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On this page you can find handy lists of suggested reading put together by library staff, as well as book awards and promotions.
 

Adults

• Climate Change
  • Fiction
  • Non-fiction
• Coming soon - recently published books
• Dyslexia books
• Equality and diversity
  • Autism books
    • For adults
    • For parents
  • BAME books
    • Fiction
    • Non-fiction
• Fostering and adoption
  • For adults
  • For professionals
• Jobs and careers
• Reading groups - Please contact your local library to request multiple copies.
  • Fiction: Authors A-G | Authors H-R | Authors S-Z 
  • Non-fiction
• Reading well - books on prescription
  • Dementia
  • Long term conditions
  • Mental health
  • Mood boosting books
• Themed Reading Lists
  • Maths
  • LGBTQ+
    • Fiction
    • ANF
    • LGBT+ History Month 2023: Behind the Lens

 

Children

• Books highlighting empathy
  • Picture books
  • Children's fiction
  • Teen fiction
• Climate Change
  • Fiction
  • Non-fiction
• Equality and diversity
  • Autism books
    • Autism picture books for children
    • Autism books for children and teens featuring characters with autism
  • Books in other languages
    • Arabic and Arabic dual language books for children
    • Ukrainian
  • BAME books
    • Board books
    • Picture books
    • Fiction books
    • Information books
    • Teen books
  • Multi-sensory stories for children and teens
• Reading well - books on prescription
  • Children
  • Young people

Every library also has a red "Reading Recommendations" folder with suggested reading.