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What To Read!
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We recommend!

Brooklyn Public Library's own librarians offer reading recommendations for a wide array of interests and age groups.

Black History Month Books for Kids

Browse one of the following lists for further recommendations…

BPL Recommends...

Staff Favorites
(Each month a different BPL librarian will make personal recommendations)
Book Notes from the Underground
Brooklyn Public Library Presents
Children's Book Nook
Children's Chapter Books
Children's Picture Books
Crime Story
TFT: Explosive Teen Books
Check It Out: Books for Teens
Timely Topics
Timely Topics for Kids
While You Wait... (For Kids)
While You Wait... (For Teens)
While You Wait... (For Adults)
Download This!
(Available audiobook titles from our Digital Media Catalog)

Bestsellers

New York Times Fiction Hardcover
New York Times Nonfiction Hardcover
New York Times Fiction Paperback
New York Times Nonfiction Paperback
New York Times Advice Hardcover
New York Times Advice Paperback
Oprah's Book Club Selections

En Español

Enciende Tu Mente

Movies: Staff Picks

Art House Cinema

All Booklists

View all lists of recommendations, bestsellers, and award winners.


Online Book Clubs

Brooklyn Book Talk

Join BPL's online book discussion for adults. All you need to participate is an enthusiasm for books and for talking about them.


Books in Your Email

Join our Books in Your Email service. Every day, Monday through Friday, you will receive in your email a five-minute selection from a chapter of a book. By the end of the week, you'll have read 2-3 chapters. Every Monday we start new books. Sign up and start reading.