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Monthly Staff Picks

SJPL Picks: AAPI Voices in YA Lit

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the perfect time to amplify AAPI voices!

SJPL Picks: AAPI Voices

Amplify AAPI voices! While May is AAPI Heritage Month, you can enjoy these fresh publications from AAPI Authors any time of year.

SJPL Picks: Jewish American Heritage Month

Check out these books (Fiction and Non Fiction) to celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month. Selected by SJPL Librarians.

El mes de la herencia de asiaticos americanos

El mes de mayo rinde homenaje a las generaciones de asiáticos americanos e isleños del Pacífico (AAPI).

Personalized Staff Picks

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Picture Books

SJPL Picks: Green Reads (Pre-K to Early Elementary)

Explore nature and learn how to take care of our beloved planet Earth with these Green Reads for young readers.

SJPL Picks: Stories, books, and Libraries

Picture books about the wonderful world of stories, literary creation, and libraries.

SJPL Picks: New Sibling

What to do when you have a new baby brother or sister. Stories to appeal to young ones and to help ease the changes.

SJPL Picks: Tough Topics - Loss and Grief

Books can be a wonderful tool to approach tough topics with young children who have experienced loss or trauma.

SJPL Picks: Books for the very beginning reader

A list of books for our very earliest readers. Small sentences and pictures will keep your newest reader engaged!

SJPL Picks: Green Reads (~Grades 3-7)

From climate change to evil corporations to animals on the brink of extinction, these characters are taking action!

SJPL Picks: Novels in Verse (~Grades 3-7)

If your regular reads have you in a reading rut, why not try some poetry instead?

SJPL Picks: Illustrated Chapter Books for Middle Graders

These books (while not exactly graphic novels) have many illustrations that provide a dynamic and vocabulary-enriching reading experience.

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SJPL Picks: Test Prep & Study Guides for High School

Here’s a list of test prep and study guides to help you crush your exams and school assignments.

SJPL Picks: Short But Sweet: Books Under 200 Pages

Check out these Short but Sweet books that are 200 or less pages. Include Fiction, Nonfiction, In-Verse, and Poetry.

SJPL Picks: YA Books with Male Protagonists

Only 22% of YA titles feature a male protagonist. If you've been craving a book with a male lead, this list is for you.

SJPL Picks: YA Inspired by K-Pop & K-Dramas

안녕하세요! Love jamming out to BTS, Black Pink, Stray Kids, and Mamamoo? These YA fiction books are inspired by K-Pop and K-Dramas!

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SJPL Picks: Romantasy

Looking for fantasy with a heavy dose of spice? Selected and curated by SJPL Librarians.

SJPL Picks: Historical Fiction

What better way to spark a passion for history than through stories? Historical Fiction gives voices to those lost to the passage of time.

SJPL Picks: Athletes' Stories (Sports Nonfiction)

Sports history, life stories, memoirs, biographies, and autobiographies from or about notable athletes, selected by SJPL Librarians.

SJPL Picks: Memoir

Fascinating stories about fascinating people - told in their own words.

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