Youth Book Lists
Youth Services staff have put together lists of books we've read and recommend. Use the filters to the left to help you find something that's just right for you!
On June 19, 1865, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was declared, the enslaved Black people in Galveston, TX finally became free. This day has since been filled with celebration in recognition of the abolition of slavery.
Fiction and nonfiction books for kids in grades K-3 that feature similar themes to the 2023 One Book, One Village title, <em>The Two Lives of Sara</em>. Themes include civil rights, racial inequality, MLK, motherhood, female friendship, the 1960s, Memphis, jazz music and cooking.