Book Lovers

BookCrossing
The practice of leaving a book in a public place to be picked up and read by others, who then do likewise.

BookNews
Click on the link to view and/or subscribe to lots of cool newsletters that highlight new books in our collection including Best Sellers, Mysteries, Romance, New Fiction, New Nonfiction, Children's Books and much, much more. You can view the lists or have them sent automatically to your
e-mail.

Book Spot
Complete lists of bestsellers from The New York Times, Publisher's Weekly, Amazon.com and other sources.

Downloadable Audiobooks
Choose from a wide collection of titles, download and play audio books on your PC. You also can burn certain audio books to a CD or transfer files to your portable device. This service is available 24/7.

Good Reads
See what your friends are reading, keep track of what you've read and what you'd like to read, and get great book recommendations from people you know.

Guardian Books
A splendid site for book news, reviews, and schmooze.

Literary Guide to the World
Salon Magazine's "guidebook" to the literature of a place. If there's a location that you've always dreamed of seeing, but won't visit in the foreseeable future, the Literary Guide will point you to the books that offer the best virtual tours around.

NoveList Plus
A great database designed to help you find fiction and non-fiction books you will enjoy.

Online Book Clubs
You can also start reading books in your email by joining a Book Club. Each day we'll email you a 5-minute portion of a book. During the week you can read 2-3 chapters and decide if you want to check the book out of the library. Every Monday we start new books. Sign up and start reading.

The Poetry Archive
The world's premier online collection of recordings of poets reading their work. You can read and listen to contemporary English-language poets and poets from the past.

Reader2Reader
A site for readers to share opinions about books - what you loved, what you hated, and what you got stuck on.