YA Reading Recommendations for Mental Health Awareness Month

Sincerely,

Your Teen Librarian

Update May 18, 2026: All extra Mind Matters Kits have been claimed.

Earlier this week at the Main Library, we had the pleasure of partnering with Maya Blau, a student at Columbia High School, to assemble Mind Matters Kits. These kits are customizable boxes that you can fill with anything that helps you feel calmer and more grounded: coloring pages, scented lotions, kind notes to yourself, and more.

For Mental Health Awareness Month, Ms. Blau was also kind enough to suggest these books. Each one involves characters reckoning with their own mental health struggles. Click any cover to request the book with your library card:

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