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Award-Winning Books by Black Authors
By:
KCLSAnnalise
KCLSAnnalise
Created on:
Feb 04, 2022
25 items
These are just some of the many award-winning books written by Black authors. Find more by filling out a BookMatch request!
1 like
General Recommendations
Illuminating Black Joy
By:
s
StaffPicks_NWPL
Created on:
Jan 12, 2021
19 items
A collection of stories for teens that celebrate and center Black lives, joy, resiliency, magic, and excellence.
2 likes
General Recommendations
Middle Grade Romance
By:
w
Waupaca_Childrens
Created on:
Mar 16, 2024
67 items
2 likes
General Recommendations
2023 Teen Book Award Winners
By:
OPLTEENBOOKLISTS
OPLTEENBOOKLISTS
Created on:
Jan 18, 2023
94 items
2022 was a fantastic year for teen literature. These books are the best of the best, winning awards and being selected for spec...
1 like
Topic Guide
YA Reads for Trans Day of Remembrance
By:
pacl_teens
pacl_teens
Created on:
Nov 20, 2019
48 items
Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is an annual observance on November 20 that honors the memory of the trans people whose l...
Topic Guide
Seattle Picks: Pride for Kids - LGBTQ+ Books for Kids and Families
Created on:
Oct 10, 2019
60 items
The experiences of LGBTQIA+ children and families are captured in this list comprised of picture books, chapter books, and grap...
4 likes
Topic Guide
Trans & Gender Expansive Teen Voices
By:
PPLTeen
Created on:
Sep 27, 2017
99 items
Fiction, nonficiton and graphic novels from our collection featuring transgender, nonbinary, and gender expansive teens.
7 likes
Topic Guide
Teens Read Pick of the Month
Created on:
Sep 03, 2013
87 items
Every month the SCCLD Teen Librarians choose one book as a great read from the library's Teen collection. This is the list of ...
3 likes
General Recommendations
Women Write Banned Books for Young Adults
By:
DBRL_ReginaF
DBRL_ReginaF
Created on:
Oct 06, 2025
100 items
So many of the more that 4200 unique titles listed in the banned book index collected by PEN America are written by women. Thes...
1 like
General Recommendations
Moms For Liberty doesn't want you to read...
By:
ChinesaR_KCMO
ChinesaR_KCMO
Created on:
Nov 18, 2024
90 items
Moms for Liberty groups all over the country have attempted to ban hundreds of titles from schools and public libraries. Here i...
12 likes
General Recommendations
The Indigo Girls Love Libraries: Summer 2023 Tour Banned Book Backdrop Pt 1
By:
r
readerpants
Created on:
Jul 04, 2023
100 items
Since the Venn diagram of Indigo Girls fans and queer librarians of a certain age is practically a circle -- and since Emily Sa...
1 like
General Recommendations
Reading Together in April: Your Fellow Readers Recommend...
By:
Elizabeth Blake
Elizabeth Blake
Created on:
Apr 06, 2021
100 items
The BPL community is reading together! Check out the books your fellow Reading Together participants recommended in April. Whet...
General Recommendations
Transgender Visibility
Created on:
Apr 01, 2021
23 items
Transgender Day of Visibility was March 31, but why limit trans visibility to just one day?
Check out the books on this list f...
2 likes
General Recommendations
Books as Taylor Swift Songs
By:
mhplstafflists
mhplstafflists
Created on:
Feb 11, 2021
100 items
Taylor Swift has been very busy. She has two new albums out and she has announced that she is going to remake her first 6 album...
6 likes
General Recommendations
Black and Queer
By:
PimaLib_Pride
PimaLib_Pride
Created on:
Feb 05, 2021
36 items
Celebrate Black History Month with some intersectionality! These books are must reads not just for the month but all year round...
5 likes
General Recommendations
BostonPL_2021 Youth Media Award Winners and Honors
By:
Amy Boglarski
Amy Boglarski
Created on:
Jan 26, 2021
76 items
The American Library Association just announced the 2021 Youth Media Awards! Find winners and honorees available to Boston Publ...
General Recommendations
#ThisisTucson ASRC - SPF 20 and under: YA edition
Created on:
May 15, 2020
25 items
Are you taking part in This is Tucson's Adult Summer Reading Challenge? Here are some books to check out in Young Adult. There'...
General Recommendations
YA Banned Books
By:
OPLTEENBOOKLISTS
OPLTEENBOOKLISTS
Created on:
Jan 05, 2026
47 items
“Books and ideas are the most effective weapons against intolerance and ignorance." -Lyndon Baines Johnson
2 likes
General Recommendations
Trans books at PLYMC
Created on:
Feb 28, 2025
100 items
Fiction & Non-fiction books for all ages.
Beautiful books about all spectrums of trans identity!
Heres to hoping for more b...
4 likes
General Recommendations
Celebrating Black LGBTQ+ Voices
Created on:
Jul 29, 2024
19 items
Incredible books by Black LGBTQ+ authors. Enjoy everything from joyful romances, to poetry, to revolutionary sci-fi, to queer B...
General Recommendations
ABC's of Pride for Teens: Proud To Read About Me
By:
MCPL_Teen
MCPL_Teen
Created on:
Jun 03, 2024
23 items
The world is a rainbow—a spectrum of people from all walks of life from end to end. June isn't only LGBTQIA+ Pride Month, but a...
4 likes
General Recommendations
Adventure Begins at Your Library
By:
OPLTEENBOOKLISTS
OPLTEENBOOKLISTS
Created on:
Apr 17, 2024
100 items
Adventure Begins at Your Library this summer! So check out a good book and go on a grand adventure with one of these adventurou...
3 likes
General Recommendations
Daphne Benedis-Grab Read-Alikes
By:
OPLTEENBOOKLISTS
OPLTEENBOOKLISTS
Created on:
Jul 27, 2023
58 items
Daphne Benedis-Grab will be coming to Olathe on September 14-15, 2023. To prepare for her visit, read her books as well as stor...
General Recommendations
Trans books for teens
Created on:
Nov 16, 2022
22 items
Fiction, nonfiction, and graphic novels that highlight and celebrate transgender voices.
General Recommendations
New LGBTQ+ Reads for Teens
By:
JCLEmmaF
JCLEmmaF
Created on:
Oct 11, 2022
49 items
We got that new new! New graphic novels and books by and featuring LGBTQ+ folks, including saphic thrillers, mlm tug of war tea...
4 likes
