Children's Books
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- 5-Minute Stories
- A Universe of Stories – Picture Books About Space!
- Access From Home: Bedtime Stories
- Access From Home: Funny Picture Books
- Access From Home: Picture Book Classics
- Access From Home: Wee Ones Books
- Celebrating Fathers
- Favorite Characters’ Halloween Stories
- Interactive Picture Books that Talk Back to You!
- Wee Ones at Greenwich Library

Grades K-1 Reads
- Access From Home: Berenstain Bears
- Access From Home: Disney Read-Alongs
- Access From Home: Pete the Cat Early Readers
- Access From Home: Picture Book Fairy Tales
- Access From Home: STEAM Storytime Books
- Getting Ready for the First Day of School
- GPS Summer Reading List 2020: Digital Library
- Let’s Go Outside!
- STEAM Storytime
- WonderBooks: Audio + Print Bound Together!

Grades 4-6 Reads
- A.I., Robots, and Machines
- Access from Home: Funny Kids Fiction
- Adventure and Survival Stories
- Battle of the Books for Rising GPS 5th Graders
- Dystopian Juvenile Fiction
- GPS Grade 6 Digital Summer Reading List 2020
- GPS Grades 4-5 Digital Summer Reading List 2020
- Great Graphic Novels for Girls
- Historical Fiction for Middle Grades
- If You Like Diary of a Wimpy Kid…
- Junior Book Club Favorites
- Middle Grade Biographies
- Nonfiction Faves!
- Personal Narratives and Memoirs
- Pirates Ahoy!
- Smart Girl’s Guides by American Girl
- Spies, Sleuths, and Secret Agents in Juvenile Fiction
- What to Read after Wonder by R.J. Palacio
- WWII Historical Fiction

Award Winners
- PreK: Best Picture Books of 2017
- PreK: NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books of 2016
- PreK: School Library Journal Best Picture Books of 2016
- K-1: SLJ’s Best Picture Books of the Year 2018
- 2-3: 2019 Elementary Nutmeg Book Award Nominees
- 2-3: 2020 Elementary Nutmeg Book Award Nominees
- 2-3: 2021 Elementary Nutmeg Book Award Nominees
- 4-6: 2018 Intermediate Nutmeg Book Award Nominees
- 4-6: 2019 Intermediate Nutmeg Book Award Nominees
- 4-6: 2020 Intermediate Nutmeg Book Award Nominees
- 4-6: 2021 Intermediate Nutmeg Book Award Nominees
- 4-6: American Library Association 2017 Youth Media Award Winners
- 4-6: American Library Association 2018 Youth Media Award Winners
- 4-6: American Library Association 2019 Youth Media Award Winners
- 4-6: American Library Association 2020 Youth Media Award Winners
- 4-6: Best of Middle Grade 2017
- 4-6: School Library Journal Best Middle Grade Books of 2016
- 4-6: School Library Journal Best Nonfiction Books of 2016
- 4-6: SLJ’s Best Middle Grade Books of the Year 2018
- Charter Oak Children’s Book Award 2019-2020 Nominees
- Caldecott Medal Winners
- Newbery Medal Winners
- Robert Sibert Medal Awards
- Coretta Scott King Book Awards
- Theodore Seuss Geisel Award
- Notable Children’s Books (Association for Library Service to Children/ALA)
- Connecticut Nutmeg Book Award
- Charter Oak Children’s Book Award (CT)
- ALA Lists of Additional Book and Audiobook Award Winners
- Cybils Awards (Children’s and Young Adult Bloggers’ Literary Awards)
- Scholastic Book Wizard: Find the right book for your grade and reading level
- Children’s & Young Adult Fiction Set in Connecticut
- Time Magazine 100 Best Children’s Books of All Time
- Blue Ribbon Books (Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books)
- NYPL’s 100 Great Children’s Books
- Greenwich Library Bookworms Book Club (Grades 2-3)
- Greenwich Library Jr. Book Club (Grades 4-6)
- Perrot Library Book Club Recommendations
- The Horn Book
Themed Reads
- A Guide to Peter and the Wolf
- April is Poetry Month
- Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
- Count on Girls: Women in STEM
- Earth Day
- Great Books with Diverse Characters
- Homemade Holidays
- Immigration and Refugees
- Let’s Talk About Racism
- May the Force Be With You
- Presidential Elections
- Pride Month
- Remembering September 11
- School Readiness Parent Resource List
- Women’s History: Great Read Alouds and Biographies
Digital Library
The Greenwich Library digital library allows parents & kids to access great content in a whole new way!