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Monthly Staff Picks
Honoring Juneteenth for Adults
Juneteenth (June 19th) commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans.
Honoring World Cultural Diversity Day!
Celebrate World Diversity Day on 5/21 with these powerful reads that honor different cultures, voices, and stories from around the globe!
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.
Staff Favorites
Popular Culture
Honoring Juneteenth for Adults
Juneteenth (June 19th) commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans.
Flowers that won't make you Sneeze!
Love Spring flowers and gardening but allergies got you down? Give these allergy-free Flower and Gardening fiction books a sniff instead.
Honoring World Cultural Diversity Day!
Celebrate World Diversity Day on 5/21 with these powerful reads that honor different cultures, voices, and stories from around the globe!
Success Basics: Talk - Board Books
These great Success Basics inspired board books are all about words, songs and music!
Popular Nonfiction
Popular Culture
Honoring World Cultural Diversity Day!
Celebrate World Diversity Day on 5/21 with these powerful reads that honor different cultures, voices, and stories from around the globe!
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!
Diversity in the Collection
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Honoring Juneteenth for Adults
Juneteenth (June 19th) commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans.
Honoring World Cultural Diversity Day!
Celebrate World Diversity Day on 5/21 with these powerful reads that honor different cultures, voices, and stories from around the globe!
Success Basics: Talk - Board Books
These great Success Basics inspired board books are all about words, songs and music!
Success Basics: Love - Board Books
These great Success Basics inspired board books are all about love!
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 World Cultural Diversity Day!
Celebrate World Diversity Day on 5/21 with these powerful reads that honor different cultures, voices, and stories from around the globe!
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.
Young Readers
Popular Culture
Honoring World Cultural Diversity Day!
Celebrate World Diversity Day on 5/21 with these powerful reads that honor different cultures, voices, and stories from around the globe!
Success Basics: Talk - Board Books
These great Success Basics inspired board books are all about words, songs and music!
Success Basics: Love - Board Books
These great Success Basics inspired board books are all about love!
Bedtime Board Books
Snuggle up with your little one and share stories, giggles, stretches and songs to send them off to sleep.
Elementary
Popular Culture
Honoring World Cultural Diversity Day!
Celebrate World Diversity Day on 5/21 with these powerful reads that honor different cultures, voices, and stories from around the globe!
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!
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!