Recommended Books Blog
Winter Reading Challenge 2025-26
How can you participate? Simply stop by either of the Herrick District Library locations and pick up a Winter Reading Challenge sheet.
The New Year is a great time to join a book club. Start one of your own or join one the library hosts (insert link to HDL Book Clubs ) for fellowship and a good time. You might also enjoy the books!
Books are something social - a writer speaking to a reader - so I think making the reading of a book the center of a social event, the meeting of a book club, is a brilliant idea.
~Yann Martel
Spotlight Lists
HDL Book Clubs
Our HDL book clubs meet once a month. Stop by the information desk to pick up a copy of any group's latest book!
New Year, New Book Club!
Are you hoping to read more and make new friends in 2026? Joining one of HDL’s book clubs is the perfect place to start.
HDL Book Clubs
Our HDL book clubs meet once a month. Stop by the information desk to pick up a copy of any group's latest book!
Book Club Best Bets
Looking for something new for your book club? NoveList recommends these titles.
More Spotlight Books to Try
“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.”
– Thomas Merton
Groundworks Crafting
Check out all you can do in Groundworks and keep the learning going with these books.
Begin... Something!
Looking to pick up a new hobby or interested in crafting? These books will start you at the beginning.
Groundworks Crafting
Check out all you can do in Groundworks and keep the learning going with these books.
Begin... Something!
Looking to pick up a new hobby or interested in crafting? These books will start you at the beginning.
More Featured Books to Try
Hands free reading. Absorb a book while you drive, exercise, clean the house, walk the dog.
Eat, Drink, and Be Merry
Just when you're so stuffed you might explode, have a nibble more.
Authentic Characters
Characters that feel like real people, whose decisions make sense.
Grumpy Sunshine Romances
If one person being grumpy and growly while the other is just a complete ray of sunshine and cinnamon roll is your thing, listen to these!
More Audiobooks
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.
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.
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.
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.