If you like Court of Venom, by Kristin Burchell
Court of Venom is our latest collaboration with Ooligan Press, a teaching press affiliated with Portland State University. For the past few years, Ooligan has chosen a work submitted through the Library Writers Project, our self-publishing project fueled by the creativity of local writers.
Black Resources Collection: Celebrating Self-Care and Mental Wellness
The Black Resources Collection (BRC) offers a wide variety of materials relating to the Black Diaspora. This is a curated list of books about self-care and mental health that center on the Black experience.
Black Resources Collection: Celebrating Our Bodies
The Black Resources Collection (BRC) offers a wide variety of materials relating to the Black Diaspora. This is a curated list of books about caring for our bodies that center on the Black experience.
Books featuring characters who are neurodivergent or experience disability
If you're playing the adult summer reading game or are looking for books from a variety of perspectives, here's a list of books about and written by people who experience a disability.
For the Love of Trees
Trees are so much more than a product to be harvested, and scientists are discovering more about them everyday. Take a deep, green dive into the subject with these titles.
Doom Town: Portland Punk
If you've ever wondered how Portland got its reputation as a bastion of independent and D.I.Y music, try some of the items on this list.
T: titles with trans characters + nonfiction about trans identities
Fiction and nonfiction for teens focused on trans, nonbinary and gender nonconforming identities.
L: titles with lesbian characters + nonfiction
Fiction and nonfiction for teens
G: titles with gay characters + nonfiction about gay identities
Fiction and nonfiction for teens focused on gay identities.
B: titles with bisexual characters + nonfiction about bisexual identities
Fiction and nonfiction about bisexual identities.
Q: nonfiction about queerness and queer identities
Nonfiction for teens
IAPD: titles with Intersex, Asexual, Pansexual & Demisexual characters + nonfiction
Fiction and nonfiction for teens focused on intersex, asexual, pansexual and demisexual identities.
Read Oregon Poets
April is National Poetry Month, and here's a list of poetry from Oregonians for your To Be Read Pile: enjoy them the whole year long.
Discover Boom Arts: El apellido comienza conmigo
Boom Arts is a My Discovery Pass partner.
Fighting sibling rivalry
Maybe books can help. Here are a couple books for a parent and some picture books for a jealous older sibling as well.
Grantwriting and fundraising
Books for fundraising and grant-seeking.
Girls on the spectrum
Books for 5th-8th grade readers featuring girls with autism and sensory processing disorder.
Getting to know Ukraine
Learn about the culture and history of this Eastern European nation through fact and fiction.
Libros acerca de los números, matemáticas, y dinero para estudiantes en la primaria
Libros para contar, sumar, restar y aprender diferentes conceptos acerca de las matemáticas, incluyendo libros para entender cómo funciona el dinero.
Renegade Women Authors
This Women's History Month, celebrate these authors who challenge the status quo with their innovative and groundbreaking work.