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    • Reading & study space availability

      Our COVID-19 response

       

      Our Commitment to the Black Community


      TODAY AT THE LIBRARY

      The Library is closed today for Martin Luther King Jr. Day


      • Closing: Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2021

      Upcoming Events

      • Storytime Online
      • The Writing Life Poetry Workshop: Write What Life Feels Like Now with Esther Cohen
      • Seminar: Ivelisse Rodriguez, Puerto Rican Literature: From New York to Puerto Rico and Back
      NEW BOOKS LIST
       

      Book Recommendations

      • What We Read in 2020
      • In Case You Missed It Part 8: Selected Acquisitions
      • In Case You Missed It Part 7: Selected Acquisitions

      Library Blog

      Read Well, Feel Good
      January 17, 2021
      Looking forward to good things and good reads in 2021.
      Voting for Dogs!
      January 12, 2021
      With Inauguration Day just around the corner, let's hear it for presidential pets!
      Forthcoming Books - Winter 2021
      January 04, 2021
      A preview of the most anticipated books for Winter 2021.

For Children

Home > For Children > Recommended Reading

Recommended Reading

Explore these book lists compiled by our Children's Library staff

All Ages

  • Back to School Reads
  • Great Books Make Great Gifts
  • Award-Winning Children's and Young Adult Books
  • Children's Magazines
  • Go Green
  • For Your Ears Only
  • To the Moon and Beyond!
  • Hispanic Heritage Reads

Read to Me

  • All in the Family: Brothers and Sisters
  • Books for Babies and Toddlers
  • Books for Preschoolers
  • Dinosaurs in the Library!
  • Elementary Age Picture Books
  • Friendship, Kindness, & Peace: A Book List
  • I Want to Be...
  • Longer Stories for Little Ones: Chapter Book Read-Alouds
  • On The Go! (Books About Transportation)
  • Tales for Twos
  • We Love New York!

Independent Reading

  • Big Apple Books
  • Girls Read: Middle Grade Books for Girls
  • Fantasy Fiction
  • First Chapter Books
  • Forgotten Classics
  • Go for Graphic Novels!
  • Guys Read: Middle Grade Books for Boys
  • Transport Yourself Through Time: Historical Fiction
  • If You Like Harry Potter
  • If You Like Ivy + Bean
  • Mad About Mysteries
     

Reading Resources

Can't get enough of your favorite books? Visit these websites to continue the literary experience: Reading Resources

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