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LGBTQ+ Representation in Movies & TV

6/10/2025

 
Happy Pride Month! Gay and lesbian representation in film and television has come a long way, but LGBTQ+ representation as a whole still has a long way to go. Here are examples from our shelves—some dated, some with stereotypes, some with an overwhelming focus on pain—but most with a good-natured motive to portray a true aspect of lived experience. Check one out during June or anytime.
Killing Eve, season 1, dvd
  • This spy-versus-assassin drama features two women with undeniable chemistry, but a resolution that may leave some viewers disappointed.
Boy Erased, dvd
  • This drama, based on a true story, features a closeted gay teen forced to go to a conversion therapy program.
Bohemian Rhapsody, dvd | blu-ray
  • This musical drama tells the story of rock band Queen and its bisexual frontman, Freddie Mercury. Mercury's sexuality is not a focus of the film.
Moonlight, dvd
  • This Best Picture winner tells the heartrending story of Chiron finding his identity as a gay black man, at three points in his life.
Challengers, blu-ray
  • Built around a love triangle between three tennis players, two male and one female, this film concentrates on the athletic and romantic rivalry of Art and Patrick, and their attraction to and obsession with one another.
Knock at the Cabin, dvd | blu-ray
  • This psychological horror film based on a novel by Paul Tremblay features a family of two gay men and their daughter on vacation.
The Matrix, blu-ray
  • This groundbreaking sci-fi action film, directed by the Wachowskis, is often interpreted as an allegory for the transgender experience.
The Danish Girl, blu-ray
  • A historical drama based on a novel by David Ebershoff and loosely based on the true story of Lili Elbe, a painter who is one of the earliest recipients of gender reassignment surgery; it is criticized for diverting from true facts of Elbe's life and for the casting of cis man Eddie Redmayne as a transgender woman.
Brokeback Mountain, blu-ray
  • A love story of two repressed cowboys who meet up periodically through the years, based on the story by Annie Proulx.
Dallas Buyers Club, blu-ray
  • This film is based on the true story of a man who smuggled and sold experimental AIDS drugs during the 1980s; it was criticized for the casting of cis man Jared Leto as a transgender woman.
Love, Simon, dvd
  • Based on a YA novel by Becky Albertalli, this teen dramedy focuses on the difficulties of being queer and closeted in high school.
Rocketman, dvd | blu-ray
  • Taron Egerton gives an incredible performance as Elton John in this biopic about the life and career of the notable gay performer and activist.
The Color Purple, dvd | blu-ray
  • This is a film of the musical version of Alice Walker's groundbreaking novel that includes a queer relationship between two women. (Also a non-musical 1985 film directed by Steven Spielberg.)
Hairspray, dvd
  • This is the film of the musical version of John Waters' 1988 film. It includes some of the queer humor and subtext of the original, but John Travolta's performance as Edna (while funny and sweet) is the least queer incarnation of the character originally played by drag performer Divine and embodied by Harvey Fierstein on Broadway.
Bros, dvd | blu-ray
  • It's the mainstream gay romantic comedy everyone was waiting for! Charming and funny.
Jojo Siwa's DREAM: The Concert Experience, dvd
  • A fun concert video from the one-time Dance Moms star who has been a visible and outspoken bisexual person as an adult.
Some Like It Hot, blu-ray
  • This classic comedy farce features Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon in drag throughout, posing as women to evade law enforcement.
Blockers, blu-ray
  • This silly, raunchy film about three girls wanting to have sex on prom night and the trio of parents who try to stop them includes a closeted lesbian character who comes out to her father and friends.
Lightyear, dvd | blu-ray
  • This Pixar film, the backstory for Buzz Lightyear from Toy Story, includes "a significant female character who is in a meaningful relationship with another woman." - Variety
I Love You Phillip Morris, ​blu-ray
  • A black comedy about a con artist who falls in love with a fellow inmate, then breaks out of prison multiple times in order to reunite with him.
The Mitchells vs the Machines, dvd | blu-ray
  • A kid-friendly animated comedy about a family roadtrip to save the world from a robot uprising with a queer lead character. Katie's queerness is implied, but also obvious, and is just one part of who she is.
Free Fall, dvd
  • A German film about a man torn between exploring his sexuality with a colleague and living a settled life with his pregnant girlfriend.
Spoiler Alert, dvd | blu-ray
  • This comedy-drama, based on a true story, features a committed gay couple throughout their relationship.
Before You Know It, dvd
  • This documentary follows three gay senior men.
We Were Here, dvd
  • A documentary about the impact of AIDS on the gay community in San Francisco.
Codebreaker, dvd
  • A "docudrama" about Alan Turing, who was a pivotal codebreaker for Britain in WWII, but was ultimately prosecuted for being gay and was chemically castrated as punishment.
Every Body, dvd
  • This documentary focuses on the lives of three intersex individuals, fostering community for intersex people, and speaking out against non-consensual surgery performed on infants and children.
No Ordinary Man, dvd
  • This documentary features the life of jazz musician Billy Tipton, who was revealed to be transgender after his death.
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National Library Week 2025

