How can I find something to read for leisure?

Here are two ways that we recommend! We have books in print, ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines available for you to peruse.

Browse the Popular Reading Collection

Prefer to browse physical shelves? The Popular Reading Collection, located in the Hill Library Learning Commons and the Hunt Library Rain Garden Reading Lounge, has wide variety of new and recent books all in one place. The Hill location also has current magazines available for you to peruse.

Want to browse online? Browse all Popular Reading Collection books available across library locations.

Explore more books in our catalog, Discover

1. Pick a genre

• Young Adult
• Graphic Novels
• Action & Adventure
• Mystery
• Sci-fi
• Historical Fiction
• Romance
• Fantasy
• Thrillers / Horror / Suspense

2. Personalize your search (optional)

If you want, use the filters on the left of the Discover results page to narrow down your results. For example, you can pick a particular library location, or limit to only books that are available online, or just to audiobooks.

Example of what you might see in the sidebar of a Discover results page:

Want more detail about using Discover? Check out this guide to searching for books.

3. Choose your book

If you see a book that looks interesting, click on the title to go to a page with more detailed information, usually including a summary.

Looking for a particular book we don't have? You can request it via Interlibrary Services.

4. Get your book

Once you've chosen a book, you can either go find it yourself or sign in and "request this item" to have it delivered to the library of your choice. (You'll receive an email when it's ready to be picked up.) The Discover guide has step-by-step directions for requesting books.