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Summer Reading 2026

New Books for Kids

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

Gigantic by Written and Illustrated by Rob Biddulph
A Wickedly Evil Pet by Pew, Kailei
Sleepless by Korman, Gordon
The Elephant and the Piano by Hiller, Colette
Mama's Song by Buchholtz, Julie
Pay Attention to Me! by McKean, Kate
Explore the Far Side of the Moon by Jacoby, Jenny
Wyatt the Wild by Miller, Jeff R
The Giant Orange What-the-What?! by Michels, Nicole
Fifth Grade Top Dogs by Spinelli, Jerry
The World's Best Soccer Book by by Paul Ulane, 10ten Media
What's On Your Mind? by Todd Parr
Better Pets by Bardugo, Leigh
Camp Zero by Kelly, Erin Entrada
Mysterious Things by Pizza, Andy J
Soccer World by Rothman, Scott
I Want to Be A Farmer by Driscoll, Laura
The Farmer's Pajamas by Paul, Ruth
The Fantastic Freeze Ray by Pew, Kailei
Ritu In the Sun by Hossain, Moniza
Brave Like A Lion! by Written by Sesame Street Puppeteer Megan Piphus
Hello, Ocean! by Luyken, Corinna
Defending the Swamp Dragon by West, Tracey
The Big Once-A-Year Broussard-Bouchard Family Reunion by English, Karen
Friends Are Like Stars by Swemba, Kelly
5-Minute Dinosaur Stories by Dawnay, Gabby
Happy All Over by Quay, Emma
The Case of the Pilfered Pearls by Preus, Margi
I Am Speedy by Written by Kristen Tracy
Piggy by Hood, Ann
Who Was Lizzie Borden? by Belviso, Meg
A Day Off School by Jeffers, Oliver
The Princess In Black and the Trick-Or-Treating Trouble by Hale, Shannon
The God of Sleep by Grossman, Lev
Where's Waldo? by Martin Handford
A Surprise for Snail by Horáček, Petr
My Papa Has A Red Mustache by Espinosa, Leo
Bollywood Beat! by Yasuda, Anita
I Told A Little Lie by Henderson, Judith
Odds and Ends by Hurme, Maija
The Outermost Mouse by Wolk, Lauren
Do You Know the Dark? by Roz Maclean
Sixteen Games of Hide and Seek by Barr, Stephen
Farm Shark by Canterbury, Bill
Music of the Bells by Rao-Robinson, Anitha
The Haunting of Walker Pond by Tandon, Nancy
Mr. Chow's Night Market by Li, Emily Sun
Claim the Emerald Crown by Yardi, Robin
All of Apolonia by Cisneros Prevo, Patty
Wildspeak by Francis, Sangma

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