Summer Adventure is almost here! This year’s theme is “Oceans of Possibilities,” and here are some adult nonfiction titles to learn about our wonderful underwater worlds.

Cover of "Below the Edge of Darkness" by Edith Widder, Ph.D., features glowing blue lights and illustrated tentacles against a dark background.

Below the Edge of Darkness by Edith Widder

First Released: 2021

Call Number: 551.46 WID

Find It: Physical copy on the 3rd floor

An in-depth examination of oceanic bioluminescence, a little-explored scientific field that focuses on how marine life uses light to communicate in the darkness of the deep oceans, including a look at the legendary Giant Squid.

Book cover of "The Blue Wonder" by Frauke Bagusche, featuring dolphins swimming underwater above coral, with a blue ocean background and white title text.

The Blue Wonder by Frauke Bagusche

First Released: 2021

Call Number: 578.77 BAG

Find It: Physical copy on the 3rd floor

A marine biologist and diver, drawing on scientific discoveries and her own research, takes us deep within the depths of the ocean, reawakening our love for the sea and igniting a desire to protect this vital habitat.

Book cover of "The Brilliant Abyss" by Helen Scales, featuring an illustration of a blue octopus against a gradient blue and black background.

The Brilliant Abyss by Helen Scales

First Released: 2021

Call Number: 551.46 SCA

Find It: Physical copy on the 3rd floor and hoopla 

A marine biologist brings to vibrant life the extraordinary ecosystem of the deep ocean, which has a huge effect on our daily life in this fascinating book that is at once a revelation and a clarion call to preserve this vast unseen world.

Book cover of "Imperiled Ocean: Human Stories from a Changing Sea" by Laura Trethewey, featuring ocean waves in dark blue tones.

The Imperiled Ocean by Laura Trewethey

First Released: 2019

Call Number: 577.7 TRE

Find It: Physical copy on the 3rd floor

An ocean journalist from the Vancouver Aquarium’s multi-media site ocean.org shares gripping stories of scientists, immigrants, fishing communities and unlikely activists whose lives are being upended by climate change as it impacts essential water sources.

A book cover titled "Ocean Anatomy" by Julia Rothman, featuring illustrated sea creatures, plants, and shells on a blue background.

Ocean Anatomy by Julia Rothman

First Released: 2020

Call Number: 551.46 ROT

Find It: Physical copy on the 3rd floor

Follow Rothman’s inquisitive mind and engaging artwork along shorelines, across the open ocean and below the waves to explore the hows and whys of the watery universe, from the how world’s oceans formed to why the sea is salty.

If you are looking for other titles, please let us know. Be sure to sign up for Summer Adventure starting Wednesday, June 1. We have great activities and prizes planned this summer for the whole family!