The 10 most popular books this summer
Escape the ordinary this summer with some of our most recent popular books! Whether you're craving a heart-pounding thriller, a laugh-out-loud romance, or a thought-provoking memoir, this list has something for every taste.
So many picture books for children who have new siblings on the way offer a negative take on the whole situation. These titles celebrate the coming event!
Libros para Día de los Niños y Día de los Libros / Books for Children’s Day and Book Day
Día de los Niños y Día de los Libros (Children’s Day and Book Day), often referred to as Día, is an annual library celebration of children, literacy, culture, family and multilingualism.
Q&A with Nanea Woods, Prose Before Bros book club founder
Nanea Woods was born and raised in Portland, and is the founder of Prose Before Bros, a book club for and by women of color.
For young children, math includes identifying numbers, associating a written number with an amount, estimating, recognizing shapes, practicing measurements, judging quantities like less and more, a
Top 5 books about Black Resistance for kids and teens
The 2023 national theme for Black History Month is “Black Resistance,” in recognition of the historic and ongoing oppression that Black and African American people have resisted.
The Blue Line Letters: A Library Writers Project book inspired by Portland’s MAX system
As part of the Library Writers Project, the library will accept e-book submissions from local authors through October 31. Enter your book for consideration to be added to the library’s collection.
Get the Everybody Reads no-wait e-book by March 15
Did you know that five simple activities will help prepare your child for success in reading, school and life? Let these books inspire you to read, talk, sing, write and play with your child!
Did you know that five simple activities will help prepare your child for success in reading, school and life?
These books play with their structure and design in such a way that you are very consciously aware that you are reading a physical object.
Explore the rare book room’s Native American literature collection
Visit the John Wilson Special Collections at Central Library and be inspired by items from the Native American literature collection.
Recommendations from Multnomah County Library staff for kids of all ages.
Books for preschool to early elementary ages to talk about pregnancy, surrogacy, adoption and what to expect when you become a sibling.
Gender diversity and LGBTQIA++ inclusive board books and picture books for birth to age 5.
Books to share with early elementary ages about amazing people such as Temple Grandin, Keith Haring, Elgin Baylor, even the inventor of the popsicle!
Put down the game controller, log off the computer, hang up the phone, turn off the TV. Books for Kids and family in grades K-3.
Books with doodles, cartoons and other artwork. For grades 3, 4, and 5.
Fiction and nonfiction about and by Native American, Native Hawaiian and First Nation peoples for grades 4-6.
Sometimes, the sense of place in a book is as important as the characters.
10 things you can get at the library for free (besides books)
Libraries are now thriving community spaces where you can meet with peers, get computer help and enjoy art programs. But did you know there are many more free things that you can do through the library?