Top Ten lists

  • Ten Non-Fiction Books We Loved in 2018

    As the New Year approaches, join our librarians in looking back on our favorite reading of the year gone by. By popular acclaim, here are ten non-fiction titles that made the biggest impact on us in 2018. (Fiction and books for youth will follow in the days to come). 2018 was a huge year for… Continue reading

  • Library Reads: May 2018 books

    Library Reads: May 2018 books

    Psychogical suspense, historical fiction, thrillers, fantasy and general fiction — 10 novels that librarians across the U.S. nominated as their top picks for May 2018. We await your holds! Furyborn by Claire Legrand: Fierce, independent women full of rage, determination, and fire. The first novel in the Empirium trilogy holds appeal for both young adult and… Continue reading

  • Library Reads: 10 Books for April

    Library Reads: 10 Books for April

    Nine works of fiction and one memoir you don’t want to miss. Time to place holds on books coming in April! Circe by Madeline Miller (fiction) Circe follows the banished witch daughter of the Titans as she practices her powers for an inevitable conflict with one of Olympus’s most vindictive gods. I found myself pondering… Continue reading

  • Library Reads: Top 10 Books for March 2018

    Library Reads: Top 10 Books for March 2018

    Librarians across the U.S. voted for their favorite new books coming out next month. And here they are, the Library Reads Top Ten for March 2018! Let Me Lie by Clare Mackintosh For readers who enjoyed Mackintosh’s I Let You Go and I See You, you most certainly will enjoy her latest suspenseful thrill ride. Anna has been… Continue reading

  • Our Top 10 Children’s Chapter Books, Poetry, and Graphic Novels of 2017

    Yesterday, Children’s Services Librarians from The Seattle Public Library shared our favorite picture books of the year – and today, we want to share our ten favorites for children, in the “everything else” category!: chapter books, poetry, and graphic novels.  Enjoy! Refugee by Alan Gratz A gripping, timely novel that follows three children – from… Continue reading

  • Our Top 10 Teen Books of 2017

    Every year, we look for the best books written for young adults. We all have our personal favorites, of course, but there are inevitably a handful of books that rise to the top. This year, our collective favorite titles cover an impressively wide range of timely and important topics, from immigration and criminal justice to… Continue reading

  • Library Reads top 10 picks for October 2017

    Each month librarians across the U.S. nominate and vote for their favorite new books. It’s a great way to get ideas for what to look forward to and what to put on hold. That’s definitely what I do; but I also go back through the older Library Reads lists to find books that were Top… Continue reading

  • Best of the Best of lists

    Year-end lists can be the best, giving you ideas to round out your 2016 reading year and take into 2017. Here are some lists created by librarians – from the expected, such as best novels and top ten picture books; to the unusual, such as the best books with red covers. We’ve also added some… Continue reading

  • Hey, our pick for the Dublin Literary Award made the shortlist!

    Do you follow the International Dublin Literary Awards? Here’s why you should: Public libraries around the world nominate books for the award, and you love public libraries. A healthy mix of U.S. and international novels make both the longlist and the shortlist, and you’ve been looking for suggestions for some of the best international fiction.… Continue reading