Here there be dragons... for grades 3-6
Fire-breathing, magical, and mysterious... fiction for Kids and family about dragons!
Reading Colors Your World
Stories and facts about colors for babies, preschoolers, and elementary ages.
Share a favorite recipe, or explore cookbooks: Read 4 Life
If you're playing adult summer reading, here are some ideas for the cookbook activity.
Biographies and memoir - Read 4 Life
Some ideas for those playing the adult summer reading game.
Global Gumshoes: mysteries from around the world
Sleuths from around the world, for those who enjoy a side of travel with their mystery reading.
Old Love
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.
Coping with Big Life Changes for All Ages
Books for a variety of ages with topics covering divorce, moving, starting school, new siblings, and loss.
Inglés para los trabajos
Fantasy fiction on digital audio for teens
If you like Bone Witch, Lord of the Rings and His Dark Materials then you might like this list.
Level up to chapter books
Ready to move beyond the Reader section? Here are some books to try from juvenile fiction.
Picture Books featuring characters with disabilities
Books for Kids and family in preschool, kindergarten, first grade, and second grade that are helpful in talking openly about people who have disabilities.
Discover Friends of Chamber Music
Friends of Chamber Music is a My Discovery Pass partner.
Books Evocative of Place
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.
Simple Living
In the 90s it was all about simple living. Somewhere along the way it morphed into minimalism. Now where are we?
A classroom in the kitchen
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!
Talking with Kids about eating healthy
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.
Read it aloud, to someone you love
Just because you're grown doesn't mean you can't have storytime.
Taking Care of Yourself: Tips for Parents & Caregivers
Taking care of ourselves helps us take better care of our Kids and family, especially during times of extreme stress. This booklist is being created during the time of the Covid pandemic, when children are learning from home, grownups are struggling with work, people are scared, and stress is running high. It is these times, more than ever, that Kids and family and caregivers need to take care of themselves.