Reading Lists
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2023 Best Graphic Novels for Adults

These are the top 10 best graphic novels for adults, as voted on by the Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table for the American Library Association.  For a com ...
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2024 Best Books for Young Adults

This list was drawn up by the Young Adult Library Services Association as the top 10 best books for young adults in 2024. For more information and the entire list, ...
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Color Your World 2025: Books About Art for Adults

Want to read more books about art?  Try these recommended titles in line with this year's Summer Reading theme: Color Your World!*The Hamburg and Lake Shore Lib ...
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Color Your World 2025: Books About Art for Teens

Want to read more books about art? Try these recommended titles in line with this year's Summer Reading theme: Color Your World!*The Hamburg and Lake Shore Librarie ...
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Edgar Award Winners 2024

These are the winner of the 2024 Edgar Awards.  Named for Edgar Allan Poe, these awards nominate the best mysteries of the year.  The titles below are just ...
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Hamburg Librarian Favorites - Miss Nicole

These are some of Miss Nicole's favorite books!*Not all titles may be available at the Hamburg or Lake Shore Libraries.  Please see our catalog for availability.*


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Hamburg Librarian Favorites - Miss Sarah

These are adult fiction and non-fiction books recommended by Stephanie, the librarian trainee at the Hamburg Library. All titles may not be available at the Lake Sh ...
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Los Angeles Times Book Prizes 2023

These are the winners of the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes for 2023!  For a complete list and more information on the winners and finalists, visit https:// ...
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National Book Awards 2024

These books are on the shortlist for the National Book Award for Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Translated Literature in 2024. For more information, visit https://www.nat ...
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NBA Longlist for Young People’s Literature 2024

This is the longlist for the 2024 National Book Awards Longlist for Young People’s Literature.The winner was: Kareem Between by Shifa Saltagi SafadiFor more inf ...
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New York Times Best Books of 2024

These are the books that the New York Times chose as their best books of 2024.The Library may not own all of these books, please check our catalog for availability.


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New York Times Best Books of the 21st Century

The New York Times Book Review asked hundreds of book world luminaries such as Stephen King, Sarah Jessica Parker, Roxane Gay and Min Jin Lee to choose the best book ...
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Page to Screen 2025

These titles are being adapted to movie or TV series in 2025. *The Hamburg and Lake Shore Libraries may not own all titles, so check the library catalog for availability*


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Stoker Award Winners 2024

These titles are the winners for the Bram Stoker Awards for 2024 for Horror.For a complete list of nominees, visit https://www.sfadb.com/Bram_Stoker_Awards_2024 ...
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Stonewall Book Awards 2024

The Stonewall Book Awards are presented to English language books that have exceptional merit relating to the LGBTQIA+ experience. These are just the adult and young ...
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Page to Screen 2024

These titles are being adapted to movie or TV series in 2024!*The Hamburg and Lake Shore Libraries may not own all titles, so check the library catalog for availability*


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Banned Books

These are the top 10 banned books for 2023, according to the American Library Association.  For more information and banned tites, see https://pen.org ...
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