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General Recommendations
Reading Without Borders: Stories of the Immigrant and Refugee Experience
By:
b
books_cats_plants
Created on:
Aug 07, 2019
22 items
Immigrants and refugees, along with their children, have long shared their stories with the world. Moving through cultures, acr...
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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...
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Books for Busy Grown-Ups: Quick Escapes & Compelling Reads
By:
waslibrary
waslibrary
Created on:
May 30, 2025
33 items
Short on time but craving a great read? This collection is packed with page-turners, witty wonders, and soul-soothers perfect f...
1 like
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New Adult Fiction: June 2025
Created on:
Jun 03, 2025
100 items
Check Out These New Adult Fiction Titles For June 2025. - April MCFL
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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...
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New York Times 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
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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...
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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...
6 likes
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February 2021 Staff Picks
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ChiPubLib_Adults
ChiPubLib_Adults
Created on:
Jan 22, 2021
18 items
Check out this month's recommendations from Chicago Public Library. Visit our Books page for previous lists of recommendations.
1 like
General Recommendations
Cultural Heritage Through Fiction
Created on:
Mar 01, 2022
100 items
Representation and Understanding - MCFL Katrina
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General Recommendations
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
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Teen Fiction: The Transition to College
Created on:
Dec 29, 2023
25 items
The transition from high school to college can be a rough experience for many students. Reading fiction about the experience ah...
1 like
General Recommendations
Multiple POV
By:
OPLTEENBOOKLISTS
OPLTEENBOOKLISTS
Created on:
Sep 20, 2023
100 items
If you like hearing stories from the other side, these books are for you! See things from a whole new perspective when these st...
1 like
General Recommendations
Fierce Females, Historical Fiction
Created on:
Feb 23, 2023
31 items
Fierce female characters reach through history and around the world to offer inspiration. Thirty-one titles to celebrate thirty...
6 likes
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Family Life: In Chapter and Verse
Created on:
Oct 20, 2022
61 items
Multi Voice Family Dynamics As Seen Through Fiction - MCFL Katrina
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Topic Guide
New Youth Diversity Titles - March 2021
By:
a
ArapahoeSusan
Created on:
Apr 05, 2021
83 items
Looking for new titles to add to your TBR pile representing the diversity in our world, our communities, and our collection? Th...
2 likes
General Recommendations
eBooks for Romance Lovers
By:
c
Chapel_Hill_MaiaJ
Created on:
Mar 13, 2020
19 items
Did you know our library has a great collection of digital resources that you can access from home? Here's a list of only eBook...
1 like
General Recommendations
2020 Greenwich Reads Together Community Suggestions
By:
GreenwichFiction
GreenwichFiction
Created on:
Feb 07, 2020
78 items
Through February 28, the Library accepted nominations for Greenwich Reads Together (GRT), the community-wide reading experience...
Topic Guide
VPL – Novels in Verse
Created on:
Mar 29, 2016
16 items
April is National Poetry Month. Celebrate by exploring the following books on this list. These stories are all told through poe...
General Recommendations
moving on the path toward true freedom: Recommendations from ITHAKA and Freedom Reads
Created on:
Oct 02, 2021
40 items
The educators and artists at ITHAKA in conversation with Reginald Dwayne Betts of Freedom Reads ask:
"We have the opport...
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VaughanPL: Hot Off the Shelf Ridiculous Romance Titles
By:
VaughanPLAdam
VaughanPLAdam
Created on:
Feb 18, 2025
49 items
This list links to my Hot Off the Shelf post titled "Judging a Book by its Title: Romance Edition" in which I read so...
2 likes
General Recommendations
New Adult Fiction Oct 2025 (3)
By:
s
s_a_taylor
Created on:
Nov 04, 2025
98 items
General Recommendations
Adult - Witches, Vampires, & Ghosts Oh My
By:
w
WaupacaLibrary
Created on:
Sep 03, 2025
86 items
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
Reading Around The World: Asia
Created on:
Jul 05, 2024
64 items
I've read authors from 6 continents but only 47 countries (only 19% of the world's countries). I'm using https://cmoreira.net/v...
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