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Book Lists

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Here are some books our staff recommend. We love to read, and we especially love to recommend a reading list. Check out Readers’ Services for more recommendations.

Curl Up with a Cozy Booklist

Fall in love with a good book.

Spooky Reads

Readers Loved Them. Censors Didn’t.

Pumpkin Spiced Fantasy Reads

Magical Realism Booklist

Books for the Beach

Hit the Road with These Must-Listen Audiobooks

Rhyme and Reason

Women’s History Month

Indiana Firefly Award Nominees – 2025

2025’s Award-Winning Books for Kids & Teens

Local Authors

Yum!

Romantasy Round Up

Taylor Swift: A Book for Every Era

Cozy Fall Books

Book Twins: Read-Alikes for Popular Picks

Book Lists for Fusion Fest

Audiobooks for Waiting in the Pick-up Line

Olympic Reading Lists

Novels Featuring Characters with Disability

American History

Pride Month 2024

National Cheese Day

Christian Fiction

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2024

National Poetry Month 2024

Love Stories

Black History Month 2024

Youth Media Awards 2024

New York Times Adult Nonfiction Bestsellers

New York Times Young Adult Bestsellers

Spooky Reads that’ll make you Scream

Cozy Reading

Back to School: All Classmates are Welcome

Hot Books for Hot Summer Days

World Refugee Day: Books on the Global Refugee Experiece

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Earth Day with Maci Tetrick, Miss South Bend & ABC57 Meteorlologist

Rad Women and Her Stories

Romance

ALA Youth Media Award Winners 2023

Celebrating Black History, Black Authors and Artists

Holiday Reads

Social Justice & Civic Engagement

Native American Voices

SciFi and Fantasy

Summer Reading Club: U.S. History

Summer Reading Club: Historical Fiction

Read with Pride

Afghanistan: The People, The Culture and the Refugee Experience

Oceans of Possibilities

Disability Awareness

Stories of Ukraine

New Year, New Mindset

Latinx Voices

Comfort from the Kitchen

Great Books

Celebrity Book Clubs

The Muppet Summer

Naturalists, Animal Lovers, and the Great Outdoors

Read Harder 2021

Diversity & Empathy

Hogwarts Houses Reading Lists

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