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Black background with a book cover collage and text reading Book List: CMAP Library Reads June

CMAP Library Reads – June

Every month, librarians share books they are excited about with the members of the Center for Modern Aging Princeton.

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Black background with a book cover collage and text reading Book List: CMAP Library Reads - May

CMAP Library Reads – May

Every month, librarians share books they are excited about with the members of the Center for Modern Aging Princeton.

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Black background with a book cover collage and text reading Book List: CMAP Library Reads - April

CMAP Library Reads – April

Every month, librarians share books they are excited about with the members of the Center for Modern Aging Princeton.

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Earth Day is Every Day

Books for children all about discovering the joy of nature and cultivating a desire to care for the planet.

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A slide showing nine book covers and featuring the description "Book List Growth Mindset Picture Books"

Growth Mindset Picture Books

Great picture books for preschool and elementary in which hard work, dedication, resilience and a love of learning are encouraged.

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Black background with a book cover collage and text reading book list: CMAP Library Reads - March

CMAP Library Reads – March

Every month, librarians share books they are excited about with the members of the Center for Modern Aging Princeton.

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Black background with a book cover collage and text reading book list: Janie’s Picks

Janie’s Picks

Janie has a soft spot for Canadian books, contemporary & historical fiction, memoirs, short stories, and psychological thrillers.

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Black background with a book cover collage and text reading book list: Martha's Picks

Martha’s Picks

No matter what genre or format, Martha is drawn to books with quirky, unique and unforgettable characters full of heart.

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Black background with a book cover collage and text reading book list: Jordan's Picks

Jordan’s Picks

Jordan has a passion for diverse literary journeys that transcend time and genre boundaries.

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Black background with a book cover collage and text reading book list: Eva's Picks

Eva’s Picks

Eva likes adventures, tragedies, storytellers, liars, and books about characters making long, dangerous journeys.

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Black background with a book cover collage and text reading book list: Nature Explorers!

Nature Explorers!

A list of recommended books and online resources to inspire families to get outside and explore the natural world.

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Wordless Picture Books

Wordless picture books can be great literacy tools for language development, oral storytelling, and vocabulary building.

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Black background with a book cover collage and text reading book list: Katie's Picks

Katie’s Picks

Katie is fond of contemporary and historical middle grade fiction, YA romances, and fairy tale retellings of all kinds.

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Black background with a book cover collage and text reading book list: Stephanie's Picks

Stephanie’s Picks

Stephanie enjoys historical fiction and novels-in-verse, and she can often be found browsing new JU non-fiction.

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Black background with a book cover collage and text reading book list: LGBTQIA+ Pride for Kids

LGBTQIA+ Pride for Kids

Celebrate and explore the history of Pride with a selection of children’s books that highlight LGBTQIA+ experiences and stories.

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Black background with a book cover collage and text reading book list: Hispanic Heritage for Kids

Hispanic Heritage for Kids

Explore titles that highlight the Hispanic/Latinx experience, storytellers and artists, and history and culture.

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Black background with a book cover collage and text reading book list: Disability Pride for Kids

Disability Pride for Kids

Celebrate, read, and learn about Disability Pride in July and all year long with these selections of books for kids.

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Black background with a book cover collage and text reading Book List: Senior Sleuths

Senior Sleuths

Life is exciting and full of surprises for these oldies, be they spies, detectives, or just in the right place at the wrong time.

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Black background with a book cover collage and text reading Book List: Rhiannon's Picks

Rhiannon’s Picks

Rhiannon can often be found with her nose in a book with a unique narrative structure. She loves retellings of classic stories.

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Black background with a book cover collage and text reading Book List: Banned Books Week

Banned Books Week

The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom tracks challenges to library, school, and university materials and services.

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Black background with a book cover collage and text reading book list: Cliff's Picks

Cliff’s Picks

A scholar of Greek & Latin Classics, Cliff’s reading tastes inevitably trend toward literature, philosophy, history, & criticism.

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Black background with a book cover collage and text reading book list: Poetry for Teens

Poetry for Teens

A selection of poetry, novels in verse, anthologies, and more for teens.

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Black background with a book cover collage and text reading book list: Juneteenth for Teens

Juneteenth for Teens

Explore nonfiction and fiction titles about honoring and celebrating Juneteenth, emancipation, Black history, and culture.

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Black background with a book cover collage and text reading book list: Hispanic Heritage for Teens

Hispanic Heritage for Teens

Celebrate the varied histories and cultures of people from Hispanic and Latin-American backgrounds with this list of books that hi

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Black background with a book cover collage and text reading book list: LGBTQIA+ Pride for Teens

LGBTQIA+ Pride for Teens

Celebrate and explore the history of Pride with this selection of teens books that highlight LGBTQIA+ experiences and stories.

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Black background with a book cover collage and text reading book list: Black History for Teens

Black History for Teens

Nonfiction and fiction books for teens on Black creators and leaders, historical events and movements.

