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Check out our selections below. If you don't find anything that interests you, fill out a What Should I Read Next? form and we will send you a personalized list of recommendations. You may also subscribe to our monthly emails to receive upcoming releases straight to your inbox. As always, our librarians are here to help. Call 631-924-6400 if you need more assistance.

Adults

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  • Cover image for The Blue Kitchen

    The Blue Kitchen

    Cider Mill Press
  • Cover image for The Money School

    The Money School

    Nicole Lapin
  • Cover image for We Need Your Art

    We Need Your Art

    Amie McNee
  • Cover image for The Next Conversation

    The Next Conversation

    Jefferson Fisher
  • Cover image for Count My Lies

    Count My Lies

    Sophie Stava
  • Cover image for All the Other Mothers Hate Me

    All the Other Mothers Hate Me

    Sarah Harman
  • Cover image for Superagency

    Superagency

    Reid Hoffman, Greg Beato
  • Cover image for Survival Gardening

    Survival Gardening

    Sam Coffman
  • Cover image for The NEAT Method Organizing Recipe Book

    The NEAT Method Organizing Recipe Book

    Ashley Murphy, Marissa Hagmeyer
  • Cover image for Bellevue

    Bellevue

    Robin Cook
  • Cover image for A Monsoon Rising

    A Monsoon Rising

    Thea Guanzon
  • Cover image for Sister Snake

    Sister Snake

    Amanda Lee Koe
  • Cover image for Gabriel's Moon

    Gabriel's Moon

    William Boyd
  • Cover image for Rental House

    Rental House

    Weike Wang
  • Cover image for The Gardener's Plot

    The Gardener's Plot

    Deborah J. Benoit
  • Cover image for The Sunflower House

    The Sunflower House

    Adriana Allegri
  • Cover image for City of Night Birds

    City of Night Birds

    JUHEA. KIM
  • Cover image for The Courting of Bristol Keats

    The Courting of Bristol Keats

    Mary E. Pearson
  • Cover image for April Storm

    April Storm

    Leila Meacham
  • Cover image for Is She Really Going Out with Him?

    Is She Really Going Out with Him?

    Sophie Cousens
  • Cover image for Playground

    Playground

    Richard Powers
  • Cover image for The Forest of Lost Souls

    The Forest of Lost Souls

    Dean Koontz
  • Cover image for Bad Liar

    Bad Liar

    Tami Hoag
  • Cover image for Lies He Told Me

    Lies He Told Me

    James Patterson, David Ellis
  • Cover image for Here One Moment

    Here One Moment

    Liane Moriarty
  • Cover image for Counting Miracles

    Counting Miracles

    Nicholas Sparks
  • Cover image for The Sleepwalkers

    The Sleepwalkers

    Scarlett Thomas
  • Cover image for Only the Brave

    Only the Brave

    Danielle Steel
  • Cover image for James

    James

    Percival Everett
  • Cover image for Expiration Dates

    Expiration Dates

    Rebecca Serle

Teens

Get more reading suggestions especially for teens here.

  • Cover image for Prince of the Palisades

    Prince of the Palisades

    Julian Winters
  • Cover image for Rani Choudhury Must Die

    Rani Choudhury Must Die

    Adiba Jaigirdar
  • Cover image for Thanks for Listening

    Thanks for Listening

    Molly Horan
  • Cover image for The Grandest Game

    The Grandest Game

    Jennifer Lynn Barnes
  • Cover image for Heart-Shaped Lies

    Heart-Shaped Lies

    Elizabeth Agyemang
  • Cover image for Flyboy

    Flyboy

    Kasey LeBlanc
  • Cover image for A Misfortune of Lake Monsters

    A Misfortune of Lake Monsters

    Nicole M. Wolverton
  • Cover image for The Bletchley Riddle

    The Bletchley Riddle

    Ruta Sepetys, Steve Sheinkin
  • Cover image for Powerful

    Powerful

    Lauren Roberts
  • Cover image for Where the Library Hides

    Where the Library Hides

    Isabel Ibañez
  • Cover image for Practical Rules for Cursed Witches

    Practical Rules for Cursed Witches

    Kayla Cottingham

Kids

Get more reading suggestions for kids here.

  • Cover image for Birnbaum's 2025 Walt Disney World for Kids

    Birnbaum's 2025 Walt Disney World for Kids

    Birnbaum Guides
  • Cover image for I See a Rat

    I See a Rat

    Paul Meisel
  • Cover image for It's Winter!

    It's Winter!

    Renée Kurilla
  • Cover image for Clyde the Greyhound

    Clyde the Greyhound

    Beck Feiner, Robin Feiner
  • Cover image for Pigs Dig a Road

    Pigs Dig a Road

    Carrie Finison
  • Cover image for Lone Wolf Goes to School

    Lone Wolf Goes to School

    Kiah Thomas
  • Cover image for Og Finds the Cog

    Og Finds the Cog

    Ame Dyckman
  • Cover image for Hocus and Pocus and the Spell for Home

    Hocus and Pocus and the Spell for Home

    A. R. Capetta
  • Cover image for Pizza for Pia

    Pizza for Pia

    Betsy Groban
  • Cover image for Not My Cat

    Not My Cat

    Stacey Patton
  • Cover image for Countdown to Yesterday

    Countdown to Yesterday

    Shirley Marr
  • Cover image for Finding Things

    Finding Things

    Kevin Henkes
  • Cover image for The Perilous Performance at Milkweed Meadow

    The Perilous Performance at Milkweed Meadow

    Elaine Dimopoulos
  • Cover image for Grumpy Monkey Too Many Bugs

    Grumpy Monkey Too Many Bugs

    Suzanne Lang
  • Cover image for Sheldon's New Shell

    Sheldon's New Shell

    Lily Murray
  • Cover image for Lightfall: Shadow of the Bird

    Lightfall: Shadow of the Bird

    Tim Probert
  • Cover image for Queenie Jean Is in Trouble Again

    Queenie Jean Is in Trouble Again

    Christine Read
  • Cover image for I Want to Be a Scientist

    Flubby is Not a Good Pet!

    Jennifer E. Morris
  • Cover image for Cesaria Feels the Beat

    Cesaria Feels the Beat

    Denise R. Adusei
  • Cover image for Beach Paws

    Beach Paws

    Cam Higgins

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500 Books Before Junior High

Students in kindergarten through 6th grade are invited to join this reading challenge to read 500 books before junior high. Participants earn rewards and recognition along the way, making the journey as exciting as the destination. 
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1000 Books Before Kindergarten

The Children’s Department is proud to present the 1KBK initiative. This national project was created to encourage parent and child bonding through reading 1,000 books before entering kindergarten with infants, toddlers and preschoolers.
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Battle of the Books

Battle of the Books is a county-wide inter-library competition between teams of teens focused on young adult novels. Teens read quality literature for fun and for detail and then compete against each other in a trivia contest about these titles. 

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