Recommended Reads

Welcome to DPL’s Recommended Reads page. Each month we will select a theme and add new titles with helpful descriptions. Click through to your chosen topic below and, when you find a book you would like to explore, click on the title and be taken directly to our catalog. Happy reading!

Staff Picks! A collection of DPL staff book recommendations and favorites from 2022 FICTION/HISTORICAL FICTION The Making of Her –...

Get Into the Spirit of Giving! Children Just Help! – Sonia Sotomayor This follow up to Just Ask! by U.S....

Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Month Children Front Desk – Kelly Yang Kelly Yang’s Front Desk is loosely based on her...

Hispanic Heritage Month Children Alma and How She Got Her Name – Juana Martinez-Neal A charming picture book featuring Alma...

August is for Book Lovers Children Love in the Library – Maggie Tokuda-Hall Love in the Library introduces readers to...

Disability Pride Month – Accepting, Honoring, and Celebrating Human Diversity Children El Deafo – Cece Bell This graphic novel is...

If you have any questions or would like to suggest a topic for our monthly Recommended Reads please reach out to Julie Harvey, our Reading Advocate, at jharvey@minlib.net.