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Reviews & Recommendations

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New books in your library: fiction, non-fiction, graphic novels, manga. . . see the new books display on your right as you enter the library

Know of any great books that we don't have in our collection? Give us your feedback on our suggestions sheet at the front desk in the library or email us using the feedback form below.


Scroll down this page for some websites that do a great job of reviewing new books and/or giving you some ideas for what to read next.


Funny student made short video about why you should read a book for your research project!

    Book buying suggestion form
    What would you recommend that we purchase for the library? The more specific you can be (title, author's name) the better, but even if it is just a subject or topic area, that can be helpful as well.

    If you would like to hear back from us, please include your full name and email address below.
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For BOOK REVIEWS and RECOMMENDATIONS, author interviews, reading suggestions, and more - check out the following sites

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TeenReads.com - reviews, reading lists, etc.

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KidsRead.com - reviews, reading lists, etc.

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Guys Read - book suggestions and more -for all you guys, especially the ones who have a hard time finding books to read!

Readergirlz logo and link
Readergirlz -" the foremost online book community for girls. . . This is a community where we encourage each other to read, reflect, and reach out"

Library Thing logo and link
Library Thing - another big site for reading suggestions and also for creating an online catalogue of your own book collection

What Should I Read Next logo and link
What should I read next.com - type in the name of a book you really liked to get a similar reading suggestions list

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Literature Map - type in the name of an author and watch a cool cloud result form of names of other authors you might like (there is a similar site for movies and music - check out www.gnod.net)

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Guys Lit Wire - reviews books for guy teens




Good Reads logo and link
Good Reads - one of the biggest book review and social sharing sites for books

Still not enough?!  try these. . . 

Book Seer - type in the title of a book you just read and be amazed by the suggestions you get when you ask the great book seer, "what I should read next?"


Jacket Flap - for readers, authors, illustrators and more; focus is on children's and young adult books


Your next read - discover and share!


Database of Award Winning Books - over 10,000 entries covering 113+ awards from 6+ countries (including Canada) created 


Which Book Next  - has a unique approach to helping you discover new book titles (those published since 1995) as you input your reading interests (ie optimistic or bleak?  long or short? funny or serious?)


Gnooks - type in an author's name and watch the "visual literature map" unfold with suggestions of similar authors

Gnod - start here for more than just books 
"Gnod is an experiment in the field of artificial intelligence. Its a self-learning system, living on this server and "talking" to everyone who comes along. Gnods intention is to learn about who likes what and be able to suggest new things you will like. You might call it a search-engine to find things you don't know about."
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