4/3/2025

 
Celebrate with these reading recommendations from familiar faces! Thanks to all the participants.
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Jamie Batz
​The Dry
​by Jane Harper
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John Baumann
The Basketball 100
​by David Aldridge & John Hollinger
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Nadine Brown
The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success
by Deepak Chopra
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Judge Jane Bucher
My Brilliant Friend
​by Elena Ferrante
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Cara Carper
many favorites, including The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
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Mercedes Bibiana Gonzalez
God's Equal
by Alain Absire
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Tracy Hamilton
Brothers
by Alex Van Halen
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Andy Hill
Cat Kid Comic Club: Influencers
by Dav Pilkey
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Stacy Hill
The Crayons' Book of Feelings
by Drew Daywalt & Oliver Jeffers
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Luke Hoenecke & Ruth
Band of Brothers ​by Ambrose
Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site by Rinker & Lichtenheld
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Ellen Hossman
Food for Thought
​by Alton Brown
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Sen. Ron Johnson
​Holy Bible
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​Donna Kjendlie
Wisconsin: Its Counties, Townships & Villages

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Sen. Howard Marklein
101 Reasons to Love the Packers
​by Dave Green
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Karin Monzón Krimmer
many favorites, including Culpa mía by Mercedes Ron
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Jordan Nordby
The Snakehead
by Patrick Radden Keefe
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Rep. Todd Novak
Wisconsin: Our State, Our Story
by Bobbie Malone, et al.
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Olivia Otte
The Women
​by Kristin Hannah
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Judge Faun Phillipson
Black's Law Dictionary
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Marcia Rayo
Lincoln's Notebooks
by Abraham Lincoln
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Brittney Rindy
The Last Letter 
by Rebecca Yarros
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Belén Salazar
many favorites, including Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
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Amy Timmerman
Oh, the Places You'll Go!
​by Dr. Seuss
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Rick Waski
Friday Night Lights
by Buzz Bissinger

Staff Favorites 2024

11/27/2024

 
We wanted to end the year by sharing some of our favorites with you. We're always exploring books, movies, and music, new and old. Here's what we loved this year! 
​Children's Books | Teen Books | Fiction | Nonfiction | Graphic Novel | Movies | TV Series | Music

Carrie
  • Bad Dreams in the Night, Adam Ellis, print
  • The Box in the Woods, Maureen Johnson, print | ebook | eaudio
  • Yellowface, R.F. Kuang, print | ebook | eaudio
  • Her Body and Other Parties, Carmen Maria Machado, print | ebook
  • Yellowjackets, season 1, blu

Cindy
  • Bits & Pieces, Whoopi Goldberg, print | ebook | eaudio
  • Gathering Moss, Robin Wall Kimmerer, print | eaudio
  • Demon Copperhead, Barbara Kingsolver, print | large print | playaway | ebook | eaudio
  • West with Giraffes, Lynda Rutledge, print | large print | audio cd
  • Guardians of the Galaxy, blu 

Janel
  • The Wild Robot Protects, Peter Brown, print | ebook | eaudio
  • A Most Perilous Journey, Kathleen Ernst, print | ebook
  • Spirit Crossing, William Kent Krueger, print | large print | audio cd | playaway | ebook | eaudio
  • Pax, Sara Pennypacker, print | audio cd | ebook | eaudio
  • The Long Walk, Slavomir Rawicz, print | audio cd | eaudio

