Featured Blog
HDL Staff Picks July 2024
Summer is the perfect time to start a new book! (And so is every other season for that matter.)
Olympics
I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed
-Michael Jordan, Double Olympic champion, basketball
Game, Set, and Match: Wimbledon
Wimbledon begins on July 1st! For those of us not on the courts, we can at least live vicariously through the stories of those who are.
Countries in the 2024 Olympics
There are 206 countries participating in the Paris Olympics this year. Why not read about a few?
Coaching
Want to encourage some youth to the Olympics? Be a coach!
More to Try
Featured Author
Butterflies
“I embrace emerging experience.
I participate in discovery.
I am a butterfly.
I am not a butterfly collector.
I want the experience of the butterfly.”
― William Stafford
Explore Nature
Inspired by our hatching butterflies to get out and explore some nature? Here are some resources to help you.
Plant Magic
Enjoy the natural world with these books full of plant magic, from talking plants to elaborate magic systems designed from plants.
More to Try
More to Try
Audiobooks
Hands free reading. Absorb a book while you drive, exercise, clean the house, walk the dog.
Inclusive Romance: Disability Rep
Check out this list of books that center characters who have disabilities to help fill your summer with love and good books.
Summer Mysteries
Get the blood pumping without raising a sweat with these suspenseful thrillers on audio.
Spellbinding Magical Realism
What just a taste of fantasy in your audiobook? Try magical realism.
More Audiobooks
Award Winning Books
Award Winning Books
National Book Award
A group of awards presented annually in the U.S. for achievement in fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and Young People's Literature literature.
Hugo Award
A group of awards presented annually by the World Science Fiction Society for the best science fiction or fantasy works.
Audie Award
The Audie Award granted by the Audio Publishers Association, recognizes outstanding audiobooks and spoken-word entertainment.
More Reading Resources
NovelistPlus
Get hand-crafted recommendations, articles, and lists for fiction, series, and nonfiction titles, created by librarians.
National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled
Reading resources for the blind and print disabled.
BookPage Online
Find book reviews, recommendations, and more in this digital version of the BookPage magazine.
