Celebrate America’s Semiquincentennial with the Utah State Library! We are sponsoring digital community reads throughout the year, leading up to July 4, 2026.
The Beehive Library Consortium will offer American history and historical fiction titles for adults, young adults, and children. Readers can access the books through the Beehive Library Consortium Libby app using their library card from their local public library.
The best news? No wait times! Every title is instantly available. Just tap and start reading or listening right away. Audiobooks will be the perfect companion for your Walk250 challenge.
Our first set of titles will cover the Precolonial and Colonial eras and be released November 1, 2025.
Adult
“1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus” by Charles C. Mann (audiobook and ebook)
YA
“A Break with Charity: A story about the Salem Witch Trials” by Ann Rinaldi (audiobook and ebook)
Children
“History Smashers: Mayflower” by Kate Messner and Dylan Meconis (audiobook and ebook)
“Keepunumuk: Weeâchumun’s Thanksgiving Story” by Danielle Greendeer and Anthony Perry (ebook only)
Find these instant-access American history and historical fiction titles on Libby and start reading today! Stay tuned for our next set of titles, released January 2026, covering the Revolutionary War.