“My life, my entire self, wouldn’t be possible without you. From the time I was very young, my mother took me to libraries.”

Public library staff across the nation have spoken! Congratulations to the books selected for the June 2023 LibraryReads Top Ten List. Request eGalleys for Your June Readers’ Advisory. For more information about the program, or to learn how to vote for your favorite upcoming books, visit LibraryReads.org. And, don’t forget, voting for the July LibraryReads

Check Out Our Summer 2023 Reading Sampler! With excerpts from Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Colson Whitehead, and more!

“Thank you for making me the reader and writer I am today. I’m the American-born daughter of Chinese immigrants, and as a girl, I often felt torn between worlds. But I felt at home at the library…”

These ALA Award Winners deserve a place in all libraries—in all formats! Check those holds and confidently recommend the Listening Library/BOT audio editions of the best in children’s publishing from Newbery Honors, to the Printz Winner, and many more!

Public library staff across the nation have spoken! Congratulations to the books selected for the May 2023 LibraryReads Top Ten List.

Request eGalleys of some of our favorite June titles, and if you love the books, please consider nominating them for LibraryReads! Remember, voting for the June list ends on 5/1. Click to Request eGalleys of These June Titles and More in Fiction and Nonfiction.

Are your patrons craving a movie tie-in moment? Check out our complete list of reads that inspired fan favorites and upcoming TV shows and movies—you may be surprised! Share this list with them on Borrow.Read.Repeat. and help them find their next great watch. Click for Our Complete Movie & TV Trailer Playlist on YouTube.

Listeners’ Advisory: Recommend these outstanding Audie Award winners at your library!

The only way for patrons to hear these two truly unique audiobook originals is by listening, of course!

From page to screen, these books are the perfect reads to binge & chill. Share this list with your patrons and bring bookish movie magic to a home near you. View the blog on Borrow. Read. Repeat. Click for Our Complete Movie & TV Trailer Playlist on YouTube.

The Listen List highlights extraordinary narrators and listening experiences that merit special attention by a general adult audience and the librarians who advise them. Join us in celebrating BOT’s 7 standout winners!