.

Finally, try out the "author read-alike" feature in the Novelist database. Once you get to the homepage of Novelist you want to click on the "For Readers" tab. From there click on "Author Read-alikes" and locate Jodi Picoult and you are good to go.