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General Recommendations
Black History Month 2025: Black Cinema
Created on:
Jan 14, 2025
30 items
Whether orally, visually or in the written word, stories are shared in a variety of forms. This Black History Month, Chapel Hil...
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New Timeline, New Me
By:
JCLCatherineS
JCLCatherineS
Created on:
Dec 30, 2024
32 items
Titles to transport you--through time travel, magic, love, or other worlds--as the new year begins.
4 likes
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Let's Go on an Adventure!
Created on:
Apr 10, 2024
13 items
Whether you are diving into a fiction book featuring time traveling, magic, and distant places, or traveling vicariously throug...
2 likes
Topic Guide
CRRL Kids: Picture Books for Asian American and Pacific Islander Month
By:
CRRLKids
CRRLKids
Created on:
Mar 17, 2022
28 items
Stories about homes near and far, as well as family and friends. Includes titles for growing readers and older children through...
General Recommendations
VPL - Black History Month 2025
Created on:
Feb 03, 2022
25 items
To celebrate Black History Month, VPL has compiled the following list of titles which explore the myriad histories of Black peo...
5 likes
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The List of 45 Great Classics
Created on:
Dec 17, 2020
45 items
A classic is a book accepted as being exemplary or noteworthy, for example through an imprimatur such as being listed in a list...
7 likes
Genre Guide
We are Story: Indigenous Literature
By:
NVDPL Adult Librarians
Created on:
Jul 31, 2015
56 items
"From the moment we are born to the time we continue on our spirit journey, we are involved in the creation of the story o...
1 like
General Recommendations
Through the Looking Glass
By:
DCLadults
DCLadults
Created on:
Sep 23, 2021
14 items
Celebrate your unbirthday and Mad Hatter Day with these portal fantasies and twists on 'Alice in Wonderland.'
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General Recommendations
CRRL My Librarian: Explore a New Land
By:
CRRL_AlishaB
CRRL_AlishaB
Created on:
Jun 07, 2019
14 items
Want to learn more about a culture through novel stories? The books on this list will provide insight into other cultures and t...
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CHPL Staff Picks: Best Books of 2025 - Adults
Created on:
Dec 04, 2025
32 items
Curious which 2025 books CHPL staff can’t stop talking about? Your wait is over! From sci-fi adventures to moving nonfiction, s...
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Stories in the Spotlight - A Wrinkle in Time
Created on:
Aug 28, 2025
20 items
The classic young adult science fiction/fantasy novel, A Wrinkle in Time, encompasses the forces of good and evil, travel throu...
1 like
General Recommendations
Books Invited to the Cookout 2025: Middle Grade, Chapter Books, and Picture Books
By:
PimaLib_Kindred
PimaLib_Kindred
Created on:
Jul 15, 2025
13 items
Books Invited to the Cookout is PCPL's newest annual book list centering books by Black authors and highlighting the Black comm...
General Recommendations
Storytime With Roy G. Biv
Created on:
May 06, 2025
14 items
Read your way through the colors of the rainbow with this collection of novels.
1 like
General Recommendations
International Dance Day - April 29, 2025
By:
DBRL_BethS
DBRL_BethS
Created on:
Apr 29, 2025
38 items
International Dance Day is a global celebration of dance promoted by the International Dance Council (CID) and the Internationa...
1 like
General Recommendations
Books Inspired by Real Paranormal Events
Created on:
Apr 22, 2025
14 items
Immerse yourself in the spine-chilling world of the supernatural with a selection of haunting titles that will keep you on the ...
1 like
General Recommendations
All Aboard: Novels Set on Trains
By:
waslibrary
waslibrary
Created on:
Apr 18, 2025
10 items
From the clickety-clack of the tracks to the thrill of confined quarters and ever-moving scenery, trains have long provided the...
General Recommendations
2025 ALSC Notable Children's Books — Middle
Created on:
Apr 10, 2025
26 items
Each year a committee of ALSC identifies the best of the best in children's books. According to the Notables Criteria, "no...
General Recommendations
Women Write Historical Fiction
By:
DBRL_ReginaF
DBRL_ReginaF
Created on:
Apr 09, 2025
35 items
“History, too often, has been told from only certain perspectives. This is not good enough. History is a collective phenomenon....
1 like
If You Liked...
The Insiders
By:
MenloPark_Lib
MenloPark_Lib
Created on:
Dec 21, 2024
25 items
These books all have a similar vibe as The Insiders. Some, focus on the theme of belonging, finding your place, or finding your...
General Recommendations
It's a Winter Fantasy Land
By:
IdeaLAB_Teresa
IdeaLAB_Teresa
Created on:
Dec 20, 2024
10 items
Whether it's flying with dragons through the snow or traversing across the medieval Russian wilderness, it's time to get cozy w...
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School Library Journal's Best YA Books of 2024
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PimaLib_MorgenD
PimaLib_MorgenD
Created on:
Dec 10, 2024
21 items
"From moving tales in verse to romantic romps to stories of monsters both real and fantastical, these 25 [Young Adult] nov...
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Travel Without Leaving Home
By:
NiagaraStaff
NiagaraStaff
Created on:
Dec 06, 2024
12 items
Explore the world through rich, immersive stories that bring the sights, sounds, and culture of far-flung places to life. Wheth...
General Recommendations
2025 Friday Bookends Selections
Created on:
Dec 04, 2024
22 items
Reading through the year together
General Recommendations
Around the Philippines in 31 Days
By:
PimaLib_JesusC
PimaLib_JesusC
Created on:
Dec 03, 2024
31 items
Dive into Pinoy literature and get a glimpse of the Philippines, its people, and its diaspora through this selection of diverse...
3 likes
General Recommendations
Best Fiction for Older Readers of 2024
By:
ChiPubLib_Kids
ChiPubLib_Kids
Created on:
Nov 14, 2024
25 items
We recommend these as the very best fiction published for kids in 4th through 8th grade in 2024.
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