Discover more books, old and new, with these themed booklists. Each list features picturebooks, chapter books, young adult fiction, and informational selections. Look for the current month's books on display in the Children's Library.
2022
- Dragons and Unicorns, April
- March Madness, March
- Black Joy, February
2021
- Cozy Reads, December
- Indigenous Peoples Month, November
- Back to School, September
- New Books, August
2020
- New Beginnings, January
2019
- Families, December
- Music for All, November
- Something Wicked, October
- Books About Climate, Climate Strike, September 20
- True To You, September
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Summer Reading Recommendations, June, July, August
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Animals, May
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Poetry, April
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Travel Through History, March
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Black History Is Now, February
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Read the Movie, January
2018
- Snow, December
- Read Aloud Favorites, November
- Monsters, October
- Cats, September
- Dogs, August
- And Kindness for All: More Books About Immigrants and Refugees, July
- Portal Fantasy and Time Travel, June
- Rats and Mice, May
- Birds, April
- Mysteries, March
- 2018 Winter Olympics, February
- Seafaring, January
2017
- Food, December
- LGBTQ+, November
- Natural Disasters, October
- School, September
- Folk and Fairy Tales, August
- Art, July
- Architecture, June
- Ocean, May
- Gardens, April
- Immigrants and Refugees, March
- Black Poetry, Black History, February
- Trains, January
2016
- Toys, December
- Women Who Made History, November
- Ghosts, October
- Books and Libraries, September