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Spring 2021 Staff Picks Are Here!

Spring into new reads with almost 200 recommended titles from our expert librarians for kids, teens, and adults.

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Down and out in Oahu, Ren reluctantly joins the basketball team. Ultra bright colors and loose style convey poverty, violence, friendship.

A Map to the Sun

Grace Yamada

Jefferson Market Library

Z’s dad was a great football star and a hero in the neighborhood. But his head injuries are causing problems that affect the whole family.

Before the Ever After

Andrea Lipinski

Kingsbridge Library

New & Noteworthy

Infinite Country

Infinite Country

Patricia Engel

Adult

Fiction

The Law of Innocence

The Law of Innocence

Michael Connelly

Adult

Fiction

Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning

Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning

Cathy Park Hong

Adult

Nonfiction

How Rights Went Wrong

How Rights Went Wrong

Jamal Greene

Adult

Nonfiction

We Could Be Heroes

We Could Be Heroes

Mike Chen

Adult

Fiction

Northern Light

Kazim Ali

Adult

Nonfiction

The Collected Schizophrenias

The Collected Schizophrenias

Esme Weijun Wang

Adult

Nonfiction

Perestroika in Paris

Perestroika in Paris

Jane Smiley

Adult

Fiction

Until Justice Be Done

Until Justice Be Done

Kate Masur

Adult

Nonfiction

Pachinko

Min Jin Lee

Adult

Fiction

From Our Blog

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Heroines in Fairytales, Folklore, Fables and Legends for Young Readers

These stories show women and girls using wits, strength and heart to overcome obstacles.

Ruth Guerrier-Pierre

Children's Librarian

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Quiz: How Well Do You Know Your Book Adaptations?

Some of the biggest successes on the big and small screen started their creative life as books—do you know which ones?

Carrie McBride

Communications

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