Booklists

The Sustainable Development Goals Book Club tackles a goal a month with booklists in the six official United Nations' languages.

Shared family reading plays a vital role in growing lifelong readers, but finding the right book can be tricky. Here’s a mix of classics and 21st-century favorites for everyone.

Horror, despite how it’s often categorized, is not a genre. It is instead a mood, applicable to any genre that elicits fear, disgust, surprise, or shock. For young readers with still-developing brains, horror can be especially appealing as they navigate their own emotional responses. Librarians must be familiar with the trends, and the kind of chills a reader may be seeking, all through the year.

These audiobooks will keep everyone entertained on those spring break and summer road trips.

Rabble rousers and rebels rub shoulders with artists and adventurers in these eminently browsable collective biographies.

New books about women in STEM feature inventors, architects, naturalists, and computer and space scientists.

A look at women who courageously fought for the right to vote—their struggles, missteps, disagreements, and their successes—and those who were determined to exercise that right once it became law.

In this new column, Cicely Lewis explores books that embrace social change.

The newly formed Summer Scares committee announces its selections for an annual booklist and slate of programs promoting and celebrating horror and dark literature for all ages.