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The Astral Library
by Kate Quinn
Foster-care survivor Alix Watson has always trusted books more than people. While escaping her bleak reality in the Boston Public Library, she discovers a hidden portal to the Astral Library—a realm where the lost can literally live inside their favorite stories. Guided by the Library’s acerbic guardian, Alix prepares for a new life, only for a shadowy enemy to put the entire multiverse at risk. Alongside a dashing ally, Alix must flee through the worlds of Austen, Gatsby, and Holmes to uncover a startling truth: who is the villain truly hunting, and can the Library survive the pursuit?
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The Personal Librarian
by Marie Benedict
Hired by tycoon J.P. Morgan to curate his legendary library, Belle da Costa Greene becomes a powerhouse in the New York art world, renowned for her intellect and influence. But her glamorous life rests on a dangerous deception: she is not Portuguese, but the daughter of Richard Greener, Harvard’s first Black graduate. Passing as white to navigate a segregated society, Belle must guard her true identity at all costs. The Personal Librarian is the remarkable story of a woman who risked everything—family, legacy, and her own soul—to preserve a carefully crafted facade in a world built to exclude her.
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Dear Fahrenheit 451: Love and Heartbreak in the Stacks: A Librarian's Love Letters and Breakup Notes to the Books in Her Life
by Annie Spence
If you love to read ... you know that some books affect you so profoundly they forever change the way you think about the world. Some books, on the other hand, disappoint you so much you want to throw them against the wall ... In this book, librarian Annie Spence has crafted love letters and breakup notes to the iconic and eclectic books she has encountered over the years. From breaking up with The Giving Tree (a dysfunctional relationship book if ever there was one), to her love letter to The Time Traveler's Wife (a novel less about time travel and more about the life of a marriage, with all of its ups and downs), Spence will make you think of old favorites in a new way.
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What You Are Looking for Is in the Library
by Michiko Aoyama
Sayuri Komachi is no ordinary librarian; she possesses the uncanny ability to read the souls of her visitors. To the restless, the stuck, and the dreaming, she offers more than just a book—she provides the exact spark needed to change their lives.Through a series of heartwarming encounters, Komachi guides lost souls toward the answers they didn't know they were seeking. What You Are Looking For Is in the Library is a soul-stirring tribute to the power of community, literature, and the unexpected connections that help us find our way.
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The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections
by Eva Jurczyk
Liesl Weiss is content in the shadows of a prestigious university’s rare books department—until her boss’s sudden stroke leaves her in charge and she discovers a priceless manuscript has vanished. When the university brass demands a cover-up to appease donors, and a colleague disappears shortly after, Liesl takes the investigation into her own hands. To find the truth, she must unspool the secrets of those she trusted most. What she uncovers among the dusty stacks challenges everything she thought she knew about the sanctity of the library and the people sworn to protect it.
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The Reading List
by Sara Nisha Adams
In the London Borough of Ealing, widower Mukesh lives a quiet, lonely life, struggling to connect with his bookworm granddaughter, Priya. Meanwhile, Aleisha, a bright but anxious teenager working a summer library job, discovers a mysterious reading list tucked inside a novel.
Seeking an escape from her own troubled home life, Aleisha begins reading through the list, eventually sharing the titles with a searching Mukesh. As they journey through the same stories, an unlikely friendship blossoms. The Reading List is a poignant tale of two soul-searching strangers who find a lifeline in fiction, proving that the right book at the right time can heal grief and bridge the widest of gaps.
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The Night of Many Endings
by Melissa Payne
Despite a childhood defined by loss and her brother’s disappearance, librarian Nora Martinez remains the beating heart of Silver Ridge, Colorado. To her, the local library isn’t just a job—it’s a sanctuary for the town’s castoffs, from a cynical elderly loner to a homeless man seeking a final wish. When a massive winter storm traps this group of "lonely hearts" inside the building overnight, forced proximity leads to unexpected revelations. As Nora confronts painful new truths about her brother’s past, the group discovers that even when stranded by life, a single fateful night can offer the second chance they all desperately need.
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Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books
by Kirsten Miller
In the small town of Troy, Georgia, local celebrity Lula Dean is on a mission to purge "inappropriate" books from the public library, replacing them with a "wholesome" lending library in her front yard. But she has no idea that her rival’s daughter, Lindsay, is secretly swapping the contents, wrapping banned books in the dust jackets of conservative classics.
