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Looking for a book for your book club to read next or a book to bring on vacation or the hottest new business title or award winners for young adults and children? Try BookLetters. BookLetters is a reader’s advisory service providing opportunities for Newton patrons to sign-up to receive free email-newsletters with comments and reading recommendations in varied fields of interest (you can also sign up to receive newsletters by RSS feed). The service also includes Newton Free Library news and activities including author talks, bestseller and award lists, book discussion guides, author directories and other helpful information.
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| Books For You* | |
If you're interested in recommendations for books to read, check out "Books for You". It is a hand-picked selection of books on various topics of interest that our librarians recommend.
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| NetLibrary® Home Access | In Library Access | |
NetLibrary®'s ebook collection includes nearly 100 of Bloom's literature guides, as well as books on other popular topics. Create a free account to access ebooks from home. Please note: Because new books are no longer being added, some content is outdated.
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| NoveList Home Access | In Library Access | |
NoveList's database of over 155,000 fiction titles for readers of all ages can help you find your next book to read. Search by author, title, series title, or plot keywords. Features include lists of recommended reads in all genres, author read-alikes, links to author websites, book discussion guides, and feature articles.
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OverDrive Audiobooks and eBooks (Digital Media Catalog) (Home Access Only) |
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Download titles in OverDrive audiobook or eBook format. A tutorial is available here. Please note: You will need to download additional software the first time you borrow an OverDrive title. OverDrive will prompt you to download the necessary software after you check out a title. For more information, see the Quick Start Guide under "Getting Started" on the OverDrive page.
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| WEBSITES | |
| Bibliographies from the Newton Free Library | |
Bibliographies prepared by Reference staff, on a wide variety of nonfiction and fiction subjects. Most lists include links to internet resources as well as books.
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| Books Featured in the Media | |
Go to Amazon.com Bestseller lists and find Top 100 Bestsellers, Hardcover Fiction, Hardcover Nonfiction, Paperback Fiction, Paperback Nonfiction, Audiobooks, Large Print Books as well as the New York Times bestseller lists like Hardcover Fiction and Hardcover Nonfiction.
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| Books in Other Languages at the Newton Free Library | |
The Library has books in 17 foreign languages, both fiction and nonfiction: Bengali, Chinese, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Marathi, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Yiddish. Look for them at the rear of the second floor (Russian on the third floor).
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| Critical Compendium | |
Links to book reviews in newspapers, journals, magazines and other online publications; plus links to literary podcasts, book review sections and literary blogs around the world.
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| International Children's Digital Library | |
Digitized historic and contemporary children's books in dozens of languages, from all over the world, searchable not only by keyword, but by age level, length, country, and color of the cover.
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| jBooks.com - The Online Jewish Book Community | |
Jewish book reviews, interviews, news, book excerpts, message boards, and more.
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| LitLovers | |
Resources for book clubs and other readers including discussion guides, suggestions, reviews, and free "LitCourses" on how to get more out of your reading. |
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| Lost Titles, Forgotten Rhymes | |
From the Library of Contress, help in finding a novel, short story, or poem without knowing its title or author.
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| Newton Reads | |
A blog with reading suggestions from Newton staff and patrons. Browse reviews, comment, or add your own. |
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| Readers' Advisory Knapsack blog | |
A collection of online resources for readers and those who advise them on what to read next. |
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| Writer's Almanac | |
The Writer's Almanac from American Public Media features Garrison Keillor recounting the highlights of the day in history and reading a short poem or two. The website includes archives of past programs, author interviews, and links to websites on literature. Read the poems or listen with RealAudio. |
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*Indicates a database was purchased by the Newton Free Library. All remaining databases were purchased by either the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, Massachusetts Library System or the Minuteman Library Network.