Current Interest

Curious what all the hot podcasts are about but not a big fan of the audio medium? These excellent podcasts have books you can check out! 

Happy 250 years to our country! Here are some excellent books for the celebration! 

Enhance your appreciation of Charlie’s program with books about the Great Lakes and big boat sailing that he has personally selected.

Powerful stories of the struggle to survive and the power to rise from ashes to keep fighting. 

Looking for more like this? Try searching Novelist Plus for curated lists such as: For Fans Of . . . Hunger Games, Own Voices: Historical Fiction, and Immigrant Identities. To get to NovelistPlus go to the Research tab along the top of the library's website, scroll down to "Resources available to GRRL area resident with barcode:", select NoveList Plus or NoveList Plus K-8 to discover more titles you may enjoy!

Time Magazine has spoken! These are their favorite books of 2025. Check them out! Impress your friends! 

Our friends at Bookshop.org give us a list of their favorite books each month! They're hot off the press, so read them before everyone else. 

Check out what your librarians are watching this month! 

These popular fiction books are on order for Great River Regional Library. They have not been published yet, but you will be able to place requests for them in our catalog. Don’t see your favorite author? Try searching on Fantastic Fiction then search our catalog.  If we don’t yet have it on the catalog, Suggest a Title can be used up to 6 months before publication.

We don't just work in libraries because we love books, but it's certainly a big plus!

Here's a sneak peek at what some of your librarians are reading this month.