Reading Recommendations
Don’t know what to read next? Personalized Picks is a service designed to connect you with suggested books (ebooks, audiobooks, and print), television shows, and movies based on your preferences. Just fill out a quick form and we will send you a customized list by mail, email, or you can pick it up in person at your local library.
Book lists
Librarians create curated lists on a theme and put them in our newsletter – you can click through to put items on hold directly in our catalog. You can get these sent directly to your email by subscribing to our email newsletter.
- April 2022
- February 2022
- November 2021
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Transgender Day of Remembrance (Children’s Books)
- October 2021
- September 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- March 2021
Book Recommendations from Our Instagram
We see good books in your future! Get these and other librarian recommendations at your favorite library location! #SCLRecs
It`s back to school time in Springfield! Get stories about school at your favorite library location. #SCLRecs #BackToSchool
Take a look at some of the new and upcoming additions to the Springfield City Library`s paperback romance collection!
#SCLrecs #springfieldma #romancerecs #newromance 🥰
A fan of the book (and/or the new movie) Red, White, & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston? Check out these similar titles!
#SCLRecs #RedWhiteandRoyalBlue
August is National Dog Month! Pick up books about dogs at your local library branch. #SCLRecs #NationalDogMonth #DogBooks
Happy National Book Lovers Day to our fellow book lovers!
#NationalBookLoversDay #SCLrecs #librarylove
Want to learn more about J. Robert Oppenheimer and the Manhattan Project? Check out these books we have at the library.
#SCLrecs #springfieldma #oppenheimer #bookrecs
Calling all Barbies and Kens! If you still can`t stop thinking about the Barbie movie, check out these books.
#SCLrecs #barbie #bookrecs #springfieldma #libraries
The @masscenterforbook Reading Challenge for August is to read a book in translation. Whether you`re looking for a graphic novel, memoir, or literary fiction novel, we have a recommendation for you! Not seeing something you`d like to read? Swing by one of our branches or email ask@springfieldlibrary.org and a librarian can help you find something up your alley.
What are you reading this month?
#SCLrecs #booksintranslation #bookrecs
Beat the heat and stay cool this summer with these icy books!
#SCLrecs #springfieldmass #bookrecs
Fan of Dark Fantasy novels? Check these out from your favorite library location! #SCLRecs #DarkFantasy
For July the @masscenterforbook Reading Challenge is to read a book borrowed from the library! This could be any book including a new release, re-reading a childhood favorite, or one of our library staff`s recommendations.
What are you reading this month? Let us know in the comments!
As always, you can sign up for the reading challenge at massbook.org/readingchallenge
You can track your reading on BeanStack: springfieldlibrary.beanstack.com
#readingchallenge #anybookcounts #SCLrecs #springfieldma
Book Groups
Raymond Jordan Senior Center Book Club
Come join us for a fascinating book club at the Raymond Jordan Senior Center! | Adults
Eager Readers Book Club
The book group for reading enthusiasts reads mostly contemporary novels, although occasionally historical fiction, adventures, and some non-fiction. | Sixteen Acres | Adults
413 Gourmet Club
A cooking class meets book club series for those who love to cook at home. Cook together – hands-on and in-person! | East Forest Park | Adults
Romance Book Club – Online
Get your Happily Ever After fix from the Romance Book Club! | Online | Adults
Afterthoughts Book Discussion Group – Online
A traditional book discussion group where everyone reads and discusses the same book. Join us! | Online | Adults
What’s Cooking Cookbook Club – Online
Do you enjoy cooking, or would you like to improve your cooking skills? | Online | Adults
