Staff Picks
Monthly Staff Picks
Monthly Staff Picks
Cozy Books If You Love Hallmark Holiday Movies
Bring out the sleighbells, stockings and eggnog. These are books that will rock the 'tis-the-season holiday vibes.
Best Teen Books of 2020
Publisher's Weekly's list of the best teen books published in 2020
Best Middle Grade Books of 2020
Publisher's Weekly's list of the best middle grade books of the year.
Staff Favorites
Popular Culture
Modern Retellings of Classic Novels
New reimaginings of classic, beloved tales. For both adult and teen readers.
Memoirs You May Have Missed
Memoirs and biographies that might not have gotten much attention in recent years.
Displacement
these stories and nonfiction books will help you learn more about Japanese American internment during World War II.
Popular Nonfiction
Popular Culture
Ecosystems Study Guide
This list provides books and other materials to support learning in ecosystems.
Geometry Study Guide
Books, videos, and digital resources to help kids with the study of geometry.
Cultures of the World Study Guide
Books, DVDs, and digital resources for kids researching various cultures
Equity Diversity and Inclusion
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Displacement
these stories and nonfiction books will help you learn more about Japanese American internment during World War II.
The Disability Experience
Conveying the experience of disability through fiction and nonfiction first person stories.
From the Desk of Zoe Washington
these books involve some of the same themes and issues as Zoe's story.
Underrepresented People in Movies
Movies that center around characters from diverse backgrounds.
Good Books You May Have Missed
Popular Culture
Untamed
Unleash your inner cheetah and make a shift. Warning: These titles may trigger a radical transformation.
What to Read Next: Untamed
If you’ve been on any book review sites or social media pages lately, you know that everyone is buzzing about Glennon Doyle’s new…
A Man Called Ove
Invite these characters in and enjoy stories that are as heart-warming as they are heart-breaking. Celebrate the power of human connection.
Michigan Literature
Popular Culture
Michigan Studies Study Guide
Books, DVDs, and database resources for kids doing a report on Michigan.
Popular Fiction by Michigan Authors
Collection of novels written by authors who call Michigan their home!
2020 Michigan Mitten Award Top 10 books
The Mitten Award recognizes and promotes quality literature for youth in picture book format.
Audiobooks
Popular Culture
Where are my catalog lists?
If you have already begun to explore KDL's new online catalog, you may have noticed that any Lists you made in our old catalog have not yet…
How to Suggest a Purchase
It’s important to us to get you the items you want! If we don’t have what you are interested in, you can request that we order it.…
Weather and Climate Study Guide
Books, databases, DVDs, and digital resources to help kids doing reports on weather and climate.
Young Readers
Popular Culture
Nature Love for Kids
These books are for kids who'd rather be enjoying that outdoors, dancing in the rain, and wild at heart.
Kids Books about Coronavirus
Books to help children understand the many changes the Covid-19 virus has brought to their lives and ways kids can deal with it.
Elementary
Popular Culture
Winter Kaleidoscope is here
Winter crafts, a calendar of winter online events, favorite books from 2020 and the reflections of a parent of young children during COVID.
From the Desk of Zoe Washington
these books involve some of the same themes and issues as Zoe's story.
Middle-Grade Graphic Novels
Reading graphic novels help kids master sequencing and linear thought, strengthen attention to detail, and increase reading comprehension.
Middle School/High School
Popular Culture
Displacement
these stories and nonfiction books will help you learn more about Japanese American internment during World War II.
The Disability Experience
Conveying the experience of disability through fiction and nonfiction first person stories.
