February 2026

Monthly Themed Reading Lists for Adults

Themed lists curated by your local librarians. Discover and rediscover books in the local collection based on monthly reading themes!

Galentine's Friendship Stories

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Leslie Knope first introduced us to Galentine's Day, an annual celebration of friendship full of waffles and laughter, in 2010 on Parks and Recreation. Enjoy these friendship stories in honor of Galentine's Day on February 13th and every day of the year!

  • A Single Thread by Tracy Chavalier

  • Absolution by Alice McDermott

  • Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

  • Friday Nightsby Joanna Trollope

  • Good Night, Irene by Luis Alberto Urrea

  • Let's Take the Long Way Home: A Memoir of Friendship by Gail Caldwell

  • Rules for Visiting by Jessica Francis Kane

  • Second Chance by Jane Green

  • The Friendship List by Susan Mallery

  • The Hot Flash Club by Nancy Thayer

  • The Weekend by Charlotte Wood

  • The Women by Kristin Hannah

Love Bites: Anti-Valentine's

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Some people want traditional love stories for Valentine's Day. Other people are looking for some anti-Valentine's. If you're in the second category, enjoy these "Love Bites" books!

  • A Twisted Love Story by Samantha Downing

  • Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris

  • Best Day Ever by Kaira Sturdivant Rouda

  • Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld

  • Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert

  • Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney

  • The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapeña

  • The Girls by Emma Cline

  • The Glassmaker by Tracy Chavalier

  • The Good Girl by Mary Kubica

  • The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine

  • The Wilderness of Girls by Madeline Claire Franklin