Spring Mindsets for Adults

Refresh your perspective this spring with librarian-recommended books about resilience, emotional well-being, and finding calm in a busy world.

Updated March 31, 2026
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Think remarkable : 9 paths to transform your life and make a difference
Kawasaki, Guy
Paper Book
A USA TODAY BESTSELLER AND GLOBE AND MAIL BESTSELLER The Non-Obvious Book Awards 2024 Longlist Selection Make the leap from average to exceptional and start living the remarkable life you were meant to lead Ever wonder what sets people like Steve...
Outer order, inner calm : declutter & organize to make more room for happiness
Rubin, Gretchen
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * In this lovely, easy-to-use illustrated guide to decluttering, the beloved author of The Happiness Project shows us how to take control of our stuff--and, by extension, our lives.   Gretchen Rubin knows...
We can do hard things : answers to life's 20 questions
Doyle, Glennon
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES AND #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER * The award-winning authors and podcasters Glennon Doyle, Abby Wambach, and Amanda Doyle created We Can Do Hard Things--the guidebook for being alive--to help fellow travelers find their way through life. When you travel...
The good life : lessons from the world's longest scientific study of happiness
Waldinger, Robert J.
Paper Book
A New York Times Bestseller What makes for a happy life, a fulfilling life? A good life? In their "captivating" (The Wall Street Journal) book, the directors of the Harvard Study of Adult Development, the longest scientific study of happiness ever...
Being the person your dog thinks you are : the science of a better you
Davies, Jim
Paper Book
A crisp and sparkling blend of cognitive science and human behavior that offers meaningful and attainable pathways towards becoming our best selves.  Why do we feel like in order to be productive, happy, or good, we must sacrifice everything else? Is it possible to feel...

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