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General Recommendations
Moving Through (kids)
Created on:
Apr 25, 2022
70 items
Here's a list of books for kids that can be found in our Moving Through display.
1 like
General Recommendations
One Small Step
By:
AustinPL_Central
AustinPL_Central
Created on:
Jun 16, 2024
15 items
June is Great Outdoors Month. Yes, it's hot, but do what you can outside. What better way than to start off with a walk? The si...
General Recommendations
Explore West Africa
Created on:
Feb 02, 2025
39 items
Take a trip through West Africa by experiencing music, films, food, folktales, and fiction from the 17 countries and diverse cu...
1 like
General Recommendations
Browse the new bookshelf with us!
By:
c
Chapel_Hill_TracyB
Created on:
Mar 08, 2021
50 items
Do you miss browsing through CHPL's new bookshelf? We miss you being here to do it! May we show you some of the new books you w...
General Recommendations
Transgender Day of Remembrance
Created on:
Nov 07, 2024
67 items
Trans people have always existed. Transgender Day of Remembrance is November 20th. This is a day to mark the lives lost to viol...
5 likes
General Recommendations
Best Books of 2020
By:
ChiPubLib_Adults
ChiPubLib_Adults
Created on:
Nov 20, 2020
100 items
Chicago Public Library recommends these titles as the best books published in 2020.
14 likes
General Recommendations
October 2020 Staff Picks
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ChiPubLib_Adults
ChiPubLib_Adults
Created on:
Sep 25, 2020
18 items
Check out this month's recommendations from Chicago Public Library. Visit our Books page for previous lists of recommendations.
General Recommendations
Portland Monthly’s Best Books of 2025
Created on:
Dec 20, 2025
11 items
Portland Monthly's favorite fiction and nonfiction, children’s books, cartoons, and comics of the year by Oregon authors.
General Recommendations
Favorite Books I Read in 2025
By:
JCLChrisK
JCLChrisK
Created on:
Dec 20, 2025
26 items
Read, not published, in 2025, though on the recent side for the most part. "When people write reviews, they are really wri...
3 likes
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Book Munch for the Lunch Bunch - July 2025
By:
OPLBOOKLISTS
OPLBOOKLISTS
Created on:
Jul 23, 2025
17 items
Here are some books that Becky, Tori, Bob, Savannah, Peg, and Elaina have been reading lately!
General Recommendations
Horse-Centered Fiction: Novels where the bond between human and horse drives the story.
By:
waslibrary
waslibrary
Created on:
May 14, 2025
29 items
These novels celebrate the powerful bond between humans and horses. Whether you're drawn to historical fiction, quiet ranch dra...
General Recommendations
Southwest Books of the Year 2025 for Adults
By:
PimaLib_SWBooks
PimaLib_SWBooks
Created on:
Jan 06, 2025
35 items
Southwest Books of the Year considers titles published during the calendar year that are about the Southwest, or are set in the...
General Recommendations
DPL Staff Picks: Some of Our 2024 Favorites
By:
DPLbooklists_CR
DPLbooklists_CR
Created on:
Dec 17, 2024
59 items
Created December 2024. Have a look at some of Deschutes Public Library staff members' favorites that were released in 2024. Boo...
1 like
General Recommendations
Our Favorite Books of 2024
By:
ChiPubLib_Adults
ChiPubLib_Adults
Created on:
Nov 15, 2024
100 items
The Chicago Public Library proudly presents our favorite books of the year.
24 likes
General Recommendations
LGBTQ+ History Month: Fiction and Nonfiction
Created on:
Sep 24, 2024
34 items
Check out these stories of LGBTQ+ folks in times past, both historical fiction and nonfiction. Annotations from NoveList, unles...
General Recommendations
New York Times 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
By:
CMLReads_Alex
CMLReads_Alex
Created on:
Jul 18, 2024
100 items
The New York Times compiled a list of the best books of the 21st Century so far, and you can find them all at the library! Lear...
17 likes
General Recommendations
NY Times: 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
Created on:
Jul 08, 2024
100 items
In July 2024, the New York Times published this soon-to-be-obsolete list of the 100 Best Books of the 21st Century, as voted on...
7 likes
General Recommendations
June 2024 Staff Picks
By:
ChiPubLib_Adults
ChiPubLib_Adults
Created on:
May 31, 2024
17 items
Check out this month's recommendations from Chicago Public Library. Visit our Books page for previous lists of recommendations.
2 likes
General Recommendations
SRC 2024: Read a book by a BIPOC author (Adults)
By:
TacomaLibrary
TacomaLibrary
Created on:
Apr 17, 2024
27 items
Challenge yourself during the Summer Reading Challenge by reading a book written by a BIPOC author.
1 like
General Recommendations
PPL 2x2 Tuesday
By:
PPL_CityOfReaders
Created on:
Mar 26, 2024
42 items
What happens on 2x2 Tuesday? Poetry meets poetry, art meets art, how to make amazing pizza meets how to make amazing pizza, and...
General Recommendations
Tigard Reader's Advisory: AANHPI Heritage Month
By:
Tigard_Adults
Tigard_Adults
Created on:
Mar 16, 2024
19 items
Asian American, and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month is in May and we'd like to celebrate with a selection of Fi...
Topic Guide
Oprah Recommends: 25 Books by Black Authors
Created on:
Jul 17, 2023
26 items
The editors at Oprah Daily suggest you read these books written by African-American authors at least once in your lifetime.
2 likes
General Recommendations
VaughanPL: Celebrate Emancipation Day
By:
VaughanPLTiziana
VaughanPLTiziana
Created on:
Jul 15, 2023
15 items
August 1st is Emancipation Day, which celebrates the strength and perseverance of Black communities in Canada.
On March 24, 20...
General Recommendations
Voices of Taiwanese Americans
Created on:
Jun 07, 2023
17 items
Compelling writing by American authors with Taiwanese heritage.
3 likes
General Recommendations
Coming to America: Immigrant Stories
By:
SnoIsleLib_KateM
SnoIsleLib_KateM
Created on:
May 24, 2023
14 items
Celebrate and honor the contributions immigrants have made to America with these stories about the immigrant experience.