Laura
  • The Archive of Alternate Endings, Lindsey Drager, print | ebook
  • We Are Definitely Human, X. Fang, print
  • Being Frog, April Pulley Sayre, print
  • American Fiction, blu
  • The Secret World of Arrietty, blu | dvd

Olivia
  • The Haunting of Hecate Cavendish, Paula Brackston, print | large print
  • The Ministry of Time, Kaliane Bradley, print | large print | ebook | eaudio
  • The Ruins of the Heartless Fae, Maham Fatemi 
  • One Dark Window, Rachel Gillig, print | ebook | eaudio
  • Fourth Wing, Rebecca Yarros, print | large print | ebook | eaudio

Rachael
  • Daisy Darker, Alice Feeney, print | playaway | ebook | eaudio
  • The Forever Dog, Rodney Habib & Karen Shaw Becker, print | ebook
  • Someone in the Attic, Andrea Mara, print | eaudio
  • The Housemaid, Freida McFadden, print | large print
  • Home Is Where the Bodies Are, Jeneva Rose, print | ebook | eaudio

Rachel
  • Happy Place, Emily Henry, print | large print | audio cd | ebook | eaudio
  • The Chalice of the Gods, Rick Riordan, print | ebook | eaudio
  • Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect, Benjamin Stevenson, print | large print | ebook | eaudio
  • Bad Boys: Ride or Die, blu | dvd
  • Twisters: The Album, music cd

Sarah
  • Outlive, Peter Attia, print | ebook | eaudio
  • The Anxious Generation, Jonathan Haidt, print | ebook | eaudio
  • Tree. Table. Book., Lois Lowry, print | playaway | ebook | eaudio
  • Good Energy, Casey Means, print | ebook | eaudio
  • The Covenant of Water, Abraham Verghese, print | large print | playaway | ebook | eaudio

Summer
  • What Rose Forgot, Nevada Barr, print | large print | ebook | eaudio
  • Luigi, The Spider Who Wanted to Be a Kitten, Michelle Knudsen & Kevin Hawkes, print 
  • The Wife Upstairs, Freida McFadden, print | eaudio
  • What Alice Forgot, Liane Moriarty, print | large print | ebook | eaudio
  • All Thirteen, Christina Soontornvat, print | ebook
  • Trying, Kobi Yamada & Elise Hurst, print 

Suzann
  • Girls and Their Monsters, Audrey Clare Farley, print
  • The Man from the Train, Bill James, print | ebook
  • Selling the Dream, Jane Marie, print 
  • The Lost Tomb, Douglas Preston, print | ebook
  • The Situation Room, George Stephanopoulos, print | large print | ebook | eaudio

