Fresh Coast Bookshelf: Title Reveal #3!

Posted on by Lena Burdick

The Fresh Coast
Bookshelf 2026

coming soon from the Library of the Great Lakes

Coming soon: The opportunity to apply for the Fresh Coast Bookshelf, a curated selection of 12 fantastic books across age range and genre that celebrate the Great Lakes, plus a full-color display kit! All local Great Lakes region public libraries will be eligible to apply.

As we count down to the Application Open date (Jan. 28th), let’s reveal the final four titles:

The next four titles to be revealed are:

The cover of The Great Lakes, Our Freshwater treasure by Barb Rosenstock featuring a pastel painting of two people and a dog in a canoe at sunrise near a sandy shore.
Cover of Bud Finds Her Gift by Robin Wall Kimmerer featuring a cartoon drawing of a young girl with a dog in a meadow with flowers.
Find these titles in our Digital Bookshelf

What Can the Matter Be?
by Keith Taylor

The Great Lakes: Our Freshwater Treasure
by Barb Rosenstock

Great Lakes Champions: Grassroots Efforts to Clean Up Polluted Watersheds
by John Hartig

Bud Finds Her Gift
by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Set a Calendar Reminder: Applications open January 28th!

Program open to all public libraries within the 8 U.S. States and 2 Canadian Provinces in the Great Lakes region (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, Ontario and Quebec).

Check out our previously announced titles here.

Post Image: October Saugatuck by John Shultz