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General Recommendations
VPL - International Transgender Day of Visibility
Created on:
Mar 12, 2024
18 items
Enjoy these fiction titles selected by the reading experts at Vancouver Public Library to celebrate International Transgender D...
General Recommendations
VPL Picks: Up Lit & Gentle Reads - Empathy, Kindness, and Hope in Darker Times
Created on:
Mar 05, 2020
19 items
Up Lit and Gentle Reads main emphasis is on empathy and family bonds, acts of kindness to strangers, the human spirit, gentler ...
5 likes
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VPL - Books Just For You - Books to Inspire and Uplift
Created on:
Jul 13, 2023
10 items
A booklist created by a Readers Advisory team member for a reader who just wants to read delightful, inspiring books right now....
1 like
Top Picks
VPL - Books Just For You: Readalikes
Created on:
Sep 13, 2013
6 items
A personalized list of fiction created by the VPL Readers Cafe Staff.
General Recommendations
VPL - Books Just for You - For a Fan of "Hellboy," Mike Tyson and UFC
Created on:
Nov 14, 2025
6 items
Books had adventure, dark humour, otherworldly undertones and redemption as themes. Carefully selected by a reading specialist ...
General Recommendations
VPL - Books Just for You - Rich Worlds, Intriguing Twists, & Classic Lit
Created on:
Jun 26, 2025
24 items
This list is for a teen looking for fantasy, mystery, and graphics, as well as a few classics and older novels.
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VPL - Books Just For You - Fantasy, General Fiction, and Historical Fiction
Created on:
Mar 20, 2024
12 items
This list was selected for a VPL reader who enjoys The Night Circus, A tree Grows in Brooklyn, and Circe. They are looking for ...
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VPL – Books Just for You – A Mix of Genres in eBook
Created on:
Jul 05, 2019
9 items
For a reader who enjoys writers Tamora Pierce, John Steinbeck, and William Shakespeare, the TV series Longmire, and the film Ra...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Fantasy, Science Fiction and Paranormal eBooks
Created on:
Mar 12, 2019
12 items
This list was created for a patron who enjoys Lois McMaster Bujold, Sharon Lee, Steve Miller, Tanya Huff, Robin McKinley, and L...
1 like
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VPL - Books Just For You - Inspirational, Spiritual, Historical and Adventurous Reads from Across the World
Created on:
Jan 31, 2018
9 items
The VPL Reading Experts have compiled this booklist for a reader interested in thought-provoking fiction and non-fiction with a...
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VPL - What Vancouver is Reading in 2021
Created on:
Jan 05, 2021
100 items
The Vancouver Public Library asked patrons on Instagram (@VancouverPublicLibrary) what book they are starting off with in 2021....
1 like
General Recommendations
Semiahmoo Teen Book Review Project
Created on:
Oct 31, 2017
87 items
Teens from Semiahmoo Library in Surrey, B.C., write reviews of Advanced Reading Copies and newly published titles.
1 like
General Recommendations
2025 NoveList Reading Challenge - December - Go Meta with Books about Books
By:
Tigard_Adults
Tigard_Adults
Created on:
Oct 31, 2025
18 items
"The Library didn't only contain magical books, the ones which are chained to their shelves and are very dangerous. It als...
General Recommendations
Summer Reading Club 2025: Up for the Challenge - Advanced Readers (VPL)
Created on:
Feb 19, 2025
24 items
For those voracious readers who just can't get enough! These longer graphic novels and novels are full of adventure, kid-power,...
1 like
Top Picks
KCPL's Favorites of 2024 pt. 2
Created on:
Dec 31, 2024
42 items
Here at Kansas City Public Library, we love asking each other, "What are you reading, watching, or listening to?". We...
General Recommendations
Mercer Island Summer Reading Book Ideas
By:
MsAnna_Librarian
MsAnna_Librarian
Created on:
Jan 04, 2024
48 items
This booklist contains newer books that Ms. Tiger (our Children’s Librarian) has loved reading over the past year and is sharin...
4 likes
General Recommendations
TEEN READS: Best of 2023!
By:
ZandraELPL
ZandraELPL
Created on:
Nov 29, 2023
50 items
There were so many books to be excited about in 2023 that it was very hard to narrow the list down to just 50. Enjoy!
General Recommendations
You Are Kenough
By:
DBRL_ReginaF
DBRL_ReginaF
Created on:
Sep 19, 2023
29 items
The blockbuster Barbie movie this summer has sparked so many conversations, the topic of male empathy being just one of them th...
4 likes
General Recommendations
City of Stories: Summer 2022 Reader Recommendations
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ChiPubLib_Adults
ChiPubLib_Adults
Created on:
Sep 13, 2022
45 items
Our 2022 Summer Reading Challenge for adults, City of Stories, was a hit. Here is just a sampling of the excellent recommendati...
2 likes
General Recommendations
Mental Health Awareness for Kids 2022
Created on:
Apr 28, 2022
30 items
SurreyGreatBooks4Kids - Mental health is a state of well-being, and we all have it. We might have a mental illness, and we migh...
2 likes
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CRRL Picks: Hot New Titles 4/12/22
By:
CRRLCollection
CRRLCollection
Created on:
Apr 08, 2022
20 items
Just released Tuesday, April 12, these titles are ready for your requests!
General Recommendations
Mental Health Week for Kids 2021
Created on:
Apr 16, 2021
30 items
SurreyGreatBooks4Kids - Mental health is a state of well-being, and we all have it. We might have a mental illness, and we migh...
1 like
Top Picks
CRRL Picks: Hot New Titles 11/24/20
By:
CRRLCollection
CRRLCollection
Created on:
Nov 16, 2020
17 items
Just released Tuesday, November 24, these titles are ready for your requests!
Genre Guide
Horror
Created on:
Aug 13, 2019
27 items
This genre invites you to experience the unexplained, haunting, and terrifying aspects of humanity and human imagination. For t...
5 likes
General Recommendations
Sidewise Awards Winners
Created on:
Apr 29, 2019
63 items
The Sidewise Awards have been presented annually since 1995 to recognize excellence in alternate historical fiction. In an alt...
1 like
