Staff Picks
Monthly Staff Picks
Monthly Staff Picks
Let It Snow Reading Recommendations
Monthly Staff Picks
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.
Staff Favorites
Popular Culture
Popular Nonfiction
Popular Culture
The Music We Love
These books chronicle the artists and band we can't forget, and examine music's place in our lives and the world.
KDL Youth Staff's Favorite Nonfiction of 2020
Looking for staff favorites from 2020? Look no further than this list!
Ecosystems Study Guide
This list provides books and other materials to support learning in ecosystems.
Equity Diversity and Inclusion
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Bending Toward Justice
Honoring and continuing the legacy of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Rosetta Stone
Choose from 30 languages. Learn a few phrases or grow in fluency, online or with the mobile app. Create an account to get started.
Muslim Representation in Picture Books
#ownvoices picture books featuring Muslim characters.
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!
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
Elementary
Popular Culture
Rosetta Stone
Choose from 30 languages. Learn a few phrases or grow in fluency, online or with the mobile app. Create an account to get started.
Middle School/High School
Popular Culture
Can You Figure It Out? Mysteries for Kids
These books will keep you guessing until the end! Best for 4th - 7th graders.
Displacement
these stories and nonfiction books will help you learn more about Japanese American internment during World War II.
