| This thug’s life : | CD 92 SHAKUR, MAURICE |
| Daughter of Egypt | CD BENEDICT, MARIE |
| Bloodlust | CD BROWN, SANDRA |
| The fiery cross | CD GABALDON, DIANA |
| The final storm | CD MICHAELS, FERN |
| Judge Stone | CD PATTERSON, JAMES |
| Mayhem and the mortal | CD WILLIAMS, SHANORA |
New Nonfiction & Graphic Novels – April 2026
Nonfiction
| Love thy stranger : | 241.4 EHRMAN, BERT |
| American struggle | 306.20 MEACHAM, JON |
| The great contradiction : the tragic side of the American founding | 306.3 ELLIS, JOSEPH |
| Everybody loses : the tumultuous rise of American sports gambling | 306.48 FUNT, DANNY |
| My parents are dead : what now? : | 306.9 ROBISON, BECKY |
| Chain of ideas : the origins of our authoritarian age | 320.53 KENDI, ABRAM X. |
| Rage and the republic : | 320.97 TURLEY, JONATHAN |
| Citizenship : | 323.6 HERNÁNDEZ, DAISY |
| The feather wars : and the great crusade to save America’s birds | 333.95 MCCOMMONS, JAMES |
| 38 Londres Street : | 345.83 SANDS, PHILIPPE |
| Without precedent : | 347.73 GRAVES, LISA |
| Access : inside the abortion underground and the sixty-year battle for reproductive freedom | 362.198 GRANT, REBECCA |
| Black Dahlia : murder, monsters, and madness in midcentury Hollywood | 364.1 MANN, WILLIAM |
| Dream House. | 364.15 HEWTSON, KATHLEEN |
| 99 ways to die : and how to avoid them | 613 ALKER, ASHELY |
| Optimize : | 613.04 CLINTON, CATHERINE |
| Cozy vegan : | 641.56 DOUGLAS, LIZ |
| Vietnam : | 641.59 MANEN, ANAÏS CA DAO VAN |
| 108 Asian cookies : | 641.86 LIEU, KAT |
| I’ll love you forever : | 782.42 KWON, GIAAE |
| Hit girls : | 782.42 PRINCIOTTI, NORA |
| You with the sad eyes : a memoir | 92 APPLEGATE, CHRISTINA |
| Judy Blume : a life | 92 BLUME, JUDY |
| Lost : Amelia Earhart’s three mysterious deaths and one extraordinary life | 92 EARHART, AMELIA |
| If I don’t return : | 92 HERTLING, MARK |
| A polish girl in siberia : | 92 KINALSKA- PIETRUSKA, IDA |
| Ain’t nobody’s fool : the life and times of Dolly Parton | 92 PARTON, DOLLY |
| Nations apart : | 973 WOODARD, COLIN |
| Storm at the Capitol : | 973.93 JALONICK, MARY |
Graphic Novels
| Godzilla vs. America: | GN GODZILLA |
| A Brief History of a Long War: Ukraine’s Fight Against Russian Domination | GN NAIEM, MARIAM |
New Children’s – April 2026
Board Books
| My first 100 construction words | BB FERRIE, CHRIS |
| Good night, Thomas | BB THOMAS |
| My first dino-soccer | BB WHEELER, LISA |
Picture Books
| The future book | E BARNETT, MAC |
| Have you seen dinosaur? | E BARROW, DAVID |
| Billie Jean Peet, athlete | E BEATY, ANDREA |
| Mama kisses, papa hugs | E BERGREN, LISA |
| Mom fart mystery | E BEXLEY, JANE |
| What boys do | E LASSER, JON |
| Trains, boats and planes | E ROBINSON, MICHELLE |
| The Selfish Sister | E SEDARIS, DAVID |
Nonfiction
| One Goal: | J 306.48 CAMLOT, HEATER |
| Celebrating Holi | J 364.26 PETERS, KATIE |
| Ceratopsians : | J 567.9 HANSEN, GRACE |
| Sauropods : | J 567.9 HANSEN, GRACE |
