Staff Picks
Monthly Staff Picks
Monthly Staff Picks
Honoring Mental Health Awareness Month for Kids
Struggling? You are not alone. This list contains self-help books and fiction featuring kids who are dealing with mental health issues.
Honoring Mental Health Awareness Month for Teens
Struggling? You're not alone. This list contains self-help books and fiction featuring teens who are living with mental health issues.
Honoring Endangered Species Day!
Discover incredible animals & the fight to save them! Explore our booklist for World Endangered Species Day on May 16th!
Staff Favorites
Popular Culture
Honoring Mental Health Awareness Month for Kids
Struggling? You are not alone. This list contains self-help books and fiction featuring kids who are dealing with mental health issues.
Honoring Mental Health Awareness Month for Teens
Struggling? You're not alone. This list contains self-help books and fiction featuring teens who are living with mental health issues.
Honoring Endangered Species Day!
Discover incredible animals & the fight to save them! Explore our booklist for World Endangered Species Day on May 16th!
Success Basics: Read Board Books
Reading turns children into confident thinkers and learners. Make books a daily habit. For more tips, check out successstartsearly.org.
Popular Nonfiction
Popular Culture
Honoring Mental Health Awareness Month for Adults
Books navigating the science of mental health, and personal accounts of mental health experiences. "In every story, there's strength"
Honoring Older Americans Month
The 2025 theme, Flip the Script on Aging, focuses on transforming how society perceives, talks about, and approaches aging.
Celebrating National Superhero Day for Adults
Celebrate National Superhero Day with these action-packed reads featuring iconic heroes, epic battles, and inspiring acts of bravery!
Celebrating National Superhero Day for Kids
Celebrate National Superhero Day with these action-packed reads featuring iconic heroes, epic battles, and inspiring acts of bravery!
Diversity in the Collection
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Honoring Mental Health Awareness Month for Kids
Struggling? You are not alone. This list contains self-help books and fiction featuring kids who are dealing with mental health issues.
Honoring Mental Health Awareness Month for Teens
Struggling? You're not alone. This list contains self-help books and fiction featuring teens who are living with mental health issues.
Honoring Endangered Species Day!
Discover incredible animals & the fight to save them! Explore our booklist for World Endangered Species Day on May 16th!
Bilingual Board Books
Checking out bilingual board books can support different language experiences for young children.
Good Books You May Have Missed
Popular Culture
It Ends With Us
If you're eagerly awaiting the movie adaptation of It Ends With Us, here are some other great reads to enjoy in the meantime.
The Women
These titles are powerful stories of resilience and purpose you don't want to miss.
Funny Story
These books feature stories of relatable women finding romance where they least expect it.
What to read while you wait for The Women
Explore these titles while you wait for The Women by Kristin Hannah.
Michigan Literature
Popular Culture
Celebrate Moms in May!
Mother's Day is the 11th of May, but why not celebrate them all month?
Let's Go Lions!
Give a Cheer for the home team! Can the Detroit Lions go the distance? Learn all about the Detroit Lions and their journey to Glory!
Backyard Birds for Kids
Books for young birdwatchers and their grownups for National Bird-Feeding Month!
Audiobooks
Popular Culture
Honoring Endangered Species Day!
Discover incredible animals & the fight to save them! Explore our booklist for World Endangered Species Day on May 16th!
Celebrating National Superhero Day for Adults
Celebrate National Superhero Day with these action-packed reads featuring iconic heroes, epic battles, and inspiring acts of bravery!
Trans Day of Visibility reads for Adults
Celebrate Trans Day of Visibility with powerful adult reads—memoirs, fiction & more—uplifting trans voices & experiences.
Trans Day of Visibility reads for Teens
Celebrate Trans Day of Visibility with powerful teen reads—memoirs, fiction & more—uplifting trans voices & experiences.
Young Readers
Popular Culture
Honoring Endangered Species Day!
Discover incredible animals & the fight to save them! Explore our booklist for World Endangered Species Day on May 16th!
Success Basics: Read Board Books
Reading turns children into confident thinkers and learners. Make books a daily habit. For more tips, check out successstartsearly.org.
Youth Staff Picks
We love recommending books! Here are some of our favorite board and picture books for sharing and reading aloud.
Youth Staff Picks
We love recommending books! Here are some of our favorite board and picture books for sharing and reading aloud.
Elementary
Popular Culture
Honoring Endangered Species Day!
Discover incredible animals & the fight to save them! Explore our booklist for World Endangered Species Day on May 16th!
May is Jewish American Heritage Month!
Check out these awesome titles featuring Jewish kids.
Celebrating National Superhero Day for Kids
Celebrate National Superhero Day with these action-packed reads featuring iconic heroes, epic battles, and inspiring acts of bravery!
Learning about Consent & Bodily Autonomy
Talking about consent with children can be challenging. Here are some books that KDL has to offer to help guide you through the process.
Middle School/High School
Popular Culture
Honoring Mental Health Awareness Month for Kids
Struggling? You are not alone. This list contains self-help books and fiction featuring kids who are dealing with mental health issues.
Honoring Mental Health Awareness Month for Teens
Struggling? You're not alone. This list contains self-help books and fiction featuring teens who are living with mental health issues.
May is Jewish American Heritage Month!
Check out these awesome books featuring Jewish teens.
Plan Your Beach Reading Now!
It's not quite summer yet, but it will be before you know it. Place your holds on these great beach reads and start your vacation right!