Looking for your next great read? Look no further! Here are all of the #FridayFeaturedReading lists that we featured on social media in 2023.
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January 2023:
- "Books on Tap" readers recommended of 2023
- Black History Milestone: MLK Jr. and the March on Washington
- Snow for Preschoolers
- Centennial Book Club
February 2023:
- Celebrating Black History
- When the News Scares You: Helping Children Cope
- Teen Reads: Celebrating Black Voices in Graphic Novels
March 2023:
- Staff Picks: March is Reading Month
- Teen Reads: Women's History
- Birthday Books for Preschoolers
- Healing from Trauma
- Teen Reads: Graphic Novels from Women
- Top Gardening Guides
April:
- Staff Picks: National Poetry Month
- Arab American Heritage Month
- Some Earth Day Readings
- In Honor of National Library Week...
May:
- No Mow No May in East Lansing
- Teacher Appreciation Week
- East Lansing Art Festival - Books and Other Art-Related Materials at ELPL
- Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month
June:
- Teen Reads: Celebrate Pride Month
- All Together Now: Read a Book Featuring Multiple Authors
- Adult Reads: Pride
- Juneteenth
- LGBTQIA+ Graphic Novels
- Staff Picks: Pride Month
July:
- All Together Now: Read a Book About a City or Neighborhood
- All Together Now: YA Reads With a Summer Feel
- Amber's Favorites
August:
- Happy Birthday, James Baldwin!
- All Together Now: Books About Friendship
- 100 Bird Challenge
- East Lansing Classics Book Club
- National Dog Day
September:
- Early Readers Back to School
- Labor Day
- Fall Cookbooks
- Hispanic Heritage Month
- Let's Bake! Cookbooks for Junior Bakers
October:
- Top 13 Most Challenged Books of 2022
- National Fossil Day
- Prime Time Fiction Book Club Picks: Fall 2023
- Toy Photography
- LGBTQ+ History Month
November:
December:
Year in Review/Best of 2023:
- Most Popular Adult Books of 2023 (published anytime)
- Most Popular Kids' Books of 2023 (published anytime)
- Most Popular Teen Books of 2023 (published anytime)
- Most Popular Movies of 2023
- Top 15 Adult Books Published in 2023 (by check-out numbers)
- Top 15 Kids' Books Published in 2023 (by check-out numbers)
- Top 15 Teen Books Published in 2023 (by check-out numbers)
Thanks for spending another great year with us! To see more highlights from 2023, check out our year in review video below:
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