May Heritage Months

May is both Asian American-Pacific Islander and Jewish American Heritage Month. Celebrate these cultures with the book selections below, or visit the Main or Branch Libraries to peruse our displays.

You can also explore our curated digital selections on Libby: Jewish American Heritage and AAPI Heritage

Updated April 22, 2026
Westchester Library System Mount Pleasant Public Library
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The amazing adventures of Kavalier and Clay : a novel
Chabon, Michael
Paper Book
This brilliant epic novel set in New York and Prague introduces us to two misfit young men who make it big by creating comic-book superheroes. Joe Kavalier, a young artist who has also been trained in the art of Houdiniesque escape, has just smuggled himself out of Nazi-invaded Prague and landed in...

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