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General Recommendations
Survival Stories - Summer Adventure 2026
By:
ACL_KellyP
ACL_KellyP
Created on:
May 27, 2026
19 items
Would you survive? Check out these survival stories for all ages, both fiction and nonfiction.
AC Library invites everyone to ...
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Artists Inspired by Nature - Summer Adventure 2026
By:
ACL_HeatherD
ACL_HeatherD
Created on:
May 27, 2026
15 items
Check out these biographies, for adults, of artists that took inspiration from the world around them.
AC Library invites every...
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Animal Protagonists - Summer Adventure 2026
By:
ACL_HeatherD
ACL_HeatherD
Created on:
May 26, 2026
14 items
Explore a story through the eyes of an animal with these great books for adults!
AC Library invites everyone to participate in...
2 likes
Topic Guide
The Human-Animal Bond - Summer Adventure 2026
By:
ACL_ChrisS
ACL_ChrisS
Created on:
Apr 30, 2026
16 items
Books for adults about people who care for, study, and live closely with animals.
AC Library invites everyone to participate i...
1 like
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Level-Up: Teen Reads to Boost Your Skills - Summer Adventure 2025
By:
ACL_AmandaC
ACL_AmandaC
Created on:
Jun 18, 2025
20 items
School's out for the summer! Pick up a new skill or hobby and give your personal growth an XP boost with this list of books for...
1 like
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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.
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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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Try a New Genre: Westerns for Kids - Summer Adventure 2025
By:
ACL_CarolineD
ACL_CarolineD
Created on:
Jun 10, 2025
11 items
Visit another time with these historical fiction books set in the 19th century American West.
AC Library invites everyone to p...
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Cozy, Feel Good Reads for Adults - Summer Adventure 2025
By:
ACL_NissaN
ACL_NissaN
Created on:
Jun 02, 2025
10 items
Looking for a book that gives you that comfortable, cozy feeling? Give these a try!
AC Library invites everyone to participate...
3 likes
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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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Fascinating Moments in History for Kids - Summer Adventure 2025
By:
MAIDA PAXTON
MAIDA PAXTON
Created on:
May 21, 2025
15 items
A Paris mosque under Nazi occupation, a strange object crashes in the New Mexico desert, and a young girl navigates the partiti...
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Funny Books for Teens - Summer Adventure 2024
By:
ACL_KellyP
ACL_KellyP
Created on:
Jun 14, 2024
16 items
Embrace your sense of humor with these humorous stories!
Alameda County Library invites you to come along for our 2024 Summer ...
General Recommendations
Enhance Your Taste with Cookbooks- Summer Adventure 2024
By:
a
ACL_JenniferC
Created on:
May 31, 2024
11 items
These cookbooks are geared for teens, but can be enjoyed by anyone wishing to enhance their culinary adventures this summer.
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1 like
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Musical Books for Kids - Summer Adventure 2024
By:
ACL_KellyP
ACL_KellyP
Created on:
May 28, 2024
20 items
Music has the power to spark joy, heal loss and create connections. Explore how music can influence lives in these books approp...
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Books on Music in Adult Non-Fiction - Summer Adventure 2024
By:
ACL_ChristinaL
ACL_ChristinaL
Created on:
May 23, 2024
15 items
Music enriches our lives and engages our brain by stimulating our sense of hearing. It enables us to concentrate, to memorize a...
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
General Recommendations
Try a Graphic Novel! - Summer Adventure 2023
By:
ACL_AjaL
ACL_AjaL
Created on:
May 27, 2023
10 items
Teens: Join us on a magical journey in graphic novel format.
Alameda County Library invites you to come along for our 2023 Su...
2 likes
General Recommendations
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...
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It's an Animal's World -- Books for Early Beginner Readers to Intermediate -- Summer Adventure 2023
By:
ACL_NidyaGG
ACL_NidyaGG
Created on:
May 25, 2023
21 items
Enjoy these fun animal stories!
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4 likes
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Diverse Children's Authors -- Summer Adventure 2023
By:
ACL_NidyaGG
ACL_NidyaGG
Created on:
May 25, 2023
21 items
Enjoy these titles for all ages from a wide range of cultural backgrounds and gender identities!
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Authors with Disabilities or Who Identify as Neurodivergent...for Kids! - Summer Adventure 2023
By:
a
ACL_KatieH
Created on:
May 24, 2023
17 items
What is it like to live with a physical or invisible disability? Read about characters who are similar to the authors who wrote...
4 likes
General Recommendations
Map to a Magical Journey - Summer Adventure 2023
By:
ACL_KellyP
ACL_KellyP
Created on:
May 23, 2023
20 items
Take a magical journey with one of these children's books that features maps! These books represent a variety of genres and rea...
2 likes
General Recommendations
Retellings of Classic Stories...for Kids! - Summer Adventure 2023
By:
a
ACL_KatieH
Created on:
May 23, 2023
12 items
Revisit a classic story or myth told in a different way! The titles in this list are recommended for ages 8-12.
Alameda County...
1 like
