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General Recommendations
A Moment in Time - Summer Adventure 2025
By:
ACL_AmyY
ACL_AmyY
Created on:
Jun 14, 2025
14 items
These books for adults all focus on a different moment in history, ranging from ancient Greece to late 20th-century Sri Lanka.
...
1 like
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Page to Screen (Teen Version) - Summer Adventure 2025
By:
ACL_KellyP
ACL_KellyP
Created on:
Jun 14, 2025
22 items
Read the book then watch the story come to life on the screen. These books have been adapted into movies or television series. ...
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2010's Babies (Books Set in the Decade You Were Born - 2010s) - Summer Adventure 2025
By:
ACL_CarolineD
ACL_CarolineD
Created on:
Jun 03, 2025
13 items
2010's babies may not be adults yet, but have already lived through many notable historic events. From historical fiction to fa...
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1990's Babies (Books Set in the Decade You Were Born - 1990s) - Summer Adventure 2025
By:
ACL_KellyP
ACL_KellyP
Created on:
May 27, 2025
23 items
These books for adults explore the decade that introduced the world to the internet, grunge music, iconic TV sitcoms, and the e...
1 like
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1970's Babies (Books Set in the Decade You Were Born - 1970s) - Summer Adventure 2025
By:
ACL_KellyP
ACL_KellyP
Created on:
May 27, 2025
20 items
Return to the era of disco clubs, bell bottom jeans, and the Vietnam War. These books for adult readers span the genres of horr...
1 like
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1960's Babies (Books Set in the Decade You Were Born - 1960s) - Summer Adventure 2025
By:
ACL_KellyP
ACL_KellyP
Created on:
May 27, 2025
25 items
Pick up one of these books for adults to revisit the decade of counterculture, the civil rights movement, and memorable pop cul...
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When Phones Flipped and Playlists Burned... Born in the 2000's - Summer Adventure 2025
By:
ACL_ChristinaL
ACL_ChristinaL
Created on:
May 27, 2025
14 items
Travel back to a time of pop divas and boy bands, of economic downturns and emerging technologies that would introduce us to th...
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Jumping from Page to Screen (Books Adapted into Film or TV Series - Adults) - Summer Adventure 2025
By:
ACL_MeaganW
ACL_MeaganW
Created on:
May 25, 2025
16 items
You may have seen these popular movies or series on your screens in the last few years, but did you know they were based on boo...
2 likes
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80's Babies (Books Set in the Decade You Were Born - 1980s) - Summer Adventure 2025
By:
ACL_MeaganW
ACL_MeaganW
Created on:
May 25, 2025
13 items
These books for adults all take place in the most radical decade of all - like, the 1980s. Okay, so the 1980s were about so muc...
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1950s Babies (book set in the decade you were born - 1950s) - Summer Adventure 2025
By:
ACL_MaidaP
ACL_MaidaP
Created on:
May 21, 2025
11 items
Discover the truth behind the poodle skirts and cat-eye glasses in these books set in the 1950s.
AC Library invites everyone t...
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Hearing Beyond the Silence- Deafness and Inclusion- Summer Adventure 2024
By:
a
ACL_JenniferC
Created on:
May 31, 2024
13 items
A collection of books written about characters who are hard of hearing or written deaf authors. This list is geared towards ado...
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Title Tracks - Summer Adventure 2024
By:
ACL_MaryA
ACL_MaryA
Created on:
May 29, 2024
15 items
A reading list for teens. What's not to love when books and music blend together? Whether it's an historical fiction novel abou...
2 likes
Topic Guide
The Sense of Smell--Summer Adventure 2024
By:
ACL_ChrisS
ACL_ChrisS
Created on:
May 16, 2024
10 items
Follow your nose through these adult fiction and nonfiction books that relate to the sense of smell.
Alameda County Library in...
1 like
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Senses and Sensation in Adult Fiction - Summer Adventure 2024
By:
ACL_NissaN
ACL_NissaN
Created on:
May 13, 2024
11 items
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to see words as colors? To live without sight or perhaps the ability to hear? Ex...
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Books with Animal Characters for Teens - Summer Adventure 2023
By:
ACL_CarolineD
ACL_CarolineD
Created on:
May 27, 2023
15 items
Great books for animal lovers! Whether you are looking for a book from the perspective of animals or a story about the connecti...
1 like
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Books by Teen Authors with Diverse Perspectives - Summer Adventure 2023
Created on:
May 26, 2023
14 items
Check this list to find teen books by authors with diverse cultural / gender identities, and get unique viewpoints on other peo...
General Recommendations
Teen Reads: Authors With Disabilities or Who Identify as Neurodivergent - Summer Adventure 2023
By:
ACL_MaryA
ACL_MaryA
Created on:
May 24, 2023
11 items
Check out one of these teen books written by a neurodivergent author, or an author with a disability. Many of the books also fe...
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Reimagined Classics for Adults - Summer Adventure 2023
By:
ACL_AmyY
ACL_AmyY
Created on:
May 24, 2023
13 items
Discover a new spin on a classic tale.
Alameda County Library invites you to come along for our 2023 Summer Adventure: A Magi...
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ACL - Where Water Sets the Stage - Summer Adventure 2022
By:
ACL_KellyP
ACL_KellyP
Created on:
Jul 09, 2022
25 items
Water is one of our most precious resources-- but it's also pretty cool when it's crucial to a story. These middle grade titles...
1 like
General Recommendations
Enjoy a Math Story (Teens) - Summer Adventure 2021
By:
ACL_PolinaR
ACL_PolinaR
Created on:
Jul 07, 2021
25 items
Teens: These selections draw their inspiration, in whole or in part, from the world of math.
Alameda County Library invites yo...
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Classics Retold - Summer Adventure 2021
By:
ACL_AshleyM
ACL_AshleyM
Created on:
Jun 25, 2021
11 items
We can all relate to each other because we live in a world of stories. These authors were compelled to make classic stories the...
2 likes
General Recommendations
Love Your Library - Summer Adventure 2021
By:
ACL_ChrisS
ACL_ChrisS
Created on:
Jun 10, 2021
13 items
Your library wants you to come back to the library this summer and read stories about libraries! Find selections here for child...
General Recommendations
STL Summer Adventure: Off the Page for Teens
Created on:
Apr 07, 2025
19 items
The Summer Adventure is here! Starting June 1, kids and teens can complete any ten activities in the Summer Adventure Booklet t...
General Recommendations
Summer Adventures
Created on:
May 29, 2025
36 items
Spooky lakes, camp rivalries, best friends, time travel, mythology, marathons, days at the beach, magic and great hair are all ...
1 like
General Recommendations
Summer Away from Work
By:
m
MOconnor2312
Created on:
Dec 16, 2025
14 items
If you dream of the sun on your skin and your feet in the sand but can't get their because of work, these titles will make you ...
