In honor of Women's History Month, here are some works of fiction inspired by the lives of real women throughout history.
2025 Rise: Top Ten Feminist Books
Each year, the American Library Association compiles Rise: A Feminist Book List, collecting the best feminist literature for readers age 0-18. In honor of Women's History Month, here are this year's Rise Top Ten. You can see the full list of titles at the ALA website!
Black History Month
In honor of Black History Month, here are some recent nonfiction titles covering a variety of topics related to Black history.
Fresh Romance
Are you ready for Valentine's Day? Would some fresh contemporary romance novels help? Here you go!
2025 ALA Youth Media Awards
Last week the American Library Association announced the winners of the annual Youth Media Awards, which honor the best books for young readers in a number of categories. Below are the winners of each award.
Books To Read While Waiting For Onyx Storm
Rebecca Yarros recently released Onyx Storm, the highly-anticipated third book in her Fourth Wing romantasy series. There's currently a bit of a waitlist for a library copy, so here are some other books to check out while you wait for Onyx Storm. These books have either the thrilling dragon flights or the spicy enemies-to-lovers romantasy that readers love about Fourth Wing.
Mood Lifting Reads
Winter blues got you down? Here are some funny, warm, and uplifting books from a variety of genres, ranging from time-tested classics to newer literary voices, that might just lift your mood.
January is National Soup Month
Looking for some new soup recipes for your repertoire? Look no further than MHL's cookbook collection, or use your MHL card to access NYT Cooking!
January 5th is National Bird Day
A little birdie told us that January 5th is National Bird Day. In addition to many birding guides and handbooks, MHL also offers access to the online Birds of the World database. And you can also check out these nonfiction stories of birds and birders.