What Makes a Classic? Building the Modern Canon

9/25/2024

 
Laura the Librarian here: I used a ton of different books and authors as examples during my talk about how we define classic books and what current books we might be reading years or centuries from now. As requested, here are the materials I referred to. Only one book is listed per author.
  • Little Women, Louisa May Alcott, print | large print | audio CD | ebook | eaudio
  • The New Jim Crow, Michelle Alexander, print | ebook | eaudio
  • I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Maya Angelou, print | ebook | eaudio
  • The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood, print | large print | playaway | ebook | eaudio
  • Emma, Jane Austen, print | ebook | eaudio
  • March, Geraldine Brooks, print | audio CD | ebook
  • The DaVinci Code, Dan Brown, print | ebook | eaudio​
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  • Kindred, Octavia E. Butler, print | ebook | eaudio
  • The Mysterious Affair At Styles, Agatha Christie, print | large print | audio CD | ebook | eaudio
  • The House on Mango Street, Sandra Cisneros, print | ebook | eaudio
  • Between the World and Me, Ta-Nehisi Coates, print | audio CD | ebook | eaudio
  • A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens, print | audio CD | ebook | eaudio
  • All the Light We Cannot See, Anthony Doerr, print | large print | audio CD | ebook | eaudio
  • Nickel and Dimed, Barbara Ehrenreich, print | ebook | eaudio
  • The Round House, Louise Erdrich, print | ebook | eaudio
  • My Brilliant Friend, Elena Ferrante, print | large print | ebook | eaudio
  • The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald, print | large print | audio CD | ebook | eaudio
  • Casino Royale, Ian Fleming, print | ebook | eaudio
  • Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn, print | large print | audio CD | ebook | eaudio
  • Writings (Library of America), Benjamin Franklin, print | Autobiography ebook
  • The Corrections, Jonathan Franzen, print | eaudio
  • The Lord of the Flies, William Golding, print | playaway | ebook | eaudio
  • Plato at the Googleplex: Why Philosophy Won’t Go Away, Rebecca Goldstein, print
  • Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, John Gray, print | ebook | eaudio
  • Homegoing, Yaa Gyasi, print | large print | audio CD | ebook | eaudio
  • The Silence of the Lambs, Thomas Harris, print | large print | eaudio
  • The Sun Also Rises, Ernest Hemingway, print | ebook | eaudio
  • The Odyssey, Homer, trans. Robert Fagles, print | (editions not trans. by Fagles are available on ebook and eaudio)
  • It Ends with Us, Colleen Hoover, print | large print | ebook | eaudio
  • The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini, print | large print | audio CD | playaway | ebook | eaudio
  • Never Let Me Go, Kazuo Ishiguro, print | ebook | eaudio
  • 11/22/63, Stephen King, print | large print | audio CD | ebook | eaudio
  • Demon Copperhead, Barbara Kingsolver, print | large print | playaway | ebook | eaudio
  • Interpreter of Maladies, Jhumpa Lahiri, print | ebook | eaudio
  • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Stieg Larsson, print | large print | audio CD | ebook | eaudio
  • To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee, print | audio CD | ebook | eaudio
  • Wolf Hall, Hilary Mantel, print | ebook | eaudio
  • Life of Pi, Yann Martel, print | audio CD | playaway | ebook | eaudio
  • A Game of Thrones, George R. R. Martin, print | playaway | ebook | eaudio
  • The Color of Water, James McBride, print | ebook | eaudio
  • The Road, Cormac McCarthy, print | audio CD | ebook | eaudio
  • The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, Carson McCullers, print | ebook | eaudio
  • Twilight, Stephenie Meyer, print | ebook | eaudio
  • Paradise Lost, John Milton, print | ebook | eaudio
  • The Bluest Eye, Toni Morrison, print | ebook | eaudio
  • What to Expect When You’re Expecting, Heidi Murkoff, et al., print | ebook​
  • The Things They Carried, Tim O’Brien, print | ebook
  • 1984, George Orwell, print | large print | audio CD | ebook | eaudio
  • Collected Writings, Thomas Paine, print | Common Sense ebook
  • Gilead, Marilynne Robinson, print | large print | playaway | ebook | eaudio
  • The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger, print | ebook
  • Lincoln in the Bardo, George Saunders, print | large print | audio CD | ebook | eaudio
  • The Complete Works, William Shakespeare, print | (You can find individual works on ebook and eaudio)
  • Plays, George Bernard Shaw, print | (You can find individual works on ebook)
  • Frankenstein, Mary Shelley, print | ebook | eaudio
  • The Jungle, Upton Sinclair, print | ebook | eaudio
  • Dr. Spock’s Baby and Child Care, print | ebook
  • The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck, print | audio CD | ebook | eaudio
  • Dracula, Bram Stoker, print | ebook | eaudio
  • Wild, Cheryl Strayed, print | large print | audio CD | ebook | eaudio
  • Olive Kitteridge, Elizabeth Strout, print | large print | audio CD | playaway | ebook | eaudio
  • Working, Studs Terkel, print 
  • A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers…, Henry David Thoreau, print | Walden ebook
  • The Fellowship of the Ring, J. R. R. Tolkien, print | ebook | eaudio
  • Mississippi Writings, Mark Twain, print | (You can find individual works on ebook and eaudio)
  • The Glass Castle, Jeannette Walls, print | ebook | eaudio
  • Sing, Unburied, Sing, Jesmyn Ward, print | audio CD | ebook | eaudio
  • The Age of Innocence, Edith Wharton, print | ebook | eaudio
  • The Underground Railroad, Colson Whitehead, print | large print | audio CD | ebook | eaudio
  • The Warmth of Other Suns, Isabel Wilkerson, print | ebook
  • A Room of One’s Own, Virginia Woolf, print | ebook
Here's a printable list (PDF) to help you find these materials on the shelves.

