Category Archives: Children’s Room Reading Lists

Women’s History Month Books for Kids

March is Women’s History Month. Celebrate this month with great books from the Children’s Room that commemorate and celebrate of the vital role and achievements of women in American and world history. These are wonderful books to read this month and all year! 

Click on a book cover for more information or to see it in our catalog. See a librarian for more suggestions.

Female Firsts

Girl Power

Anthologies

Women’s History Month Books for Kids – Moving Forward Together!

Celebrate Women’s History Month and the 2025 theme, “Moving Forward Together!: Women Educating and Inspiring Generations,” with great books from the Children’s Room celebrating the collective strength and influence of women who have dedicated their lives to education, mentorship, and leadership (NWHA). Through their efforts, women have served as an inspiration for all generations — both past and present. These are wonderful books to read this month and all year! 

Click on a book cover for more information or to see it in our catalog. See a librarian for more suggestions.

Educators

Changemakers

Movements

Inspiring the Next Generation

Black History Month Books for Kids – Work and Labor

Celebrate Black History Month and its 2025 theme, “African Americans and Labor,” with great books from the Children’s Room focusing on the various and profound ways that work and working of all kinds intersect with the collective experiences of Black people (ASALH). Black people’s work has been transformational throughout the U.S., Africa, and the Diaspora, and this year’s theme seeks to highlight and celebrate the potent impact of this work. These are wonderful books to read this month and all year!

Click on a book cover for more information or to see it in our catalog. See a librarian for more suggestions.

Innovators

Key Moments

Anthologies

Most Popular Children’s Books of 2024

These were the most checked out books in the Children’s Room this year! Have you read them?

And take a look at the most popular books in each section. Do you like these books too? Have you read the other books in the series? If there are any books you love that you don’t see on the list, be sure to start recommending them to friends – maybe they’ll be on next year’s list!

Board Books

Picture Books

Readers

Biographies

Fiction

Graphic Novels

Nonfiction

National Native American Heritage Month Books for Kids – Indigenous Voices

Celebrate National Native American Heritage Month lifting up Indigenous authors, illustrators, and characters through great books from the Children’s Room that honor the rich cultural history and modern realities of Indigenous people. These are wonderful books to read this month and all year!

Click on a book cover for more information or to see it in our catalog. See a librarian for more suggestions.

Board Books

Picture Books

Shorter Chapter Books

Longer Chapter Books

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