| Ornithopods : | J 567.9 HANSEN, GRACE |
| Ankylosaurus | J 567.91 GOLKAR, Golriz |
| Velociraptor | J 567.91 GOLKAR, GOLRIZ |
| Ankylosaurs : | J 567.91 HANSEN, GRACE |
| Stegosaurs : | J 567.91 HANSEN, GRACE |
| Theropods : | J 567.91 HANSEN, GRACE |
| Apatosaurus | J 567.91 LIM Angela |
| Iguanodon | J 567.91 LIM Angela |
| Parasaurolophus | J 567.91 LIM Angela |
| The 10 grossest animals | J 590 ROSE, RACHEL |
| Sea Otters | J 599.76 MURRAY, JULIE |
| American quarter horse | J 636.13 SANDERSON, WHITNEY |
| American paint horse | J 636.13 SANDERSON, WHITNEY |
| Football’s dual threat era (2015-2024) | J 796.33 BARRY, JAMES |
| The story of the World Cup | J 796.33 CARLSON-BERNE, EMMA |
| NFL Super Bowls : | J 796.33 GALLAGHER, JIM |
| Soccer stars of the world | J 796.33 STEWART, AUDREY |
| My first book of hockey | J 796.96 BUGLER, BETH |
| Who was katherine johnson? | J 92 WHO WAS KATHERINE JOHNSON |
| Who was Wilma Mankiller? | J 92 WHO WAS WILMA MANKILLER |
Fiction
| Race to the ark | JF THOMAS, M.J. |
| Busted | JF MILLS, JEAN |
| Frankinschool: | JF RIVADENEIRA, CARYN |
| The final scroll | JF THOMAS, M.J. |
| Miracles by the sea | JF THOMAS, M.J. |
| The king is born | JF THOMAS, M.J. |
| The lion’s roar | JF THOMAS, M.J. |
| The shepherd’s stone | JF THOMAS, M.J. |
| Journey to Jericho | JF THOMAS, M.J. |
| The great escape | JF THOMAS, M.J. |
| The beginning | JF THOMAS, M.J. |
Graphic Novel
| Absolutely everything | JGN ALEXANDER, DAMIAN |
| Lionel Messi’s world cup triumph : | JGN BARISH, CHRIS |
DVD
| Buffalo kids | JDVD BUFFALO KIDS |
2026 Reading Challenge: A Book Featuring Your Favorite Animal
Are you participating in the 2026 Reading Challenge? We have 12 challenges to complete throughout the year and every month we’ll feature one of the challenge prompts. This month we’re featuring the prompt “A Book Featuring Your Favorite Animal”. Listed below are just a few books that fit the prompt but there are plenty of other books you can pick up!
Join the Reading Challenge on Beanstack!
Dog
The eyes & the impossible / A dog’s purpose / Dog on it / Maxi’s secrets : (or, what you can learn from a dog) / Stella
Cat
We’ll prescribe you a cat /Something worth saving / The travelling cat chronicles / The guest cat / The Blanket Cats
Rabbit
Bunnicula : a rabbit tale of mystery / Raising hare : a memoir / Bunns Rabbit
Tiger
The tiger rising / Life of Pi / Tiger’s curse
Elephant
The elephant of Belfast : a novel / When elephants fly / One amazing elephant
Horse
Bea and the new deal horse /The horse : a novel / Black beauty
Whale
A whale of the wild / Song for a whale / The lost whale
Fox
Pax / Fantastic Mr. Fox / The navigating fox
Monkey
Birds
The genius of birds / Hollow kingdom : a novel
Other Animals
West with giraffes (Giraffe)
Mr. Popper’s penguins (Penguin)
Three bags full (Sheep)
Odder (Otter)
The tortoise’s tale : a novel (Tortoise)
Remarkably bright creatures (Octopus)
The one and only Ivan (Gorilla)
Px! : a girl and her panda #1 (Panda)