Korea & Korean Americans - Adult Fiction

9/20/2024

 
  • Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982, Cho Nam-joo, trans. Jamie Chang, print | ebook
  • Nuclear Family, Joseph Han, print | ebook
  • The Vegetarian, Han Kang, trans. by Deborah Smith, print | ebook | eaudio
  • I’m Waiting for You, Kim Bo-Young, trans. Sophie Bowman & Sung Ryu, print 
  • If You Leave Me, Crystal Hana Kim, print 
  • The Kinship of Secrets, Eugenia Kim, print | ebook | eaudio
  • Beasts of a Little Land, Juhea Kim, print | eaudio
  • The Plotters, Un-Su Kim, trans. Sora Kim-Russell, print 
  • The Incendiaries, R.O. Kwon, print | ebook | eaudio
  • Native Speaker, Chang-rae Lee, print | ebook
  • Pachinko, Min Jin Lee, print | large print | ebook | eaudio
  • The All-American, Joe Milan Jr, print 
  • Same Bed Different Dreams, Ed Park, print 
  • Love in the Big City, Sang Young Park, trans. Anton Hur, print | ebook
  • The Island of Sea Women, Lisa See, print | ebook | eaudio
  • The Only Child, Mi-ae Seo, trans. Yewon Jung, print 
  • The Last Exiles, Ann Shin, print | eaudio
  • Please Look After Mom, Kyung-sook Shin, trans. Chi-Young Kim, print | ebook | eaudio
  • Shelter, Jung Yun, print | ebook | eaudio
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"A Place to Hang Your Hat" - Western Books for Elementary Readers

8/28/2024

 
Picture Books
  • Cow Boy Is Not a Cowboy, Gregory Barrington, print
  • Buster Goes to Cowboy Camp, Denise Fleming, print
  • Cowboy Sam and Those Confounded Secrets, Kitty Griffin, print
  • Puss in Cowboy Boots, Jan Huling, print
  • Every Cowgirl Loves a Rodeo, Rebecca Janni, print
  • Every Cowgirl Needs a Horse, Rebecca Janni, print
  • Little Red Cowboy Hat, Susan Lowell, print
  • The Zebra-Riding Cowboy, Angela Shelf Medearis, print
  • The Halloween Kid, Rhode Montijo, print
  • Birthday Mice, Bethany Roberts, print
  • Alice from Dallas, Marilyn Sadler, print
  • The Gingerbread Cowboy, Janet Squires, print
  • Sixteen Cows, Lisa Wheeler, print
  • Going West, Laura Ingalls Wilder, print
  • I Want to Be a Cowgirl, Jeanne Willis, print
  • Buffalo Thunder, Patricia Wittman, print

Emerging Readers
  • Wagon Wheels, Barbara Bremmer, print
  • The Golly Sisters Go West, Betsy Byars, print
  • Wagon Train, Sydelle Kramer, print
  • Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa, Erica Silverman, print

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Nonfiction
  • The Wild Mustang, Chris Duffy, print
  • In the Buffalo Pasture, Patricia M. Stockland, print
  • The Original Cowgirl, Heather Lang, print
  • A Little House Traveler, Laura Ingalls Wilder, print
  • Buffalo Bird Girl, S.D. Nelson, print
  • Charro, George Ancona, print
  • Going West, Carol A. Johmann, print
  • Bandannas, Chaps, and Ten-Gallon Hats, Bobbie Kalman, print
  • Cowboy, Eyewitness Books, print
  • ​Reflections of a Black Cowboy, Robert H. Miller, print
  • Black Heroes of the Wild West, James Otis Smith, print | ebook

Chapter Books
  • Western Pony, Jeanne Betancourt, print
  • Ghosts Don’t Ride Wild Horses, Debbie Dadey, print
  • The Quilt Walk, Sandra Dallas, print | ebook
  • Cowboy Pug, Laura James, print
  • Buffalo Before Breakfast, Mary Pope Osborne, print | ebook | eaudio
  • Twister on Tuesday, Mary Pope Osborne, print | ebook | eaudio

Movies
  • All about Cowboys for Kids, part 1 dvd & part 2 dvd
  • Dino Dan: Cowboys vs Dinosaurs, dvd
  • Dora the Explorer: Cowgirl Dora, dvd
Printable list (PDF) to help you find these items in the library!

