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Recently, staff chose our favorite books of 2019. The following are the books that got the most submissions – the Chandler Public Library Books of the Year! Read more

Where do you find suggestions for your next great read? At your library! We’re always writing reviews for books we loved, posting about them on Instagram and telling each other about them. What were some of our favorite books published in 2018? Check them out! Read more

What’s coming in early 2018? Our library staff members often read prepublication copies - “galley” copies sent to reviewers to help generate early buzz - and we’ve got some suggestions for the forthcoming books we’re most looking forward to. Read more

It's time for our end-of-the-year favorites, this time from Chandler Library staff! Check out some of the books that we recommend as the best of 2017. Read more

CPL staff have finished their staff reading challenge - reading books across all categories, like adult nonfiction and children’s fiction, even in categories we might not normally read. We found lots to like! Here are some 5-star suggestions from staff. Read more

Every month, staff at our Downtown branch read books in a specific fiction genre or nonfiction subject, to familiarize themselves with titles they might not have discovered otherwise. Recently they read dystopian fiction - dark stories of people surviving a world that’s been devastated by some future calamity. Here's what staff members read and what they had to say about it. Read more

CPL staff are participating in a staff reading challenge - reading books across all categories, like adult nonfiction and children’s fiction, even in categories we might not normally read. We’re finding lots to like! Here are some 5-star suggestions from staff. Read more

Every month, staff at our Downtown Library read books in a specific fiction genre or nonfiction subject, to familiarize themselves with titles they might not have discovered otherwise. Recently they read military fiction and nonfiction for adults and children. Here's what staff members read and what they had to say about it. Read more

You’ve seen what the New York Times, Washington Post, and Entertainment Weekly think are the best books of 2016 - now see what staff at your Chandler Public Library think are the best books published this year! From psychological thrillers to romance to literary fiction to memoirs, we’ve got something for everyone covered in our list of favorites. Browse the complete list in our catalog and place holds on your picks. You can see our top five favorites below along with links to more best books lists from around the web. Read more

One of the most buzzed books of the season is Eligible, and it's a favorite among CPL staff. Read on for our reviews of this newest entry in the Austen Project, pairing up Jane Austen’s classic novels with bestselling authors for modern updates. Read more