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Find out what the Library staff likes to read!

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Book Discussion Groups

 

Books in a Bag

Borrow these convenient kits for your book club.

 

Book Related Databases

Are you looking for a few good books to read? Sign up for NextReads and get great book suggestions by email. We'll deliver reading lists right to your inbox along with new gems, bestsellers, and related titles. You'll also be able to check the library catalog immediately to see whether the items are available or whether they've been checked out. And, you'll be able to reserve your books online!

 

You'll need to enter your library card number to access Books in Print and Novelist. Both of these databases will give you great book recommendations, book reviews and and great browsing!!

 

Borrow a Nook!

Nook Titles

 

Reader's Advisories

Audiofile -- Reviews of audiobooks and searchable by narrator!

 

BookBrowse

"BookBrowse seeks out and recommends only the most interesting and well written books and provides you with everything you need to decide which are right for you - so you can browse the best and ignore the rest!"

 

Bookreporter.com

Read book reviews, feature articles, author profiles and interviews, and excerpts of the hottest new releases.

 

Good Reads - A great way to keep track of what you're reading, what you'd like to read, and what you have read. It's a book-based social network.

 

Harper Collins

 

National Book Awards Winners

"The National Book Foundation recognizes books of exceptional merit written by Americans, in order to raise the cultural appreciation of great writing in America." - a list of the winners from 1950 to the present. 

 

New York Times: Best Seller List

The New York Times weekly list of Best Sellers from the New York Times Book Review!

 

Penguin Group USA

 

Simon and Schuster

 

What Should I read Next

Enter a book you like and the site will analyse a database of real readers' favorite books to provide book recommendations and suggestions for what to read next.

 

The Nobel e Museum

Information on all aspects of the Nobel Prize for Literature and the prizewinners themselves, from 1901 to 2002.

 

Based on the Book

A compilation of more than 800 book titles, short stories, and plays that have been made into motion pictures. Search by movie title, year, book title or author.

 

American Literary Classics

36 classic titles presented chapter by chapter. Titles include, "Uncle Tom's Cabin," "Little Women," "Babbitt," "My Antonia," "Ethan Frome," "The Scarlett Letter,"...and more!

 

Reviews and Criticism

 

AllReaders

"Allreaders.com features detailed book reviews from many different genres of books! You can also enter a book review and get listed as a scholar!" 

 

BookPage

The online version of a monthly book review publication that offers interesting reviews and interviews with authors of bestsellers.

 

Booklist Online - "The digital counterpart of the American Library Association's Booklist magazine." Reviews of the latest books and feature articles for over 4,000 books.

 

 Literary Criticism - Internet Public Library

The IPL Literary Criticism Collection contains websistes for critical and biographical information about authors and their works that can be browsed by author, title, nationality and/or literary period.

 

Ready Steady Book

A literary site.

 

Voice of the Shuttle

A humanities resource.

 

Book Clubs & Social Communities

 

Book Glutton

Social community where you read public domain books and discuss within a group.

 

Book Group Essential Planner

 

Book Jetty

Set up your own book shelf and also connect with friends bookshelves.

 

Book Spot

 

LibraryThing

A book based social network.

 

Reading Group Choices

A comprehensive resource for reading group discussion guides with a listing of favorites books read and discussed by book groups.! A great site for reading groups!

 

Reading Group Center

 

Reading Woman: Books We Have Read and Loved

From the newsletter "Reading Woman,", a list of "great reads," with summaries and book excerpts.

 

Shelfari

 

Oprah's Book Club

 

ReadingGroupGuides.com

This site offers a search of publisher's reading guides by category, title, and author for individual readers and book clubs.

 

Selling/Trading Your Books

Book Crossing

"BookCrossing is earth-friendly, and gives you a way to share your books, clear your shelves, and conserve precious resources at the same time."

BookMooch

Give books away. Get books you want.

Paperback Swap

"Mail a book. Get a book. Any book you request is yours to keep, share or swap. No late fees. No processing charges. No hidden charges. Every time you mail a book to another member, you can request one for yourself from over 2.9 Million."