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Black background with a book cover collage and text reading book list: Leslie's Picks

Leslie’s Picks

Leslie loves going through the journey with the characters and seeing them develop along the road.

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Black background with a book cover collage and text reading book list: Laura's Picks

Laura’s Picks

Laura enjoys literary fiction and is drawn to essays, poetry, memoir, music, and film/TV that explore a wide range of topics.

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Black background with a book cover collage and text reading book list: Back to School for Adults

Back to School for Adults

If you miss your school days, then perhaps reading a novel set in a school or book about education will help ease those pangs.

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Black background with a book cover collage and text reading book list: Beach Mysteries

Beach Mysteries

Summer is a perfect time for a chilling mystery. Grab one of these mysteries and thrillers set at the beach.

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Black background with a book cover collage and text reading book list: Dana's Picks

Dana’s Picks

Dana enjoys action movies, sports, traveling, and a great story or book of any kind.

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Black background with a book cover collage and text reading book list: Erica's Picks

Erica’s Picks

Erica enjoys contemporary & historical fiction, memoirs, and essay collections.

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Black background with a book cover collage and text reading book list: Female AAPI Voices

Female AAPI Voices

We’ve gathered a handful of extraordinary female AAPI voices. Any of the books very well may become your next favorite read.

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Black background with a book cover collage and text reading book list: Folk Horror

Folk Horror

These atmospheric tales feature natural settings and usually incorporate elements of folklore.

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Black background with a book cover collage and text reading book list: Holiday Romances

Holiday Romances

Winter holidays are the perfect background for romantic sparks to fly.

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Black background with a book cover collage and text reading book list: Irish-American Heritage Month

Irish-American Heritage Month

Discover a variety of books, both fiction and non-fiction, about the Irish in America and also penned by Irish-American authors.

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Black background with a book cover collage and text reading book list: Ji Hae's Picks

Ji Hae’s Picks

Ji Hae loves to peruse cookbooks and food memoirs and has a personal interest in books on the American immigrant experience.

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Black background with a book cover collage and text reading book list: Kim's Picks

Kim’s Picks

Kim has a preference for nonfiction, particularly history, science and and nature, communication, and issues around civil rights.

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Black background with a book cover collage and text reading Book List: Kristin's Picks

Kristin’s Picks

A fan of literary fiction, poetry, memoirs, and short stories, Kristin has led the library’s fiction group for well over a decade.

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Black background with a book cover collage and text reading book list: Musical Novels

Musical Novels

Check out these books in which music or musicians figure prominently.

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Black background with a book cover collage and text reading book list: National Humor Month

National Humor Month

Did you know that April is also National Humor Month? In honor of it, we’ve put together some books to make laugh until you cry.

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Black background with a book cover collage and text reading book list: Nora's Picks

Nora’s Picks

Nora watched a lot of odd, dark fantasy films during her formative childhood years, leading to a love of speculative fiction.

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Black background with a book cover collage and text reading Book List: CMAP Library Reads July

CMAP Library Reads – July

Every month, librarians share books they are excited about with the members of the Center for Modern Aging Princeton.

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Black background with a book cover collage and text reading book list: Put Your Dukes Up

Put Your Dukes Up

Check out some of these selections, featuring some memorable rakes, rogues, dukes, and duchesses.

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Black background with a book cover collage and text reading book list: Read It and Eat

Read It and Eat

Pair your reading with an ideal recipe, cookbook, or food-related resource.

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Black background with a book cover collage and text reading book list: Road Trip Reads

Road Trip Reads

Enjoy these mostly fictional stories of families, individuals, friends, and more striking out on the road.

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Black background with a book cover collage and text reading book list: Andrew's Picks

Andrew’s Picks

Andrew has a soft spot for works that explore that explore the absurd and irrational aspects of the human condition.

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Black background with a book cover collage and text reading book list: A Fine Romance

A Fine Romance

There’s someone for everyone, or so they say. Enjoy this collection of older and newer titles this Valentine’s Day and beyond.

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Black background with a book cover collage and text reading book list: Strange Schools

Strange Schools

Sometimes, education goes beyond reading, writing, and all the rest. These stories for adults feature unusual educational systems.

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Black background with a book cover collage and text reading book list: Unreliable Narrators

Unreliable Narrators

Readers often believe that they can trust the narrator, but that’s not always the case.

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Black background with a book cover collage and text reading book list: Winter Reads

Winter Reads

Grab a mug of cocoa and settle down with one of these wintry titles.

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Black background with a book cover collage and text reading book list: Women in Historical Fiction

Women in Historical Fiction

A sampling of historical fiction that features strong female leads, some inspired by real-life heroines throughout the centuries.

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Black background with a book cover collage and text reading Book List: Women in Translation

Women in Translation

August is Women in Translation Month, a time to both celebrate and read works in translation by women authors.

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