Books & E-Books

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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.

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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Seattle Staff Faves 2025: Fiction, Part 1 Seattle Staff Faves 2025: Nonfiction Seattle Staff Faves 2025: Teens Staff Faves 2025: Kids Picture Books Staff Faves 2025: Kids Chapter Books, Graphic Novels & Nonfiction

Seattle Staff Faves 2025: Fiction, Part 1

The Devils

Abercrombie, Joe
Stop Me If You've Heard This One

Arnett, Kristen
We Could Be Rats

Austin, Emily
Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng

Baker, Kylie Lee
The Unworthy

Bazterrica, Agustina María
Spent

Bechdel, Alison
Harriet Tubman

Bob, the Drag Queen

View the complete book list: Seattle Staff Faves 2025: Fiction, Part 1

Seattle Staff Faves 2025: Nonfiction

Born in Flames

Ansfield, Bench
Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza

Beinart, Peter
A Protest History of the United States

Browne-Marshall, Gloria J.
Flashes of Brilliance

Burgess, Anika
Super Gay Poems

Burt, Stephanie
When the Horses

Callier, Mary Helen
Superbloom

Carr, Nicholas G.

View the complete book list: Seattle Staff Faves 2025: Nonfiction

Seattle Staff Faves 2025: Teens

(S)kin

Zoboi, Ibi Aanu
When Devils Sing

Kaur, Xan
Augmented

Udogu, Kenechi
A Bird in the Air Means We Can Still Breathe

Browne, Mahogany L.
Candle Island

Wolk, Lauren
Daughter of Doom

Rijckeghem, Jean-Claude van
Eliza, From Scratch

Lee, Sophia, (M.D.)

View the complete book list: Seattle Staff Faves 2025: Teens

Staff Faves 2025: Kids Picture Books

The Interpreter

Abtahi, Olivia
Menudo Sunday

Águila, María Dolores
Sato the Rabbit

Ainoya, Yuki
Faith Takes the Train

Augustine, Kesi
Every Monday Mabel

Awan, Jashar
Lena the Chicken

Bailey, Linda/ Steele, K-Fai (ILT)
Cats in Construction Hats

Bardhan-Quallen, Sudipta

View the complete book list: Staff Faves 2025: Kids Picture Books

Staff Faves 2025: Kids Chapter Books, Graphic Novels & Nonfiction

Zero! the Number That Almost Wasn't

Albee, Sarah
To Walk the Sky

Buckley, Patricia Morris
Hurricane

Chin, Jason
The Queen Bees of Tybee County

Chu, Kyle Casey
The Black Mambas

Crull, Kelly
What Fell From the Sky

Cuevas, Adrianna
My Presentation Today Is About the Anaconda

Dumon Tak, Bibi

View the complete book list: Staff Faves 2025: Kids Chapter Books, Graphic Novels & Nonfiction

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