Celebrate the Summer Games

7/31/2024

 
These picks from the children's and adult nonfiction shelves highlight athletes and events from past Olympic Games, and even consider the impact of the Games themselves. Within each age group, the books are listed in order by date, with the sport listed after, if applicable. Enjoy these sporting picks!
Kids
  • The Wildest Race Ever, Meghan McCarthy, (1904/marathon), print 
  • Duke Kahanamoku, Laurie Calkhoven, (1912, 1920, 1924/swimming), print
  • Who Was Jesse Owens?, James Buckley Jr, (1936/track), print | ebook | eaudio
  • Sakamoto’s Swim Club, Julie Abery & Chris Sasaki, (1948/swimming), print | ebook
  • Touch the Sky: Alice Coachman, Olympic High Jumper, Ann Malaspina, (1948/track & field), print
  • ​Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice, Tommie Smith, et al., (1968/track & field), print | ebook
  • Inaugural Ballers: The True Story of the First U.S. Women's Olympic Basketball Team, Andrew Maraniss, (1976/basketball), print | ebook | eaudio
  • Michael Phelps, USA Today, (2004-2016/swimming), print 
  • I Am a Promise, Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce, (2008-2020/track & field), print
  • The Fab Five, Christine Dzidrums, (2012/gymnastics), print
  • Aly Raisman, Miranda Marshak, (2012/gymnastics), print
  • Katie Ledecky, Shana Corey, (2012-2024/swimming), print
  • Courage to Soar, Simone Biles, (2016-2024/gymnastics), print | eaudio
  • I Got This, Laurie Hernandez, (2016/gymnastics), print
  • Proud (Young Readers Edition), Ibtihaj Muhammad, (2016/fencing), print | eaudio
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Adults
  • Path Lit By Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe, David Maraniss, (1912/track & field), print | audio cd | ebook | eaudio
  • Fire on the Track: Betty Robinson and the Triumph of the Early Olympic Women, Roseanne Montillo, (1928 & 1936/track & field), print
  • The Boys in the Boat, Daniel James Brown, (1936/rowing), print | large print | ebook | eaudio | blu-ray 
  • Olympic Pride, American Prejudice, Deborah Riley Draper, (1936), print | dvd
  • Berlin 1936, Oliver Hilmes, (1936), print
  • Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics, Jeremy Schaap, (1936/track & field), print | ebook
  • Rome 1960, David Maraniss, (1960), print | eaudio
  • Tokyo Olympiad, (1964), blu-ray
  • Dream Team, Jack McCallum, (1992/basketball), print | ebook | eaudio
  • It’s Not about Perfect, Shannon Miller, (1992-1996/gymnastics), print | ebook | eaudio
  • Off Balance, Dominique Moceanu, (1996/gymnastics), print
  • The National Team, Caitlin Murray, (1996-2012/soccer), print | ebook
  • Just Add Water, Katie Ledecky, (2012-2024/swimming), print
  • One Life, Megan Rapinoe, (2012/soccer), print | eaudio
  • The Race to Be Myself, Caster Semenya, (2012-2016/track & field), print 
  • Proud, Ibtihaj Muhammad, (2016/fencing), print | eaudio
  • Coming Home, Brittney Griner, (2016-2024/basketball), print | ebook
  • Dear Black Girls, A’ja Wilson, (2020-2024/basketball), print | eaudio

