National Native American Heritage Month is celebrated each November to highlight and honor our Indigenous people and legacy. Here are some recent fiction and non-fiction titles, plus a couple of classics, for diving into our deep and diverse Native American heritage.
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Banned Book Week is October 4-10, a week where we celebrate our freedom to read and raise awareness of book censorship issues across the country. Peruse this list of the top 11 most frequently challenged books of 2025, put out annually by the American Library Association.
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Hispanic Heritage Month runs September 15 through October 15. This year’s theme is “Unidos, somos más,” “Together, We Are More.” We hope the following list of recent books inspires you to explore the many diverse voices from the Spanish-speaking parts of our country and from Latin America.
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Summer reading season is in full swing – check out what our adult Summer Reading Challenge participants have been reading and loving this season!
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We want to hear from the people who have helped make the past year in our new Main Library building so special — we’d love your stories, memories, and any other way you want to express what the new library has meant to you.
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A collection of sports books to keep you going till the next big game.
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Juneteenth and other Emancipation Day celebrations, as told through photographs, art, and engrossing narratives from award-winning writers.
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This Pride Month, explore a collection of new books exploring intersectional LGBTQ identities and experiences
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Welcome to spring! May includes Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, Haitian Heritage Month, and Jewish American Heritage Month, and our Reader’s Place list for May celebrates all three!
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Celebrate National Library Week April 19-25 with the theme “Find Your Joy” by checking out these library-themed books!
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March is Women’s History Month. There are so many great books, new and older, fiction and non-fiction, to recommend; here are just a few to get you started. Enjoy!
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All programs will be held at the Main Library, and are free and open to the public. Sponsored by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, Friends of the Maplewood Library, Maplewood Memorial Library Foundation, Maplewood Woman’s Club and [Words]
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