Books recommended by Calgary Public Library staff
- Description
- Both in-person displays and the online lists count. Please include a description of where you found it recommended if possible! Note that some books that were once recommended might not even be present in the CPL system anymore. || Books missing from LibraryThing: [Equal as Citizens: The Tumultuous and Troubled History of A Great Canadian Idea ( https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393989767_calgarylibrary_adults/413788788_get_ready_to_vote,_calgary / https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/item/show/935831095 )] [Coding and AI, Mandeep Locham ( https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/2456554355_2024_the_year_we_learn_to )] [Who Do You Think You Are?, Alice Munro ( https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/422868168_calgarylibraryguestpicks/487408307_lee_kverns_top_10_writing_influences )]
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76,867 members
1,192 reviews
3.8
Score 3
Added 2024-05-23, 02:24 PM
- 3 Members
- ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
- Explanations
- ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393989767_calgarylibrary_adults/592318559_freedom_to_read_week_2016
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48,145 members
1,232 reviews
4.1
Score 3
Added 2024-05-23, 02:22 PM
- 3 Members
- ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
- Explanations
- ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393989767_calgarylibrary_adults/592318559_freedom_to_read_week_2016
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- 3 Members
- ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
- Explanations
- ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393989767_calgarylibrary_adults/448543673_imagine_adult_summer_reading_challenge_week_3
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- 3 Members
- ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
- Explanations
- ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/858377088_freedom_to_read_meet_the_accused
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43,784 members
798 reviews
4.2
Score 3
Added 2024-05-21, 11:24 PM
- 3 Members
- ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
- Explanations
- ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1073755867_librarymoments_teen_team_picks
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- 3 Members
- ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
- Explanations
- ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/858377088_freedom_to_read_meet_the_accused
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- 3 Members
- ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
- Explanations
- ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/427579857_magical
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32,996 members
709 reviews
½ 3.6
Score 3
Added 2024-05-21, 09:32 PM
- 3 Members
- ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
- Explanations
- ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/573510307_professor_snapes_favourite_books
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- 3 Members
- ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
- Explanations
- ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393989767_calgarylibrary_adults/438591129_explore_adult_summer_reading_challenge_week_1
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- 3 Members
- ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
- Explanations
- ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/858377088_freedom_to_read_meet_the_accused
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24,152 members
811 reviews
4
Score 3
Added 2024-05-21, 11:24 PM
- 3 Members
- ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
- Explanations
- ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1073755867_librarymoments_teen_team_picks
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by Ransom Riggs
23,303 members
1,198 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 3
Added 2024-05-21, 10:19 PM
- 3 Members
- ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
- Explanations
- ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/697429754_schools_you_want_to_go_to
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by T. H. White
17,258 members
224 reviews
4.1
Score 3
Added 2024-05-21, 09:34 PM
- 3 Members
- ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
- Explanations
- ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/573510307_professor_snapes_favourite_books
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15,348 members
494 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 3
Added 2024-05-21, 09:32 PM
- 3 Members
- ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
- Explanations
- ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/573510307_professor_snapes_favourite_books
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- 3 Members
- ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
- Explanations
- ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393989767_calgarylibrary_adults/592318559_freedom_to_read_week_2016
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- 3 Members
- ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
- Explanations
- ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/595993855_dont_be_a_bully
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6,732 members
84 reviews
3.9
Score 3
Added 2024-05-21, 11:13 PM
- 3 Members
- ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
- Explanations
- ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1023345067_road_trip_ontario
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- 3 Members
- ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
- Explanations
- ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393989767_calgarylibrary_adults/521447147_october_staff_picks_for_adults
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51,411 members
572 reviews
4.2
Score 2
Added 2024-10-04, 02:35 PM
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- 2 Members
- ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
- Explanations
- ngoomie: Copy I got after placing a hold on the book had the "Place" sticker used in one of the displays they have at different library locations, implying it was put on display by a staff member at some point. Don't remember which library it said it was from, wasn't one of the ones I go to often though
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32,903 members
310 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 2
Added 2024-05-21, 09:33 PM
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30,825 members
444 reviews
3.9
Score 2
Added 2024-05-22, 03:50 PM
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19,629 members
405 reviews
4.2
Score 2
Added 2024-05-28, 08:53 PM
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18,288 members
511 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 2
Added 2024-10-05, 10:29 AM
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16,860 members
776 reviews
4.2
Score 2
Added 2024-05-22, 04:15 PM
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15,533 members
282 reviews
4.1
Score 2
Added 2024-05-22, 03:51 PM
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14,190 members
283 reviews
4
Score 2
Added 2024-10-04, 09:17 PM
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13,222 members
823 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 2
Added 2024-05-23, 02:21 PM
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- 2 Members
- ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
- Explanations
- ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393989767_calgarylibrary_adults/466839427_laugh_adult_summer_reading_week_6
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- 2 Members
