Staff picks

If you're playing the Read 4 Life game, here are some suggestions for the zine and graphic novel activity.

Fire-breathing, magical, and mysterious... fiction for Kids and family about dragons!

Stories and facts about colors for babies, preschoolers, and elementary ages.

If you're playing adult summer reading, here are some ideas for the cookbook activity.

Some ideas for those playing the adult summer reading game.

Sleuths from around the world, for those who enjoy a side of travel with their mystery reading.

Tired of love stories that only focus on young love or first love? Here is a list with older protagonists that find a second chance at love, or find love in a best friend, or find they love themselves best.

Books for a variety of ages with topics covering divorce, moving, starting school, new siblings, and loss.

If you like Bone Witch, Lord of the Rings and His Dark Materials then you might like this list.

Ready to move beyond the Reader section? Here are some books to try from juvenile fiction.

Books for Kids and family in preschool, kindergarten, first grade, and second grade that are helpful in talking openly about people who have disabilities.

Friends of Chamber Music is a My Discovery Pass partner.

Sometimes, the sense of place in a book is as important as the characters. You might remember more the feeling of being transported when you read than what actually happened and the world created might stick with you longer than the characters or plots.

In the 90s it was all about simple living. Somewhere along the way it morphed into minimalism. Now where are we?

Eating nutritious food is very important, but sometimes Kids and family of all ages need a little help understanding why. Here are some books, to help get those conversations started, for babies on up.

Cooking with family can be a learning experience for everyone. Did you know you can learn math, science and new vocabulary words? Not to mention history and culture! And improve your motor skills, too?! Here are some books on bringing school into the kitchen, including the best homework ever, tasting your creations!

Just because you're grown doesn't mean you can't have storytime.