Asia and the Pacific Islands Picture Books
Picture books that bring Asia and the Pacific Islands into focus.
Reading Recommendations
Commuter Picks V: It’s time to practice your reading and riding!
Commuter Picks is back, and you’ve got a ticket to read! When I take two trains and a bus to work, I also ask commuters about their favorite book. If it’s in the DCPL catalog, I read it and recommend it to you!
"Good Girls Revolt"
For viewers who can't get enough of the Amazon mini-series based on this historic event, check out these book pairings that provide a closer look into the era.
2025 At DC Public Library, A Year of Daily Routines and New Discoveries
Millions of visits, borrowed items, and hours online show how people wove libraries into the fabric of 2025
A Contemporary Celebration of National Poetry Month
Six books that show contemporary poetry's range.
A Librarian’s Summer TBR Pile
Here are my summer reading choices for 2024, and hopefully one or more will speak to you as well. The first three, I hope to get to in the month of June, the last two I’m hoping to finish in July and August (respectively).
Back to School: On America's Education System
A short list of books that examine schools and schooling in America, detail the successes and failures of the education system, and offer solutions for the future.