- ahef1963, ngoomie
- Explanations
- ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1102871827_best_books_of_2017_for_young_adults https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1731430074_read_woke_womens_voices_for_teens https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1730702009_read_woke_social_justice_for_teens
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- 2 Members
- ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
- Explanations
- ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/697429754_schools_you_want_to_go_to
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11,398 members
378 reviews
4.2
Score 2
Added 2024-05-21, 10:55 PM
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9,393 members
311 reviews
4.2
Score 2
Added 2024-05-28, 08:50 PM
52
- 2 Members
- ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
- Explanations
- ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/427579857_magical
53
- 2 Members
- ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
- Explanations
- ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1102871827_best_books_of_2017_for_young_adults https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1733182899_read_woke_voices_of_people_of_colour_for_teens
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7,878 members
383 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 2
Added 2024-05-21, 11:44 PM
- 2 Members
- ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
- Explanations
- ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1257149277_would_you_like_pride_with_that https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1731000743_read_woke_lgbtq_for_teens
55
7,860 members
316 reviews
4.2
Score 2
Added 2024-10-04, 02:34 PM
57
7,282 members
186 reviews
4.2
Score 2
Added 2024-05-23, 11:32 AM
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5,735 members
107 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 2
Added 2024-05-22, 12:17 AM
- 2 Members
- ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
- Explanations
- ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1811710029_calgary_expo_reading_challenge_for_teens
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61
- 2 Members
- ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
- Explanations
- ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1811710029_calgary_expo_reading_challenge_for_teens
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63
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- 2 Members
- ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
- Explanations
- ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1042641697_embrace_the_rainbow
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4,099 members
137 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 2
Added 2024-05-21, 10:19 PM
- 2 Members
- ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
- Explanations
- ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/697429754_schools_you_want_to_go_to
67
- 2 Members
- ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
- Explanations
- ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1343917639_great_reads_2019_teens
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69
3,858 members
138 reviews
3.8
Score 2
Added 2024-05-29, 12:43 AM
70
by Aimee Bender
3,626 members
291 reviews
½ 3.4
Score 2
Added 2024-05-22, 03:48 PM
- 2 Members
- ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
- Explanations
- ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393989767_calgarylibrary_adults/448543673_imagine_adult_summer_reading_challenge_week_3
71
by Mackenzi Lee
3,384 members
183 reviews
4
Score 2
Added 2024-05-22, 01:06 AM
- 2 Members
- ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
- Explanations
- ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1731596749_read_woke_diverse_abilities_for_teens https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1731000743_read_woke_lgbtq_for_teens
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3,175 members
34 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 2
Added 2024-10-04, 02:32 PM
73
- 2 Members
- ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
- Explanations
- ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1102871827_best_books_of_2017_for_young_adults
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- 2 Members
- ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
- Explanations
- ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1811710029_calgary_expo_reading_challenge_for_teens
77
- 2 Members
- ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
- Explanations
- ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/2183845849_oh,_the_horror https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1728763799_read_woke_black_voices_for_teens
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1,969 members
42 reviews
3.9
Score 2
Added 2024-05-22, 12:14 AM
- 2 Members
- ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
- Explanations
- ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/2025659063_race_to_the_sun
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81
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by Adib Khorram
1,615 members
72 reviews
4.2
Score 2
Added 2024-05-22, 12:54 AM
- 2 Members
- ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
- Explanations
- ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1733182899_read_woke_voices_of_people_of_colour_for_teens
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84
1,566 members
119 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 2
Added 2024-05-22, 12:14 AM
- 2 Members
- ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
- Explanations
- ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/2025659063_race_to_the_sun
85
- 2 Members
- ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
- Explanations
- ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1728763799_read_woke_black_voices_for_teens
86
1,498 members
18 reviews
3.8
Score 2
Added 2024-05-23, 02:22 PM
87
- 2 Members
- ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
- Explanations
- ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393989767_calgarylibrary_adults/556322327_best_adult_non-fiction_of_2015
88
- 2 Members
- ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
- Explanations
- ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/2162909189_class_starts_at_8
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1,264 members
30 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 2
Added 2024-05-22, 12:44 AM
- 2 Members
- ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
- Explanations
- ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1811710029_calgary_expo_reading_challenge_for_teens
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- 2 Members
- ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
- Explanations
- ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/2196308369_cozy_reads_for_cloudy_skies
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by Ngozi Ukazu
1,051 members
59 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 2
Added 2024-05-22, 12:16 AM
- 2 Members
- ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
- Explanations
- ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1811710029_calgary_expo_reading_challenge_for_teens
95
- 2 Members
- ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
- Explanations
- ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1343917639_great_reads_2019_teens
96
- 2 Members
- ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
- Explanations
- ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1728763799_read_woke_black_voices_for_teens
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737 members
27 reviews
4.2
Score 2
Added 2024-05-23, 11:37 AM