Staff Picks
Monthly Staff Picks
Monthly Staff Picks
Choose your own adventure!
Check out these graphic novels and kids nonfiction that put you in control of the plot!
Picture Books About Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
What a great way to observe Jewish New Year!
Mission: READ! Recommendations
Monthly Staff Picks
Mission: Read! Fluency
This list provides books that support kids develop fluency. Fluency is the ability to read a text smoothly.
Mission: Read! Comprehension
This list is aimed at helping kids understand more about what they read as they're reading it.
Mission: Read! Phonics
This list is designed to help kids improve their understanding of phonics, one of the components of reading.
Staff Favorites
Popular Culture
Mad Honey
These books contain big secrets, compelling plotlines, twists, turns, and suspenseful themes around justice, family, and identity.
Popular Nonfiction
Popular Culture
Choose your own adventure!
Check out these graphic novels and kids nonfiction that put you in control of the plot!
Financial Literacy for Kids and Teens
Check out these nonfiction books all about dollars and common sense for kids and teens!
Summer Wonder Adult: Gardening
Projects, Planting and Growing - Practical and informative guides to inspire both beginner and advanced gardeners.
Equity Diversity and Inclusion
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
What We Celebrate: July is Disability Pride Month
Celebrate Disability Pride Month this summer with titles that feature information about and characters with a wide spectrum of disabilities.
Recommended Books from Grand Rapids Pride
Here is a list of favorites from folks attending Grand Rapids Pride.
Overcoming Hateful Things
GR Public Museum presents "Overcoming Hateful Things: Stories from the Jim Crow Museum of Racist Imagery" from Ferris State University.
Good Books You May Have Missed
Popular Culture
Mad Honey
These books contain big secrets, compelling plotlines, twists, turns, and suspenseful themes around justice, family, and identity.
Book Lovers
These books are heartwarming, romantic comedies that feature ambitious women and their rivals.
Lessons in Chemistry
These are engaging, historical novels featuring strong women who defy expectations and create their own rules about gender roles and family.
Michigan Literature
Popular Culture
If You Liked ... Tom Lake
Some are based in Michigan or simply take place on a farm. All of them take a look at the history we share with the people closest to us.
Summer Wonder Adult: Gardening
Projects, Planting and Growing - Practical and informative guides to inspire both beginner and advanced gardeners.
Overcoming Hateful Things
GR Public Museum presents "Overcoming Hateful Things: Stories from the Jim Crow Museum of Racist Imagery" from Ferris State University.
Audiobooks
Popular Culture
There's Light at the End of the Tunnel
We're all struggling with something these days, and May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Check out these books to realize you're not alone.
Elementary
Popular Culture
KDL Stump the Librarian Podcast
Where your friendly neighborhood librarians put their research skills to the test answering questions from you, the listener!
Explora for Elementary Schools
Content from children’s magazines, easy-to-read encyclopedia entries, and images. About animals, musicians, fitness, space exploration, etc.
Middle School/High School
Popular Culture
Choose your own adventure!
Check out these graphic novels and kids nonfiction that put you in control of the plot!
