Staff Picks
Monthly Staff Picks
Monthly Staff Picks
May is Mental Health Awareness Month
Compelling narratives & insightful explorations illuminate the complexities of mental health, fostering empathy, resilience, & hope.
Spies & Espionage
From classics to recent page-turners, these spy & espionage novels will keep you on the edge of your seat.
It's Earth Day this month!
By checking out these materials, you can find out what you need to know to help our planet!
Staff Favorites
Popular Culture
May is Mental Health Awareness Month
Compelling narratives & insightful explorations illuminate the complexities of mental health, fostering empathy, resilience, & hope.
Spies & Espionage
From classics to recent page-turners, these spy & espionage novels will keep you on the edge of your seat.
It's Earth Day this month!
By checking out these materials, you can find out what you need to know to help our planet!
Popular Nonfiction
Popular Culture
May is Mental Health Awareness Month
Compelling narratives & insightful explorations illuminate the complexities of mental health, fostering empathy, resilience, & hope.
Nelson Mandela
Mandela: The Official Exhibit runs March 9 - May 26, 2024 at the Grand Rapids Public Museum!
Equity Diversity and Inclusion
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
It's Earth Day this month!
By checking out these materials, you can find out what you need to know to help our planet!
Japanese Literary Translations
Increasingly popular, these titles all portray the sometimes heartwarming, sometimes heartbreaking, realities of life.
Libros Nuevos en Español
Echa un vistazo a los libros más nuevos de nuestra colección de español para adultos
Nelson Mandela
Mandela: The Official Exhibit runs March 9 - May 26, 2024 at the Grand Rapids Public Museum!
Good Books You May Have Missed
Popular Culture
What to read while you wait for The Women
Explore these titles while you wait for The Women by Kristin Hannah.
Ultimate Gift Guide for Tweens
We've made our list and checked it twice! Check out our list of book recommendations this holiday season.
What to Read While You Wait for Iron Flame
Explore these titles while you wait for the second book in the Empyrean series, Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros.
None of This Is True
These books are psychologically suspenseful, fast-paced, and packed with plot-driven twists and turns.
Michigan Literature
Popular Culture
Backyard Birds for Kids
Books for young birdwatchers and their grownups for National Bird-Feeding Month!
The River We Remember
These atmospheric novels are set in small towns with beautiful landscapes and packed with suspenseful, investigate plotlines.
If You Liked ... Tom Lake
Some are based in Michigan or simply take place on a farm. All of them take a look at the history we share with the people closest to us.
Summer Wonder Adult: Gardening
Projects, Planting and Growing - Practical and informative guides to inspire both beginner and advanced gardeners.
Audiobooks
Popular Culture
There's Light at the End of the Tunnel
We're all struggling with something these days, and May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Check out these books to realize you're not alone.
While you are a lady-(or-gentleman)-in-waiting for Spare
Grab another royal read to fill in the holes and broaden your perspective, while you wait. You might enjoy Spare even more!
Our furry best friend is indeed a friend in need!
Satisfy your love for, and learning about, our loving, loyal, and fuzzy friends while we all celebrate National Train Your Dog Month!
Once upon a crime scene...
Who's going to pay the price to solve these mysteries and crimes?
Young Readers
Popular Culture
Lunar New Year 2024
Celebrate the Year of the Dragon with these great newer and older books about Lunar New Year.
Backyard Birds for Kids
Books for young birdwatchers and their grownups for National Bird-Feeding Month!
Building Buddies at the Public Museum
Grab your hard hat and put on your safety vest! Opening January 2024 at the Grand Rapids Public Museum!
Elementary
Popular Culture
Novels in Verse
Looking for a quick read? Hate reading but you have to do a book report? Try one of these great picks!
Nelson Mandela
Mandela: The Official Exhibit runs March 9 - May 26, 2024 at the Grand Rapids Public Museum!
Lunar New Year 2024
Celebrate the Year of the Dragon with these great newer and older books about Lunar New Year.
Middle School/High School
Popular Culture
It's Earth Day this month!
By checking out these materials, you can find out what you need to know to help our planet!
Novels in Verse for Teens
Feel like a quick read? Hate reading, but have to do a book report? Try these great picks!
Novels in Verse
Looking for a quick read? Hate reading but you have to do a book report? Try one of these great picks!
Nelson Mandela
Mandela: The Official Exhibit runs March 9 - May 26, 2024 at the Grand Rapids Public Museum!
