Books & E-Books

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BookFlix

BookFlix pairs animated stories with real-world concepts to help new readers improve their skills.

Hoopla Digital Comics

Enjoy thousands of digital comics and graphic novels in our Hoopla Digital Collection.

O'Reilly Complete Public Library

Read digital books on software, programming and business.

OverDrive & Libby

We have thousands of e-books and audiobooks you can borrow for three weeks and download to most devices.

Peak Picks

Visit any Library branch to find new and popular books available with no holds and no wait.

Selected "Staff Picks" books on a shelf in the Library

Staff Picks

Discover the best fiction and nonfiction books, selected by our staff.

Older adult patron at the Northeast Branch

Staff Picks for Adults 50+

Discover books on topics related to the aging experience.

Staff Picks for Kids

Discover the best books for kids of all ages, selected by our staff.

Staff Picks for Teens

Discover the best books for teens and fans of young adult fiction, selected by our staff.

TumbleBooks

TumbleBooks is a curated database of children's e-books.

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Staff Picks

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Intergenerational Family Sagas Seattle Nonfiction Horror Stories for Teens Hispanic Heritage Month 2025 for Kids WA State Horror Authors

Intergenerational Family Sagas

The Wind Knows My Name

Allende, Isabel
An Unlasting Home

Al-Nakib, Mai
Mother Doll

Apekina, Katya (Novelist)
A Reason to See You Again

Attenberg, Jami
Ædnan

Axelsson, Linnea
I'll Be Right Here

Bloom, Amy
The Wren, the Wren

Enright, Anne

View the complete book list: Intergenerational Family Sagas

Seattle Nonfiction

Lamestains

Attfield, Nicholas William James
Uncle Rico's Encore

Bacho, Peter
Stomp and Shout

Blecha, Peter
Signs of Vanishing Seattle

Brothers, Cynthia
Street Trees of Seattle

Ebrahimi, Taha
Way Home

Ensign, Josephine
Biking Uphill in the Rain

Fucoloro, Tom

View the complete book list: Seattle Nonfiction

Horror Stories for Teens

And the Trees Stare Back

Griffis, Gigi
Bad Creek

Peyton June
Beasts

Bjerkeland, Ingvild
A Girl Walks Into the Forest

Roux, Madeleine
How to Survive A Slasher

Winans, Justine Pucella
Shiny Happy People

Chapman, Clay McLeod
These Vengeful Wishes

Montalban, Vanessa

View the complete book list: Horror Stories for Teens

Hispanic Heritage Month 2025 for Kids

The Interpreter

Abtahi, Olivia
La intérprete

Abtahi, Olivia
It's All or Nothing, Vale

Arango, Andrea Beatriz
I Am, Yo Soy

Belt, Gabriela Orozco
Hopeful Heroes

Engle, Margarita
Halfway to Somewhere

Pimienta, Jose
Bold, Brilliant and Latine

Reynoso-morris, Alyssa/ Cotti, Sol (ILT)

View the complete book list: Hispanic Heritage Month 2025 for Kids

WA State Horror Authors

The Possession of Alba Díaz

Cañas, Isabel
Overgrowth

Grant, Mira
Better Living Through Alchemy

Peterson, Evan J.
It Was Her House First

Priest, Cherie
Rain Shadows

Sellman, Tamara Kaye
Listen to your Sister

Viel, Neena
Patricia Wants to Cuddle

Allen, Samantha (Journalist)

View the complete book list: WA State Horror Authors

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