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Staff Picks

Browse a selection of titles handpicked by our knowledgeable staff. Explore books that inspire, captivate, and entertain across genres and topics.

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Cozy Winter Picks

Snuggle up with our cozy winter books and movies —a collection of heartwarming tales perfect for chilly nights and a cup of hot cocoa.

Close Knit
Jenny Colgan
A Cozy Winter Day
Eliza Wheeler
What Happens Later
DVD
Blood Gone Cold
Katy Grant
The Hockey Skates
Karl Subban
Crust: Essential Sweets and Savories from Victoria's Beloved Bakery
Tom Moore
In the Winter Woods
Daniela Kulot
A Winter in New York: A Novel
Josie Silver
Easy Knitting for Kids: 35 Easy and Fun Knitting Projects for Children Aged 7 Years +
Claire Montgomerie
Frostfire
Elly MacKay
SnowComing & Baby, It's Cold Inside (2-Movie Collection)
DVD
The Sock Project: Colorful, Cool Socks to Knit and Show Off
Summer Lee
David Atherton's Baking Book for Kids
David Atherton
Sleep Like Death
Kalynn Bayron
Death at a Scottish Wedding
Lucy Connelly
Bear and Bird Winter Wonderland Adventure
Jonathan Lambert
Fix-it and Forget-it Soups & Stews: Nourishing Soups, Stews, Broths, Chilis & Chowders
Hope Comerford
The Never-ending Sweater
Erin Welch
Last Night
Luanne Rice
Not Yet: The Story of An Unstoppable Skater
Zahra Lari

Christmas

We’re celebrating Christmas with festive books, movies and Christmas vinyl.

10 Things I Love About Christmas
Danielle McLean
All the Jingle Ladies
Beth Garrod
Mary Berry's Ultimate Christmas
DVD
Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas (Vinyl)
Ella Fitzgerald
An Anishinaabe Christmas
Wab Kinew
Gluten Free Christmas!: 80 Easy Gluten-free Recipes for a Stress-free Festive Season
Becky Excell
The Holdovers
DVD
A Very Bad Holiday
Kate Howard
Elvis' Christmas Album (Vinyl)
Elvis Presley
The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year: A Novel
Ally Carter
Christmas
Annette Whipple
All-New Twenty to Make: Christmas Crochet
Val Pierce
Elmo's Holiday Spectacular: The Nutcraker and Other Tales
DVD
24 Christmas Stories: Faith and Traditions From Around the World
Judith Bouilloc
Only for the Holidays
Abiola Bello
A Charlie Brown Christmas (Vinyl)
Vince Guaraldi
Cookies for Santa: 52 Kid-friendly Holiday Baking Recipes
Pia Imperial
The Kingdom of Sweets: A Novel of the Nutcracker
Erika Johansen
Three Wise Men and a Baby
DVD
A Mouse Family Christmas
Deborah Underwood
One Big Happy Family
Susan Mallery
Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas
DVD
Juniper's Christmas
Eoin Colfer
Charlie Brown's Christmas Miracle: The Inspiring, Untold Story of the Making of a Holiday Classic
Michael Keane
The Christmas Song (Vinyl)
Nat King Cole
The Jolliest Bunch: Unhinged Holiday Stories
Danny Pellegrino

Hanukkah

We’re celebrating Hanukkah (December 25, 2024 – January 2, 2025) with festive books and movies.

Hanukkah
Lesléa Newman
Eight Dates and Nights
Betsy Aldredge
Hanukkah on Rye
DVD
Let It Glow
Marissa Meyer
Jewish Holiday Baking: Inspired Recipes for Rosh Hashanah, Hanukkah, Purim, Passover, and more
Uri Scheft
Rachel Friedman and Eight Not-perfect Nights of Hanukkah
Sarah Kapit
Eight Gifts of Hanukkah
DVD
Season of Love
Helena Greer
Hanukkah Pajamakkahs
Dara Henry
I Could Nosh: Classic Jew-ish Recipes Revamped for Every Day
Jake Cohen
What Jewish Looks Like
Liz Kleinrock
Double Holiday
DVD
10 Things I Love About Hanukkah
Natalie Barnes
My Fine Fellow
Jennieke Cohen
Hollowthorn
Kalyn Josephson
Totally Kosher: Tradition with a Twist! 150+ Recipes for the Holidays and Every Day
Chanie Apfelbaum
Dino-Hanukkah
Lisa Wheeler
Love, Lights, Hanukkah!
DVD
The Mexican Dreidel
Linda Elovitz Marshall
The Matzah Ball
Jean Meltzer
Hanukkah Upside Down
Elissa Brent Weissman
Shabbat: Recipes and Rituals From My Rable to Yours
Adeena Sussman
The Eight Knights of Hanukkah
Leslie Kimmelman
Three Holidays and a Wedding
Uzma Jalaluddin & Marissa Stapley

Kwanzaa

We’re celebrating Hanukkah (December 26, 2024 – January 1, 2025) with festive books and movies.

Celebrating Kwanzaa
Seth Lynch
Fruits of the Harvest: Recipes to Celebrate Kwanzaa and Other Holidays
Eric V. Copage
Kevin's Kwanzaa
Lisa Bullard
Kwanzaa: From Holiday to Everyday - A Complete Guide for Making Kwanzaa a Part of Your Life
Maitefa Angaza
A Year of Black Joy: 52 Black Voices Share Their Life Passions
Edited by Jamia Wilson
Black Food: Stories, Art & Recipes From Across the African Diaspora
We Celebrate the Light
Jane Yolen
Africana: More Than 100 Recipes and Flavors Inspired By a Rich Continent
Lerato Umah-Shaylor
The People Remember
Ibi Aanu Zoboi
Origami Holiday Decorations for Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa
Florence Temko
Trailblazers: The Black Pioneers Who Have Shaped Canada
Tiyahna Ridley-Padmore
The Rise: Black Cooks and the Soul of American Food
Marcus Samuelsson
Just One More Sleep: All Good Things Come to Those Who Wait ... and Wait ... and Wait
Jamie Lee Curtis
New-Generation African Poets: A Chapbook Box Set (Tano)
The Sound of Kwanzaa
Dimitrea Tokunbo
In Bibi's Kitchen: The Recipes & Stories of Grandmothers From the Eight African Countries That Touch the Indian Ocean
Hawa Hassan
Li'l Rabbit's Kwanzaa
Donna L. Washington
Vegan Soul Kitchen: Fresh, Healthy, and Creative African American Cuisine
Bryant Terry
The Story Behind Kwanzaa
Melissa Raé Shofner
Ontario's African-Canadian Heritage: Collected Writings by Fred Landon, 1918-1967
Fred Landon

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