Personalized Picks
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Personalized Picks
Looking for something new to check out?
Let our staff help. Sign up for one of our personalized selection services and we'll pick out your next favorite title!
Patron Picks
Got a good book or movie to recommend? Let us know! Click here to fill out the form.
Discover New Books!
Check out these topics with books hand-picked by our Librarians!
Databases
Check out these book recommendation databases and find your next favorite read.
Adults
NoveList Plus
Recommended reading lists, author read-alikes, book discussion guides, award winners. May require library card to use outside of the Library.
Fantastic Fiction
Author bibliographies, book information, listings of author titles and series.
Goodreads
Book recommendations, book clubs, trivia, and quotes. You can also keep track of what you read.
NextReads
Newsletters with recommendations for Adult readers. Subscribe to A Baker's Dozen of Staff and Patron Picks along with other newsletters here!
LibraryThing
A free website to catalog the books you are reading and link you to other readers who like comparable books.
Teens
NextReads
Newsletters with recommendations for Teen readers.
NoveList K-8
Fiction and nonfiction titles chosen to support the school curriculum and the pleasure-reading needs of students.
Lexile Find a Book
Lexile measures help a reader find books and articles at an appropriate level of difficulty and determine how well that reader will likely comprehend a text.
Children
Accelerated Reader Bookfinder
Helps teachers and parents manage children's reading practice at an appropriate level of difficulty and provides online multiple choice comprehension test at schools.
Caldecott Medal
The Caldecott Medal is awarded annually to the illustrator of the most distinguished American picture book for children
Newbery
The Newbery Medal is awarded annually to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
NextReads
Recommended reading lists, author read-alikes, book discussion guides, award winners. May require library card to use outside of the Library.
NoveList K-8
Fiction and nonfiction titles chosen to support the school curriculum and the pleasure-reading needs of students.
Mid-Continent Public Library
Alphabetical list of children’s fiction books in chronological order for each series.
Start Your Own Book Club!
Book Discussion Sets – Multiple copies of “discussable” books you and your group can check out for six (6) weeks at a time.
Reading Group Center – Vintage Books & Anchor Books site features a host of reading guides, author events, tips for building a better book group, discussion boards, and more.
Book Club Resources– Simon & Schuster’s site has reading guides, new releases, and award winners, as well as message boards for discussions about authors, titles, and series.
Random House Reader’s Circle – Random House offers an e-newsletter, author chats, book club picks, and discussion questions.
