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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
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
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Wintry Titles
Created on:
Oct 18, 2024
30 items
Enjoy these titles with snowy themes--a perfect read for a cold winter's day.
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...
16 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
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
2020 Lambda Literary Award Winners
Created on:
Jun 10, 2020
32 items
For over 30 years, Lambda Literary has championed LGBTQ books and authors. No other organization in the world serves LGBTQ writ...
1 like
General Recommendations
Black History Month 2025
Created on:
Feb 05, 2019
70 items
Every February, people across Canada participate in Black History Month events and festivities that honour the legacy of Black ...
3 likes
General Recommendations
Book of the Week 2018-2020
By:
PPL_CityOfReaders
Created on:
Oct 22, 2018
100 items
Our snapshots from the stacks are shared every Monday by our Reader's Advisory Staff. We'll highlight new nonfiction and fictio...
1 like
General Recommendations
SFPL West Portal Mother-Daughter Book Club Suggested Titles
Created on:
Aug 04, 2015
100 items
A list of books we've read and discussed and would recommend to our friends ages 9-12
17 likes
General Recommendations
VPL - Books Just for You - Canadian History Through Fiction
Created on:
Jun 24, 2024
11 items
Created for a recent immigrant who would like to learn about Canadian history through fiction based on real lives and settings....
1 like
Top Picks
Reading Through The Decades: The 1990's
Created on:
Apr 23, 2025
19 items
These popular titles where originally published in the 1990s.
General Recommendations
The Forest Through the Trees
By:
SnoIsleLib_KateM
SnoIsleLib_KateM
Created on:
Jul 15, 2024
15 items
Forests can be enchanting or terrifying. These novels all feature forests, for better or for worse.
General Recommendations
Cultural Heritage Through Fiction
Created on:
Mar 01, 2022
100 items
Representation and Understanding - MCFL Katrina
8 likes
Topic Guide
VPL - Explore English through Fiction - Canadian Culture and Canadian History
Created on:
Dec 02, 2014
7 items
A list of books for those who are interested in reading fiction about Canadian culture and Canadian history.
Topic Guide
VPL - Explore English through Fiction - Awards, Biographical, Classics, Psychological, Historical
Created on:
Jul 12, 2014
11 items
This list is aimed for readers who are looking to transition towards reading unabridged novels. The titles in this list focus ...
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
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
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
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.
3 likes
General Recommendations
Native American Heritage Month: History & Resources to Learn More
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SPPL_Recommends
SPPL_Recommends
Created on:
Oct 08, 2024
65 items
If you're interested in learning more about the history and lives of Native people across Turtle Island| North America, this li...
3 likes
General Recommendations
Jewish Heritage Month
By:
ideaLAB_Staff
ideaLAB_Staff
Created on:
Apr 30, 2024
17 items
The month of May is Canadian Jewish Heritage Month, an opportunity to recognize and celebrate the Jewish culture, heritage, his...
General Recommendations
VPL - Retro Reads - Books Published in the 1980s
Created on:
Nov 21, 2023
24 items
Selected by VPL’s reading experts, this survey of books published in the 1980s comprises titles now considered to be classics a...
1 like
General Recommendations
The Lives They Lived
By:
SnoIsleLib_KateM
SnoIsleLib_KateM
Created on:
Oct 31, 2023
29 items
Remembering those who died in 2023 through the books and stories they left behind. (Most titles available in multiple formats.)
