Reading Lists
The Wisconsin Water Library is a unique collection of 30,000 volumes of water-related information, with particular emphasis on the waters of Wisconsin and the Great Lakes.
You can start your search for a book by using these recommended searches to create a reading list. Or you are welcome to search the UW-Madison Libraries catalog, which includes books from this library and the other 40 libraries on campus. Please note: Not all libraries on campus loan to the general public. Please check with the circulation department to ask about a library’s loan policy.
All books in our collection are available for checkout to adult Wisconsin residents. Visit the Borrow Materials page to read our policies and procedures for checkout.
For Kids and Teens
For Adults
- Adult Fiction
- Aquaculture
- Aquatic Invasive Species
- Aquatic Invertebrates
- Aquatic Sciences Literacy
- Arsenic in Groundwater
- Art, Humanities, Science
- Climate
- Coastal Planning
- Coastal Engineering
- Community Engagement
- Cookbooks
- Contaminants
- Drinking Water Operators
- Drinking Water Quality
- Flooding
- Great Lakes Amphibians & Reptiles
- Great Lakes Birds
- Great Lakes Fish
- Great Lakes Mammals
- Great Lakes Plants
- Great Lakes Ships & Shipping
- Great Lakes Shipwrecks
- Great Lakes Tourism
- Green Gardening
- Groundwater
- Ice Fishing
- Indigenous History
- Lake Plants
- Lake Michigan
- Lake Superior
- Madison Lakes
- Maps & Mapping
- Marine Debris
- Mercury
- Mississippi River
- Poetry
- Ponds & Water Gardening
- Plastic Pollution
- Rain Gardens
- Science & Writing
- Water Conservation
- Water Scarcity
- Water Travel Narratives
- Wetlands
Research
Interested in diving deeper? Visit our Research page to get started with databases, websites, and guides, or contact Wisconsin Water Library reference using our Ask Water form.