🌱 March is the transitional month from Winter’s colder, shorter days to Spring’s warmer, longer ones. Staff member Mary M. has chosen some mystery books and films for you to borrow & enjoy as a new seasonal chapter of 2026 gets underway. We hope you find new personal favorites among them! Don’t forget we also have our long-standing St. Patrick’s Day staff picks! We’ll also have a March-themed Blind Date with a Book borrowing opportunity for this month called “Pot O’ Gold Reads”, which you’ll find set up near our Hughes Circulation Desk–just look for all the wrapped books.🍀
Link to March 2026 Staff Picks: Mary M.’s Mysteries
Link to February 2026 Staff Picks: Sarah D.’s Romances
Link to January 2026 Staff Picks: Fresh Starts
Link to December 2025 Staff Picks: Linnae C.’s TV Mini-Series
Link to November 2025 Staff Picks: Rebekah’s Transgender Day of Remembrance
Link to October 2025 Staff Picks: Banned Books
Link to September 2025 Staff Picks: Kit’s Pain Awareness Picks
Link to August 2025 Staff Picks: Summer Beach Reads
Link to July 2025 Staff Picks: Meela S.’s Favorites
Link to June 2025 Staff Picks: Gianni R.’s Favorites
Link to May 2025 Staff Picks: Sarah D.’s Favorites
Link to April 2025 Staff Picks: Maddie S.’s Favorites
Link to March 2025 Staff Picks: Debbie M.’s Crafts
Link to February 2025 Staff Picks: Mary M.’s Favorites
Link to January 2025 Staff Picks: New Year, New You!
Link to December 2024 Staff Picks: Linnae’s Word & Film Picks
Link to November 2024 Staff Picks: Jason V.’s Thought-Provokers
Link to October 2024 Staff Picks: Kit K.’s Mental Health Romance & Lit Fiction
Link to September 2024 Staff Picks: Rebekah M.’s Dungeons & Dragons Recs
Link to August 2024 Staff Picks: Sarah V.s Favorites
Link to July 2024 Staff Picks: Debbie M.’s Summer Snippets
Link to June 2024 Staff Picks: Mary Ellen’s Favorites
Holidays
Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Celebrate Groundhog Day
Celebrate Valentine’s Day
Celebrate Presidents Day
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
Celebrate Easter
Celebrate Earth Day
Celebrate Mothers Day
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo
Celebrate Memorial Day
Celebrate Juneteenth
Celebrate Fathers Day
Celebrate the 4th of July
Celebrate Labor Day
Celebrate Halloween
Celebrate Veterans Day
Celebrate Thanksgiving
Celebrate the Holiday Season (books)
Celebrate the Holiday Season (films)
Awards
Nobel Prize in Literature
The Booker Prize
The International Booker Prize
The Pulitzer Prize in Fiction
The Pulitzer Prize in Non-Fiction
The Pulitzer Prize in History
National Book Award in Fiction
National Book Award in Non-Fiction
National Book Award in Translated Literature
National Jewish Book Award
National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction
National Book Critics Circle Award for Non-Fiction
PEN Faulkner Fiction Award
Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence
CWA Gold Dagger Winners
CWA Diamond Dagger Award
The Edgar Award for Best Novel
Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel
Hugo Award for Best Novel
Nebula Award for Best Novel
The Caldecott Medal
The Newbery Medal