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Seasonal/Holiday
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- Beat the Winter “Blues” (books with blue covers)
- Big Bowl of Cozy: Soups, slow, and multicookers
- Books on Ice: Hockey & winter sports
- Chilling Reads: Haunting horror and suspenseful thrillers for winter nights
- Coping w/ Depression & Seasonal Affective Disorder
- Dark Books for Dark Winter Nights
- Frosty Reads
- Get Cozy: Hygge, Niksen, Lagom, Fika, Ikigai & More
- Indoor Wintertainment
- Long Books for Winter Hibernation
- Lunar New Year
- Snow is Falling, a Mystery’s Calling (winter cozies)
- Warm Up with Winter Bakes
- Winter Romance
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Zodiac Signs of Winter
- Capricorn Reads: Stoic, Hardworking, Ambitious
- Aquarius Reads: Futurist, Optimist, Original, Humanitarian
- Pisces Reads: Sensitive, Compassionate, Imaginative
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December
- Christmas Chapter Books
- Christmas Read-Alongs
- CPC: Holiday and Seasonal Cooking and Crafting
- Hanukkah (Adult and Juv)
- Holiday Humor
- Holiday Read-Alongs
- Holiday Romance
- Homemade for the Holidays
- Hosting for the Holidays
- Holiday Cozy Mysteries
- YA Holiday/Winter Romance
- Sweet Holiday Treats
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January
- #QuitLit for Dry January
- Healthy Eating Cookbooks
- Honoring MLK Jr.
- International Holocaust Remembrance Day (January 27)
- MLK Day (Juv/YA)
- New Year, New You
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February
- Black History Month: Art as a Platform for Social Justice
- Celebrate Black History Month
- Chocolate Makes Everything Better
- Galentine's Day
- Long Weekend, Short Reads
- Love is in the Air: Poems and Stories about Love
- Presidents' Day
- Valentine’s Day (juvenile)
- See ‘Genre‘ tab for more romance
Spring
- A Bouquet of Books: Fabulous floral covers
- April Showers Bring May Flowers
- Buried in the Garden: Garden, Farm, & Flower Cozies
- Farm to Table
- Garden Prep
- Hurry Spring (juvenile titles)
- Lent & Easter
- Passover
- Ramadan Mubarak
- Spring into a Cozy Mystery
- There are Only Two Seasons: Winter and Baseball
- Wedding Season
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Zodiac Signs of Spring
- Aries Reads: Bold, Energetic, Youthful
- Taurus Reads: Friendship, Loyalty, Stubbornness
- Gemini Reads: Spontaneous, Curious, Sociable
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March
- Irish History/Culture
- Lucky Duck!: Books with luck and wishes
- March Madness
- National Craft Month
- Oscar Nominated Films Based on Books (cumulative)
- “Pi”e Day J/YA
- St. Patrick's Day Juv
- St. Patrick’s Day Pot of Gold: Books by Irish authors, about Ireland, and with green covers
- Women’s History Month
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April
- Arab American Heritage Month
- Autism Awareness Month
- Earth Day
- Financial Literacy Month
- Have a Laugh: Books for fans of comedy
- National Poetry Month
- National Librarian Day (April 16)
- New and Notable Poetry
- Poetry is Meant to be Spoken: Audiobook Poetry
- Pretty in Pink (National Pink Day April 10)
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May
- Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month
- Celebrating Cinco de Mayo
- Jewish American Heritage Month
- Jewish Heritage Month (J/YA)
- Long Weekend, Short Reads
- May the Fourth Be With You
- Star Wars Current Canon
- Mental Health Awareness Month
- Mother’s Day Reads
- Mom-Coms: Motherhood comedies
Summer
- Dive into Shark Week
- Farm to Table
- Going for the Gold! (Olympics)
- Great Outdoors
- Heat Wave Murders: Summertime cozies
- Hook, Line, Sinker: Fishing books
- iREAD 2024 Summer Reading List: Adult
- The Ocean is Calling…Books Set at the Beach
- Summer Loving: Romance set in summer
- Usual Suspects of School Summer Reading (All Models)
- Usual Suspects of School Summer Reading (OD Max: 100 concurrent checkouts)
- Summer Vibes
- Teen Beach Reads
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Zodiac Signs of Summer
- Cancer Reads: Emotional Awareness, Sympathetic, Love of Home
- Leo Reads: Vibrant, Confident, Determined
- Virgo Reads: Intelligence, Detailed, Analytical
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June
- I Will Turn This Car Around! (Dad’s Day Reads)
- Juneteenth (All Ages)
- Juneteenth (J/YA)
- National Caribbean American Heritage Month
- Pride Picture Books
- Pride Reads
- Remembering D-Day
- Say Cheese! National Cheese Day (June 4)
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July
- American History
- American Revolution
- Grilling Month
- Happy Birthday, America! (juv American history)
- All You Have to Do Is Call: Friendship Reads (July 30)
- National Park and Recreation Month
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August
- Back to School (juv)
- Women in Translation Month
Autumn
- Are You Ready for Some Football?
- Canning and Preserving
- Fall Jewish Holidays (juv)
- Falling In Love: Fall & spooky romances🍁
- Ghost Hunting & Haunting
- Ghost Stories
- Harvest Cookbooks
- How ‘Bout Them Apples? (apple themed/titled books)
- Orange Covers: YA
- Orange You Glad for This List: Orange Covers
- Pumpkin Spice & Everything Nice
- Pumpkin Spice Latte Cozies
- Rake in These Fall Reads
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Zodiac Signs of Fall
- Libra Reads: Intellect, Fairness, Relationships
- Scorpio Reads: Intensity, Magnetism, Strategic Intelligence
- Sagittarius Reads: Humor, Intellect, Travel
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September
- Banned Books
- Hispanic Heritage Month
- Hispanic Authored Picture Books & Early Readers
- Library Card Sign Up Month
- Long Weekend, Short Reads
- National Ampersand Day: September 8 (grammar & writing)
- Stay Classy: Classical Music Month
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October
- Beginner Horror
- Halloween Fun-J/YA Nonfiction
- Halloween Party
- Halloween Themed Reads (takes place on or is about Halloween)
- Italian-American Heritage Month
- Spooky Reads for Kids
- LGBTQIA+ History Month
- Witches: Fantasy, History, & the Everyday
- More Horror Lists
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November
- Alzheimer's Awareness Month
- Attitude of Gratitude (J/YA)
- I Read Canadian Day
- Long Weekend, Short Reads
- National Native American Heritage Month
- Thanksgiving Reads
- NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month)
- Veterans Day