Check out some great places to read about books, share ideas about books, get reviews and write reviews about what you've read!
SHELFARI
Shelfari IS A very popular online book club, owned by google, where you can create your online book collection and connect with other members. members can join reading groups, share reviews, read reviews, and join discussion forms with other members.
GOOD READS
Good Reads is Another very popular online book club where you can create your online book collection and connect with other members. members can join reading groups, share reviews, read reviews, and join discussion forms with other members.
LIBRARYTHING
At LibraryThing you can create your own virtual library of favourites or to-be-reads. But you can also search the database for thousands of other books with reviews and ratings. You can join book groups and discussions.
GUYS READ: BOOKS FOR GUYS, WRITTEN BY GUYS
OK. Finally, a website strictly for guys lit. Books for guys. Written by guys. This is THE place to get ideas for great guy literature. Check it out GuysRead today! You'll be glad you did.
WHAT ARE THE MOST POPULAR BANNED BOOKS IN OUR LIBRARY?
The library celebrated FREEDOM TO READ week in Canada with our own list of banned and/or challenged books. Staff and students indicated which books that have read during our informal poll last spring. Click HERE for a list of the most popular banned and/or challenged books in the library! For more information on banned books and censorship in Canada make sure you visit FREEDOM TO READ for a history of banning and burning and the legal right to ban or censor what Canadians read and write. Feel free to drop by the library and pickup a copy of one of these titles and figure out why they have ruffled someone's feathers in the first place. You'd be surprised at what often qualifies as a 'banned' book!
THE BOOKSEER: HELPING YOU DECIDE WHAT TO READ NEXT
Check out this terrific book-recommending website.You just need to provide the title and author of a book you really liked and recently read, and the BOOKSEER will search a couple of main catalogues like Amazon, Google, and Librarything for books with similar themes, authors, plots, etc. Hey, take the stress out of finding the next 'right' book to read...give The Bookseer a shot. Hey, this actually is a lot of fun!
BOOKSCREENING: THE BEST BOOK TRAILERS ON THE INTERNET
This is another place to find the latest (and hottest) selling and most widely read books in young adult fiction and includes thousands of book trailers! Bookscreening is a great way to help decide on your next read! Here's a trailer for stacey harris' new book the diabetic pastry chef.
GOOGLE BOOKS
Google helps us find everything else on the Internet so why not something else to read? Google Books searches millions of libraries and publishers worldwide helping your to find that specific book that you are looking for.
