Blog by the Book Match team
Sunshine and rain coax buds to blossom—but you don’t always have to step outside to find riotous spring color. Create your own bouquet of books with the help of these booklists. Brighten the day with a silly read, or go full color with a graphic novel just in time for Free Comic Book Day.
Looking for more books? Or are you interested in other themes? Reach out to the Book Match team and get personalized recommendations based on what you like to read! Readers one and all, AC Library’s matchmakers keep up to date on books across a wide range of genres, from cozy mysteries to dark fantasy. Whether you’re looking for your next picture book or science fiction adventure, Book Match can create a customized reading list just for you!
Share some giggles together and pick up one of these humorous stories!
The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and love is in the air! Try one of these brand new romance reads this spring.
From biographies of famous athletes, to a brief history of sports around the world, and a look at sports betting, there are so many facets of sports to explore, even if you're not a sports fan yourself!
Alameda County Library added quite a few kids' graphic novels to their shelves over the past year. Here is a selection of new titles from 2025--most of them standalones, although several mark the start of brand new series.
April is National Poetry Month, and the perfect time to delve into one (or many) of the many collections and anthologies the library has to choose from. Topics are varied and encompass everything from parenthood, faith, and emotions to nature and ecology. The books on this list are all for adult and teen readers, but the library has many poetry books for children as well.
From everyday disasters to unexpected wins, these books find the humor in it all.
Join Alameda County Library and participate in the community read, One Book, One Coast with They Called Us Enemy by George Takei. For additional information and stories about the WWII Japanese internment camps in the United States, check out one of the following selections.
Come one, come all comic book lovers! Free Comic Book Day occurs on the first Saturday on the month of May. Many libraries host programs that will give away or showcase the comics that are featured that year and previous years other days of the month. Browse this selection of graphic novels that are from the same series as the giveaways you will find at comic shops and libraries!
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