As unsuspecting neighbors, from the prom queen to the local postman, read the "forbidden" texts, their lives and perspectives begin to shift. With a mayoral race heating up and the deception nearing exposure, a hilarious and provocative showdown looms that will force the town to confront its prejudices and change Troy forever.
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How Can I Help You
by Laura Sims
No one knows Margo's real name. Her colleagues and patrons at a small-town public library only know her middle-aged normalcy, congeniality, and charm. They have no reason to suspect that she is, in fact, a former nurse with a trail of countless premature deaths in her wake. She has turned a new page, so to speak, and the library is her sanctuary, a place to quell old urges. That is, at least, until Patricia, a recent graduate and failed novelist, joins the library staff. Patricia quickly notices Margo's subtly sinister edge, and watches her carefully. When a patron's death in the library bathroom gives her a hint of Margo's mysterious past, Patricia can't resist digging deeper--even as this new fixation becomes all-consuming.--
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The Man Who Loved Libraries: The Story of Andrew Carnegie
by Andrew Larsen
When he was a child in the 1840s, Andrew Carnegie and his family immigrated to America in search of a new beginning. His working-class Scottish family arrived at the height of the Industrial Revolution. Carnegie worked hard, in factories and telegraphy. He invested in railroads, eventually becoming the richest man in the world during his time. Carnegie believed strongly in sharing his wealth, and one of the ways he did this was by funding the construction of over 2,500 public libraries around the world. His philanthropy completely revolutionized public libraries, which weren't widespread at the time.
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The Last Chance Library
by Freya Sampson
Shy librarian June Jones has spent her life hiding behind the shelves of her sleepy English village library, the last connection to her late mother. When the library faces permanent closure, June is forced to abandon her reclusive ways and lead a band of eccentric locals in a desperate campaign to save the heart of their community. As June fights for the stacks, she opens her heart to new friendships and the quiet devotion of her old school friend, Alex Chen. To save the library, June must finally step into the world she’s only ever read about—discovering that in the process of rescuing her books, she might just save herself, too.
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The Village Library Demon-Hunting Society
by C. M. Waggoner
Librarian Sherry Pinkwhistle is used to solving murders in her quaint village, but the rising body count has started to feel decidedly unnatural. When a close friend is killed and her cat, Lord Thomas Crowell, is possessed by an ancient demon, Sherry realizes she must trade her sleuthing skills for exorcism. Joined by the local priest and a ragtag "Demon-Hunting Society," Sherry sets out to unmask a killer and banish a dark entity. A riotous blend of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Murder, She Wrote, this cozy fantasy proves that whether dealing with monsters or murderers, you should never mess with a librarian.
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The Midnight Library
by Matt Haig
Between life and death there is a library. When Nora Seed finds herself in the Midnight Library, she has a chance to make things right. Up until now, her life has been full of misery and regret. She feels she has let everyone down, including herself. But things are about to change. The books in the Midnight Library enable Nora to live as if she had done things differently. With the help of an old friend, she can now undo every one of her regrets as she tries to work out her perfect life. But things aren't always what she imagined they'd be, and soon her choices place the library and herself in extreme danger. Before time runs out, she must answer the ultimate question: what is the best way to live?
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The World's Strongest Librarian: A Memoir of Tourette's, Faith, Strength, and the Power of Family
by Josh Hanagarne
Standing 6'7" and living with severe Tourette Syndrome, Josh Hanagarne spent years unsuccessfully battling his "nightmarish" tics with everything from paralyzing Botox to heavy sedation. His journey through a Mormon mission and a voiceless young adulthood eventually led him to an unexpected solution: an eccentric strongman who taught him to "throttle" his tics through extreme weightlifting. Now a librarian in Salt Lake City, Josh balances the quiet stacks with the roar of the gym, even as he watches his young son begin to show similar symptoms. The World's Strongest Librarian is a candid, humorous memoir about overcoming disability, navigating faith, and building a life of strength—both physical and intellectual.
