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BookFlix

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

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.

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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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Book Bingo 2026: Queer/Trans Voices LGBTQ+ Poets Teen Pride Graphic Novels Pride for Kids & Families Book Bingo 2026: World Cup Country

Book Bingo 2026: Queer/Trans Voices

Martyr!

Akbar, Kaveh
An Optimism

Awkward-Rich, Cameron
Fire in Every Direction

Baconi, Tareq
The Idea of An Entire Life

Belcourt, Billy-Ray
Black Trans Feminism

Bey, Marquis
What Is Queer Food?

Birdsall, John
Leo Rising

Bongiovanni, Archie

View the complete book list: Book Bingo 2026: Queer/Trans Voices

LGBTQ+ Poets

Here in the (middle) of Nowhere

Anastacia-Reneé
Let the Moon Wobble

Ang, Ally
The Idea of An Entire Life

Belcourt, Billy-Ray
Consider the Rooster

Bendorf, Oliver
Super Gay Poems

Burt, Stephanie
Winter of Worship

Candrilli, Kayleb Rae
Return of the Chinese Femme

Chan, Dorothy

View the complete book list: LGBTQ+ Poets

Teen Pride Graphic Novels

A Bite of Pepper

Lorinczi, Balazs
Dan in Green Gables

Terciero, Rey
Forgive-me-not

Costa, Mari
Just Between Us

Kon, Adeline
Kirby's Lessons for Falling (in Love)

Gao, Laura
Low Orbit

Lee, Kazimir
Punk Like Me

Glass, J. D.

View the complete book list: Teen Pride Graphic Novels

Pride for Kids & Families

Menudo Sunday

Águila, María Dolores
The Ink Witch

Cherrywell, Steph
Willi Ninja: Vogue Legend

Ellison, Joy Michael
Opting Out

Kobabe, Maia
Fruitcake

Ogle, Rex
Dancing With Water

Wallace, Gwendolyn
Tales From Beyond the Rainbow

Wood, Pete Jordi

View the complete book list: Pride for Kids & Families

Book Bingo 2026: World Cup Country

The End of the Sahara

Khaṭībī, Saʻīd
We Are Green and Trembling

Cabezón Cámara, Gabriela
Last One Out

Harper, Jane
The Café With No Name

Seethaler, Robert
The Emotions

Toussaint, Jean-Philippe
My Heart

Mehmedinović, Semezdin
The Jaguar's Roar

Verunschk, Micheliny

View the complete book list: Book Bingo 2026: World Cup Country

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