GPLD BOOK LISTS

Adventure & Survival

Fantasy

Historical Fiction

Mystery

Own Voices

Thrills & Chills

Award Winners & Nominees

Bluestem Award Nominees

Caldecott Awards

Monarch Award Nominees

Newbery Awards

Rebecca Caudill Award Nominees

Young Viking Book Award

Battle of the Books

More Great Lists

Poetry Foundation

Read Kiddo Read

Adventure

Fantasty

Humor

Mystery

Realistic

Science Fiction

Survival

Personal Reading Lists

Looking for your next great read? Fill out this form with your Geneva Public Library card number and reading preferences and our book experts will take care of the rest! Give us 24-48 hours to personalize a list of 5 books we think you'll love.

Take it to go

Launchpads

Launchpads are preloaded with educational games that engage your kids. Check one out for vacation to keep the kids busy while traveling! 

S.T.E.A.M. kits

Each kit features a different S.T.E.A.M. (science, technology, engineering, art, math) topic. Topics and activities include: Addition and Subtraction, Bird Watching, Insects, MaKey MaKey, Origami, Squishy Circuits, Weather, Reptiles, Simple Machines, Weather, and more.  S.T.E.A.M. Kits can be checked out for four weeks.

Discovery Skills Kits

Intended to help children practice social, emotional, physical, intellectual and cognitive life skills in a fun and playful way, these kits contain themed books, toys, manipulatives and games to provide reinforcement for visual and tactile learners of varying abilities.  Discovery Skills Kits can be checked out for four weeks.

Board Games

Check out a board game and discover how much fun it is to learn through play! Board games can be checked out for four weeks.