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The Library of Fates
by Margot Harrison
When the keeper of the Library of Fates dies mysteriously, apprentice Eleanor must track down the library's most dangerous treasure: The Book of Dark Nights, a volume that trades future predictions for intimate written confessions. To find it, Eleanor is forced to partner with Daniel, the librarian’s estranged son and the man who broke her heart decades ago. As their hunt leads them from Harvard to Paris, the two rediscover their lost trust while unearthing the book's missing secrets. But they aren't the only ones searching—a ruthless enemy is closing in, desperate to claim the book and the powerful truths hidden within its pages, regardless of the body count.
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The Invisible Library
by Genevieve Cogman
Irene must be at the top of her game or she'll be off the case - permanently...Irene is a professional spy for the mysterious Library, which harvests fiction from different realities. And along with her enigmatic assistant Kai, she's posted to an alternative London. Their mission - to retrieve a dangerous book. But when they arrive, it's already been stolen. London's underground factions seem prepared to fight to the very death to find her book. Adding to the jeopardy, this world is chaos-infested - the laws of nature bent to allow supernatural creatures and unpredictable magic. Irene's new assistant is also hiding secrets of his own. Soon, she's up to her eyebrows in a heady mix of danger, clues and secret societies. Yet failure is not an option - the nature of reality itself is at stake.
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The Library Book
by Susan Orlean
On April 29, 1986, a catastrophic fire engulfed the Los Angeles Public Library, burning at 2,000 degrees for seven hours and destroying or damaging over a million books. Decades later, the question remains: was it arson, and if so, did the frustrated actor Harry Peak pull the trigger?
In The Library Book, Susan Orlean uses this unsolved mystery as a lens to explore the vibrant history and critical evolution of libraries. From the eccentric "Human Encyclopedia" of the 1800s to the modern staff serving as the city’s social safety net, Orlean delivers a lyrical tribute to these institutions. Part true-crime investigation and part love letter to the stacks, it is a powerful reminder that libraries are the essential heart, mind, and soul of our community.
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The Littlest Library
by Poppy Alexander
After losing both her grandmother and her job at the local library, Jess Metcalf seeks a fresh start in a tiny English village. Faced with a surplus of her grandmother’s beloved books and a decommissioned red phone box on her new property, Jess decides to combine the two—creating the "littlest library in England." As the villagers begin to trade stories, the tiny landmark starts to heal a fractured community and even softens the heart of Jess's grumpy neighbor. The Littlest Library is a charming tale of grief, new beginnings, and the magical way that sharing a book can turn a collection of houses into a true home.
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The Paris Library
by Janet Skeslien Charles
Paris, 1939. Young, ambitious, and tempestuous, Odile Souchet has it all: Paul, her handsome police officer beau; Margaret, her best friend from England; her adored twin brother Remy; and a dream job at the American Library in Paris, working alongside the library's legendary director, Dorothy Reeder. But when World War II breaks out, Odile stands to lose everything she holds dear--including her beloved library ... Montana, 1983. Odile's solitary existence in gossipy small-town Montana is unexpectedly interrupted by Lily, her neighbor, a lonely teenager longing for adventure. As Lily uncovers more about Odile's mysterious past, they find they share a love of language, the same longings, the same lethal jealousy.
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The Woman in the Library
by Sulari Gentill
The ornate reading room at the Boston Public Library is quiet, until the tranquility is shattered by a woman's terrified scream. Security guards take charge immediately, instructing everyone inside to stay put until the threat is identified and contained. While they wait for the all-clear, four strangers, who'd happened to sit at the same table, pass the time in conversation and friendships are struck. Each has his or her own reasons for being in the reading room that morning—it just happens that one is a murderer.
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The Lions of Fifth Avenue
by Fiona Davis
In 1913, Laura Lyons lives a charmed life in an apartment within the New York Public Library, but her soul craves more. Enrolling in Columbia Journalism School, she is drawn into the radical world of Greenwich Village’s Heterodoxy Club, where she begins to question her traditional roles. But when rare books are stolen from the library, Laura’s new life and her family’s security collide, forcing a choice that could cost her everything. Eighty years later, Laura's granddaughter, Sadie Donovan, is a curator at the same library, struggling to live up to her ancestor's legendary legacy. When manuscripts begin vanishing from her new exhibit, Sadie's investigation unearths unwelcome family secrets linked to the library's greatest tragedy. The Lions of Fifth Avenue is a dual-timeline mystery about two women connected by blood and a building, both fighting to protect their futures and the truth.
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