Adventure Begins: Nonfiction for Adults

5/30/2024

 
  • The Natural World of Winnie-the-Pooh, Kathryn Aalto, print
  • Magnificent Desolation, Buzz Aldrin, print
  • Savor, Fatima Ali, print | eaudio
  • Driving Miss Norma, Tim Bauerschmidt & Ramie Liddle, print | eaudio
  • Kitchen Confidential, Anthony Bourdain, print | ebook | eaudio
  • Threads around the World, Deb Brandon, print
  • Dreams of El Dorado, H.W. Brands, print
  • America's Greatest Road Trip, Tom Cotter, print
  • The White Darkness, David Grann, print
  • Here, There, Elsewhere, William Least Heat-Moon, print
  • Clanlands, Sam Heughan & Graham McTavish, print | eaudio
  • Fly Girl, Ann Hood, print | ebook | eaudio
  • Jet Girl, Caroline Johnson, print | ebook
  • The Wild Mississippi, Dean Klinkenberg, print
  • River of the Gods, Candice Millard, print | ebook | eaudio
  • My What If Year, Alisha Fernandez Miranda, print
  • Ghost in the Wires, Kevin Mitnick, print | eaudio
  • The Man who Walked Backward, Ben Montgomery, print
  • The Catch Me if You Can, Jessica Nabongo, print | eaudio
  • Wally Funk’s Race for Space, Sue Nelson, print | ebook
  • Sorry I’m Late, I Didn’t Want to Come, Jessica Pan, print | ebook | eaudio
  • See You at the Campground, Stephanie & Jeremy Puglisi, print | ebook
  • America the Beautiful?, Blythe Roberson, print
  • Everything, Beautiful, Ella Frances Sanders, print | ebook
  • Chasing Shadows, Greg Skomal, print
  • Deep South, Paul Theroux, print | large print | ebook | eaudio
  • Every Dog Deserves an Adventure, L.J. Tracosas, print
  • A City on Mars, Kelly & Zach Weinersmith, print
  • A World beneath the Sands, Toby Wilkinson, print
  • The Very Worst Missionary, Jamie Wright, print
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Adventure Begins: Fiction for Adults

5/29/2024

 
  • Killadelphia: Sins of the Father, Rodney Barnes, et al., print
  • The Lioness, Chris Bohjalian, print | large print | ebook | eaudio
  • Small Game, Blair Braverman, print | ebook | eaudio
  • The Gatekeeper, James Byrne, print 
  • The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi, Shannon Chakraborty, print | ebook | eaudio
  • Life Flight, Lynette Eason, print | ebook | eaudio
  • James, Percival Everett, print | ebook | eaudio
  • Woman of Light, Kali Fajardo-Anstine, print | ebook | eaudio
  • The Trackers, Charles Frazier, large print | audio CD | ebook
  • Monarca, Leopoldo Gout, print 
  • The Apollo Murders, Chris Hadfield, print | ebook
  • Dust off the Bones, Paul Howarth, print
  • The Dead Take the A Train, Richard Kadrey & Cassandra Khaw, print | ebook | eaudio
  • Vanishing Edge, Claire Kells, print
  • Everything She Didn’t Say, Jane Kirkpatrick, print
  • Lone Women, Victor LaValle, print | ebook | eaudio
  • Just Watch Me, Jeff Lindsay, print | ebook | eaudio 
  • No One Left to Come Looking for You, Sam Lipsyte, print | ebook
  • The Lawless Land, Boyd and Beth Morrison, print
  • Drowning, T.J. Newman, print | ebook | eaudio
  • Outlawed, Anna North, print | ebook
  • Westbound, Dusty Richards, print
  • The North Line, Matt Riordan, print
  • The Kaiju Preservation Society, John Scalzi, print | ebook
  • Raiders of the Lost Heart, Jo Segura, print | ebook | eaudio
  • What Happened to the Bennetts, Lisa Scottoline, print | large print | ebook | eaudio
  • The Beautiful and the Wild, Peggy Townsend, print 
  • How Much of These Hills Is Gold, C. Pam Zhang, print | ebook | eaudio
  • Where the Dead Wait, Ally Wilkes, print
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Bookshelf Coloring Logs

4/9/2024

 
Happy National Library Week! Celebrate your reading history with a bookshelf coloring sheet—fill in your recently read titles on the blank shelf, or read along with our book clubs on the sheet filled with recent and past book club discussion titles. Color by genre, how much you liked it, or however you want! Click on each image to download a printable PDF.
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    Booklists and reading suggestions from the team at Monroe Public Library.

    After each title, you'll find links to reserve these items on LINKcat and Wisconsin's Digital Library. In many cases, you can choose from print, large print, audio CD, and Playaway, or ebooks and eaudiobooks.

    (LINKcat links from 2021 through 4/2022 may be broken.)

    For lists before 2021:
    Titles with an asterisk * are available as ebooks and titles with an ª are available as digital audiobooks on Wisconsin's Digital Library.
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