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Reading the Zodiac: Aries
By:
w
WoodneathTaylor
Created on:
Mar 21, 2019
12 items
(March 21 - April 19) Courageous, determined, optimistic, and passionate, the one who busts through the door first- that will b...
6 likes
Genre Guide
Graphic Memoirs
By:
TSCPL_DebbieS
TSCPL_DebbieS
Created on:
Jan 07, 2019
30 items
As heard in... HUSH January podcast...
Also called Illustrated Memoirs or Graphic Novel Autobiographies, graphic memoirs are i...
1 like
General Recommendations
Culturally Diverse, Literary Fiction pub. 2018
Created on:
Oct 08, 2018
20 items
"The best books offer an experience that is more like looking through a window as the light slowly darkens. At first, one ...
General Recommendations
Suggested 2018 Greenwich Reads Together Titles
By:
GreenwichFiction
GreenwichFiction
Created on:
Jan 24, 2018
65 items
Greenwich Library is now accepting nominations for Greenwich Reads Together, the community-wide reading experience which will e...
General Recommendations
BostonPL_This Can't End Well: Books to Make You Cry
By:
doryklein
doryklein
Created on:
Apr 15, 2017
19 items
Looking to feel utterly devastated? Need a cathartic cry on public transit? These books will be sure to put you through the wri...
1 like
Topic Guide
Multcolib Everybody Reads 2017: Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
By:
multcolib
multcolib
Created on:
Jul 21, 2016
27 items
Through personal stories of the working poor, single parents, landlords and tenants, Desmond traces the very real consequences ...
5 likes
Top Picks
TIME's 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time
By:
libraryguyeli
Created on:
Oct 20, 2020
100 items
Beginning in 2019, TIME recruited a panel of leading fantasy authors to join staff in nominating the top fantasy books: Tomi Ad...
6 likes
General Recommendations
A Literary Stroll through NYC for Teens
By:
IndyPL_CarrieS
IndyPL_CarrieS
Created on:
Feb 17, 2023
19 items
Teen (and more than a few adult) readers will enjoy these books set in New York City. Stories that will take you throughout th...
10 likes
General Recommendations
Family You Make
By:
CCPL_LENSKI
CCPL_LENSKI
Created on:
Oct 31, 2025
18 items
For those who love the found family trope, whether through adoption, fostering, or friendship, this may be the list for you.
K-12 Study Guide
Black History All Year Grades 5 - 8: Multcolib School Corps
By:
SchoolCorps
SchoolCorps
Created on:
Sep 17, 2012
47 items
(Updated 6/2025) A collection of non-fiction materials about African-American History for students in grades 5 through 8. The l...
General Recommendations
Carmela Full of Wishes at SLPL!
Created on:
Sep 17, 2025
18 items
Make a wish with Metro Theatre Company's production of Carmela Full of Wishes at St. Louis Public Library!
From the creators o...
General Recommendations
A Harvest of Holidays: Picture Books for Autumn Celebrations
By:
LibrarianPatty
LibrarianPatty
Created on:
Aug 27, 2025
62 items
There's so many things to celebrate in the fall! Take a look at these picture books that share why these holidays and celebrati...
2 likes
General Recommendations
July 2025: Adventures in the Culinary Arts
Created on:
Jul 01, 2025
100 items
National Culinary Arts Month in July recognizes the professional cooks and chefs who bring innovative, unique cuisine from thei...
General Recommendations
New Adult Non-Fiction: June 2025
Created on:
Jun 05, 2025
83 items
Check Out These New Adult Non-Fiction Titles For June 2025. - April MCFL
General Recommendations
Books If You Loved "Sinners" (2025)
Created on:
Jun 05, 2025
17 items
Do you love the Ryan Coogler film Sinners? Checkout these read-alikes.
1 like
General Recommendations
Read the Rainbow: New LGBTQ+ Books to Celebrate Pride
By:
LCPL_Krystyna
LCPL_Krystyna
Created on:
Jun 04, 2025
70 items
Celebrate Pride Month with a vibrant lineup of fresh reads spotlighting LGBTQ+ voices, stories, and experiences. From romance a...
3 likes
Topic Guide
Sink Your Teeth Into Sinners
By:
SLPL_FineArts
SLPL_FineArts
Created on:
May 03, 2025
40 items
If you're enjoying Ryan Coogler's latest cinematic offering—the sweltering vampires-in-the-Mississippi-Delta feature film "...
4 likes
General Recommendations
Children's Books about Foster Care and Kinship Care
By:
Sequoia_Staff
Sequoia_Staff
Created on:
Apr 03, 2025
91 items
Junior picture books, nonfiction, and novels about foster care and kinship care.
General Recommendations
New Nonfiction Nature Books for Your Spring Reading
By:
LCPL_Krystyna
LCPL_Krystyna
Created on:
Apr 01, 2025
36 items
Springtime always presents a dilemma for book lovers: soak up the sun or stay in and read? Why not do both? These new nonfictio...
1 like
General Recommendations
Forgiveness
Created on:
Mar 24, 2025
40 items
Books on forgiveness and building strength from grace.
General Recommendations
New Adult Fiction: March 2025
Created on:
Feb 26, 2025
100 items
Check Out These New Adult Fiction Titles For March 2025. - April MCFL
General Recommendations
Specialized Fear: A short list of things to be afraid of - if you're not already.
By:
DBRL_MichaelR
DBRL_MichaelR
Created on:
Nov 26, 2024
92 items
"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing...
4 likes
General Recommendations
Seattle Staff Faves 2024: Nonfiction
Created on:
Nov 21, 2024
65 items
Every year we ask our staff across the library system for their favorite books published in the current year. Enjoy this variet...
5 likes
General Recommendations
Refugee
By:
DBRL_MichaelR
DBRL_MichaelR
Created on:
Sep 08, 2024
85 items
A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster.
2 likes
General Recommendations
Outsiders
By:
DBRL_MichaelR
DBRL_MichaelR
Created on:
Jul 16, 2024
100 items
Strangers in strange lands.
