Staff Picks

Staff Picks

Monthly Staff Picks

Monthly Staff Picks

Rom-Com Reads to Spring For

Lighthearted contemporary rom-coms full of meet-cutes, witty banter, and happily ever afters.

April Staff Picks

An exciting assortment of KDL staff favorites!

April is Autism Awareness Month!

Read about autistic characters or learn more about issues that affect people with autism.

April is Autism Awareness Month!

Check out these books featuring autistic characters and learn more about coping with the challenges of being neurodivergent.

Staff Favorites 

Popular Culture

Giggles on Game Night

Check out our selection of Go Pack! games and cooperative toys for preschoolers that the whole family can enjoy.

Rom-Com Reads to Spring For

Lighthearted contemporary rom-coms full of meet-cutes, witty banter, and happily ever afters.

April Staff Picks

An exciting assortment of KDL staff favorites!

Women of a Certain Age

Check out these great fiction and non-fiction reads all featuring women ages 40-60 in that pre and post-menopausal time of great transition.

Popular Nonfiction 

Popular Culture

Books to Read After Watching "The Pitt"

Like the show, these stories include fast pacing, realistic settings, unique characters, and skilled medical staff solving problems together

What We Celebrate: Women's History Month

Celebrate Women's History Month by exploring powerful stories of women living bold, remarkable, and darling lives.

Trans Day of Visibility Reads for Teens

Celebrate Trans Day of Visibility with powerful teen reads—memoirs, fiction & more—uplifting trans voices & experiences.

Trans Day of Visibility Reads for Adults

Celebrate Trans Day of Visibility with powerful adult reads—memoirs, fiction & more—uplifting trans voices & experiences.

Diversity in the Collection

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

April is Autism Awareness Month!

Read about autistic characters or learn more about issues that affect people with autism.

April is Autism Awareness Month!

Check out these books featuring autistic characters and learn more about coping with the challenges of being neurodivergent.

What We Celebrate: Women's History Month

Celebrate Women's History Month by exploring powerful stories of women living bold, remarkable, and darling lives.

Trans Day of Visibility Reads for Teens

Celebrate Trans Day of Visibility with powerful teen reads—memoirs, fiction & more—uplifting trans voices & experiences.

Good Books You May Have Missed

Popular Culture

Happy Wife

Every family is hiding something.

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.

Michigan Literature

Popular Culture

Pearl Harbor Remembrance

Pearl Harbor books explore the 1941 attack, its causes, human stories, and lasting impact, blending history, heroism, and wartime drama.

November is National Adoption Awareness Month

This month brings awareness to the need for adoptive families, as well as the complexities of adoption, identity, belonging, and loss.

Page-Turners to Curl up with this Autumn

Discover this fall’s must-read books—stories of tenacity, love, mystery, and redemption perfect for cozy nights and crisp autumn days.

Michigan Adventures!

From lakeshores to lighthouses, discover the best of Michigan’s great outdoors.

Audiobooks

Popular Culture

Books to Read After Watching "The Pitt"

Like the show, these stories include fast pacing, realistic settings, unique characters, and skilled medical staff solving problems together

What We Celebrate: Women's History Month

Celebrate Women's History Month by exploring powerful stories of women living bold, remarkable, and darling lives.

Trans Day of Visibility Reads for Teens

Celebrate Trans Day of Visibility with powerful teen reads—memoirs, fiction & more—uplifting trans voices & experiences.

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

Giggles on Game Night

Check out our selection of Go Pack! games and cooperative toys for preschoolers that the whole family can enjoy.

April is Autism Awareness Month!

Check out these books featuring autistic characters and learn more about coping with the challenges of being neurodivergent.

Lucky Reads: A St. Patrick’s Day Kids Booklist.

St. Patrick’s Day books share leprechauns, rainbows, and Irish legends, bringing March 17 to life with lucky, festive fun for young readers.

Food, Wonderful Food!

Learn about growing food and healthy eating habits with this list provided by Kids' Food Basket!

Elementary

Popular Culture

April is Autism Awareness Month!

Check out these books featuring autistic characters and learn more about coping with the challenges of being neurodivergent.

April is Poetry Month

Want to read something that makes you laugh, think, or recognize yourself? You'll find it all in these new poetry books. Place a hold today!

What We Celebrate: World Down Syndrome Day

Explore powerful titles that feature characters or real-life people with Down syndrome.

Staff Picks for Phonics and Fluency Improvement

A curation of books for beginning readers to practice sounding out words and building up speed.

Middle School/High School

Popular Culture

April is Autism Awareness Month!

Read about autistic characters or learn more about issues that affect people with autism.

April is Autism Awareness Month!

Check out these books featuring autistic characters and learn more about coping with the challenges of being neurodivergent.

Librarian Favorites for Middle Schoolers

Choose a story of fantastic magical adventure, real-life struggle, or true historical events.

Trans Day of Visibility Reads for Teens

Celebrate Trans Day of Visibility with powerful teen reads—memoirs, fiction & more—uplifting trans voices & experiences.
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