Reading Recommendations

Let our librarians hand-pick items for you to enjoy! Pick your format, and then answer as many of the other questions as you'd like (the more information you provide increases the likelihood you'll enjoy your grab bag).

We'll pick items for you that are currently available on the shelf. You'll be notified when you can pick them up.

Fill out the online CPPL to Go! - Adults Form and get started!

Let our librarians hand-pick items for your family to enjoy! Pick your format, and then answer as many of the other questions as you'd like! The more information you share, the more likely you will enjoy your grab bag.

We'll pick items for you that are currently available on the shelf. You'll be notified when you can pick them up. You can choose items for Kids, Tweens, or Teens.

Fill out the online CPPL to Go! - Youth Form to get started!

Place a hold and Library staff will select 10 random items in that genre for you to pick up! If you would prefer for us to select items customized to your reading tastes or projects please use the CPPL to Go! services in previous tabs.

Get started with the online Grab Bag Form.

Take a look at these curated lists from our librarians! Browse through lists on topics like:

• American History Reads
• Bluebonnet Awards 2020 to 2021
• Ghost Stories
• Learn a New Hobby
• Rapid Reads
• Texas Gardening, and more

Visit the Catalog to get started.

While browsing the library is paused, use our catalog from home to see what is available and place items on hold, or call us at 512-401-5600.

View our helpful How to Search Our Catalog video on YouTube to learn more.

Our librarians share short videos featuring a selection of titles that are either new to or coming soon to the Library. View the New Title Tuesday YouTube Playlist to learn more.

Each year, 20 books are chosen for the Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List. Schools and libraries around the state participate in the program, encouraging students to read a minimum of five books from the list. In January, students vote for their favorite title. The author of the book receiving the most votes wins the Texas Bluebonnet Award which is presented at the Texas Bluebonnet Award presentation held during the Texas Library Association (TLA) Annual Conference in the spring.

View the current Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List.

BookPage is a monthly book review publication distributed to 400,000 avid readers through subscribing bookstores and public libraries. Founded in 1988 and located in Nashville, Tennessee, BookPage serves as a broad-based selection guide to the best new books published every month.

All of the content from the print edition is posted on the BookPage website each month.

The Library is on Goodreads! Lists of all of our book club selections are available.

Use this free website to keep track of books you have read or would like to read, rate/review them and look for book recommendations from others. You can join online book clubs and follow favorite authors.