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Book Club in a Bag
The library offers a quick and easy way to hold a book discussion group: Book Club in a Bag. Each kit contains ten copies of a popular book and information about the author and book, including some discussion questions, all packaged into a sturdy zipper bag for you to carry.
Book Express List
List of current books in our Book Express collection of best-selling titles.
Book Lists by Subject
Browse the many lists compiled by librarians for the audio-book, fiction and
nonfiction collections.
Books and Bites: Book Discussion
List of books discussed or due for discussion by the Books and Bites book discussion. Join us on the third Thursday of the month from 7-8 pm in
Conference Room A.
Books Coming Soon
Want to see what
new titles are due out in the coming months? Discover which authors will be
releasing their new books soon. The titles have a link into the Library Catalog
that will allow you to place a hold.
New and Notable Lists
List of books from our weekly New & Notable display. New & Notable is a selection of new, interesting or unusual books.
On their way…
Wondering what new books the library will be getting?
See a complete list of items ordered this week. Many of these items can be
reserved by clicking on the title. The library will notify you when items are
here and available for checkout.
Shelf Life: Book Reviews
Reviews of quality fiction by staff librarians.
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Library Databases
Use your library card number to access most of these web resources
from outside the library.
Novelist
Online resource about fiction for all ages. Search by author, title, subject, series, genre, plot and more. Browse booklists, author read-alikes, and book awards. Includes book discussion guides.
What Do I Read Next
Search book titles, by subject, genre, time period, geographic location, character, reading level and more. Find similar books by different authors.
BookLetters
BookLetters offers book reviews and information on hundreds of authors, all easily accessible online. To receive regular updates on books in special areas of interest, simply sign up for BookLetters’ email newsletter service. Reviews of recommended books in your favorite genres will be delivered right to your inbox.
Online Book Clubs
Join our Online Book Clubs and every weekday morning, we’ll email you a portion of a book that takes about five minutes to read. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
Literature Resource Center
Information on novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, and other writers.
LitFinder
Locate poems, short stories, essays, plays, and speeches as well as biographical information on the authors.
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Reader Web Links
Please Note: The following links are supplied for informational purposes only and are not supported or endorsed by the
Grace A. Dow Memorial Library or the City of Midland.
Best Seller Lists
View the New York Times bestsellers, as well as other booklists of interest. The lists connects to the library catalog so you can see if the library has them available.
Book Awards
Find award winning books to read.
Book
Crossing
The practice of leaving a book in a public place to be picked up and read by
others, who then do likewise.
Mostly Fiction: Booklists
Waterboro Public Library's web guide to many online booklists on a wide variety of subjects.
FictionL Booklists
Fiction L is an electronic mailing list devoted to reader's advisory topics. Here is a list of many of their booklists.
Overbooked All Stars
Titles which received three or more starred reviews from major review sources. What's Next
Kent District Library's resource will tell you the order of books in a series. Search by author, title or series.
Web Sites for Book Lovers
Morton Grove Public Library's long list of web pages of interest to readers.
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