Books & E-Books

We love to read. The only thing we like more is helping readers like you discover books you will not want to put down. Explore our staff picks and recommended reading lists, or ask us for suggestions.

Explore Books & E-Books

BookFlix

BookFlix pairs animated stories with real-world concepts to help new readers improve their skills.

Books on Your Device

Learn how to get started with e-books and audiobooks on your device.

Hoopla Digital Comics

Enjoy thousands of digital comics and graphic novels in our Hoopla Digital Collection.

O'Reilly Complete Public Library

Read digital books on software, programming and business.

OverDrive & Libby

We have thousands of e-books and audiobooks you can borrow for three weeks and download to most devices.

Peak Picks

Visit any Library branch to find new and popular books available with no holds and no wait.

Selected "Staff Picks" books on a shelf in the Library

Staff Picks

Discover the best fiction and nonfiction books, selected by our staff.

Older adult patron at the Northeast Branch

Staff Picks for Adults 50+

Discover books on topics related to the aging experience.

Staff Picks for Kids

Discover the best books for kids of all ages, selected by our staff.

Staff Picks for Teens

Discover the best books for teens and fans of young adult fiction, selected by our staff.

TumbleBooks

TumbleBooks is a curated database of children's e-books.

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Staff Picks

More Staff Picks

Seattle Reads: Read Deeper

Parable of the Sower

Butler, Octavia E.
Grievers

brown, adrienne maree
Dhalgren

Delany, Samuel R.
The Book of the Unnamed Midwife

Elison, Meg
Future Home of the Living God

Erdrich, Louise
Brown Girl in the Ring

Hopkinson, Nalo
The Liminal People

Jama-Everett, Ayize

View the complete book list: Seattle Reads: Read Deeper

Memoirs for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

No Country for Eight-spot Butterflies

Aguon, Julian
Uncle Rico's Encore

Bacho, Peter
Fatty Fatty Boom Boom

Chaudry, Rabia
Mott Street

Chin, Ava
Everything I Learned, I Learned in A Chinese Restaurant

Chin, Curtis
Uncommon Measure

Hodges, Natalie
Feeding Ghosts

Hulls, Tessa

View the complete book list: Memoirs for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

Teen Fiction for National Humor Month

Ab(solutely) Normal
The Cartographers

Zhang, Amy
Clementine

Hood, Ann
Friday I'm in Love

Garrett, Camryn
The Hoop and the Harm

Pedican, Jawara
If Tomorrow Doesn't Come

St. Jude, Jen
The Immeasurable Depth of You

Ingrande Mora, Maria

View the complete book list: Teen Fiction for National Humor Month

Kids Fiction for Mental Health Awareness Month

Iveliz Explains It All

Arango, Andrea Beatriz
Moonflower

Callender, Kacen
The Wave

Charlton, Tyler
Just Roll With It

Durfey-Lavoie, Lee
Drawing Deena

Khan, Hena
The One Who Loves You the Most

Medina (Children's author)
Buzzing

Sattin, Samuel

View the complete book list: Kids Fiction for Mental Health Awareness Month

Let's Go Ride a Bike! Books for Kids

Together We Ride

Bolling, Valerie
Cornbread & Poppy for the Win

Cordell, Matthew
Chirri & Chirra in the Night

Doi, Kaya
Ride Beside Me

Knisley, Lucy
Elena Rides

Medina, Juana
Frank and Bert

Naylor-Ballesteros, Chris
The Big Bike

Reid, C. L.

View the complete book list: Let's Go Ride a Bike! Books for Kids

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