Book Connections

Posted January 9th, 2012 by Webmaster

WPPL Book Discussion Groups - Join other readers in discussion of selected titles. Afternoon and an evening groups are available. There is one group just for non-fiction. Or find resources for your own group.

Resources for Readers

libALERTS, created by Westlake Porter Public Library, is a site where you can subscribe to your favorite authors and receive email or text-message notifications when the library orders their latest books.Learn everything you need to know on the site's "How it Works" page.

Looking for a good read? Check out our pages at BookLetters, and find something you'll really enjoy. Sign up for an email newsletter. You can also check availability through quick links back to our catalog.

First Chapters: Read the first chapters of current fiction and nonfiction titles of your choosing. Take a look at First Chapters features from NYTimes.com to find out what you'd like to read next!

Ebooks and Audiobooks

Ebooks and audiobooks from Overdrive. Click on the image to go to the library's Overdrive page, or here to learn more.

Free ebooks

Free ebooks from ManyBooks.netFree ebooks that will work on a range of ebook devices, including the Amazon Kindle, the Apple iPad, and many more!

Project Gutenberg provides public domain ebooks in ePub, Mobipocket, HTML and simple text formats.

Free audiobooks

Project Gutenberg provides ebooks read by humans and by computers.

Librivox.org provides ebooks that are recorded by volunteers. You can join the site and get involved recording just a chapter or a whole book.

This blog post includes some additional sites that offer free audiobooks.

Staff Reading Lists

Book list for these lonely winter nights -- Love is never out of date. Try these books from off the beaten path:

The following reading lists are available as full-color PDF versions of the paper lists available in the library. Click on an icon, print out the list, and bring it with you! (To view the lists, you will need to have Adobe Reader on your computer, which you can download for free by clicking here.)
Menu for Murder is a guide to the culinary mystery subgenre, complete with authors and their main culinary characters.

Go Audio: A list of audiobooks for when you have the kids in the car. Match the length of your trip to the story with this easy guide that is broken down by the book's total play time.

Win is a bibliography with a theme of games and winning. If your interested in sports, playing games, winning at the game of life, business and money or even game theory, there's something on this list for you.

The Adult Fantasy Reading list has something for everyone, covering several Fantasy subgenres.

The Adult Sci-Fi list features some classics, and thought-provoking releases from emerging voices.

Warning: this list contains Irreverent humor. Big time. In both Fiction and non-fiction varieties, for your reading pleasure.

A Reading Garden of Books. Under the theme of gardening, this list features a diverse collection of stories.

Hollywood--Fiction Missing the Glitz and Glamour of Award Shows? Try these Recent Fiction Titles about Everything Hollywood!

Hollywood--Non-fictionThis non-fiction list includes Hollywood History, The Academy Awards, and Movie Guides.