Graphic Novels Core Collection

Graphic Novels Core Collection, (5th Edition, 2024) highlights approximately 2,100 recommended titles, over three recommendation levels, with descriptive and evaluative annotations. This collection covers a wide variety of genres including adventure, biography, fantasy, superhero, horror, mystery, romance, science fiction, and more.

Young Adult Fiction Core Collection

Young Adult Fiction Core Collection, (6th Edition, 2025) highlights more than 3,000 recommended titles for young adult readers. It also features "short list" indicators to highlight the "most highly recommended" works in a given category or subject area. This extensive coverage of Young Adult Literature makes easy work of locating the best of the best titles to potentially add to your collection, or to find titles that can be weeded out.

Children's Core Collection

The Children's Core Collection, (26th Edition, 2023) is a guide of approximately 15,000 books, covering fiction and nonfiction works, story collections, picture books, graphic novels and magazines recommended for readers from preschool through grade six. It is a comprehensive list of recommended books for children, together with review sources and other professional aids for librarians and school media specialists.

Fiction Core Collection

Wilson's Fiction Core Collection (22nd Edition, 2024) recommends novels, novellas, and story collections for the general adult audience. It is a guide to over 7,500 books, plus review sources and other professional aids for librarians.

Middle & Junior High School Core Collection

Middle & Junior High School Core Collection, (16th Edition, 2023) is a guide to over 11,000 fiction and non-fiction books recommended for children and young adolescents, grades five through nine.

Public Library Core Collections: Nonfiction

Wilson's Public Library Core Collection: Nonfiction (20th Edition, 2025) recommends reference and nonfiction books for the general adult audience. It is a guide to over 11,000 titles, plus review sources and other professional aids for librarians and media specialists.

Senior High Core Collection

H.W. Wilson's Senior High Core Collection (24th Edition, 2024) identifies the best, most current material available to your library. It includes a main, library-bound guide to over 4,200 books plus review sources and other professional aids for librarians and school media specialists.