Staff picks

Books, YouTube and Instagram pages, and websites for sewing, costume making, prop making, and more cosplay tutorials and instructions.

Books where cosplay, conventions, comics shops, and fandom are major plot points or settings.

Mostly series books mixing a little silly, a little serious, and many things in between.

Excited? Nervous? Anxious? Grown-up? Great books to give incoming kindergartners an idea of what to expect when starting school and suggestions for handling some common emotions, fears, and situations.

When ordinary moments are illuminated we see ourselves as everyday superheroes. Graphic novels about everyday life.

Native American, First Nations, and other Indigenous fiction and nonfiction from Indigenous authors.

Native American, First Nations, and other Indigenous fiction and nonfiction from Indigenous authors. 

Picture books that highlight single parent Kids and family with moms, and help Kids and family sort out emotions.

Books for young beginning readers who don't like the Bob books.

Graphic novels for those at a kindergarten - 3rd grade reading level.

Your body is perfect just how it is because it's yours.

Guías de estudio para el examen de ciudadanía Americana.

Creepy and scary books for a preschooler who likes Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and other scary stuff.

SF and fantasy that either examines gender, or has LGBTQIA+IA+ characters, for someone who liked Gideon the Ninth, In Other Lands, and House of the Spirits. This list was created by a librarian for someone asking for recommendations. Get a list of your own by filling out the form at https://multcolib.org/my-librarian.

Enjoy these cookbooks that celebrate the culture and history of Black food! And on Saturday, June 12th join Multnomah County Library's Black Cultural Library Advocates team and Multnomah County's Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) program for a Juneteenth cooking demonstration.

On June 19th, 1865, Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas with news that the U.S. Civil War had ended, marking the end of slavery for African Americans. Since then, June 19th or "Juneteenth" has been observed as a holiday, celebrating the end of slavery in America and the culturally resiliency of African Americans over the years. On Saturday, June 12th, 2021, join Multnomah County Library's Black Cultural Library Advocates team and Multnomah County's Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) program for a series of online events celebrating Juneteenth.

Suggestions for the activity 'read a writer of color,' for the library's adult summer reading game.

Suggestions for books to make you laugh as you play Read 4 Life, the library's adult summer reading game.