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Early each year, our librarians compile lists of the best books they read that were published in the previous year. Then, they present them to the public!
And sometimes, in the summer, they do it again, only this time it is lists of all time favorites in different categories.
These events are a delightful evening filled with books, conversations, and a sweet treat.
See our lists below!
If you want to keep up on what our librarians are currently reading, check out our blogs.
Heart the Lover by Lily King (Fiction)
A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Jajumdar (Fiction)
Who is Government? The Untold Story of Public Service by Michael Lewis (Nonfiction)
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad (Nonfiction)
Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati Roy (Memoir)
Sisterhood of Ravensbrück: How an Intrepid Band of Frenchwomen Resisted the Nazis in Hitler’s All-Female Concentration Camp by Lynne Olson (History)
Finding My Way by Malala Yousfzai (Memoir)
Different Kind of Power by Jacinda Ardern (Memoir)
1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History – And How it Shattered a Nation by Andrew Ross Sorkin (History)
A Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck by Sophie Elmhirst (Biography)
We All Live Here by Jojo Moyes (Fiction)
The Girl from Greenwich Street by Lauren Willig (Historical Fiction)
Jackal’s Mistress by Chris Bohjalian (Historical Fiction)
Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow (Fantasy)
Antidote by Karen Russell (Historical Fiction/Magical Realism)
The Favorites by Layne Fargo (Fiction)
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab (Horror/Fantasy)
Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green (Nonfiction)
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Fiction)
Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton (Memoir)
The Love Haters by Katherine Center (Romance)
Slow Burn Summer by Josie Silver (Romance)
Pomona Afton Can So Solve a Murder by Bellamy Rose (Romance/Mystery)
And Then There Was You by Sophie Cousens (Romance)
Say You’ll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez (Romance)
King Sorrow by Joe Hill (Horror)
Red City by Marie Lu (Fantasy)
The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig (Fantasy)
Greenteeth by Molly O’Neill (Fantasy)
Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz (Science Fiction)
When We Were Real by Daryl Gregory (Science Fiction)
Fun for the Whole Family by Jennifer E. Smith (Fiction)
Happy Land by Dolen Perkins-Valdez (Historical Fiction)
One Good Thing by Georgia Hunter (Historical Fiction)
Murder at Gulls Nest by Jess Kidd (Mystery)
The Witch’s Orchard by Archer Sullivan (Mystery)
Dead Money by Jakob Kerr (Thriller)
Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson (Thriller)
The Rules of Matrimony by Anneka Walker - Matchmaking Mamas #4 (Romance)
A Proper Governess by Kasey Stockton - Hearts of Harewood #2 (Romance)
Whispers of Shadowbrook House by Rebecca Anderson (Romance)
Winterset by Tiffany Odekirk (Romance)
Love in a Mist by Sarah M. Eden - Gents #5 (Romance)
The Correspondent by Virginia Evans (Fiction)
My Friends by Fredrik Backman (Fiction)
Vera Wong’s Guide to Snooping [On a Dead Man] by Jesse Q. Sutanto - Vera Wong #2 (Mystery)
Someone is After LuLu Depree by Josi S. Kilpack (Mystery)
Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher (Fantasy)
The Carpool Detectives: A True Story of Four Moms, Two Bodies, and One Mysterious Cold Case by Chuck Hogan (True Crime)
My Next Breath: A Memoir by Jeremy Renner (Memoir)
Hekate by Nikita Gill (Fantasy)
Heir of Storms by Lauryn Hamilton Murray (Fantasy)
Sisters in the Wind by Angeline Boulley (Thriller)
Hello Sunshine by Keezy Young (Graphic Novel/Horror)
Our Infinite Fates by Laura Steven (Romantasy)
Needy Little Things by Chantelle Desamours (Thriller)
I am the Swarm by Hayley Chewins (Fantasy)
One Step Forward by Marcie Flinchum Atkins (Historical Fiction)
Carving Shadows into Gold by Brigid Kemmerer - Forging Silver into Stars #2 (Fantasy)
Fearless by Lauren Roberts - The Powerless Trilogy #3 (Romantasy)
Rebel Witch by Kristen Ciccarelli - The Crimson Moth #2 (Romantasy)
Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins - The Hunger Games (Fantasy)
A Bird in the Air Means We Can Still Breathe by Mahogany L. Browne (Fiction)
When We Were Monsters by Jennifer Niven (Mystery)
Death in the Jungle: Murder, Betrayal, and the Lost Dream of Jonestown by Candace Fleming (Nonfiction)
I Am Not Jessica Chen by Ann Liang (Speculative Fiction)
The Siren and the Star by Colby Cedar Smith (Historical Fiction)
Wild Reverence by Rebecca Ross (Romantasy)
Every Borrowed Beat by Erin Stewart (Romance)
The Otherwhere Post by Emily J. Taylor (Fantasy)
Holy Terrors by Margaret Owens - Little Thieves #3 (Fantasy)
American Spirits: The Famous Fox Sisters and the Mysterious Fad that Haunted a Nation by Barb Rosenstock (Nonfiction)
The Secret Astronomers by Jessica Walker (Fiction)
Oxford Blood by Rachael Davis-Featherstone (Mystery)
Tuck Everlasting: The Graphic Novel by K. Woodman-Maynard (Comic)
Night Chef by Mika Song (Comic)
Free Piano [Not Haunted] by Whitney Gardner (Comic)
Danilo Was Here by Tamika Burgess (Historical Fiction)
No Purchase Necessary by Maria Marianayagam (Realistic Fiction)
Will’s Race for Home by Jewell Parker Rhodes (Historical Fiction)
The Teacher of Nomad Land by Daniel Nayeri (Historical Fiction)
The World Entire: A True Story of an Extraordinary World War II Rescue by Elizabeth Brown (Nonfiction)
Are We There Yet?: The First Road Trip Across the USA by Stacy McAnulty (Nonfiction)
Five Little Friends by Sean Taylor (Picture Book)
Sundust by Zeke Peña (Picture Book)
Fairy Walk by Gaia Cornwall (Picture Book)
Night Light by Michael Emberley (Comic)
We’re All Gonna Die-nosaur! by Kon Tan (Intermediate Fiction)
The Invincible List of Lani Li by Veeda Bybee (Realistic Fiction)
Benny on the Case by Wesley King (Mystery)
The Free State of Jax by Jennifer A. Nielsen (Mystery)
The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest by Aubrey Hartman (Fantasy)
A World Without Summer by Nicholas Day (Nonfiction)
A Gift of Dust: How Saharan Plumes Feed the Planet by Martha Brockenbrough (Nonfiction)
Ceecee: Underground Railroad Cinderella by Shana Keller (Picture Book)
Go, Sloth, Go! by Toni Yuly (Picture Book)
I Hate Everything! by Sophy Henn (Picture Book)
Take a Breath, Big Red Monster! by Ed Emberley (Picture Book)
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