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Reader Resources

If you would like to receive a personalized list of book or movie suggestions based on your interests and reading preferences, we encourage you to fill out this form! The Adult Services Department will provide your response.

Read-Alikes

  • Adventure
  • Amish Fiction
  • Banned Books
  • Biographies
  • BIPOC Authors
  • Book Series
  • Books on Screen
  • Cookbooks
  • Danielle Steel
  • Debbie Macomber
  • Fantasy
  • Fairytale and Myth Retellings
  • Funny Families
  • Graphic Novels
  • Harry Potter
  • Health & Fitness
  • Historical Fiction
  • Holiday
  • James Patterson
  • Local Authors
  • Mental Health Memoirs
  • Musician Biographies
  • Mystery
  • New Adult
  • Political Science
  • Popular Books on TikTok
  • Religious Fiction
  • Romance
  • Scary Stories
  • Sci-Fi
  • Self-help
  • Stephen King
  • Stonewall GLBT Awards
  • Suspenseful Nonfiction
  • Thrillers & Suspense
  • True Crime
  • Westerns
  • Where the Crawdads Sing
  • Young Adult Fiction

Best Sellers

  • New York Times
  • Publishers Weekly

Award Winners

  • Dagger Awards: Given annually by the Crime Writers Association, which is based in the United Kingdom.
  • Edgar Awards: Given annually by the Mystery Writers of America.
  • Eisner Awards: One of the major awards for graphic novels and comic books.
  • Harvey Awards: Another major award for graphic novels and comic books.
  • Hugo Awards: One of the major science fiction awards, selected by members of The World Science Fiction Convention.
  • Man Booker Prize: The United Kingdom’s most prestigious literary prize.
  • National Book Award: Includes awards for fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and young people’s literature.
  • National Book Critics Circle Award: Includes awards for fiction, general nonfiction, poetry, biography and criticism.
  • Nebula Awards: The other major science fiction award; awarded by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.
  • Nobel Prize in Literature: The world’s most prestigious literary prize.
  • Pulitzer Prize: Includes awards for fiction, drama, history, biography, poetry, and general nonfiction.
  • Spur Awards: Given annually by the Western Writers of America.
  • The VIVIAN Awards: Given annually by the Romance Writers of America.
  • World Fantasy Award: The most coveted award for fantastic literature, presented at the World Fantasy Convention.

Find a Book

The library subscribes to following tools to help you find information about books old and new:

Libby

Did you know your local library has thousands of ebooks and audiobooks? You can borrow them, instantly, for free, using just the device in your hand. Download the Libby (Overdrive) app on your smartphone or tablet! Access this resource.

Novelist Plus

Get customized reading recommendations, find award-winning books, and more. Access this resource.

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