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    • About Us
    • Our Collection
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    • Our Events
    • For Members
    • For Children
    • Study Room Availability
      (policy updated 12/20/2022)

       

      Our COVID-19 response (latest update 10/7/2022)

       

      Black Literature Matters

      TODAY AT THE LIBRARY

      • Member Orientation (1/30/23 session)

      Upcoming Events

      • Livestream: Devoney Looser, Sister Novelists: The Trailblazing Porter Sisters, Who Paved the Way for Austen and the Brontës
      • Young Writers' Workshop: Poetry Café with Ellen Hagan
      • The Writing Life: Prompt! In Person with Carol Weston
      NEW BOOKS LIST
       

      Book Recommendations

      • Hop to It! Our Favorite Bunny Books
      • What We Read in 2022

      Library Blog

      Grace Notes: Thoughts on Thanks by Janice P. Nimura
      January 23, 2023
      Woman - Life - Freedom: Human Rights in Iran and Elsewhere
      January 19, 2023
      The first - not necessarily best - American novel
      January 18, 2023

For Children

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Recommended Reading

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

All Ages

  • Back to School Books
  • 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
  • Celebrate Black Joy!

Read to Me

  • All in the Family: New Babies, Siblings, and More
  • 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
     

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

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