Staff Picks
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Love stumbling on a fun book display at the library? Welcome to the online version! Dive into our Library staff’s top picks—books, movies, music, and more—by theme, age, awards, read-alikes, and all kinds of cool topics we just can’t stop talking about.
Listen Up! 2026 Audie Awards Winners and Finalists
The Audie Awards is the premier awards program in the United States recognizing distinction in audiobooks and spoken-word entertainment.
Solarpunk
What if we came together as people to solve the ecological crises that we're facing? Explore the micro-genre solarpunk!
Dungeon Crawler Carl
Carl, a Coast Guard veteran, and Princess Donut, his ex-girlfriend's cat, escape the elimination of the human species.
Women's History Month in Graphic Novels
Check out these graphic non-fic titles for women's history month!
Books for older teens and new adults
New Adult books have appeal for a wide age range and feature themes that both teens and adults will relate to.
Black Teen Romance
February is a time to celebrate Valentine's Day and Black History Month. Here are teen romances written by a Black authors!
Fútbol America: Books for Kids
A selection of football (soccer) fiction for younger readers ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Search and Find By Picture
Search-and-Find books that have you seek based on pictures, no words required. Readers of all literacy levels can participate in the search!
Kids Books for Gamers
If your mom is making you read a book and put down your controller, why not read a book about video games?
Who Runs the World? Girls!
Check out these diverse stories (for middle-grade readers) of brave, fierce, powerful girls and women of the past and present.
Search and Find By Picture
Search-and-Find books that have you seek based on pictures, no words required. Readers of all literacy levels can participate in the search!
Picturebooks about War
If children are asking difficult questions about war, these picturebooks may help begin answering them in ways they can understand.
Staff Pick Spotlight: America 250
Kansas Poetry
The Kansas 250 Bookshelf was created by the State Library of Kansas in conjunction with America 250.
Love Your Kansas Community
Celebrate Kansas with these books related to the history and events of various Kansas communities.
America 250 Reading List
To celebrate the America's 250th anniversary, PBS Books made this booklist to celebrate the people, events, and ideals that made America.
Kansas: The Road to Statehood
America 250: Learn about the State of Kansas from the early native Kanza tribe, to the early pioneer days, to Bloody Kansas.
Listen Up! 2026 Audie Awards Winners and Finalists
The Audie Awards is the premier awards program in the United States recognizing distinction in audiobooks and spoken-word entertainment.
Women in Horror
Horror books written by women.
Search and Find By Picture
Search-and-Find books that have you seek based on pictures, no words required. Readers of all literacy levels can participate in the search!
Solarpunk
What if we came together as people to solve the ecological crises that we're facing? Explore the micro-genre solarpunk!
Picturebooks about War
If children are asking difficult questions about war, these picturebooks may help begin answering them in ways they can understand.
Dungeon Crawler Carl
Carl, a Coast Guard veteran, and Princess Donut, his ex-girlfriend's cat, escape the elimination of the human species.
Kids Books for Gamers
If your mom is making you read a book and put down your controller, why not read a book about video games?
One Librarian's Best Books Read in 2025
I know this might seem two months late in the making, but to that I say it's never to late to recommend a good book!
Take the Trip
Lonely Planet offers an array of inspiring travel guidebooks. Need inspiration? Look no further than these titles. Send us a postcard!
Trans Lives
If you have not (knowingly) met a Trans person but are curious about more about their lives, check out these memoirs.
Diane-11:30am, February 24. Entering the town of Twin Peaks.
Five miles south of the Canadian border, twelve miles west of the state line. Never seen so many trees in my life.
Women's History Month
Some newer books in our collection about iconic, pioneering, and legendary women and women's movements.
Films Shining a Light on Historical Women
In honor of Women's History Month, here's a mix of fictionalized accounts and documentaries on historical women around the globe.
Who Runs the World? Girls!
Check out these diverse stories (for middle-grade readers) of brave, fierce, powerful girls and women of the past and present.
Women's History Month: Memoirs
March is Women's History Month! Explore some influential women in history through their own words with these memoirs.
Women in History for Teens
Teen books for those interested in herstory