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Summer Reading 2026

New Books for Kids

We just ordered these cool, new books! Click on one to request it!

We Can Hear Without Ears by Lisa Westberg Peters
We All Belong by Marino, Gianna
Sparrow Loves Reptiles by Burgess, Murry
Go Bananas! by Peele, A. B
When We Were Snails by Cao, Nan
The Cloud Kingdom by Zepf, MáIre
Capy Capy Capybara by Harper, Charise Mericle
A Speedy Little Cheetah On the Big Blue Earth by Christie, Tory
This Was Not the Plan by Chapman, Jane
Star Wars: Where Are the Mandalorian and Grogu? Search the Galaxy by Editors of Studio Fun International
Earth by Written by Ben Lerwill
The Heart of Our Home by Washington, Janelle
See You Later by Suddendorf, April
Don't Splash Grandpa! by Gonzalez, Julie
Prayer Is by Brown, Tameka Fryer
What Good Is A Dead Tree? by Doug Wechsler
Axl the Axolotl Is Not A Frog by Brammer, John Paul
Gus Upstairs by Sookocheff, Carey
Airports by Hardisty, Laurence
Arlo All Over Again by Story by Sayuri Stabrowski
The Weedy Garden by by Margaret Renkl
The Case of Old Macdonald and His Farm by Teague, Mark
Robin and the Stick by Goodale, E. B
Llama Llama Graduation Day! by Illustrated by Jt Morrow
Billie Builds A Robocorn by Lourenço, José
Captain Stinkbottom by Acosta, Alicia
The Quiet Hunt by Words by Jean E. Pendziwol
An Invisible River to Cross by Matloob, Taraneh
Even Steven by Written by Carrie Finison
Neville's Great Escape by Avery, Sean E
Terry's Many Hats by Crews, Terry
Mari and the Great Market Swap by Springer-Willms, Janelle
102 by Cordell, Matthew
Puffins! by Gianferrari, Maria
Awe! by Stiefel, Chana
Penelope Positano Sees It All by Cotugno, Katie
Who Are You? by Keane, Claire
Thank You, Sun by Florian, Douglas
Nature's Remarkable Partners by Written by Leslie Bulion
Do You See Me? by Middlemiss, Laronda Gardner
Selma by Tini Malina
The Toy Plane by Harris, Cherise
Hanging Out With Gram by VIau, Nancy
Hazel's Best Day by Adiba Nelson, Deann Wiley
Ways Papi Says I Love You by Ruiz, Delia
Our Cities Depend On Us by VIctoria Tentler-Krylov
A Home Is A Nest by Carlisle, Emma
While We're Here by Wynter, Anne
Our Treasures Within by Pope Francis
Good Night, Escargot by Slater, Dashka

At the Library

Fun at Home

Events

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Library of Things

Take home board games, lawn games, fishing poles, ukeleles, Read Together Kits, and more from the Library of Things.

E-Library

Find thousands of books for children and teens in our e-library! Watch videos, hear read-alongs for young students, find your next favorite read, and more.

Beanstack

We have a bunch of fun reading challenges on Beanstack! Sign up for ongoing and new challenges on our Beanstack page.

Decide Your Destiny

Are you ready for an adventure? Play these Decide Your Destiny stories created by your GPL Children’s Librarians!  DECIDE YOUR DESTINY #4 IS AVAILABLE NOW!

School Help

Learning Tools

Need an Encyclopedia? Want to learn a new language? Visit our Learning Tools page for great resources, databases, homework help, and more.

Online Tutoring

Get live tutoring, expert writing help, or access skill builder activities through Brainfuse.

Guilderland School Resources

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School Library Visit Interest Form

Are you interested in a field trip to the Guilderland Public Library? Or perhaps in having us visit your classroom? Fill out this interest form and we will be in touch!

Celebrate a Grade

Each month at GPL, we celebrate a different grade level! Stop by the children’s library to grab your goodies and check out the special program just for your grade level.
Celebrate a Grade Schedule:
  • September – Kindergarten
  • October – 1st Grade
  • November – 2nd Grade
  • December – 3rd Grade
  • January – 4th Grade
  • February – 5th Grade
  • March – 6th Grade
  • April – 7th & 8th Grade
  • May – 9th – 12th Grade
celebrate a grade