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.

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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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Staff Picks

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Cult Fiction Nonfiction for Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month Stories about Mental Health for Teens - May 2026 Asian Pacific American Literature Award Winners for Kids Champion Your Health: Older Adults Month 2026

Cult Fiction

Rouge

Awad, Mona
Mood Swings

Barnet, Frankie
We Are Light

Blees, Gerda
O Sinners!

Cuffy, Nicole
Acting Class

Drnaso, Nick
Cuckoo

Felker-Martin, Gretchen
Make Me Better

Gailey, Sarah

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Nonfiction for Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month

Louder Than the Lies

Camp, Ellie Yang
Water Mirror Echo

Chang, Jeff
Clam Down

Chen, Anelise
Authority

Chu, Andrea Long
Connie

Chung, Connie
Take My Name but Say It Slow

Dai, Thomas
Maybe the Body

Drake, Asa (Poet)

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Stories about Mental Health for Teens - May 2026

All Alone With You

Coombs, Amelia Diane
Estela, Undrowning

Peña-Govea, René
The Glass Girl

Glasgow, Kathleen
The Golden Boy's Guide to Bipolar

Reyes, Sonora
Love, Sivvy

Toalson, R. L.
Right as Rain

Bhuiyan, Tashie
The Uncertainty Principle

Davis, Joshua

View the complete book list: Stories about Mental Health for Teens - May 2026

Asian Pacific American Literature Award Winners for Kids

Kahoʻolawe

Hurley, Kamalani
Many Things at Once

Hiranandani, Veera
Every Peach Is A Story

Masumoto, David Mas
A Vaisakhi to Remember

Singh, Simran Jeet
Hungry Bones

Hung, Louise
The Queen Bees of Tybee County

Chu, Kyle Casey
Fresh Start

Galligan, Gale

View the complete book list: Asian Pacific American Literature Award Winners for Kids

Champion Your Health: Older Adults Month 2026

100 Questions & Answers About Medicare
The Crone Zone

Bargiel, Nina
Unapologetic Aging

Benfield, Debra
Age in Place or Find A New Space

Chiang, Carol
Adaptive Tai Chi

Guo, Zibin
The End of My Life Is Killing Me

Gurwitch, Annabelle
Balance Exercises for Seniors

Hamrick, Scott

View the complete book list: Champion Your Health: Older Adults Month 2026

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